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Registration now open for 28th annual Run Leo races

WINSTON-SALEM — The annual 5K and 10K races held at St. Leo the Great Parish in Winston-Salem are now open for registration. The race, set for Saturday, March 25, will raise funds for St. Leo School. Run Leo is one of the premier races in the Triad with upwards of 750 runners each year. If you “are not a runner,” all are welcome to join the 1-mile John Hanson Fun Run. Visit www. runsignup.com/Race/NC/WinstonSalem/ StLeosRoadRace5K10KandFunRun. If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s race or would like more information, email RunLeo@ stleocatholic.com.

— Spencer K.M. Brown

Birthright coming to Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Founders of Birthright

Charlotte, a local chapter of Birthright International, are in the process of opening a pregnancy care center for women facing an unplanned pregnancy. Hank Chardos and his wife Sally opened a Birthright center in Columbia, S.C., 43 years ago. They hope Birthright Charlotte will provide an alternative to women who are seeking an abortion.

Birthright International has 250 locations worldwide. For more information about how you can donate office space or get involved, go online to www.birthrightofcharlotte. org. Questions? Contact Chardos at hank@ birthrightofcharlotte.org.

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SueAnn Howell

Holy Family Parish bestows

St. Teresa of Calcutta Award

CLEMMONS — Holy Family Parish recently presented its inaugural St. Teresa of Calcutta Award to parishioner Carole Scagneli. She is the first recipient of the parish award, awarded to a parishioner who follows in the footsteps of Mother Teresa. Holy Family plans to name a recipient each year in December.

Scagneli has demonstrated an outpouring of service and charity to Holy Family Parish and the surrounding community, performing “small things with great love,” as Mother Teresa said. For many years, her dedication to each and every program has been exemplary. Scagneli has assisted Holy Family in a myriad of ways, including as parish council member, Mass coordinator leader and cemetery committee member. She helped with the cleaning and making of altar linens; formed and headed the Arimathean ministry; served on the committee for the Curlin Center renovation with specific responsibility of selecting the pews, altar and furnishings of the new chapel; initiated and organized the Thursday Eucharistic Adoration program; and assisted with the formation and ministry for the parish’s outreach program for Cameroon.

— Spencer K.M. Brown