We are a women's social club with membership open to both new and established residents of greater Winston-Salem
Email - wsnewcomers@gmail.com
We are a women's social club with membership open to both new and established residents of greater Winston-Salem
Email - wsnewcomers@gmail.com
Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Program: North Carolina, As Seen Through the Pages of Our State
Speaker: Amy Jo Wood Pasquini
About the Program: North Carolina, As Seen Through the Pages of Our State. Amy Jo Wood Pasquini will present an entertaining talk filled with light-hearted stories of the people and places she experienced as Our State’s Travel and Events Director during her 29 years with the magazine.
About the Speaker: Amy Jo Wood Pasquini is currently the Travel and Events Director for Our State. She has worked as the Marketing Director for the publication and has written many articles throughout the years. In addition, Amy was the Executive Producer of Content for Our State, a seventeen-time, Emmy-Award winning, television show produced by Our State and PBS-NC. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia but grew up in North Carolina. Amy obtained her BA in journalism from Georgia State University.
Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Program: Aging Well with the Sticht Center
Speaker: Deb Burcombe, Program Director of Outreach for Wake Forest Sticht Center
The Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a state-of-the-art geriatric clinical and research center. It serves as the major catalyst for developing models and synergism in the areas of clinical care, research and education across all departments at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The center provides regional and national models of health care that improve the health of seniors in the Piedmont region and beyond.
Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Program: Southern Social Potluck Luncheon
The May program will be a Southern Social Potluck Luncheon with games and activities.
General Meeting: 10:00 – 10:30 am
Southern Social: 10:30 – 11:15 AM
Games and activities for member interaction.
Potluck Luncheon: 11:15 – 12:00 PM
Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Program: How Not To Get Hacked
Kay Tatum, co-owner of Performance Dimensions, an IT company, will present the program, “How Not to Get Hacked.” It will uncover ways hackers try to gain access to your personal information that is located on your desktop or laptop computer, iPad, and phone. She will show you ways to determine:
-if a link in an email message is legitimate
-if your friend or acquaintance really did send you that email
-how to tell if text messages on your phone are spam
-if Norton, your antivirus software, has really "renewed” (is it spam?)
-if you purchased a new iPhone or something very expensive from PayPal (is it spam?)
Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Program: RiverRun International Film Festival
Speaker: Mary Dossinger
The RiverRun International Film Festival is a non-profit cultural organization in Winston-Salem, dedicated to the role of cinema as a conduit of powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints. Its mission is to foster a greater appreciation of cinema and a deeper understanding of the many people, cultures and perspectives of our world through regular interaction with great films and filmmakers. While the nine-day festival is its largest and most visible platform to reach audiences, RiverRun also presents several year-round screening programs which include RiverRun Retro; RiverRun Arts; the free ITVS Indie Lens Pop-Up Series in partnership with PBS North Carolina; and our free education initiative – Films With Class. RiverRun will be celebrating its 27th anniversary this year.
Location: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Program: Chinese New Year
Speaker: Eileen Lynch
Chinese New Year 2025: Based on the lunar calendar, every year is connected to one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. 2025 is the Year of the Wooden Snake. This is a time for family reunions, special food, music, and celebrations that last for several days. It is also a time to honor ancestors and share good wishes for the new year. .