Chaplain's Emergency Fund
A message from Wake Forest University Chaplain Tim Auman.
The annual Lovefeast on Dec. 5 is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the gifts we enjoy as a Wake Forest community. But there are many friends and colleagues on our campus who are struggling with financial hardship. The Chaplain’s Emergency Fund (CEF) was created to help faculty, staff and students who are facing a personal financial crisis.
The CEF serves employees on the Reynolda Campus, Wake Downtown and Graylyn as well as contractual workers with employers outside of Wake Forest. Giving is a simple joy of the season, and a gift to the CEF will provide immediate financial relief to members of our community.
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Chaplain’s Emergency Fund and holiday assistance
Each year, the Chaplain’s Office assists families that don’t have extra funds by providing Thanksgiving dinner and a children’s gift or two under the tree. Last year, with the generosity of individuals and departments across the Reynolda Campus, more than 125 single mothers, single fathers, families and grandparents who care for grandchildren received assistance with both Thanksgiving meals and Christmas.
These families don’t ask for anything extravagant. For so many of us, the holidays are a time to be with our families and celebrate, but for the under-resourced in our community, it can be a stressful time trying to provide for the basic needs of their families, let alone things for the holidays.
If you or your department would like to help a family, please give Visa, Walmart or Food Lion gift cards that the Chaplain’s Office can use. Please email mcgill@wfu.edu for information. You may also give a donation to the Chaplain’s Emergency Fund.
Donations for this outreach need to be in the Chaplain’s Office no later than Friday, Nov. 12, and distributions will occur on November 22. Thank you for your consideration!
NOTE: Please ask the vendor to print a separate activation receipt for each gift card, tape it to the card, and write the amount on the card.
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Updates from HR: COVID-19 vaccines, ResilientWake, TEDxWake, Fit for Business 5K
COVID-19 update
Beginning today, anyone 16 years or older is now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in North Carolina. You must be at least 18-years-old to receive the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccines and at least 16-years-old to receive the Pfizer vaccine. 
Mass vaccination clinic April 10: A mass vaccination clinic will be held at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds on April 10, offering Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen single-dose vaccine. The University will provide shuttles to the Fairgrounds every 30 minutes starting at 8:30 a.m. and running until 5 p.m. Shuttles will pick up and drop off in front of the ZSR Library. Faculty, staff and students who have not been vaccinated are encouraged to register.
Second dose clinics: Throughout April, the University will be offering second dose clinics for those who received their first vaccine dose at an on-campus clinic in March. If you are scheduled to receive your second dose at an on-campus clinic but are unsure of your appointment date or time, please contact the Faculty and Staff Clinic at 743.223.4217.
ResilientWake: Thursdays in April
Join the Office of Wellbeing for their faculty and staff ResilientWake Workshop, a four-part series to learn how to develop and implement resilience skills into everyday life.
Register » pdc.wfu.edu
TEDxWake: April 10
The 2021 TEDxWake theme is “Spill The Tea,” which asks the audience to lean in, open their ears and find inspiration wherever it may land. This hybrid event is open to the general public virtually and to WFU students, faculty, and staff on Manchester plaza and free of charge.
Register » go.wfu.edu/spillthetea
Fit for Business 5K: April 12-18
The annual Fit for Business 5K will be held virtually this year and benefit the Chaplain’s Emergency Fund. Faculty and staff are encouraged to register as your gift of any amount counts toward your race registration.
Register » crowdfund.wfu.edu
New Staff Orientation: April 13
Newly hired University staff are invited to register for New Staff Orientation, which provides important information as you join the Wake Forest community.
Register » pdc.wfu.edu
School of Medicine in Charlotte
ICYMI: Leaders from Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University announced a 20-acre site in midtown Charlotte has been chosen for WFU’s second School of Medicine campus.
Read more » news.wfu.edu.
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Annual Wake Forest Christmas Lovefeast to be held virtually on Dec. 6
Wake Forest University will hold this year’s annual Christmas Lovefeast ceremony virtually on Sunday, Dec. 6, beginning with a prelude at 5:45 p.m. with a service to follow. 
Wake Forest has been celebrating the Lovefeast since 1965. This year’s virtual, pre-recorded event means a larger audience can enjoy Lovefeast from the safety of their own homes. The video will be shared on the Lovefeast website on the day of the event. A crowdfunding page for the Chaplain’s Emergency Fund is replacing donation baskets typically available as people exit Wait Chapel.
The Chaplain’s Emergency Fund was created to help Wake Forest faculty, staff, students and employees of outside contracted groups in times of temporary, emergency financial hardship. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 10, with a goal of 2,250 donors to match the capacity of Wait Chapel.
“In the midst of finding stability in our post-election world, in the hectic rush to prepare for a socially distanced Christmas and New Year, we will gather once again as a campus community to remind one another that there is love in the world,” said Wake Forest Chaplain Timothy Auman.
A story highlighting the 2020 Christmas Lovefeast can be found on the University news site.
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Staff Advisory Council meeting to feature presentation on Business 40 Closure
A timely update on the Business 40 closure will be presented Nov. 13 at a meeting of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC). The meeting will feature a presentation on the closure and commuting options by Pat Ivey with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Business 40 along downtown Winston-Salem is expected to close Nov. 17 for a major improvement project.
The meeting will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Auditorium (Room 404). It is open to all staff and others.
Also speaking will be Chaplain Tim Auman, who will share information about The Chaplain’s Emergency Fund.
In addition, Kelsey Reedy of the United Way of Forsyth County will speak on the impact of the United Way on the local community.
The meeting and event schedule for the SAC is available on its website.
The SAC may be contacted at sac@wfu.edu.
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