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Associated Press
21 hours ago
- Business
- Associated Press
HonorBridge Celebrates 40 Years With Fifth Straight Best Employer Win
CHAPEL HILL, NC / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2025 / HonorBridge, North Carolina's largest organ donation and tissue recovery organization, is proud to announce it has been named a 2025 Best Employer in North Carolina by Business North Carolina Magazine, marking its fifth consecutive year receiving this recognition. The honor comes during a landmark year as HonorBridge celebrates its 40th anniversary of saving and healing lives across the state. With offices in Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, and Greenville, HonorBridge serves as the vital link between selfless donors and the recipients whose lives are transformed by their gifts. The Best Employer award reflects HonorBridge's ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of purpose, inclusivity, and respect. 'Receiving this recognition for the fifth year in a row, and during our 40th anniversary, makes this moment especially meaningful,' said Danielle Bumarch, JD, RN, President & CEO of HonorBridge. 'Our staff face incredibly emotional and complex work with unmatched compassion and professionalism. We work hard to ensure they feel supported, valued, and inspired, because their work saves lives every single day." The Best Employer designation is based on a thorough evaluation of workplace policies, practices, and employee feedback. It highlights organizations that prioritize well-being, inclusion, and engagement across all levels. Since its founding in 1985, HonorBridge has grown into one of the Southeast's most respected organ procurement organizations (OPOs). The 40th anniversary is not only a celebration of decades of service, but also a recommitment to our mission: building connections that save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation. To learn more about HonorBridge and how to sign up as an organ, eye, and tissue donor, visit About HonorBridge: HonorBridge is the federally designated, not-for-profit organ donation and tissue recovery organization serving 7.5 million people in 77 counties in North Carolina, along with Pittsylvania County in Virginia. With offices in Chapel Hill, Greenville, and Winston-Salem, HonorBridge is devoted to building connections that save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation. In North Carolina, almost 4,000 people are currently waiting for organ transplants and nationally, over 100,000 people are on the organ waiting list. For more information, visit or call 1-800-200-2672. Contact Information: Dena Daw Media Relations Content Writer [email protected] 9192590716 Chuck Heald Director of Advocacy & Marketing [email protected] 9192261237 SOURCE: HonorBridge press release
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Mother Dies Moments Before Daughter's Graduation
Last week, on May 23rd, Jean Renee Byrd was on her way to see her daughter walk across the stage at her high school graduation, but collapsed just 200 feet from making it inside the school, wrote her family in a GoFundMe campaign. Byrd's passing came as a shock to her family, who had just celebrated her youngest son's graduation ceremony from middle school three days prior, per the GoFundMe campaign. According to WXII, a television station based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Marquan Matthews, Byrd's son, who is also the creator of the GoFundMe campaign, was already inside the ceremony and rushed out to perform CPR on his mother until the paramedics arrived. Jean Byrd had a 'constant battle with heart issues, dealing with 2 previous heart attacks, which made her a fighter,' wrote Matthews in the GoFundMe description. Byrd's daughter, Meilean Byrd, was walking across the stage as Matthews performed CPR on their mother. 'I thought it was like a car accident, so I wasn't really scared,' Meilean said through tears, according to PEOPLE. A guidance counsellor was waiting to escort her to the hospital as she returned to her seat, per WXII. 'We never thought that on this day, a day filled of joy, would be the worst day of our lives. As my sister was graduating high school, our mother is lying on the ground fighting for her life,' Matthews wrote in the description of the GoFundMe campaign. To respect their mother's wishes, her children are using the GoFundMe campaign to raise the money to bury their mom in Philadelphia with her family and other family members. 'Many lives were positively impacted by the love and resilience of our mother,' Matthew wrote in the campaign description. 'Mommy, we love, I'm lost without you, and I pray you give me the guidance you did once on this earth to make you proud. Rest in paradise, my beautiful lady.' At the time of this article, 73 percent of the $35K target has been raised for the burial service.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Winston-Salem police launch investigation after man is found dead in home on Timlic Avenue
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The Winston-Salem Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead Saturday, according to an incident alert. At 12:54 p.m., the WSPD responded to an apartment on Timlic Avenue to assist an EMS call. Officers found Fernando Rodriguez Mendoza, 58, dead inside the apartment. The WSPD Criminal Investigations Division has taken over the case as the circumstances and cause of death are undetermined. Anyone with information regarding an incident should call the WSPD's non-emergency number at (336) 773-7700. To submit anonymous tips, individuals can report information by calling Crime Stoppers at (336) 727-2800 or En Español at (336) 728-3904 or utilize our Text-A-Tip Program at (336) 276-1717 to submit text, photo, and video tips directly to WSPD Detectives. The WSPD is dedicated to protecting, serving, and supporting our community 24/7, 365 days. A Crime Stoppers Tip Form can also be located online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Winston-Salem outlasts Spartanburgers in 12 innings
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Another night at Fifth Third Park brought fans another rainy nailbiter of a game between Hub City and Winston-Salem. The Dash were the better team in extras Thursday night, scoring two runs in the top of the 12th inning and clinging to a 4-3 win over the Spartanburgers. The 'Burgers had three walk-off chances with the game tied at 2-2, but couldn't capitalize in either the ninth, 10th or 11th innings. Winston-Salem's Matt Hogan lifted a pinch-hit single into center field to put the Dash ahead in the 12th, and Braden Montgomery drove in Hogan for the eventual winning run. Over three and a half hours earlier, both team's starters faced the minimum in the first inning. Kolton Curtis surrendered a walk and a single with one out in the second. Hub City's starter battled back with a strikeout and flyout to leave the runners at the corners. He was not as fortunate in the third. After walking Terrell Tatum to start the inning, Curtis struck out two more Dash batters. In the process, Tatum swiped both second and third. A wild pitch allowed the first Dash run to cross. Winston-Salem added a second run in the fourth. Alec Makarewicz worked a leadoff walk, hustled from first to third on a single, then scored on a fielder's choice ground ball, doubling the Dash lead to 2-0. Hub City battled back in the sixth. First, the Spartanburgers took advantage of Winston-Salem's defensive mishaps. With runners on first and second, Keith Jones II hit a slow hopper to shortstop Jeral Perez. The Dash shortstop fielded the baseball cleanly, but on the move, fired wildly towards first. The throw across ricocheted off the first base dugout, and lead runner Danyer Cueva took advantage, dashing home. Both other runners took an extra 90 feet. Disla scored on a sacrifice fly from Gleider Figuereo to tie the game. After Anthony Susac stranded the bases loaded in the fifth, Hub City turned to Josh Trentadue in the sixth. Trentadue stranded a runner a third in his first inning of work. He escaped a runners at second and third with no out jam in the seventh to keep the game tied. As rain poured down onto the field, Hub City managed just a single base runner in the final three frames while Trentadue tossed clean innings in the eighth and ninth to force extras. Trentadue finished with six strikeouts and no hits allowed in four innings of work. After Wilian Bormie struck out two and stranded the automatic runner at second in the 10th, Hub City got two runners to scoring position with two outs in the bottom half. A groundout ended the threat. Mailon Felix (L, 0-2) chucked up another zero in the 11th after a double play and a strikeout. The Spartanburgers again got the winning run to third but could not cash in. Winston-Salem bunted the go-ahead run to third to begin the 12th. After Tatum walked and stole second, Hogan knocked a pinch-hit single to give the Dash the lead. Tatum was thrown out at the plate trying to score a second run. After another walk, Montgomery scorched a double to right to score a second run in the inning. The trail runner was again tagged out at the plate. The Spartanburgers managed an RBI single from Cueva against Carson Jacobs (W, 3-2) in the bottom of the 12th. That was all the offense Hub City could muster, leaving the tying run at first. Hub City and Winston-Salem battle Friday night at 7:05 p.m. ET in the fourth contest of the six-game set. 'Burgers' ace David Davalillo (3-0), the Rangers No. 29 prospect and the High-A leader in ERA (0.92) squares off with Dash RHP Jake Bockenstedt (1-3, 6.05 ERA). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools letter outlines 2 proposals to deal with deficit
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools superintendent sent a letter to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on Thursday. It included two possible ways to pay off the $42 million budget deficit. The school district overspent by about 5.3%. It's a deficit that Forsyth County commissioners like Gloria Whisenhunt shared their frustrations about during a Thursday meeting. 'I've never seen anything this bad. I really have not, and I don't know how they can expect our property owners to solve their problems. They talked about how some of them aren't sleeping at night. Well, some of us aren't sleeping at night either,' Whisenhunt said. Of the $42 million the school district owes, according to a spokesperson, about $18 million is owed to the state, and there's $24 million in local funds that need to be repaid. The letter Tricia McManus sent to county leaders detailed two options on how they could get out of the financial hole. The first option would include a one-time payment of $32.1 million, which county leaders would have to give them. The funds would go towards the $42 million shortfall. If county commissioners deny the first option, the second includes setting aside $14.1 million out of the proposed $180 million the district is asking county leaders for the next fiscal year. A spokesperson for the school system said the $14.1 million would go towards the $24 million owed in local funds. When it comes to paying back the state, district leaders plan to negotiate a payment plan. When FOX8 asked how the school district plans to pay the remaining debt, a spokesperson said they're still figuring that out. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
