National Women of Achievement, Inc. celebrates the holiday season with soul food and service

By Felecia Piggott-Long, Ph.D. As each achiever entered the soul food restaurant, Achiever Lisa Moore, treasurer, and Achiever Constance Hash, financial secretary, made sure each woman received a candy cane and the opportunity to touch a white towel as it was passed to each member of the National Women of Achievement (NWOA). The room was decorated with balloons, flowers, bags and the contents for each gift bag. Several members of NWOA gathered at Simply Sonya’s Soul Food Restaurant on Saturday, Dec. 21, to party with a powerful purpose. Regional director Yvonne Lee from Charlotte joined the celebration. The presidents in the house included Achiever Donna Price Merrills from the Kernersville chapter; Achiever Shelley Noisette from the Winston-Salem chapter; Achiever Diane Piggott from the Rural Hall chapter; Achiever Pamela Dockery-Howard from the Clemmons chapter; and Achiever Deena Livingston from the Pfafftown chapter.       President Donna Price Merrills from the Kernersville chapter led the charge for this event. The purpose of this gathering was to prepare gift packages for two organizations – Bridges to Hope Family Justice Center of Forsyth County and the Union Baptist Church CDC Steam and Reading Afterschool Program. The Bridges to Hope Program provides services at no cost to...