Crossworks in the Community

Debra Long Honored at Ultimate Drive® for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Event - March 2007

This year Debra G. Long was honored by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Carolina Triangle affiliate. She was recognized this past March as the local HERO during the BMW Ultimate Drive held in Raleigh, NC for outstanding contribution in the area of increasing breast cancer awareness.

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Crossworks Awarded Grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation - July 2005

Crossworks has been awarded $10,000 from the BCBSNC Foundation for our W.E.I.G.H.TO GO program ("Weight Control, Eating Healthy, Increasing Exercise, Getting Fit and Heart Healthy"). W.E.I.G.H. TO GO is a health screening and education project aimed at preventing and controlling heart disease in blacks in the economically-distressed, rural counties of Edgecombe, Nash and Halifax.

"This comprehensive program would not be possible without the Foundation's grant. The screenings and preventive programs this project provides will be beneficial to the overall health of these communities." - Debra Long, Executive Director of Crossworks.

Click here to learn more about W.E.I.G.H. TO GO.

Crossworks Honors Graduates of the Spring 2004 Food Service Class

Click here to view the slide show of the students who graduated from the 2004 Spring Food Service class. The students are pictured in action at the Bassett Center kitchen, getting hands-on experience at local county schools and a nursing home facility and on a class trip to a local hospital. Co-Sponsoring agencies are Edgecombe Community College, Edgecombe County Department of Social Services (WorkFirst), Workforce Development and Training Center, The Bassett Center and Crossworks Inc.

Students Honored at Graduation from Food Service Course

Crossworks, in conjunction with Edgecombe Community College, graduated 19 students on November 13, 2002 after eight weeks of food service instruction. The program was sponsored by Edgecombe Community College, Crossworks, Workforce Development and Training Center, Workfirst, the Displaced Homemakers Fund and Single Women In Mission. The course was taught by Debra Long, president of Crossworks, and students learned quantity foods production as well as sanitation procedures, safety, preparation and presentation, job skills, team work, and communication skills. The course was designed to allow for classroom training as well as internships at local restaurants. Most of the graduates have found full-time employment due to the excellent training and instruction received from this course.

	Students preparing a meal during lab.
Students preparing a meal during lab.
	Students and instructor posing with Chef Cheryl Preston.
Students pictured with chef during a field trip.
	Student receiving hands-on training.
Student receiving hands-on training.