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A Heart for Selma is a collection of 12 personal stories from the group of residents, volunteers, and business owners in Selma, North Carolina, who are revitalizing and uplifting our beloved rail community and all it has to offer! Join us at ActivateSelmaNC.com
A Heart for Selma:
12 Stories of Activate Selma NC
Author: Cindy Brookshire
“I'm inspired by Activate Selma and all they are doing to take a Strong Towns approach. They are a model for others to follow.”
- Charles L. Marohn, Jr., President and Founder of Strong Towns, StrongTowns.org
Kim Wooten & Logan Boykin, the mother-daughter duo who run the Selma Jewlery shop. Chapter 4 - Ring of the Day.
Cindy Brookshire is an active member of the North Carolina Writers Network. She uses dialogue and storytelling as techniques to build community. Her poetry and prose have appeared in County Lines: A Literary Journal, Carolina Woman, Southern Writers Magazine, and Pisgah Review. She blogs at cookies4nataka.wordpress.com
Mike Sneed, the owner of Old Fashioned Ice Cream and The Appliance Bootcamp! Chapter 3 - Repair the Land.
Sergio & Oralia Benitez, the brother-sister team that own and operate the dress store Sola Creations Boutique. Chapter 11 - Everyone Needs a Tiara.
Katja Jentes is the photographer and owner of Proverbs Photography based in Johnston County, NC. Currently, she is a barista at Coffee On Raiford, working toward the day when she can open her own storefront in Selma. Visit proverbsphotography.com
This project is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Spook Joyner, the owner, operator, producer, and performer for The Rudy Theatre. Chapter 1 - Selma's Anchor.
