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Latest ECHO Project Will Collect the Voices and Tales of Local Residents

April 30, 2009

The ECHO Council has launched its latest venture aimed at bringing the residents of Forsyth County closer together. 

Yesterday, a street party was held downtown to announce details of the StoryLine Project, a social capital-building initiative that local folks have been working to bring to fruition for the past two years.  

StoryLine is a volunteer-led effort to collect and share the stories of everyday people in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.  The stories will be gathered via the StoryLine Bus, a mobile recording studio that will travel to community events, churches, neighborhoods, schools and other venues.  StoryLine – which is sponsored by Dewey’s Bakery, The Winston-Salem Foundation, SPEVCO, CJMW, M Creative and Spot Recording – was created by The ECHO Council to honor the rich diversity of voices in the community and to celebrate its history, hopes, and common humanity. 

“For the past two years, a dedicated group of over 100 community volunteers have been working to bring this exciting community project to life,” states Gail Fisher, ECHO Council Member and Lead StoryLine Volunteer.  “It is our hope that by listening to the stories of others, we will nurture a spirit of awareness, respect, and connection in our community.” 

A limited number of StoryLine conversations will be broadcast on the project’s four partner radio stations:  WFDD (88.5 FM), WSJS (600/1200 AM), Que Pasa Radio WYSR (1590 AM) and WSNC 90.5 FM).  Edited stories will also appear on www.storylineproject.org.php5-13.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com and at listening events held throughout our community.

 Residents are invited to take part in the project.  The conversations require two people who know each other.  A trained volunteer facilitator from the local community will guide each conversation pair through a 40-minute recording session.  Before they leave, they receive a free broadcast-quality CD of their conversation.  A second copy will be part of a permanent archive of the community’s stories.

 For more information, visit www.storylineproject.org.php5-13.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com.