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CommonGood E-News What's happening in social justice, social action and community outreach in Dare County, Currituck Outer Banks and Lower Currituck.
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Support GEM, Dine at Applebees tonight
 Enjoy a meal that is filling and fulfilling -visit Applebee's on MAR 25 or APR 8 or 22. Dining times are from 11a-11p & 20% of your bill will be donated to GEM |
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All you can eat Pizza Night Benefit
Sponsored by the Chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Tuesday, March 31 for one night only ! At New York Pizza.For a donation of $12 for Adults,$9 for Kids Enjoy some of the best pizza on the beach!Your donation will help fund educational scholarships provided to women here at the Outer Banks. The Dare Chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club (BPW) has established an Educational Endowment Fund to provide scholarships to worthy women over the age of 25 who need financial help to resume their education. So get some great pizza and help your community! Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $12.00 donation includes all-you-can-eat pizza, salad bar & a soft drink or 2 tickets for 1 large pizza-to- go.;To purchase tickets: Contact Fran 202-8467 or Ann-Marie 489-1994 |
Currituck Arts Council may get Space in Library By BRENDA KLEMAN Correspondent Daily Advance
Currituck officials may set aside space in the county's new $2.2 million Moyock Library for the Currituck Arts Council to use.
For 10 years, the Arts Council has operated a variety of cultural arts programs for county residents and school children. While the group has used county facilities for some of its meetings and functions, a lot of its work is conducted from the homes of individual members.
To give the Arts Council a more permanent base for its activities, Commissioner Paul O'Neal suggested last week that the county set aside space at the new Moyock Library for the group.
O'Neal complimented the Arts Council for its recent art exhibit at Currituck County High School. He said the group would be an enhancement for the library.
 Arts Council president Sharon Martz said she was surprised to learn of O'Neal's suggestion. She said she was looking forward to discussing the idea with the Arts Council Board of Directors. "The Arts Council appreciates the commissioners' interest in the community work of the ... Arts Council," Martz said. "We look forward to hearing the commissioners' ideas for furthering developing art opportunities, possibly at the new library." Martz said her group had liked the idea of having space in the community center because it would be more centrally located in the county. In addition, being located on a major thoroughfare would provide more visibility for local artists hoping to display and sell their work. However, since the Arts Council has been operating for the past 10 years without a permanent home, the group is open to any opportunity that involves dedicated space for its operations. | |
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Mommy & Me Fundraiser
TOTALLY AWESOME 80s NIGHT TO BENEFIT FAMILIES  Grab your leg warmers, your friendship pins, turn up your collar and don't forget your 'member's only' jacket and go back in time for a cause. Come out to 80s night at Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills on Friday, March 27th and support the community outreach program of Outer Banks Mommy and Me, Inc. Proceeds from the event will go toward this program that helps needy families in our community. The event will begin at 7 pm for VIP Ticket holders who will receive appetizers until 9 pm and entry to the event and the VIP room. The DJ starts at 9:30 pm and the cover charge of $5 for general admission offers a blast from the past with great music, good fun and a costume contest. Raffle tickets will also be sold at the benefit for some totally awesome prizes donated by local businesses including: Kellogg, The Cottage Shop, High Cotton, Route 12, Brew Thru, Black Pelican and Ultra Violet Gems. For tickets and more information call (252) 305-0787 or go to www.outerbanksmommyandme.com. Outer Banks Mommy & Me, Inc. is a group of organized parents dedicated to the development of young children birth through the age of five. Through various activities and functions, Mommy & Me provides members with the foundation for educational stimulation in the arts, sciences, and community awareness as well as social interaction for moms, dads, or guardians and their children. Mommy & Me is involved in fundraising in an effort to assist families and organizations in need. . You can purchase tickets in advance by contacting Kathleen at wasniewski@charter.net.
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THREE NIGHTS OF EVE ENSLER'STHE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
April 1, 2, 3
Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo
Tickets $15, available at all FRONT PORCH CAFE locations and at the door. Show at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 6 PM with pre-show entertainment, apps and wine.
In 2009, the Monologues are increasing awareness about the V-Day and UNICEF joint campaign which is exposing the devastating impact of rape on Congolese women's health, their families and their communities; calling for specific measures to end impunity for perpetrators; economically and socially empowering women and girls to lead in the prevention of sexual violence and in the rebuilding of a country devastated by conflict; building and opening the City of Joy in conjunction with Panzi Hospital, a center where survivors will be provided with support to heal and training to further develop their leadership and life skills. |
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Dream Act
Senator Lugar of Indiana and Senator Durbin of Illinois will be introducing the Dream Act 2009 together the week of March 23rd.
March 23, 2009
■ What is the DREAM Act?
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is bipartisan legislation that addresses the situation faced by young people who were brought to the United States years ago as undocumented immigrant children, and who have since grown up here, stayed in school, and kept out of trouble.
■ Why is the DREAM Act needed?
Each year about 65,000 U.S.raised students who would qualify for the DREAM Act's benefits graduate from high school. These include honor roll students, star athletes, talented artists, homecoming queens, and aspiring teachers, doctors, and U.S. soldiers. They are young people who have lived in the U.S. for most of their lives and desire only to call this country their home. Even though they were brought to the U.S. years ago as children, they face unique barriers to higher education, are unable to work legally in the U.S., and often live in constant fear of detection by immigration authorities. Our immigration law currently has no mechanism to consider the special equities and circumstances of such students. The DREAM Act would eliminate this flaw. It is un-American to indefinitely and irremediably punish them for decisions made by adults many years ago. By enacting the DREAM Act, Congress would legally recognize what is de facto true: these young people belong here. DREAM Act students should be allowed to get on with their lives. If Congress fails to act this year, another entire class of outstanding, law-abiding high school students will graduate without being able to plan for the future, and some will be removed from their homes to countries they barely know. This tragedy will cause America to lose a vital asset: an educated class of promising immigrant students who have demonstrated a commitment to hard work and a strong desire to be contributing members of our society.
■ What can I do to support the DREAM Act right now?
- Talk to Prinicipals and Administrators in your schools and organizations
- Consider writing a letter of support for the Dream Act to your local newspaper or television station
- Reach out to two or three people in your circle of influence and educate them about the importance of the Dream Act to students in our schools today
- Sign the Dream Act petition at: http://www.dreamact2009.com/
- Call your Senator or House member and explain the importance of this legislation (Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121)
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Immigration and Religious Freedom
Immigration & Religious Freedom lecture by Dr. Paul B. Rasor, Director, Center for the Study of Religious Freedom and Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Wesleyan College Sunday, March 29, 2009, 4:00 p.m.  at the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center
607 Effingham St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-391-9266
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State of the Older Adult
 Dare County will hold a county-wide, "State of the Older Adult" public forum that will identify primary needs and solutions for the community's senior citizen population on Friday, March 27 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The forum will be held at the College of the Albemarle Campus located at 205 Highway 64/264 across from the Chesley Mall in Manteo. The conference will feature keynote speaker Dennis Streets, Director of the Division of Aging and Adult Services in North Carolina and several other facilitators in the breakout sessions.Registration forms can be picked up at the following locations: Thomas A. Baum Senior Center in Kill Devil Hills, The Fessenden Center in Buxton, Dare County Administration Building lobby in Manteo, or by clicking here. For more information on the forum, contact Brandi Rheubottom at (252) 475-5636. | |
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