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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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Harmony Cafe at St. Andrews by the Sea
Friday APR 17, 7pm Nick Hodsdon & Liquescence. Tickets $5.00 Includes Wonderful Music, endless coffee from SOUTHEN BEAN, Delicious Desserts, Tea & & Water. Benefit GEM.
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Peace Justice Interfaith Coalition Film Series
April 21, 7:00 pm
Holy Redeemer Church New Faces: Latinos in North Carolina
April 21, 7:00 pm, Holy Redeemer
Church
Currently
anti-immigrant sentiment seems to be on the rise in the United States, and
Latinos are feeling some of the strongest effects of this backlash. It is
essential that the wider community has opportunities to gain a greater
understanding of who these new Latino immigrants are and to examine the
economic and social realities that drive their migration to the United States
and to North Carolina. From, Working
Films, Wilmington, NC, a national,
nonprofit organization available to all independent filmmakers and community
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Women and Heart Disease.
Virginia Dare Business & Professional Women Invite Interested Women of the Community to learn how to prevent heart disease, heart
attacks and strokes! Tuesday, April 14, 6:00, Dinner. 7:30 presentation by
Kim Ceaser, Physician Assistant to Dr. White, Cardiologist at
Outer Banks Heart Center. She has been practicing cardiology and internal medicine for East
Carolina Cardiovascular for the past four years on the Outer Banks.
E-mail if you can attend dinner. Feel free to come after
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Care in the Long Term in North Carolina
May 11 & 12, 2009
 This event is co-sponsored by a coalition of aging and disability
organizations, groups and supporters. Key Conference Highlights:
� Keynote address on the state of care in
the long term in NC
� Update of the state budget picture
� Breakout sessions on advocacy skills
� Discussion of key issues related to longterm care services
� Opportunity to talk with your legislators
about your concerns and to see the General Assembly in action
Registration
for one or both days is possible, Visit http://www.forltc.org
Friends of residents in long term care.
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LUNAFEST is coming to the Outer Banks.
 April 15, Wednesday 7 pm, sponsored by Dare County Arts Council, Ticket Price: $10.00, at Kelly's Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern LUNAFEST was established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole
Nutrition Bar for Women, to simultaneously promote women filmmakers,
raise awareness for women's issues, and support worthy women's
nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
LUNAFEST is completely funded by LUNA and run by a small, dedicated
group of LUNA employees. 100 percent of all proceeds are donated to
charity - 15 percent to the Breast Cancer Fund and the remaining 85
percent of proceeds go directly back to hosting community
organizations. Filled with stories of reflection and whimsy, hope and humor, grace
and perseverance, LUNAFEST films are renowned for celebrating the
talents and stories of women. LUNAFEST's films
have won industry awards and audience accolades, and the films selected
for 2008-09 LUNAFEST share this brilliance. From quirky animation to
touching documentaries, the 10 selected films are incredibly diverse in
both style and subject matter, united by a common thread of exceptional
storytelling by...for...about women.
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Mobile Food Pantry
On Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m., the Food Bank of the Albemarle in partnership with Colington United Methodist Church will bring the Mobile Food Pantry to First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills. 
 Food
Bank of the Albemarle serves a 15 county, 22,000 square mile area, in Northeastern
North Carolina. Over 100 non-profit member agencies include food
pantries, soup kitchens, day care centers, juvenile and senior citizen
residential programs, and shelters. These agencies either pick up
food from our warehouse in Elizabeth City, NC or it is delivered to them
for distribution to the hungry men, women, and children in their their ommunities. Agencies are mailed a product's list monthly and they are able to call the food hotline for updates. The Bank is currently working on internet access
to yjr products list. An order is placed with the Bank which is pulled from the
warehouse floor and is pulled together for pickup, drop off, or delivery.
A small shared maintenance fee (18 cents/pound) is charged to help cover cost of transportation, staffing, handling and warehousing, although
last year approximately 50% of our product was distributed at no cost to
agencies, as we are doing this year. The Mobile Food Pantry will serve area residents
that struggle to make ends meet that are in need of emergency food assistance.
Who is eligible? - Senior Citizens living on
fixed incomes
- Disabled
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Any Individual or family
currently receiving food stamps.
- Working Families that are
making tough choices between buying food or paying for necessities, such as
rent, utilities, medications and gas to go to work.
Please bring a picture
identification and be prepared to carry your groceries back to your home, a laundry basket or
wagon or small cart may be needed. We would appreciate any contribution of excess
plastic grocery bags you would like to contribute.
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Interfaith Community Outreach / Outback Golf Tournament
 Time to sign upfor the June Tournament to benefit ICO. Visit ICO website for more information. |
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