Last year while vacationing on the Outerbanks three families from PA decided that they wanted to do something special for someone in need.  They contacted Interfaith Community Outreach (ICO).  Quickly the families' offer to help was matched with urgent needs in Currituck. Thanks to the famalies, a young woman, recently hospitalized and unable to work, was able to meet her monthly rent.  

Special kind of Visitors!  The Malagise family from Fredom PA, The O'Donnell Family from West Mifflin PA and the Wilson family from Bethel Park PA - helping Outerbanks locals who are facing crisis

This year, the vacationing families  again contacted ICO.  The slowdown in construction has affected many people on the Outer Banks. A family of four including two preschool aged children faced eviction.  The mom babysits and the father,  who formally worked construction,  is working two jobs, one full time and  the other part time  "Because of the generosity of three out of town families, complete strangers, our local family now has the opportunity to catch up on their rent and other bills" said Ginger Candelora, Executive Director of the ICO.
 
 
If you know someone who is in need or for more information, to volunteer, make a donation or provide help in anyway please email Ginger Candelora, ICO Director, at director@interfaithoutreach.com
. Call at 480-0070, or visit us on the web at www.interfaithoutreach.com www.interfaithoutreach.com    

 Girl Scouts gathered at The Lost Colony in Manteo for the first ever Lost Colony day camp. One hundred girls worked side by side each day with cast and crew from the Lost Colony play to design and build the set, create costumes, and perform a condensed version of the play. Each girl had the unique opportunity to express herself through a variety of outlets including set design, singing, and dancing.
 
Self expression is an important part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Research shows that girls who feel their thoughts and ideas are valued are more likely to develop confidence and have a higher self esteem. The safety of the all-girl setting gives girls freedom to be themselves and to take chances - something they do not always have in co-ed situations.
 
"The Girl Scout camp at Lost Colony really let girls express their individuality," says Marsha Riibner-Cady, a Membership Specialist for the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast who coordinated the camp. "They're growing up in a society that expects them to fit into a certain mold but in Girl Scouts, they're encouraged to break society's mold to create their own."
 
Girl Scouting relies on community support to help deliver its quality programs. You can support the Girl Scouts during the Dairy Queen Girl Scout Appreciation Week, July 20-July 26, and all summer long while enjoying a Dairy Queen Blizzard Treat made with Girl Scout cookies! For the second year in a row, Dairy Queen and the Girl Scouts of the USA are teaming up to bring you the new Girl Scouts Tagalongs Peanut Butter Patties Blizzard in July and the Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard during the month of August. Proceeds will support program services and activities that deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls nationwide.
 
For more information on supporting the Girl Scouts or for a list of day and resident camps still open for registration, visit the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Web site at www.gsccc.org or call (252) 335-2291 or 1-800-77SCOUT.