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Local Church works to provide services to those in need.
 According to an article,in the Daily Advance, Pilmoor Memorial United Methodist Church has been provided non-perishable food to those in crisis for 17 years. It also assists residents with the payment of power bills.
Pilmoor works with local Interfaith Community Outreach, social services and other churches to reach area residents in need.
In August, the center gave food to 56 people. Sometimes the center assists double that number a month and some months there are fewer people requiring assistance. The center receives food and support from a variety of people, including church members, FEMA's emergency food and shelter program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program run by the federal government, Albemarle Area United Way and Food Bank of the Albemarle, which is also a United Way-supported agency.
The United Way is contributing $3,237.87 to Pilmoor's emergency food center this year from last year's campaign.
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League of Women Voters Meetings
 The Dare League is sponsoring a program called Dare County Government 101 on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 1:30 PM at the Dare County Administration Building, Room 168, 954 Marshall Collins Drive, Manteo. This will be an introduction and overview of Dare County government with presentations from various department directors including Bobby Outten, County Manager/County Attorney; David Clawsen, Finance Director; Ray Sturza, Planning Director; Edward Lee Mann, Public Works Director; and Dorothy Toolan, Public Information Officer. |
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Despite Respite Care
Dare Respite Care is a program designed to support family caregivers providing care for frail, elderly, shut-in individuals or special needs and/or disabled children, offering a brief "break" or respite from their care giving role. Trained volunteers stay with the family member for short intervals so that caregivers can get out of the house to engage in restorative activities in order to return to their care giving role refreshed and renewed.
Dare Respite Care is a faith-based initiative working with area churches, faith organizations and civic or community groups to recruit volunteers and identify individuals and families in need of respite support services. All volunteers receive specialized training, complete a background check and receive direct oversight provided by the Program Coordinator, Stephanie Bowers. Services are made available without charge.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, a partnering church or civic/community organization, or are in need of respite support, or would like more information about Dare Respite Care, please call Stephanie Bowers, Program Coordinator at (252) 475-5028. Dare Respite Care is administered by the Home Health and Hospice Division of the Dare County Department of Public Health. Many organizations have membership levels based on financial contribution. Be sure to include the various benefits of each level and suggest membership upgrades. Add a "Find out more..." link to additional information on your website. |
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, a partnering church or civic/community organization with Respite Care, please contact, Stephanie Bowers, Program Coordinator at (252) 475-5028.
The Dare Literacy Council (DLC) is in need of volunteer tutors. Contact the DLC to register for both the orientation and training at (252) 216-7773 or dareliteracy@gmail.com.  Outer Banks Learning Center in Kill Devil Hills coordinates the Rebound program--local organizations and businesses that could use help from local students on an on-going basis during the day. If interested, contact Shelly Summerton Gregg at Outer Banks Learning Center 449-OBLC(6252)or info@learnobx.com |
Flu Vaccine Clinic
The Dare County Department of Public Health has scheduled two (2) flu vaccination clinics for seasonal flu vaccine. Seasonal influenza is a contagious respiratory illness that is generally circulating in the fall and winter months from October to March. This is not the pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, which will be available at a later date. Flu vaccinations will be available at the health department for adults by appointment only at the locations listed below:
Dare County Department of Public Health - Manteo
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
1:00 - 5:00
Dare County Department of Public Health - Frisco
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
9:00 - 12:00
Please call the Dare County Department of Public Health at 475-5003, beginning Friday, September 11th to schedule your appointment for either location.
Additional vaccine clinics to be held in locations throughout the community will be scheduled beginning late September.
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Many great organizations are looking for volunteers for fall events and activities. Meet new friends and do good.
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Charity Classic Tennis Tournament
Seventh Annual Outer Banks Charity Classic Tennis Tournament to be held from October 1 to October 4.  The tennis tournament is the signature fundraiser for the Hospice Program of Dare Home Health and Hospice, an agency of the Dare County Department of Public Health (DCDPH). Hospice is not a place or a destination, but a special type of care for those facing the end of life and for their families. Anyone wishing to make a donation should call Maureen Buckley, Auction Chairperson at (252) 261 4837 or by email. |
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Walk for the Mind
"Walk for the Mind", an event to raise awareness for
Alzheimer's, will be held on Monday, September 21st at Roanoke
Island Festival Park in Downtown Manteo. Check-in will begin at
7:45-8:15am outside the pavilion area. Walk begins promptly at
8:30am. By pre-registering prior to September 10th, you will receive a
free t-shirt the morning of the walk. All walkers will receive a
Forget-Me-Not Flower pin.
Registration forms are available at all Parks & Recreation offices, all
libraries, and online at www.darenc.com.
Please call 252.475.9270 to sponsor a walker or for more information.
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North Carolina Missions of Mercy ( NC MOM) portable free dental program is a branch of the Open Door Dental Clinic of Alamance County, a 501(c)(3) free dental clinic begun in 1998. Its mission is "To provide free dental services to those in financial need with few or no other options". The goals of the program are simple and as follows:
* To provide free dental care to as many needy persons within North Carolina as is possible
* To involve as much of the dental community of the state in the treatment of the needy as is possible
 The NC MOM is entirely a grassroots effort, dependent on an all volunteer staff, members of which donate their time and talents tirelessly for various personal reasons and motivations, with funding from grants and donations. The services Since its beginning in 2003 the program has received national and statewide recognition with an article in the American Dental Association newsletter, a national award from USA Today Weekend Magazine, and a prestigious award from the NC Association of Free Clinics.
Find out more about qualitifcations to receive dental care from NC Mom. Dental professionals, can volunteer online.
volunteers are needed for unloading trucks, paperwork, runners, clean-up, patient escort, directing traffic and more. You can volunteer now online at Interfaith Community Outreach |
CROP Hunger Walk in Dare County
 Organized locally, the Dare County CROP Hunger Walk has set a goal of 300 Walkers and hopes to raise $20,000 to help stop hunger and poverty here in our community and around the world, through self-help initiatives. A portion of the funds raised here in Dare County will go to the hunger-fighting work of Food for Thought, Interfaith Community Outreach, The Beach Food Pantry, and The Mount Olivet UMC Food Pantry.
Last year, 280 walkers raised more than $17,000 in the CROP Hunger Walk.
"CROP" means "Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty". This year Dare County and some 2,000 cities and towns nationwide are joining together in interfaith community CROP Hunger Walks around the theme "We walk because they walk." Many of the CROP Walkers will be wearing "We walk because they walk" T-shirts, proclaiming their solidarity with the millions of neighbors around the world who have to walk to live -- as well as with the millions served by local food pantries, food banks, and meal sites here in the U.S. These local ministries share in the funds raised by CROP Hunger Walks.
How can you get involved?
Be a sponsor: sponsor someone to walk.
Advertise: businesses can advertise on t-shirts as sponsors of the event or just by hanging posters in windows.
Start up a team: Contact Arlene Perry for resources on starting up a team in your organization to raise money (you can even walk "online").
Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 18 to be at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Registration for the walk starts at 2pm with music and activities for everyone. The walk starts at 3pm. For more information about the Dare County CROP Hunger Walk or how to get involved, contact Coordinator, Kevin Brunk at (252) 473-6837 or Treasurer, Arlene Perry at (252) 480-2375.
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