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Volunteers needed for Seafood Fundraiser on Hattaras Island.
 Hatteras Connection continues to work on the December seafood fundraiser. They are still looking for chefs, prep cooks, servers, ticket salespeople, facility set-up helpers, clean-up helpers, greeters, and a backdrop musician. And, we are still accepting donations of seafood, paper goods, ingredients, drinks, and desserts. This winter will stretch the resources of the island's charitable food organizations. Last year the Food Pantry provided 2475 people with more than 60,000 meals and helped 160 families buy medicines and pay for rent and utilities. Susan West. ridgeroad@earthlink.net |
Alzheimer Caregivers: Issues and Concerns.
Thursday November 19th @2pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation Herbert Perry Road in Kitty Hawk: Guest Speaker Karen from Dare County Dept. of Social Services she will discuss their
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GEM Benefit
Due to water damage at the Baum Center- "Celebrate our Youth" has been postponed till Friday November 2oth.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, This benefit for "GEM" will include The "C-Breeze" Flute Choir
And The "Dixie Do-Daz". The evening's entertainment will begin at 6:00 pm.
The choir and band will perform first.
"Atlantic Dance" will follow with our dance presentation. AUDIENCE DONATION IS $5:00 PER PERSON. PLEASE BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
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Fundraising Training Offered For Area Nonprofits
 Grant Writing Training Offered For Area Nonprofits The Duke Nonprofit Management Training program is offering the class "Grant Proposals: Planning for Positive Results" with instructor Amy Montgomery on Thursday November 19 at 9:00 AM at The Nature Conservancy offices at Nags Head Woods. The class will run until 4:00 PM with an hour lunch break. Does "grant writing" sound like a daunting task? Are you or could you be a grant writer? A grant writer is a passionate person on a mission to solve a problem or an unmet need. Successful grant writers know that writing is the easy part, especially if you have someone who will edit your work. Passion for your work is your number one tool to get funded. You know your target audience, what they need and how to help. With some solid research, careful and realistic planning, strong and strategic relationships, and a good editor, you can be a successful grant writer. Participants will finish this personalized course with a checklist and road map, definite Do's and Don'ts, and completely convinced that they have what it takes to be a successful grant writer. Amy Montgomery earned her Master's in Health Education from East Carolina University. Beginning her career in public health, Montgomery had to learn the ins and outs of getting grants to be able to fund important community health programs. With over 10 years of grant writing experience in the areas of public health, education, and human services, Montgomery has earned millions of dollars in grant funds for projects such as mobile dental services for children and affordable housing for teachers. Montgomery is currently the Executive Director of the Dare Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit. The class fee is $98. Scholarships are available through the Outer Banks Community foundation. Additional information including registration information is available at obxlearn.org or from Bob Muller at 252-207-5287. |
Volunteer Opportunities
Albemarle Commission needs volunteers to deliver nutritious meals to senior citizens in Dare County Monday through Friday. If you can donate an hour, please contact Della Perry at 252-475-6543 or Sandra Cantrell Bush at 252-473-5768 ext. 28.  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.
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Health Reform: Side by Side Comparison
Achieving Comprehensive health reform has emerged as a leading priority of the President and Congress. President Obama has outlined eight principles for health reform, seeking to address not only the 45 million people who lack health insurance, but also rising health care costs and lack of quality. In Congress, a number of comprehensive reform proposals have been announced as the debate proceeds over how to overhaul the health care system.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies. They serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. The Kaiser Family Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
Kaiser provides an interactive side-by-side tool compares the leading comprehensive reform proposals across a number of key characteristics and plan components. Included in this side-by-side are proposals for moving toward universal coverage that have been put forward by the President and Members of Congress. In an effort to capture the most important proposals, they have included those that have been formally introduced as legislation as well as those that have been offered as draft proposals or as policy options. It will be regularly updated to reflect changes in the proposals and to incorporate major new proposals as they are announced. This side-by-side offers a summary of the major components of these proposals; detailed descriptions of provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid are also available online.  |
Gobblers will be on the Road, as well as the dinner table, Thanksgiving Day!
Outer Banks Gobbler 5K - Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 8:00 am/Nags Head, Registration $20 Information: obxgobbler5k@gmail.comPresented by The Outer Banks Running Club.
This 5K out-and-back road course brings back a Nags Head tradition and invokes nostalgia of the Nags Head Festival of Thanksgiving.
Turkey Call is 8:00 am as Gobblers run/trot/walk on West Sea Chase Drive through the neighborhood roads of "The Village of Nags Head" to reach the Finish Line on Links Dr. Nags Head, NC.
This event is a family and community event in the spirit and fellowship of the holiday. The Outer Banks Running Club will operate its race clock for self-timing at the Finish Line. There will be no official timing of this event. Water Stop at Half-way mark.
Thanksgiving Gifts will be presented to the first male, females, and youth finishing in order first to third as they cross the finish line, not by time. The overall winner receives a pumpkin cheesecake, a 2010 Gobbler 5K race registration, and a gift certificate for a fully cooked turkey for their 2010 Thanksgiving dinner on the Outer Banks.
Open to Runners, Walkers, Wheel Chair participants, and Stroller/Jogger Participants. Prohibited: Bandits, Counterfeit Runners, Roller Blades, Skates, Scooters, Skateboards, Cycles, and Dogs (no pets).
The Outer Banks Running Club promotes and encourages long distance running, track and field and cross country, and the education of the public to their physical fitness benefits. The Club welcomes all levels of runners, from the person just starting out to the experienced marathoner. |
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Watch and Wash Toys in Flood-Water
 The Dare County Department of Public Health is issuing a health advisory following the November nor'easter. Parents also need to help children avoid illness. Children should not be allowed to play in flood water areas. Children's hands should be washed frequently (always before meals), and they should not be allowed to play with flood-water contaminated toys that have not been disinfected. Toys can be disinfected using a solution of one cup of bleach in five gallons of water. More information can be found at www.cdc.gov. |
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Currituck and Camden Schools have reason to crow.
Camden and Currituck schools have reason to crow. The districts achieved the best scores in the region in the end-of-grade testing and teacher ratings, meeting or exceeding state averages. The percentages of Camden students in grades 3-8 scoring at or above grade level in math and reading were 91.8 percentand 82.7 percent, respectively, while the percentages of Currituck students in those grades scoring above grade level were 89.5 percent in math and 80.5 percent in reading. The state averages are 67.5 percent in reading and 80 percent in math. All schools in Camden, Currituck and Perquimans districts met their Adequate Yearly Progress goals.
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CALLING ALL ANIMAL LOVERS TO THE WAGS & WHISKERS GALA!  Five Outer Banks and Currituck animal lovers groups have united to make the first ever Wags and Whiskers Gala a reality. Being held at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Friday, November 20, at 6:30 PM-10:30 PM, the event will feature live music by "The Crowd"; entertainment by Felvis (the female Elvis); live and silent auctions; a large selection of gourmet heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages. All of this is in the beautiful and fascinating setting of the North Carolina Aquarium. What a great fun way to start the holiday season while benefiting the animals at the same time.
Tickets, $45.00 per person and $75.00 per couple, are available at: Currituck Animal Shelter (Maple), Peck Basket (Sligo), PJ's Elite Thrift Store (Currituck), Outer Barks (Duck), Salty Paws (Kitty Hawk), The Holistic Pet (KDH), The Pet Gallery (KDH), DogNutz (Corolla), Puparazzi (Manteo), Greater Coastal Canine Academy (Powell's Point); by phone, call 252-261-6279.
All proceeds go to benefit five local non-profit animal welfare organizations: Animal Lovers Assistance League, organization of animal lovers that operates the Animal Shelter in Currituck County; The Coastal Humane Society an all-volunteer charitable organization working on the Outer Banks to ensure all animals are cared for and no owner or caretaker is forced to give up a pet because of financial hardship. The Society helps pay for low-cost pet spay and neuter, vaccinations, and emergency medical care; Feline Hope, a no kill, all volunteer organization that provides spay, neuter, and medical assistance to our community to enable owners to keep their pets; Friends of Pooh Fund which provides financial assistance to qualified full-time residents of Dare & Currituck Counties whose dogs and cats have been diagnosed with cancer and who cannot afford the necessary treatment due to financial limitations, and the Outer Banks SPCA whose mission is to provide education regarding animal welfare, prevent cruelty to animals, eliminate animal overpopulation operate an animal shuler, and place homeless animals with caring, responsible people. | |
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