Virginia Dare Business & Professional Women invite  members and interested guests to their monthly meeting on March 9, at Mako Mike's Restaurant.  Order dinner off the menu individually and arrive between 6 and 6:30 for some social time.  The guest speaker will be Marty Hamed, from SCORE,  Marty is presenting information to Virginia Dare BPW about SCORE National and the local Chapter 497, with hopes of tapping into this immense source of talent and expertise of women business owners on the Outer Banks.  SCORE is a national organization with over 11,000 members nationwide that provides free counseling to businesses. The local SCORE chapter has 22 counselors, and is currently recruiting for additional counselors. SCORE 497 has expertise in business plans, marketing, human resource issues, SBA guaranteed loans, tax issues, and many other areas of interest to local businesses, and they provide free counseling every Tuesday from 11:00 - 2:00  at the OBX Chamber of Commerce. In addition to presenting to Virginia Dare BPW as a source of local business expertise, SCORE 497 is hosting a membership drive luncheon on March 29. For free counseling or to attend the free luncheon please call 441-8144.

 Chelsea Walsh, a Currituck County High School Senior, is hosting a golf tournament at 10:00a.m., March 13th,  at The Pointe Golf Club. Cost is $200.00 per team (includes food and prizes following play). All proceeds, including a raffle, will benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Registration deadline is March 8, 2010. Contact The Pointe Golf Club for registration information: (252) 491-8388 or by email.

View, download and print hundreds of graphics and tables presenting health policy statistics and trends from studies by Kaiser and others, for use in presentations or as meeting handouts.

Kaiser Health Foundation provides an interactive side-by-side, detailed, up-to-date summaries of leading comprehensive reform proposals focusing on several key plan components and is designed to allow for comparisons of plans across these characteristics. 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, including those that have been formally introduced as legislation as well as those that have been offered as draft proposals or as policy options. The Foundation also has prepared detailed descriptions of the Medicare and Medicaid provisions, and a summary of the coverage provisions, in the legislation moving through Congress.

 The Outer Banks Peace and Justice Interfaith Coalition sponsors a monthly film series held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Holy Redeemer Church.  The Coalition is  planning film showings for the rest of this year.  If you are interested in the documentary series, please read more and participate in our survey.  Review the selected films at the CommonGood BlogSite.

 Used cottage furniture phone auction with all funds going directly to The Interfaith Community Outreach. 

Debut at OUTER BANKS HISTORY CENTER March 5th.

Girl Scouts are in the final weeks of the Girl Scout Cookie Program and are working hard to meet their goals. This year, the girls have taken the Girl Scout Cookie Program to a new level in hopes of raising enough funds to keep Girl Scouting programs alive and well in our area.  In addition to tradition door-to-door order taking and cookie booths which are going on now, the girls are also approaching local businesses in hopes of hosting a Milk and Cookie Break.  During a Milk and Cookie Break, an employer purchases a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies from a local troop who will, in turn, come to the place of business to serve the cookies and sell addition boxes. It's a great way for local businesses to show appreciation for their employees and support the Girl Scouts at the same time. Milk and Cookie Breaks work well at business luncheons and meetings (preferably held in the late afternoon to accommodate school schedules.)  They can also be great for group and organization meetings. The girls are ready and eager to visit you!
 
Businesses can also show their support for Girl Scouts by participating in the Cookies from Home program.  Through the Cookies from Home program businesses can purchase cases of cookies to be sent directly to the military serving overseas or recovering in VA hospitals.  Last year the Bank of Currituck and several other local businesses were generous enough to support the military and the Girl Scouts by purchasing cases through this program.
 
If your business is interested in either opportunity please call 1-800-77SCOUT or visit www.gsccc.org.