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CommonGood E-News What's happening in social justice, social action and community outreach
in Dare and Currituck Counties
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Food for Thought:
Fueling Brainpower for Kids 
Food for Thought is an all-volunteer community non-profit organization, dedicated to reducing hunger and
academic risk facing elementary children in Dare County by providing
healthy meals to build strong minds.
More than 16 church and civic organizations and one school group provide
over 330 active volunteers while 18 area businesses share an array of
in-kind services and material support. Call Loismary Hoehne, 252-480-0036 or e-mail loismarya@embarqmail.com.
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Kitty Hawk Farm and Flea Market Offers Free Rental Space for NonprofitsThro  ugh their Non-Profit Program, Kitty Hawk Farm & Flea Market will
donate two spaces, two times per year to each nonprofit organization. As space is limited and some dates may not be available, four to six weeks notice is needed for reservations. When your organization is ready to set a date, please contact the market's Non-Profit Coordinator at (252)564-9030 , Wednesday through Friday, from 10 am to 4 pm. Or visit the website for more information. Market opens in June.
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Volunteer Opportunities
  Our Children's Museum
is looking for artists interested in painting, designing and/or helping with
Murals on our walls in Kitty Hawk. If interested, please reply to Alyssa
Hannon 252 599 1373. Children at Play is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization.
The Dare Literacy Council is in need of
volunteer tutors. Email dareliteracy@gmail.comAlbemarle Commission needs volunteers to deliver nutritious
meals to senior citizens in Dare County Monday through Friday. The Home Delivered Meals Program serves seniors that
are 60 years of age or over, homebound and no longer able to prepare a
nutritious meal for themselves. If you have one hour a month to help
a senior,please contact
Mary Jernigan at (252)475-5637 at the Baum Center, Sandra Cantrell- Bush at (252)473-9279
or Sandy Scarborough at (252)475-5625 at the new
Dare County Center. 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.
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Words and More Words
Elgin's Corollary To Miller's Law
In order for other people to understand what you are saying, you must make
it possible for them to apply Miller's Law to your speech.
People can't assume that what you're saying is true if you talk so quickly,
or so vaguely, or in such impenetrable jargon, that they can't even
begin to understand what you're trying to tell them. They can't assume that
it's true if your body language contradicts your words. The short-term memory (also called working memory), which people use to keep
track of incoming perceptions, has a limited capacity. It can only handle
about seven chunks of information at one time; and anything that isn't processed
within roughly thirty seconds goes straight into long-term memory unindexed
-- meaning that it's not retrievable except by chance. You can help your
listener process your language more effectively by signaling what's ahead,
whenever that's possible and appropriate.
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Organizations are invited to list volunteer
opportunities at CommonGood or email obxcommongood@gmail.com
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Weekend of Shag Dancing to benefit the Community Care Clinic of
Dare
 May 7 - 8, Live Music! DJ's! Dance Classes! Pirate's Cove Featuring: Jim Quick and Coastline, Ed Timberlake and David Jones, Sam and Lisa West.  The Carolina Shag is a form of Swing Dance that developed
during the 1930's and 40's, combining nimble footwork with upbeat rhythm and
blues (known as "Beach Music"). Shagging originated at open-air beach
parties on the North and South Carolina coasts. The reason the footwork is so smooth and understated was to prevent sand
from being kicked in your partner's face! Check event information online. Price: $45 per person which includes entry to all dance
events (except classes) throughout the weekend. Tickets may be purchased online or at the following locations: Gray's Family
Department Store, Garden
Deli & Pizzaria, and BJ's
Carolina Caf�. All locations will accept cash or check made payable to Community
Care Clinic of Dare. Volunteers are also
needed, please contact Christine Jackle
at (252) 202-9033 or volunteers@shagobx.org.The
Community Care Clinic of Dare was established to serve the
lower-income, uninsured persons living or working in Dare county by
providing access to basic healthcare and medications. The Clinic is committed to increasing accessibility to healthcare on the Outer Banks.
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Operation Inasmuch in Currituck
May 1Curritu  ck churches
involved in Operation Inasmuch commit to a one-day work project in our community. Among the projects being done are yard work, home
repair, and automotive safety checks. Operation Inasmuch is
directed toward those in need: families without the resources to do
something that needs to be done. This includes single mothers, the
unemployed, chronically ill, the elderly, wives with husbands on
military deployment, and so on. You can watch this video to see what other churches have done in North Carolina.
You can request help by contacting Moyock Baptist Church, 252-435-6230m, St. Luke's Episcopal Church
252-435-1055, or Hebron & Mt. Zion United Methodist Churches 252-453-3559. Cost is what you can afford and not a penny more. If
you have the financial resources to pay for some or all of the
materials, we'll ask you to do that. But if your situation is such that
buying the materials is beyond your means, the materials will be
donated. If you're physically able to help with the project,
we'd like for you to work with the team. But if that's not possible,
don't worry, we'll take care of the labor.
If you can help, Contact one of the
sponsoring churches listed on the Currituckoiam.org website. They'll
assign you to a team and let you know what you need to do.T A Volunteer
Dinner will be held at Coinjock Baptist Church that evening as part of
a county-wide celebration of the OIAM workday.
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Gardening in a Coastal Environment
Julie Parson, owner of Julie's Outdoor
Enhancement & Design, Inc. will be speaking to members and interested guests of the Virginia Dare Business & Professional Women's Club about
"Gardening in a Coastal Environment". Members of the public are welcome to
attend. Please put this date on your calendar now, and reply to this
message if you think you can come for dinner. Feel free to come after
dinner for the presentation if that best suits your schedule. The meeting will be at Mako Mike's Restaurant, Tuesday, May 11. 6 - 6:30 Social
& networking; 6:30
- 7:30 Dinner ordered individually off the menu, 7:30
- Julie's Presentation on "Gardening in a Coastal Environment"  Julie Parson formed Julie's Outdoor Enhancement in
1995, which specializes in landscape design and performs maintenance
seasonally. Julie has lots of knowledge of plants that grow well in our area. Look here to see some of her suggestions.
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GEM
Center to hold 6th Annual Senior Games
GEM Center is
gearing up for its 6th annual Senior Games to be held May 5, 2010 at
1:30 pm at the Baum Center, Kill Devil Hills. The games are open to any senior citizen living in
Dare County, and will include four events: bowling, shuffleboard, bocce ball
and corn hole. For a small fee of $6, participants will receive a
commemorative t-shirt, medals and enjoy a reception immediately following the
event. Most importantly, they will walk away with the satisfaction of being a
winner, no matter where they place in any event. All proceeds from this event will benefit the many
contributions the GEM Center makes to participants in the Dare County area
suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. Anyone interested in registering for this event
please contact Gail Sonnesso, Executive Director, at (252) 480-3354. More at  Outer Banks Seniors - A Blog for Coastal North Carolina Seniors, great information published by Linda Putnam.
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Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery
The link to US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was left out in last weeks CommonGood. You can read the March 2010 report on Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery in the United States by clicking on the button.  |
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