Empty Bowls Project Charity Dinner  

Empty Bowls Project is an international grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end hunger. Manteo Middle and High Schools have been participating in the Empty Bowls project for several years.  This year Kitty Hawk Elementary School will host the event on Thursday, February 17.  The goal of the project is to educate the community about hunger, specifically local hunger, and to get as many people as possible to become involved in helping to stop hunger.

Ticia Valentine, KHES's art teacher and Event Coordinator for this year's project. She is giving instruction to the staff on how to make bowls.

In preparation for the dinner, our students, teachers, parents and others created ceramic bowls.  In exchange for a simple meal of soup and bread (donated by local patrons) and the ceramic bowl, the guest gives a $10.00 donation.  Family discounts are provided.  There will be a silent auction with art work and gifts donated by local artisans and supporters.   All proceeds will be donated to our local food banks.  You can purchase tickets at the door the night of the event.  Empty Bowls is an awesome project that offers us the opportunity to teach our children about the many ways we, as a community, can join together to fight hunger.

Caregiver Luncheon

Wednesday, February 23^rd, Community Care & Hospice will be putting on a Caregivers Appreciation Luncheon from 12:30-2pm at the Baum Center.   

There will be an opportunity for participants to have a volunteer from the program take care of your loved one during lunch, so that you can learn about how to take care of yourself while caring for someone else.

For more information, or to sign up, please contact Dana Howard, Community Educator, at (252) 373-6692.  Even if you're not currently taking care of someone, you may need to in the future, so it's a good opportunity to learn about your resources!

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is celebrating Black History Month by hosting a program about the first slave to publish a book, called George Moses Horton: Uncovering and Celebrating Lost Black History.  The event happens on February 20 at 2pm in the Aquarium's Neptune's Theater and features speaker  Marjorie Hudson, who has studied his life and writings and was director of the George Moses Horton Project.

 Horton was raised and worked in Chatham County, where he developed an innate love of poetry despite his struggle to educate himself.  His writings, inspired by slavery, his rural surroundings, love, war, and the trials of life, m ade him known to scholars of the day and warranted his induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 1996.   

Join us at the Aquarium to learn more about this inspiring North Carolina native and listen to readings of selected poems.  The program is free to the public.  A small reception w ill follow the presentation.  This project is made possi ble by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Waders and Pearls Oyster Roast will at the Hatteras Village Civic Center. In addition to roasted local oysters, the menu will feature two stewed shrimp dishes - one cooked the traditional Hatteras village way and one the old-time Kinnakeet way - prepared by island cooks Bonnie Gray, Bonnie and Charles Williams, and Cheyrl Austin. 

Fish fritters prepared by Ruth Webb and Todd Ballance also will be featured.  Hatteras Island waterman Tall Bill VanDruten is the special guest of honor, and will be roasted by friends, family, and fellow watermen.

Tickets cost $10, and go on sale February 16 at Nedo's, Oden's Dock, and Frisco Rod and Gun.  Guests should bring one non-perishable food item for donation to the Hatteras Island Food Pantry to the roast.  For the convenience of folks unable to get to a ticket sales location, tickets can also be reserved by calling Lynne Foster at 252-619-0136. 

Waders and Pearls will benefit Day at the Docks, Hatteras Island's annual celebration of watermen that takes place every September.  In addition to the Day at the Docks planning committee, Hatteras Connection and Outer Banks Catch are helping organize the event.

Cecile Skrzynia, MS, an assistant professor in the departments of medicine and genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, will conduct a Lunch & Learn workshop on "Genetic Testing: Is it Different From Other Medical Tests" at noon on Friday, February 18th in the Cancer Resource Center at The Outer Banks Hospital.  Pre-registration is encouraged and may be made by calling 252-449-9184.  A complimentary light lunch will be served. 

Additionally, The UNC Cancer Specialty Clinic is accepting referrals for patients and families concerned about their risk of hereditary cancer due to a personal history of cancer younger than age 50 or because they have two or more relatives with cancer.  Risk assessment will be provided and genetic testing if indicated.  This specialty clinic will be held on February 18, 2011.  Appointments may be made by calling (252) 449-8265.  

The UNC Cancer Network is supported by the University Cancer Research Fund.  For more information, see http://obxcancercare.org/.   

Dare County Baum Center - KDH

Dare County Department of Public Health - Manteo

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

4:00 -7:00pm

NO appointment needed. Vaccines are free to the public while supply lasts.