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Carbon Life Concert for Relay for Life.
Carbon Leaf will be performing a concert at the Outer Banks Brewing Station on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 9:30 PM. Sponsored by Carolina Designs Realty, ALL ticket sales will benefit Outer Banks Relay for Life and The American Cancer Society. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $15 at Carolina Designs in the Duck or Harbinger offices, or the Brewing Station. Cost is $17 at the door. Carbon Leaf is known for their Celtic / Bluegrass rock
 | | Let Your Troubles Roll By |
The Bike Week Bonanza starts with Carbon Leaf's show on Tuesday April 19th at 9:30pm and finishes with Lawnfest on Wednesday April 20th from 2 - 7pm!
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Annual Currituck Home Flower and Garden Show.
 The 2011 theme is "Pennywise Gardening". The two-day event, the only garden show in northeast North Carolina, is sponsored by the Currituck Master Gardeners and the NC Cooperative Extension Service, Currituck County Center. It will be held Friday and Saturday, April 15th and April 16th, at the NC Cooperative Extension facility in Barco, NC. Show hours are 1pm to 6pm on Friday and 9am to 4pm on Saturday. There will be a variety of vendors, garden exhibits, children's activities and more. Come learn how to grow edible foods for your family in any garden situation. For more information on the show or if you would like to be a vendor, call the NC Cooperative Extension Service, Currituck County Center at 252-232-2262 or Jan Perry-Weber at (252) 232-2262 |
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Imagination Stations Event.
Hosted by Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County, the Imagination Stations literacy  event (for children ages 3-5 through story times and interactive activities ) will be held on April 15 from 9-10:30 am in the gymnasium at the Lion's Club Center at Westcott Park. Pre-registration is required for this event, The stations will be based on books from the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program. Three stories will be featured, Pigs Love Potatoes, Ducks Don't War Socks, and one of my favorites: Llama Llama Mad at Mamma.
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Through Children & Youth Partnership, Imagination Library provides free, age-appropriate books once a month to children ages birth through five in Dare County.To pre-register for the Imagination Stations event in Manteo, please contact Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County at 441-0614.
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
 For over a decade, market research consistently has shown that the public views child abuse and neglect as a serious problem. As a national organization whose mission is "to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children," we must apply that research to engage all people in our society to act to prevent abuse and neglect from ever happening in the first place. Therefore, Prevent Child Abuse America is proud to unveil its new campaign, Pinwheels for Prevention ™ , introducing the pinwh
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eel as a symbol for child abuse and neglect prevention nationwide. Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina would like to thank the hundreds of people across North Carolina who are celebrating childrens healthy development during April by planting a pinwheel garden. We have hadoverwhelming demand for pinwheels, and have sold out. Over 17,000 pinwheels have been delivered to businesses, community organizations, and individuals in communities throughout North Carolina.
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Local Scholarships
 The Virginia Dare Business and Professional Women's Club is accepting applications (Deadline April 26) for educational scholarships to women ages 25 and older, who live in Dare or Currituck Counties, are U.S. citizens, may be changing careers or furthering their education, have solid career goals, and able to show financial need. Application deadline is April 26 and the form which lists the instructions can be downloaded from www.outerbanksbpw.org For more information contact fkapinos@aol.com or call (252)202-8467.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Chicamacomico Station. Volunteers: full or part time docent, gift shop, or hands on hands on services such as electric, plumbing, painting, carpentry, restoration. professional services such as accounting, advertising, marketing, design & display, fund-raising, etc.Contact James Charlet, Historic Site Manager, (ph) 996-0493, Email: clss@embarqmail.com.
 Beach Food Pantry. Volunteers to to help clients. Contact a coordinator from a participating church listed on the Supporting Members page. You do NOT need to be a member of a congregation to participate. Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County: Caring volunteers to tutor at-risk preschool children using WINGS preschool literacy program. The typical time each week is 1-2 hours. Contact Carla Heppert at 252-441-0614 or email her at wings@darekids.org.
Children at Play - the Outer Banks Children's Museum: Individuals in assisting in building, painting or creating new exhibits. Exhibits are designed to teach and inspire young children in our community. . Contact: 261 0290.
The Dare Literacy Council: Volunteers to help with fundraising, administrative tasks, publicity, and tutor/student support. Volunteers to help with assessing students and developing tutor seminars. If you are fluent in Spanish, help is needed communicating with students. Time: As little as one hour is a tremendous boost to helping the DLC continue to serve the community. Contact: Marian at (252) 261-6940, email dareliteracy@gmail.com or visit dareliteracy.orgThe Senior Nutrition's Home Delivered Meals Program serves seniors 60 years or older, homebound and unable to prepare a nutritious meal: Volunteers to deliver meals to seniors in Manteo and in the beach area, Monday through Friday. Time: one hour a month. Contact Mary Jernigan at (252)475-5637 at the Baum Center or Sandra Cantrell- Bush at (252)473-9279 at the Dare County Center. Respite Care: Volunteers, partnering church or civic / Community organization Contact, Stephanie Bowers, Program Coordinator at (252) 475-5028.
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Currituck County Relay for Life
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,April 15, 2011 at Currituck County High. Only 9 days left until Relay! Over 32 Teams and 450 participants. Become a Relay ForLife volunteer! For more information about volunteer opportunities for this event, please contact Kelly Cross at kelly.cross@cancer.org or 252-333-6368.
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Outer Banks Birth Network offers Workshop on Lamaze Practices.
April 14th 7-9pm, Kill Devil Hills Library meeting room FREE workshop It's not just about breathing anymore! Teresa Bradshaw, RN & Childbirth Educator, will explore six simple, safe strategies to alleviate your fears, manage your pain, and help keep your labor and birth as safe and healthy as possible.
 OBBN is a newly-forming chapter of BirthNetwork National, dedicated to promoting mother-friendly maternity care through advocacy, information, and support. For more information email outerbanksbirth@gmail.com or call one of our chapter leaders: Amanda Finchem at 252-207-5601 or Jennifer Coble at 252-489-0443. www.birthnetwork.org/outerbanks
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 Dare Literacy Council will be holding a Book Sale at Gateway Bank in Kitty Hawk, in front of Walmart. The sale will take place on Saturday, April 16 from 9 am to 2:30 pm. All proceeds from the book sale will help the DLC buy workbooks for their students and help support the DLC's literacy programs. There will be a tremendous variety of books, both hardback and paperback, many in great condition. Please join the Dare Literacy Council for a great event and help raise funds for an important need in our community. dareliteracy.org.
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Cancer Documentary Scheduled for April 19
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Crazy Sexy Cancer is an irreverent and uplifting documentary about a young woman looking for a cure and finding her life. In 2003, 31-year-old actress/photographer Kris Carr was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer. Weeks later she began filming her story. Taking a seemingly tragic situation and turning it into a creative expression, Kris shared her inspirational story of survival with courage, strength, and lots of humor.
With experimental treatment as her only option, Kris became determined to find answers where there were none. She travele
| | About the movie and the Peace and Justice Interfaith Coalition |
d throughout the country interviewing experts in alternative medicine as she tenaciously dove head first into a fascinating and often hilarious holistic world. Along the way, she met other vivacious young women determined to become survivors. Their stories are as poignant and exciting as the women who tell them. As Kris's amazing journey unfolds, she realizes that healing is about truly living rather than fighting.
Crazy Sexy Cancer is more than a thought provoking film, it's an attitude! It's about rising to the challenge of life and turning lemons into champagne. This film contains profanity. The Outer Banks Peace and Justice Interfaith Coalition, along with the Cancer Support Group, will be showing 'My Crazy Sexy Cancer', on Tuesday, April 19th, 7:00 pm at Kelly's Restaurant. Open to the public; no charge, but donations are always appreciated. Come early for appetizers and drinks, or earlier for a great meal at Kelly's.
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Corolla Pedal-Foot-Paddle Triathilon
April 23, 2011 - Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm
 Join us for a special triathlon beginning and ending in Currituck Heritage Park. The "Pedal-Foot-Paddle" starts with a 7-mile scenic cycle through Corolla followed by a 2-mile run on the beach at low-tide, wrapping up with a 1-mile kayak paddle on the Currituck Sound. For the more leisurely-minded enjoy the fun event, "Land and Light"- climb the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, then stroll through the park ending at the front porch of the historic Whalehead Club. Contestants may participate individually or as a team. Volunteers are needed, 7:00 am to 11:00 am. Cheer the racers on, registration, water station and more. Contact: Julia Jordan events@whaleheadclub.com or (252) 453-9040 ext. 3.
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Breakfast with the Easter Bunny to benefit Mane & Taill.
April 23, 2011, 8:00-10:00AM, Tickets $5, MANE & TAILL. Please contact Sam Iulo at iulosamantha@gmail.com or 252-489-1774 to purchase tickets. Therapeutic Horsemanship Academy provides educational programs for children and adults with special needs to learn horseback riding and horsemanship. They are a charitable and volunteer based program and all money goes to making sure every person with a special need has the opportunity to participate and learn from these amazing animals.We also accommodate all individuals with any special needs including medical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral.. If you are interested in lessons or a progr am, please contact us here.We accommodate all schools in the surrounding counties including Currituck, Dare, Pasquatank, and Camden. Volunteers are always needed, find out more. Director Samantha Iulo has over 5 years experience teaching Special Education in Dare County Schools, as well as 30 years horse experience.She is a member of NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped) and has completed all of the expectations required to be a NARHA certified therapeutic riding instructor. Recently, Dare County provided her the opportunity to attend at workshop to become certified as a Special Olympics Equestrian Coach.  Each rider is matched with a horse and equipment that best suits his/her individual needs. Attainable goals are set for each participant. Horseback riding skills and horsemanship are taught in a fun way that includes games and time to explore all the horse has to offer. Sam shares, "The participants love playing catch with the volunteers from horseback. They also play around the world, where they ride sideways and backwards, as well as forward. All participants have their individual time to work with their volunteers and NARHA certified instructor."  A brief note from Sam on riders who have thrived at Mane and Tails. "Brian would brush and lead a horse, but was afraid to get on the back of him. Eventually, Cowboy (the horse) took him for a slow and careful ride. Brian was not afraid after that. Now he waves at the camera when he goes by." "When Dani began riding, she needed the support of two strong people to help her balance, and she was unable to go for more than one lap around the area. Today she balances herself and doesn't want to get off the horse."  "Another young lady with very limited use of one arm and limited verbal ability, as well as no use of her legs, rides a horse proudly at a walk. And goes to a trot for a taste of real freedom. Mary uses a wheelchair for mobility and only has the use of her right arm. She rode a horse with enough balance to wave at the camera with her strong arm,"
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Duck and Wine Festival Benefits Local Groups
 The Currituck-Dare Community Foundation is pleased to team up again with Coastal Cantina and the Duck Waterfront Shops to host the 2011 Duck and Wine Festival. Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12:00-3:00, at Duck Waterfront Shops, Duck. The event will feature a duck and wine cook-off by 20-22 area chefs/restaurants. Each chef will create a dish using duck provided by Maple Leaf Farms, and paired with a selected wine chosen by Coastal Cantina. A panel of judges will determine the winners in the "Best Dish" category and participants will vote for the People's Choice awards.
Ticket holders each receive a signature wine glass and wine
tote bag in appreciation for their support. Wines used in the event will be available for purchase from Coastal Provisions at a special rate that day. There will be drawings for gift certificates and other prizes throug hout the day.
Tickets to the event are $28.00 per person. Tickets sell out fast. You can check out the event at www.coastival.org. Rare opportunity to see me (Nancy) dressed up as a full-bodied bottle of wine.
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Community Health Assessment of Dare County  Over the past year, the Dare County Department of Public Health and Healthy Carolinians of the Outer Banks have completed a comprehensive Community Health Assessment of Dare County. This assessment provides information about what residents in our community live with and die from, and sheds light on areas that need to improve in
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order to positively impact the health status of our community. If your organization would like a presentation on the Assessment please call Laura Willingham at . 252-475-5079 .  Obesity North Carolina ranks an alarming 5th highest out of 50 states with regard to rates of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has been and continues to be a significant health concern in Dare County with sixteen percent (16%) of youth aged 2 to 18 being overweight, compared with the North Carolina rate of fifteen percent (15%). Twenty one percent (21%) of 5 to 11 year olds are overweight compared with the North Carolina rate of seventeen percent (17%). Obesity and being overweight are largely influenced by lifestyle choices and contribute to many health issues including immobility, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and premature death, not to mention the role obesity can play in poor self esteem and bullying. |
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