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Event Honors Final Space Shuttle Flight at Wright Brothers National Memorial
A special program highlighting the upcoming final NASA Space Shuttle launch, including a live viewing of the launch via NASA-TV, will take place at Wright Brothers National Memorial on July 8, 2011.
Hosted by the National Park Service and NASA, the event which starts at 10:30 a.m. will include a talk and videos on the history of the Space Shuttle program leading up to the scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis via NASA TV on the big screen. The launch itself is scheduled for 11:26 a.m. The program is free with paid admission to park.
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More to do on the Outer Banks
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There are many great
sources for information about Outer Banks. I'm going to mention two.
If you don't subscribe to Outer Banks This Week, you are missing out on a wealth of information. Whether searching by day or night, location or interest, you can find out about music, events and other programs. Hungry for steamed shrimp, barbecue, or Mahi Mahi with Sorrel Pesto and Roasted Organic Veggies, you can find the restaurant of your choice. Subscribe now.
outer banks child, a free quarterly magazine providing articles, information, and a calendar of events to families on the Outer Banks of North  Carolina with children from birth to the age of twelve. Each issue has a cover photo of another one of our beautiful Outer Banks kids.
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Volunteer with The Croatan Crew
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 Since 1937, volunteers from the Outer Banks community have been one of the most important parts of producing The Lost Colony. For 73 seasons volunteers have seen to it that "the show must go on" . The accomplishments of The Lost Colony volunteers in any given year are numerous and diverse: volunteers assist not only with office tasks such as mailings, but are often seen across the country helping with efforts like fundraising events, publicity appearances and opening night parties. If you would like to volunteer with The Lost Colony and join The Croatan Crew, please call the business office at 252-473-2127 ext. 222
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Volunteer Opportunities Soaring 100. Centennial Celebration of Orville Wright's 1911 World Record Glider Flight, October 21-24, Volunteer Opportunities:
Register by position, day/date/ hours of availability or specialized skills or interest. Contact Karen Warlitner by e-mail or call 252-491-5165 Monday-Friday.
Kids' First: Volunteers needed to let groups or churches know we are available to speak at their meetings or other events. Fundraising. Board and Committee members. Contact Kids First at (252) 338-5658.
Well Done: At home, online. Collect and post the Good Works in our Community. Contact nancy@obxcommongood.org Dare County Community Garden Gardeners are needed to help draw up and outline the layout of the garden, including where the planter boxes should be, what should be planted, planting the seeds and tending the garden. Contact: Kaitlyn hudgkm8@wfu.edu or (252) 489-1743. . Hands of Hope. A community initiative arising from a desire that no one walks a cancer journey alone. Volunteers help support cancer patients including transportation, meal preparation, care for the caregiver, patient companionship, running errands and publicity and promotion including speaking at churches, community events and healthcare screenings. Email: Marie Neilson, Volunteer Coordinator marie.neilson@theobh.com Phone: 252-216-9400
The Outer Banks Hospital Volunteer in Operating Room from 6am-10a.m. Monday thru Friday. Liaison between the Operating Room staff and the patient's family and friends. Contact Director of Volunteers, Kathy Tate at ktate@theobh.com or call 449-5675 Help protect and preserve the wild horses of the Currituck Outer Banks. Volunteers in stores, sanctuary patrol. volunteering in our mission related stores or for sanctuary patrol. Help kids of all ages create works of art. Have horse experience? Help with on and off-site horse activities. Help with Wild Horse Days, July 5,6, and 7. Contact: Karen McCalpin MANE & TAILL Volunteers: help provide educational programs for children and adults with special needs to learn horseback riding. Horse experience is not necessary, Email or call 489-1774
The Nature Conservancy, NC Chapter, Volunteers: to help restore oyster reef in the Pamlico Sound. Contact: Kate Murray,(252) 441-2525 www.nature.org/nhw
Community Care Clinic. Volunteers: Wide variety of skill sets. Contact: 261-3041
 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 441-0614 or wings@darekids.org.
Chicamacomico Station. Volunteers: full or part time docent, gift shop, or handson services such as electric, plumbing, painting, carpentry, restoration; professional services such as accounting, advertising, marketing, design & display, fund-raising, etc.Contact James Charlet 996-0493, or: clss@embarqmail.com.
Beach Food Pantry. Volunteers to help clients. View Schedule; you do not need to be member of a church to help. Contact: info@beachfoodpantry.org 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 441-0614 or wings@darekids.org.
Children at Play - the Outer Banks Children's Museum: Individuals in assisting in building, painting or creating new exhibits. Contact: 261 0290.
The Dare Literacy Council: Volunteers: fundraising, administrative tasks, publicity, and tutor/student support; to help with assessing students and developing tutor seminars. As little as one hour is a tremendous boost to helping the DLC continue to serve the community. Contact: Marian at 261-6940, or dareliteracy@gmail.com or visit dareliteracy.orgThe Albemarle Commission's Senior Nutrition Home Delivered Meals Program serves seniors 60 years or older, homebound and unable to prepare a nutritious meal. The program needs volunteers to deliver meals to seniors in Manteo and the beach area, Monday through Friday. If you can donate one hour a month in the fight against senior hunger by assisting with meal distribution, please contact Mary Jernigan at (252)475-5637 at the Baum Center or Gianinna Sanchez at (252)475-9279 at the Dare County Center. Respite Care: Volunteers, partnering church or civic / Community organization Contact, Stephanie Bowers, Program Coordinator at 475-5028.
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Thank you to all the towns and sponsors who made fireworks possible along the Outer Banks. My family enjoyed the revived Nags Head fireworks. Now if the 'illegal' law was enforced. Scary, loud and dangerous.
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Caring Effectively
The GEM Center, a non-profit organization providing dementia care, education and support within the OBX community will present a six week class "Caring Effectively." at the Powells Point Senior Center located at 8011 Caratoke Hwy, Powells Pt, NC.
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The first class will meet on Tuesday July 12th from 2-4pm. Each participant will receive a notebook and a copy of Coach Broyles Playbook. There will be plenty of time to answer questions and for discussion. Designed for family care givers as well as health professionals, the course has been well received within the Alzheimer research community.
The course, designed by GEM Executive Director and there is a fee of $15.00 to cover the cost of materials. Interested participants may receive certification from Alzheimer's North Carolina Inc. for an additional $10.00. Pre-registration is suggested: visit the Gem Website or call Gail Sonnesso at 252-480-3354.
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GEM Center's Lunch with the Stars
 Entertainment by the Lost Colony Players.Friday July 22, 2011 at 12 noon, There is no charge but reservations are required. Gem parties are intended for frail seniors and their caregivers. Join us and bring a bag lunch OR if you are over 60 and would like to register for a meal at the nutrition site Contact Sandy Scarborough Director @ 475-5555,by Friday July 15th. Dare County Center, Manteo. GAIL at 480-3354 to register.
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Cuts to Early Childhood Programs
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Early childhood programming is the best and most cost-effective educational investment. The North Carolina General Assembly's recently-passed budget makes large cuts to More at Four and Smart Start, the state's early childhood programs. Sadly, thousands of children whose parents cannot afford high quality child care or preschool enter elementary school already well behind their peers before they have even reached the starting line. Once this achievement gap has opened, it is too expensive and time consuming to close. It persists until graduation and beyond. More at Four has ensured that tens of thousands of children enter school on something akin to a level playing field. The program targets low income four-year olds who are at risk of later academic failure for high quality pre-kindergarten services. According to the National Institute for Early Education Research, North Carolina is one of just five states in the nation whose early childhood programming meets all ten of their benchmarks for providing high quality early education, especially high teacher quality and smaller class size. More at Four and Smart Start provide substantial educational benefits to all students in areas where programming is offered - even to those who do not participate in the program. Third-graders in areas served by either program have significantly higher standardized reading and math scores and lower special education placement rates, saving the state millions in future educational spending. The long-term financial repercussions of the General Assembly's cuts to early childhood programming will be huge. Timothy Bartik, one of the nation's preeminent scholars on state and local economic development policy, estimates that the state actually receives $8.79 in return for every $1 invested in early childhood programs. The costs of cuts pile up in the form of remedial education, increased special education placements, child care costs, lost wages and unemployment costs for parents who cannot afford child care, increased health care costs, decreased school achievement and consequential decreased career earnings, and criminal justice expenditures. President Obama recently announced that the federal government will be dispensing a half billion dollars in competitive "Race to the Top" grants to states that create comprehensive plans to transform and improve early learning systems. It is hard to imagine that the Department of Education will reward North Carolina with one of these lucrative grants if the state government dismantles the very programs the Department of Education is promoting.
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Outer Banks Birth Network: The Business of Being Born
Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:30-9:30pm Kill Devil Hills Library
"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies.
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The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.
A panel discussion with local birth professionals will follow. Open house reception at 6:30. Film starts at 7:00. Discussion at 8:30. If you are a new parent, pregnant, thinking about becoming pregnant, or are passionate about birth and babies, this FREE educational event is for you! Partners, family, friends, and babes in arms are welcome. 
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Surf Rider Foundation Paddle Race
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Rob King Paddles for Autism
 Rob King is bringing in his 30th birthday by takin
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g on a 30 MILE STAND UP PADDLE from OCRACOKE to BUXTON.To make sure Rob doesn't cheat and remains safe, Clay Lucas will be paddling with him. On July 29, they're stroking out of Ocracoke at 4am and planning on arriving in Buxton,absolutely refreshed and in no way exhausted at 3pm. Rob's and Clay's sweat will benefit Surfing For Autism through donations on behalf of Rob's 30 Mile Stand Up Paddle.
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Kim Kalman Music Summer Concert Series
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Join host Kim Kalman on Monday evenings 7-8pm
at the Good Life Eatery MP 4.5 on the by pass For the whole family featuring a different weekly act sharing Christian music - soloists to bands. Love offering proceeds will go to ICO (Interfaith Community Outreach) and our local Food Pantry. For more info call Kim at 252-489-8724.
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 In celebration of The Outer Banks Relief Foundations's Christmas in July, The Wine Specialist is holding a special wine and cheese tasting. The event is free, but we will be asking for donations in exchange for red noses, and wine and cheese tastings! Come out to help this great cause that helps our local Outer Bankers! The Wine Specialist is located at 3723 N. Croatan Hwy, Unit B, Kitty Hawk. http://www.TheWineSpecialistOBX.com/ Since 2006 the Outer Banks Relief Foundation, Inc. has raised and given more than half million dollars to people on the Outer Banks struggling with debilitating diseases, such as cancer, or who have experienced a personal tragedy or crisis with themselves and/or a member of their family. |
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Don't Forget To Check Out CommonGood Event Calendar.
CommonGood Calendar
Thanks to event planners and to Patty McKenna of the OBXCollaborative, the CommonGood Calendar is quickly becoming populated with all kinds of great events and activities. You can easily submit your event to be published.
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Click the button to fill out the friendly event suggestion form. The Submit button can be found in our newsletter, website or the Calendar itself. It is that simple, but if you need extra help, send an email with your event info to nancy@commongood.org. If you are interested in creating, editing, and deleting your own events, contact Patty McKenna to become a User.
Viewing the calendar is easy. The quickest way is to go to www.obxcommongood.org and click on the Calendar button. The Calendar has some extra features which you may find useful:
- Subscribe to the calendar, which means you will receive automatic updates via email.
- View and Print out the Calendar by Month, Week, or Listing
- Download an event(s) to Outlook or Smartphones
The more people who contribute to the calendar the better resource it will be. Thanks to everyone who contributes and especially Patty who plays an important role in getting this (and us) all together.
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Over 1500 people subscribe to CommonGood E-News. People who are actively engaged in our communities by serving as volunteers and paid professionals in a wide range of nonprofit organizations and government human services. CommonGood E-News is a great way to reach these wonderful and caring people. CommonGood does not cover politics. However, it will publish information about community and candidate forums. It will publish performing and visual arts where contributions are made to community outreach organizations. Congregational activities which serve the greater good are also covered. Events and Activities listed may not represent the position of the editor, every organization, sponsor or subscriber or even the publisher. Submissions and Press Releases are welcome. Please submit articles for publications plus attached photographs to nancy@obxcommongood.org by TUESDAY prior to publication date. I can also embed videos in the newsletter. Please do not submit a PDF file. I will try to work with it but it is very time consuming and  the results are not very good. Blessings, Nancy Proctor 
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