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Two OBX men offer wounded warriors and families free vacation
 Danny, a Purple Heart recipient, almost lost his life in Afghanistan, but received a vacation with his family he deserves - thanks to two men from the Outer Banks. Danny's injuries have taken a huge toll on the family's financial situation as well as their overall morale. Kevin Mccabe and John Magee have been working on offering wounded warriors and their families a free vacation in the Outer Banks. Both are sons of Marines, Hatteras locals, and have a special place in their heart for the service men and women."They go over there and fight for our freedoms, they are the ones, they get all the credit thankfully they can come up here and have a good time, that's the least I could do" says McCabe. The home the Rucks stayed in all week was free, the meals at all the restaurants were free, and even activities like fishing, sightseeing and sailing were free. The Rucks were the first family hosted by the project, but at least two more families are scheduled to arrive this summer from Camp Lejeune. The plan is to extend the project to be available to all wounded veterans and their families. John and Kevin say it was an honor to host a man and his family who have sacrificed so much for them. You can make donations by check or money order to Military Order of the Purple Heart. Please write on the memo line: for WW-Hatteras Vacation Fund. Send checks to: WW-Hatteras, P.O. Box 431, Frisco, N.C. 27936. Make gift certificates to Purple Heart Recipient. For more information, call John McGee at 252-995-2924 or Kevin McCabe at 252-995-4788. You can also email them at kmbythesea@charter.net
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Volunteer Opportunities Lost Colony assist with office tasks, fundraising events, publicity appearances and opening night parties. Contact business office at 252-473-2127 ext. 222 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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33rd Annual Wright Kite Festival
at Wright Brothers National Memorial - July 16-17
Can Cows Fly? Let's Go Fly a Kite: The 33rd Annual Wright Kite Festival will be hosted by Kitty Hawk Kites at Wright Brothers National Memorial on July 16 - 17, 2011. For thousands of years kites have been a simple and fun method of flight. As teenagers Wilbur and Orville Wright enjoyed building and flying the diamond shape kites with the long tails. In the strong, steady winds of Kitty Hawk the Wright brothers tested their gliders (1900, 1901, and 1902) by first flying them as kites. The success of their first controlled powered flight on the morning of December 17, 1903 can be traced back to the brother's 1899 kite in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio.
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Come test the winds of Kitty Hawk; the program starts each day from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the memorial. Free stunt kite and power kite lessons, kite building and kite flying for children, giant single line kites, parachute races and more. Park entrance fees apply. For more information, check out www.wrbr.gov or Kitty Hawk Kites website at http://www.kittyhawk.com/community/wrightkite.cfm or call the Wright Brothers National Memorial at (252) 441-7430.
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Help Make Wishes Come True in Eastern North Carolina.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation� of Eastern North Carolina has one purpose- t  o grant wishes to children between the ages from of 2 1/2 and 18 with life-threatening medical conditions. The benefits of wish fulfillment are many and varied. Though it is difficult to measure the effect a wish has on a child, we believe that while doctors provide the medicine, the Make-A-Wish Foundation provides the magic! Since 1986, the chapter has granted more than 2,000 (and counting) favorite wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions throughout eastern North Carolina.  The magic of wish granting usually begins with a referral call to the chapter office by a physician or social worker. However, the family or even the child himself may do the referral. A wish referral form is completed with relevant information about the child. After the Make-A-Wish Foundation� has been contacted, a medical authorization form is sent to the child's primary physician. Upon medical approval, a team of volunteers will schedule an initial wish visit to discover the child's wish. Then chapter staff and volunteers work the magic for the child's wish to come true. There are four steps to granting a wish. Each step builds on the next to help create the amazing experiences that delight wish kids and their families. A wish experience is frequently a source of inspiration for children undergoing difficult medical treatments and a positive force that helps them overcome their obstacles. Janice Lane, a volunteer says, It's such a great experience to see these kids focused on something other than their illness. The first step for volunteers is to fill out the paperwork and send it in with a $20 fee to cover the cost of a background investigation. There is training provided and each volunteer will go out for the first time with an experienced volunteer.If you would like additional information about how  to share in the power of a wish by volunteering or making a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina, call 1-800-432-WISH. or
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Donations needed for Surfing for Autism
 Autism Society will be holding a silent auction during our Surfing for Autism event on August 12-13, 2011. Surfing for Autism is an autism/asperger's awareness event held each summer on the Outer Banks of NC to provide children with autism/asperger's with an amazing experience and opportunity to surf. Each child is provided two surfers and a skilled therapist or teacher who is well educated on the special needs of our children. Together, they are paired up with children who have autism/asperger's of all ages and introduce them to paddling, surfing, and a new way to have fun in the sun. All of the funds raised from the silent auction will be used to support Autism Society of NC Outer Banks Chapter's work in our local community. If you would like to contribute call 722.2552 or LMH252@hotmail.com. |
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Full Moon Tour
 As a special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of Friday, July 15. Two tours will be given, one at 8:30 p.m. and a second at 9:30 p.m., each tour is limited to 30 people.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Full Moon Tour ticket sales will start on Wednesday, July 13. The lighthouse ticket booth is open from 8:15 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. daily. Full Moon Tour tickets are non-refundable.
As there are no lights inside the lighthouse, climbers will navigate the 257 stair staircase using handheld flashlights. During the climb, park rangers will provide stories of the arduous duties of the lighthouse keeper. From the watch room, visitors will be able to view the light up close and in motion and hear of the operation of the beacon, past and present - a truly unique experience. Outside on the lighthouse balcony (weather permitting) climbers will get a glimpse of what the lighthouse keepers of old were able to experience - seeing that beam of light reaching out to sea and the startling reflection of the newly risen moon on the ocean.
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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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Red Bag Project
The Dare County Elder Abuse Collaborative and the Outer Banks Community Foundation partnered to launch the Red Bag Project in Dare County.
The project supplies elderly and/or disabled citizens who are on numerous medications an insulated bag where they can keep their medications so they are readily available for trips to their doctor or emergency trips to the hospital.
The intent of the project is for the elderly and/or disabled to keep the medications in one location and easily accessible so that treating physicians will know the exact medication, dosage, etc. for the patient. The project aims to prevent the over-prescription or conflicting prescription of medications that may have serious consequences.
Bags will be available at the Baum Center, Dare County Center, and Fessenden Center. Bags are also being distributed to local pharmacies and physicians.
For more information you may contact one of the centers above or the Dare County Department of Social Services at 475-5500.
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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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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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Vote for your favorite documentaries to be shown in 2011-2012.
The Peace and Justice Interfaith Coalition is planning documentary film showings for the coming year. They would like your input. You can view the selected films at their website www.obxpeaceandjustice.org. Participate in the Poll by selecting the five films you would like to see in 2011-2012
 
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Using the 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.
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