Betse Kelly, program manager of The Outer Banks Hospitals Cancer Resource Center; Jill Bennett; Bill Pfeifer; and Marie Nielson, volunteer coordinator for Hands of Hope join a roundtable panel of caregivers on July 29 at 12:00 noon to discuss the art of giving and accepting care at a lunch and learned titled Caregiving: A Roundtable Discussion with Cancer Survivors and Caregivers.  This roundtable discussion is part of the cancer care lunch and learn series at The Outer Banks Hospital in association with the UNC Cancer Network.

Roundtable panelists will discuss the joys and challenges of caregiving and offer advice for navigating the cancer journey with a loved one along with touching on other issues related to caregiving. In addition to these four participants, other Lunch and learn roundtable panelists include Carol West, Community Partner with the American Cancer Society; Tracy Bell, Director of Volunteer Services and the Respite Care Program for Dare Home Health and Hospice as well as cancer survivors Karen Rodgers, Liz Corsa and family caregiver Eve Turek. Betse Kelly will moderate the panel.

The noon lectures, presented in association with the UNC Cancer Network, are held in the hospitals Cancer Resource Center, located on the second floor of the Medical Office Building in Nags Head.  A light lunch will be provided.  Seating is limited and registration is encouraged by calling 449-7350.

Tennis Tournament Seeks Sponsors to Benefit Hospice

The signature fundraiser for the of Dare Home Health and Hospice will be held from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 30- Oct. 2. 

"The primary purpose of this event is to raise funds and awareness of this compassionate end-of-life care program, while promoting tennis," said Jim Groff, chair of the Outer Banks Charity Classic Tennis Tournament. "With the community's support, we hope to raise $30,000."

Being co-sponsored by Duck Woods Country Club, the Kilmarlic Health & Racquet Club, the Pine Island Racquet & Fitness Club and the Corolla Light Resort, the three-day event will be held at the Duck Woods and Kilmarlic courts.  

Funds are raised primarily through auction proceeds and sponsorships.

 All tax deductible donations will be given directly and in entirety to Dare County Hospice. To become a tournament sponsor, please contact Ralph Webster, sponsorship committee chair, at 252-453-8079, or Jim Groff, tournament chair, 252-255-0576. 

Hospice provides  comfort, support and care when there is no cure. Funds raised from the Classic Charity are used specifically for Hospice's volunteer coordination activities. Through Hospice, doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, counselors and volunteers work together to enable patients to live out their final days with dignity in comfortable surroundings. Hospice also provides grief support for the patient's family and loved ones during the difficult times of life's final chapters and for a year after the patient passes away.

For more information about the GET PINKED! Campaign and how to become a GET PINKED! Partner, call The Outer Banks Hospital's Development Office at 449-9183. The campaign will run August through October.

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 Part  of the planning for United Way 2-1-1, a database of community services will be created. It will house the resource information that is used to provide referrals to individuals who call the call center. Visit www.nc211.org  for information and application forms for organizations and programs. Forms should be  submitted to director@albemarleareauw.org or aauw@embarqmail.com with  "211 info-Dare" in the subject line.   You can also contact Patty McKenna,  Coordinator, Outer Banks Community Services Collaborative, outerbankscollaborative@gmail.com, for information and assistance.