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Health and Wellness Expo
The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, the Outer Banks Hospital and Outer Banks Sentinel in vite you to join us for the Outer Banks Health & Wellness Expo 8:30 am - 6:00 pm, Thursday, November 10, at the Dare County Youth Center in Kill Devil Hills. This year's show includes health-related products and services, non profit groups, health screenings and educational displays. businesses marketing their health related products and services, non-profit groups showcasing their services, alternative health options, health screenings, educational displays and a booth with Outer Banks Collaborative and CommonGood. See you there.
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OBX Green Drinks
Sand -- we play in it, we stroll on it, we make castles out of it, we spread our beach towels on it, but what do we really know about it? Did you know that you're holding a mountain in your hand when you hold sand from our Outer Banks beaches? And did you realize that you'll find different sand (colors, sizes, source material, etc.) on different beaches everywhere?
Come discover the world of sand with Terri Kirby Hathaway, marine education specialist for North Carolina Sea Grant, as she shares sand samples from around the world. Learn more about sand than you ever imagined!
Thursday, November 10, 7:00-7:30 pm - mingle, order drinks and food,7:30-8:00 pm - speakerTrio, 3705 N. Croatan Highway, Kitty Hawk, Meet in the upstairs lounge
Contact us at obxgreendrinks@gmail.com
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Birth Talk
 Do you have questions about pregnancy, childbirth, or new motherhood? Join other local families for Birth Talk! Birth Talk is a safe, nonjudgmental forum to share experiences, support each other's struggles and triumphs, ask questions, connect with others in the community, or just to listen and be a part of the experience.
Birth talk is open to everyone including expecting and new mot...hers and fathers, partners, family members, doulas, health practitioners, childbirth educators, and anyone with a passion for supporting the power of birth. Babes in arms are always welcome. We encourage postpartum participation in Birth Talk and would love for you to share your birth story with us! Outer Banks Birth Network provides families with caring support, sound guidance, and evidence-based information, and a safe place for encouragement and connection. By making informed choices and having confidence in the process, families can experience safe and satisfying childbirth. Thursday, November 10, at 7:00pm to 9:00pm Kill Devil Hills Library meeting room, 400 Mustian St. Contact: Amanda Finchem at outerbanksbirth@gmail.com or 252-207-5601 More Info: www.birthnetwork.org/outerbanks
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The League of Women Voters Dare County will present a film series featuring women's  history. There will be short preview of each film by Dr. Lin Logan, followed by an open discussion of the film's accuracy, relevance, and entertainment value. November and December, will feature British womens' struggles in Colonial America. All films are free and open to the public and will be shown at 2:30 PM. November 15 at
Spring Arbor Community Room 803 Bermuda Bay Blvd., Kill Devil Hills, NC.For Further information - 252-480-2866
Films subject to change.
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Seniors Issues Discussion
League of Women Voters (LWV) of Dare members Kaye White and Mary Ellen Hawthorne will provide information about and lead a discussion for senior citizens on the Senior Tar Heel Legislature. This informational meeting will be held on November 14, 2011, at 3:00-5:00PM at the Baum Center in Kill Devil Hills. Refreshments will be served  . Kaye and Mary Ellen were appointed by the Dare County Commissioners to the Tar Heel Legislature in January of this year and have attended all three sessions held in Raleigh. Continued . . . |
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Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets
 Once again the Roanoke Island Women's Club is doing the Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets for Dare County families. In cooperation with Dare County Social Services, the club is asking for donations or a complete basket to help those in need this Thanksgiving. Last year we were able to assist 154 Dare County families with either a complete dinner basket or a grocery certificate worth $25 or more depending on the family size. Many in the community have contributed faithfully for the past 21 years and please know that without this support the program would not exist. All 100% of the funds collected are used to purchase food and gift certificates. Continued Below . . . |
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Volunteer
Opportunities Volu nteer aboard the Elizabeth II. Various volunteer opportunities are available at RIFP. Call (252) 475-1500 for more information. Dare County Friends of Youth mentoring program. Volunteers to mentor at-risk young people in the community. A minimum of eight hours a month with a youth for at least one year, participating in activities that build confidence, social skills, and friendship. call Program Coordinator Bonnie Bennett at 475-5753 or Program Assistant Jennifer Wooten at 475-5754.
Food Bank Volunteers in administrative, intake (working with our clients), warehouse (food sorting and packing), special projects (mailings). Volunteer information / orientation is held every Monday at 3:30 PM and every Wednesday at 9:00 AM. For more information or to reserve a spot for the orientation Contact Ms. Laura at 335-4035, Extension 105.
Soaring 100. Centennial Celebration of Orville Wright's 1911 World Record Glider Flight, October 21-24, Volunteer
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.
Dare County Community Garden Gardeners are needed to help draw up and outline the layout of the garden, planting the seeds and tending the garden. Contact: Kaitlyn hudgkm8@wfu.edu or (252) 489-1743. . Hands of Hope. 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. 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. 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.
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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ADDRESS CHANGES AND FORWARDS
Do you want to change your email address.Do you want to forward to a friend?You will find all of this tiny print at the bottom of the newsletter as well. With 1,700 subscribers, I have a hard time keeping up address update requests. If you have problems let me know! |
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| It is not too late to become a volunteer of the Outer Banks Sporting Events Race Crew. If you can't decide when, join me at the Sunday start. I will be there at 5:30 am. But there are lots of different times and different jobs. Just do it.
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Alzheimer Candlelighting 
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Documentary Film Series November 15
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The English Surgeon is a remarkable depiction of one doctor's commitment to relieving suffering and of the emotional turmoil he undergoes in bringing hope to a desperate people.
***** Nancy Proctor
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Dr. Henry Marsh is one of England's foremost brain surgeons, a pioneer in his field and respected throughout the world. "When push comes to shove we can afford to lose an arm or a leg, but . . . if something goes wrong [in brain surgery] I can destroy that person's character - forever," he says. Marsh has been going to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, for more than 17 years. For all the satisfaction Marsh gets from going to Kyiv, once there he must confront a lack of trained staff, equipment and basic supplies, as well as patients grossly misdiagnosed or too late in finding him. Most haunting for Marsh are the children he can't save.
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 Wags and Whiskers Gala The event is an evening of music, dancing, full buffet dinner, beer/wine service, silent and live auction and an educational forum for all non-profits to educate the attendees on their respective organizations. Tickets: $40 single / $75.00 couple (New Irene Distress Discounted Rates) Cooperative fund raiser for the animal charities of Dare & Currituck Counties in North Carolina: Animal Lover's Assistance League, Coastal Humane Society, Feline Hope, Friends of Felines, Friends of Pooh and the Outer Banks SPCA. Mission-Raising funds to split among the listed charities to provide care & assistance for animals in Dare & Currituck counties.
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OBH Lunch and Learn
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Rotary Lobster Fest Benefit
The North Banks Rotary Club is sponsoring its 20th Annual Lobster Fest dinner on Friday, November 18, (Eat In or Take Out) at Mako Mike's, Milepost 7, Bypass in Kill Devil Hills. In keeping with tradition, this is a major annual club fundraiser with proceeds to benefit local scholarships and fund various community outreach programs. Tickets are available at the door, or please contact: Jack Crawford at 252-261-4350 or any North Banks Rotary Club member. Eat in or Take Out. $25.00 per Serving includes Cup of Hattaras Clam Chowder, 1.5 Pound of Lobster, Boiled Potatoes, Drawn Butter, Bread and Drinks.
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
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Lung Cancer takes more lives than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, accounting for more than 27% of cancer deaths. Federal funding for lung cancer lags behind other cancers, equating to $1,676 per death compared to $5,292 per death for colorectal cancer, $18,658 for breast cancer and $13,666 for prostate cancer. Lung cancer is not a death sentence. There are many people who survive the disease. Approximately 40,000 people who are alive today were diagnosed with lung cancer at some point in their lives. Research, awareness, and advocacy are the key to increasing the survival rate of lung cancer. Continued . . . . .
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Volunteers needed for Hatteras Connection Seafood Dinner
 December 6, 2011, 5 to 7 pm, at the Hatteras Village Civic Center. The dinner benefits the Hatteras Island Food Pantry and Hatteras Meals, Inc.The menu will be the same as in past years - fish, seafood chowder, roasted potatoes, cole slaw, cornbread, and dessert. The price will remain the same also - a $10 donation plus one non-perishable food item or personal care product. Continue . . . |
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Gardeners join 'Seeds for Salvo'
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garden club members, area Master Gardeners and businesses have joined in the Seeds for Salvo effort to "regreen" the battered landscape from Rodanthe to Avon. As the area is cleared of debris, the loss of plant life has become obvious in thewake of Hurricane Irene. Headed by Dare Master Gardener alumni Clair Sutton, Outer Banks volunteers are helping to revitalize the island by sharing seeds from their own gardens and using seeds donated by individuals and companies. The Ace Hardware stores have been the donation drop-off points for seeds collected from area gardens that are then dried, labeled and packaged in envelopes.
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Really, Really Free Market on Hatteras Island
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Really Really Free Market (RRFM) organizers on Hatteras Island want to thank the countless supporters, volunteers and generous donors both on the island and from all across the country. The outpouring of love and aid has been tremendous since the market set up that first weekend after the storm hit. It is also truly amazing to see residents from every village on the island pull together and donate hours and hours of time away from their families to help those in need.
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Team Kilmarlic Jingle Bell Charity Fun Run/Walk - Help for Hatteras
This event is a fund raiser for the Hatteras Really Really Free Market (HRRFM). Jingle Bell Charity Fun Run/Walk - 5K, Saturday, December 03, 3.1 mile run, 10:00 am. Register Individual Volunteer Jingle Bell Charity Children's Half Mile Fun Run/Walk Saturday, December 03, 11:00 am. .5 mile run. Start time: 11:00am. Register Individual Volunteer
Sign up on www.fsseries.com . Click on Running Events on the left border and then scroll down the page to Outer Banks Races and it is listed in December. All details are online. Contact Ed Beckley on 252-256-1084 and ejbeckleyjr@yahoo.com.
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Hatteras Dinner ContinuedWe need volunteers - chefs and cooks, folks to work in the serving line, to help set-up the dining room, to help clean up, someone to organize the raffle, someone to deliver non-perishables to the food pantry the following morning.We also need people and businesses to sell tickets in advance. And, we need a flyer advertising the dinner, and volunteers to post the flyers on the island.
We are also looking for donations of: fish and seafood, desserts, raffle items, 20 large aluminum pans, 125 dinner plates, 125 dessert plates, 200 16 oz. cups for iced tea, 250 8 oz. cups for chowder, 200 cutlery sets with napkins, salt, and pepper. Last year we raised almost $2500, and collected more than 10 fish boxes of non-perishables and personal care items. This year the food pantry and the meals program need our support more than ever. If you would like to help with the dinner, please contact Susan West at ridgeroad@earthlink.net or 252-995-4131.
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Documentary Film Series Continued
The film shows Marsh's troubled and compassionate humanity through, and moves him to continue an often painful struggle to do good things in this selfish and flawed world. This is ultimately not a medical film, nor is it a portrait of a saint. Rather, it is about a man who openly wrestles with moral and ethical issues that touch every one of us." Learn more about this film at the POV website The OBX Peace and Justice Coalition Films Series features award winning peace and social justice documentaries. We purchase films with public rights that cost from $30.00 to $200. We may only ask for donations. This cost is offset by contributions from Holy Redeemer by the Sea, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Outer Banks, and individual donors like you. Other groups may be interested in our extensive film library on a variety of community outreach and social justice issues. We lend them free, a donation is appreciated. You may not require payment when you show any of our films. Visit our websiteto learn more about the upcoming film as well as what else we have to offer.
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| Really, Really Free Market on Hatteras Island Continued... At this time, while NO donations will be turned away, to ensure that all of the collected donations find homes, organizers ask that only requested items be donated. Also, monetary donations will continue to be collected for the Island Food Pantries to best serve the residents of Hatteras Island throughout the winter. Checks can be made to either Hatteras Island Food Pantry and sent to the United Methodist Men at PO Box 1591 Buxton, NC 27920 or the Lifeboat Community Church and mailed to PO Box 84 Salvo NC 27972. Your donation is tax deductible. The Hatteras Island Angel Tree program is still in need of new, unwrapped toys and new clothing and shoes for children ages 2-17. These items can be dropped off at either RRFM location. Finally, Free Market warm clothing will also be available at the Hatteras Island Community Fair on November 19th at Cape Hatteras Secondary School.
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Lung Cancer Continued
Visit National Lung Cancer Partnership to learn more.
For local information and support, contact Cathy Haldas at nclungcancer@gmail.com or 252-453-6000. |
Thanksgiving Baskets Continued Residents in the community can contribute one of two ways. You may send money to Roanoke Island Women's Club, c/o Karen Rodgers, 104 East Woodlands Drive, Manteo, NC 27954, to help purchase gift certificates from local grocery stores or you may prepare a Thanksgiving basket complete with all the ingredients for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. If you wish to do the basket, please contact Louise Riley at 473-3197 and she will explain the process and assign a family number. Don't delay, please let us know by November 7 of your intent to donate. With Hurricane Irene, many families will be looking for help and we want to be able to fill all their Thanksgiving dinner needs. If you have any additional questions, please contact Karen Rodgers at 252-473-9447. Your support truly makes a difference.
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Seniors Continued The SeniorTar Heel Legislature was created by the NC General Assembly to provide information to senior citizens on the legislative process and matters being considered by the NC General Assembly; to promote citizen involvement and advocacy concerning aging issues before the NC General Assembly; and to assess the legislative need of older citizens by convening a forum modeled after the NC General Assembly. Kaye and Mary Ellen will provide an open forum to tell citizens about the legislative priorities for 2011 and 2012 and get input from citizens on what aging issues Dare County citizens would like to be emphasized in the 2013 legislative session. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership is open to men and women of all ages. With 850 affiliates across the country, the LWV is one of the nation's most trusted organizations. For further information visit our website at www.LWVDareNC.org, or contact co-presidents Lori Williams lwms@embarqmail.com, Lin Logan LWVDare@gmail.com. |
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Gardeners join 'Seeds for Salvo' continued.
Ace operations manager Kathy Seko and Rena Earnhardt, seed representative for Botanical Interests, generously donated several thousand packets of seeds to Hatteras residents. Earnhardt said her great-grandfather founded the Hatteras Marlin Club, so she wanted to be involved in bringing the landscape back to it's natural beauty.  | | Islanders Mick Harris, Kim Robertson and AJ Bake, help unload the donation of daylilies, trees, and native wildflower seeds from the NC Department of Transportation, Roadside Environmental Division. Randy Raynor and Tommy Bobbitt, [middle and right] of DOT in Raleigh, drove the donations to the LifeBoat Food Pantry in Salvo for free dispersal. Part of the Seeds for Salvo volunteer program for the re-greening of Hatteras Island, the hundred pounds plus of wildflower seeds are packed in 2 lb bags with sowing instructions and available for all residents to seed their yards for 2012 summer blooms. All are free to islanders at The Lifeboat Food Pantry. |
All packets and bags of wildflower seeds, rye seeds, the sumac trees and day-lilies are free to island residents and can be picked up at The Life Boat Food Pantry, Salvo on Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon until all are taken. Daylilies and trees are in the yard and can be picked up anytime. Home Depot of Kitty Hawk donated hundreds of winter vegetable plants and seeds for the Community Garden efforts in Buxton and in Avon. Rick Kinnard, along with volunteer employees from Home Depot and local Hatteras Island gardeners and Dare Volunteer Master Gardeners, have joined in preparing the ground and planting. Their harvest will go to the island Food Pantries this winter. Persons wishing to donate from their own gardens to the Seeds for Salvo effort should contact crsutton@earthlink.net.
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