OBX Sounds, collaboration between Dare County Arts Council and 99.1 The Sound, will continue with the second in a series of showcases featuring all original, all local music Thursday November 17th at Kelly's Restaurant and Tavern from 7-9 p.m. All proceeds from sales of the Outer Banks Sounds CD will benefit the Community Music School that was devastated in Hurricane Irene. The School serves as a vehicle to enhance the participant's quality of life by teaching them the valuable skill of reading music, playing and performing on an instrument of their choice, building relationships with adult professional musicians and collaborating as a team with other students and peers in the program. Registration in ongoing and students may apply at any time. You may pick up an application at the Dare County Arts Council offices,  or you may download an application here:

 Community Music School Application 

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Busy and Stressed? Let Currituck Kids Will Fix Your Dinner on Friday November 18.

Currituck Kids will be having a Baked Ziti Dinner, with all the fixings to raise money to continue helping our kids here in Currituck County.  We welcome anyone who would like to volunteer to help, or to cook a pan or two of Baked Ziti or a desert to contribute.  If you want to do any of these things, please Contact Kevin Baker. Baked Ziti Dinner with all the fixings, including desert, Bells Island Clubhouse,  Friday, November 18th,from 5:30-8:00 pm (eat-in or take-out)  

Help raise funds to support the "kids" in need  in Currituck County.  (Suggested donation for the entire meal is only... $7.00.)

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. 

Every year, more than half a million babies are born too soon in the United States. Our country's premature birth rate has risen by 36 percent over the last 25 years. That's serious cause for concern. Premature birth impacts infants, their families, and their community.  The Dare County Department of Public Health encourages residents to recognize National Prematurity Awareness Day on November 17, 2011. Prematurity is the leading cause of death for America's newborns. 

March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness; Fight for Preemies

Those who are born prematurely may have lifelong health problems including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, chronic lung disease, blindness, and hearing loss. According a 2009 study published by the March of Dimes, first-year medical costs can be about 10 times greater for preterm infants ($49,000) than for full-term infants ($4,550).  Knowing about the risks and prevention measures can aid in families having full-term, healthy babies.

 Festival of Trees is a unique community fundraiser that

supports programming, services, shelter, training, information and resources to address domestic and sexual violence in the Outer Banks. 

Click to see all the Festival Events

Festival of Trees brings together individuals, families, businesses and organizations to celebrate the holiday season with twinkling lights, festive musical performances, punch and homemade cookies, craft activities for children, a visit with Santa complete with a souvenir photo, and shopping for one-of-a-kind gifts.

by KIVI LEROUX MILLER on FEBRUARY 8, 2011

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Keywords. The specific terms (single words and phrases) used by someone searching for something on the Internet. By knowing the keywords that best describe your organization and its work, you can track mentions of those words on the Internet. You can also use those words on your own website, so that search engines will associate your website with those topics.

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Web Hosting. The storing of the pages of your website on a computer server owned by the hosting company. The web host then makes the pages available to Internet users. Your web host and your domain registrar may or may not be the same company.

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Team Kilmarlic Jingle Bell Charity Fun Run/Walk - Help for Hatteras

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.

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.