The Outer Banks Cancer Support Group is looking for a new President. This is a great support group and important to our community. No special requirements - If you would like to help the group, please email obcancersupportgroup@gmail.com
Volunteers are needed to help with the upcoming fundraisers, Alice Kelly Memorial Fishing Tournament in August, the OBX Bluegrass Festival in October and the Turkey Trot in November. Volunteers are needed to man a booth at each function and to hand out brochures. No experience is necessary, just the willingness to help a long established organization during these fundraisers. Anyone interested should email the group or call Karen at 473-9447.
 Volunteers needed at
The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, for a minimum commitment of weekly two hour shifts for a period of one year. The minimum age to volunteer is 14. Students 14 and 15 must volunteer with a parent or guardian. Opportunities to volunteer include working with the public in a variety of ways such as education, SCUBA, outreach, and special events. Other volunteer opportunites include SCUBA, horticulture, and administrative work. Contact Shannon Brooks 252.473.0413 x254
Volunteers are needed to open the old Corolla schoolhouse to the public during the July and August to help with crafts and "ring the bell for a buck" fundraising events and to spread the word about the new K-6 public elementary school opening this August. Email Susan Taylor: beachgarden@embarqmail.com
Corolla Education Foundation, (252) 455-9449
Water's Edge Village School on Facebook
www.watersedgevillageschool.com
Ruthie's Kitchen provides a much needed service to members of our community in need. A delicious dinner is provided each Tuesday from 5:00 - 6:15 at His Dream Center, 205 East Baltic Street, Nags Head. A variety of churches, service groups, book clubs, Links ladies, and others take turns providing the meal to approximately 50 - 60 people. Volunteers are needed to supply meals as well as come to help set up, serve and clean up. More info is available on our website at Ruthie's Community Kitchen or call Gail 207-8820 if you would like to help.
 Volunteer to collect and post Well-Done articles and photos on the CommonGood Website. One to Four Hours a week in your home at your convenience. Learn Good News. Computer and photo editing skills necessary. Contact nancy@obxcommongood.org
The Albemarle Commission's Senior Nutrition Home Delivered Meals Program. The Albemarle Commission's Senior Nutrition Home Delivered Meals Program. Volunteers needed to deliver meals to homebound seniors in Manteo and the beach area, Monday through Friday. one hour a month assisting with meal distribution, Website.
Audrey Holland at 252-426-7093 x 230 or aholland@albemarlecommission.org, beach area 252-475-5637 or Manteo 252-475-9279
Link Hands for Parkinson's Disease is an exercise and support group for people with Parkinson's Disease or other balance issues. We are looking for volunteers to partner with us to give moral and physical support to our group as they push themselves to move and talk "Bigger". The program is designed to increasing mobility, improve balance and to exercise the vocal chords. We give a sense of community to who those who feel alone in the Parkinson's journey. We need volunteers on Tuesday mornings to help with our water balance program and on Thursdays with our yoga program. We are dependent on the support of our volunteers. Won't you join us? Contact Tracy Bell, program coordinator at 252-209-7704.
The Dare Respite Program is looking for caring individuals to be trained to provide temporary respite to those who are caring for their homebound loved ones. The Volunteer companion allows the caregivers a few hours a week for themselves, to rest or run errands, knowing their loved one is safe. Anyone with several hours a week to bring relief, support, and companionship to a family in need, contact Tracy Bell, Volunteer Services Coordinator, at Dare County Department of Public Health at 252-475-5057.
SCORE: Volunteers with management and business experience to counsel business startups and on going businesses. Once a month or more. Email rakmeck@aol.com or call 252-261-8213
Guardian ad Litem program in Dare County: Volunteers to train to advocate for abused and neglected children in the court system. Call Ricki Tillett 252-475-5587 or 252-331-4755
National Lung Cancer Partnership Volunteers to distribute lung cancer information, fund raising Cathy Haldas, haldas@centurylink.net 252-453-6000
Animal Shelter at 475-5620 Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied / supervised by a parent or guardian. Corrie Smith, spcaevents@embarqmail.com
Monthly Mobile Food Pantry: Volunteer Third Friday of each month at 5:30. Volunteers are needed beginning at 5:00. Rev. Bettie Francis at 473-3881.
Volunteer aboard the Elizabeth II. Various opportunities are available at RIFP. Call 475-1500 f Dare County Friends of Youth mentoring program. Minimum of eight hours a month with a youth for at least one year. Program Coordinator Bonnie Bennett at 475-5753 or Program Assistant Jennifer Wooten at 475-5754. Visit Site for link to volunteer application, etc. Food Bank Volunteers in administrative, intake (working with our clients), warehouse (food sorting and packing), special projects (mailings). Volunteer information / orientation every Monday at 3:30 PM and every Wednesday at 9:00 AM. Ms. Laura at 335-4035, Extension 105.
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.
Creative Choices Crisis Pregnancy Center Volunteers to write thank you cards, fold and sort baby clothes, etc. Volunteers be trained and work with clients. Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-4; special events Lisa DiFilippo Lisa@obxcrisispregnancy.com www.obxcrisispregnancy.com Dare County Community Garden Gardeners are needed; Individuals interested in gardening or volunteering with the organization and management of a Community Garden can contact the individual listed in your neighborhood garden at Manteo, Hatteras, or Southern Shores.
- Roanoke Island Community Garden, Ginger Candelora 252 202- 0842 candelora@centurylink.net
- Hatteras Island Community Garden
Carol Bauer 252-489-8980 ctbauer@aol.com - Southern Shores Community Garden
Lucinda Hudgins 252 261-4102 seafood@tommysmarket.com
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. Marie Neilson, Volunteer Coordinator marie.neilson@theobh.com 252-216-9400 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, Volunteer 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.
Children at Play - the Outer Banks Children's Museum: Volunteers for music, art and science time with children. play children's songs or help with a science project. 261 0290 and ask for Alyssa. Children @ Play is located at MP 4.5 in Kitty Hawk.
The Dare Literacy Council: Volunteers: fundraising, administrative tasks, publicity, and tutor/student support; to help with assessing students and developing tutor seminars. Contact: Marian at 261-6940, or dareliteracy@gmail.com or visit dareliteracy.org
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Miles of Smiles
mobile dental clinic for children - Wednesday @ Fessenden Center Miles of Smiles is a mobile dental program of the Dare County Department of Public Health offering services to school-aged children. Our mission is to provide dental care to children in Dare County with a careful and gentle approach to make every dental visit a positive and pleasant experience. For more information, contact the Dare County Department of Public Health at 475-5003. ...
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Sista Speak A Domestic Abuse Support Group, Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, Head Start Building, 723 Sir Walter Raleigh St. Manteo, NC 27954 Women Speaking Confidentially Together.
Engaging, Encouraging, Enlightening, and Sharing. Join Us On Our Journey As We Take The Steps To Be Informed And Increase Awareness That Domestic Abuse Is A Hard Reality, And No Laughing Matter For Women. For more information, contact:
Norma Hillm The Outer Banks Hotline (252) 473-5121, Babysitting Services Available!
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Food for Thought to Conduct Summertime Shindig, Sixth Annual Awareness and Fundraising Event
 Food for Thought, Inc., an all-volunteer non-profit organization designed to provide healthy meals to children who meet specific criteria in Dare County on weekends during the school year, will present the Sixth Annual Summertime Shindig. The special event, to be held Sat., Aug. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m., is designed to increase awareness of the all-volunteer non-profit with all proceeds to benefit children. "This is one event you won't want to miss," said Loismary Hoehne, president of Food for Thought, Inc. "It will feature a great meal and a good time for all while benefiting area children." The day's lineup will include: a fish fry by Tom Thumb; crafts for the children; educational material about healthy eating; and a signup section for those interested in becoming volunteers or lining up a presentation about Food for Thought. The special event will be held at the Food for Thought building at the corner of Grenville Street and Highway 64 across from IGA in Manteo. Tickets will be available at the door: $8 per adult and $5 per child age 12 and under. All proceeds will benefit Food for Thought.  Food for Thought, a non-profit organization, provides healthy non-perishable breakfasts and lunches for more than 635 preschool, elementary and secondary children who meet specific criteria in Dare County on weekends during the school year. The non-profit was one of five in Dare County that received the prestigious North Carolina Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service in 2009. Plus, The Dare County Alternative School nominated Food for Thought as its Business Community Partner of the Year 2010-2011 and the non-profit was presented the Dare Education Foundation's 2011 Excellence In Education Award. For more information contact Loismary Hoehne, 252-480-0036. |
39th Annual Senior Citizen Arts & Craft Fair - Outer Banks Woman's Club
 Wednesday and Thursday, August 8 and 9, 2012, 9 am - 5 pm.
Thomas A. Baum Center in Kill Devil Hills. All proceeds used for Scholarships and Community Projects. Admission $1.00.
 The Outer Banks Woman's Club is a member club in District 9 of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina. Membership is offered to any woman of adult age in the Outer Banks of North Carolina area. The purpose of the Outer Banks Woman's Club is to promote, through united efforts, the civic, cultural, education and social betterment of the Outer Banks area and to foster a broader public spirit. We are a volunteer service organization serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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Christian Music Summer Concert Series
Monday nights, family friendly night of Christian music donated by local musicians and sponsored by Salty Paws Biscuits. The weekly love offering is  donated to our local Food Pantry and ICO (Interfaith Community Outreach)
ministry. Join us at the Good Life Eatery MP 4.5 in Kitty Hawk Mondays 7-9pm. For more information or to share your talent, please contact Kim Kalman at 441-2555 or visit www.kimkalman.com
July 30 Tim Brinkman and the Freedom Band w/Eddie Griggs
Aug 6 Angelo, Young Anax (Nick Phillips) and Ken Mann
Aug 13 Corissa Snyder and Just in Time (from Edenton)
Aug 20 Lew Gregory, Sondra Meinhardt and Rev Leslie Buck
Aug 27 Betty Moore Williams and the MP13 Praise Band (Nags Head Church)
Sept 3 Tshombe Shelby
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Support the historic Jarvisburg Colored School.
Historic Jarvisburg Colored School Association is the culmination of local efforts to preserve the Jarvisburg Colored School, first established in 1868 near its current location. The HJCS Association was formally organized in 2003 as a nonprofit organization.
Initial efforts focused on saving the old school building in keeping with historic preservation standards, listing it on the National Register of Historic Places, and collecting and disseminating historic information about this school and five other schools for colored children in Currituck County (Gregory, Currituck Union, Moyock, Snowden and Coinjock).
 We believe it is important to take time to celebrate our heritage and to remember the path we have followed to be where we are today. The stories we share are about life in a poor, rural area of North Carolina in a segregated society where families were often self-
sufficient and lived off the land.
 You can help by purchasing an engraved brick(s) to help complete the preservation of this historic building and to create a new cultural center to tell many stories from students attending these rural colored schools in Currituck County. The bricks and pavers will be incorporated in the sidewalks that will connect the school, the museum and the parking area. HJCS is a membership organization and we welcome your membership/donation support and your stories, photos, and any artifacts from experiences in any of Currituck's Colored Schools during this timeframe.
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Help Collect School Supplies and Donations at Staples
 Wanted! Dare County teen groups to help collect school supplies and donations at Staples on Friday-Sunday, Aug. 3-5 - tax-free weekend - the busiest weekend of the year! Part of the 5th annual Staples for Students national school supply drive to help kids in need, all supplies and donations collected will be given to Food for Thought which will distribute them to area youth participating in the program in time for the new school year. "Teens, you can help make sure others return to school with the basic supplies they need to succeed," said Loismary Hoehne, president of Food for Thought. "It's easy to get involved. Just call Margaret Lawler at 261-5482 today. We will have a list of the most needed school supplies available for you to share with customers who wish to contribute. And Staples customers, look for the Food for Thought trailer in the Staples parking lot at 2210 South Croatan Highway, Nags Head."
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Call for Entry: Artists for Dare County Art Council, Gallery 2013
 Dare County Arts Council is seeking artists who would like to be considered for solo or group shows during 2013 at DCAC Gallery. We are seeking proposals that have a theme (seasonal, event-based, topical, etc.), and that demonstrate a mastery of medium. We welcome collaborative and cross-disciplinary proposals. Shows are on exhibit for one month, with an opening reception held on the First Friday. DCAC will advertise your show through press releases, our web site, e-blasts, social networking sites, and/or other advertising mediums, create posters to promote the show, and, provide food and wine for the opening reception. Artists will be expected to participate in advertising the show by distributing posters. Artists who are selected for the solo or group shows must be current members of Dare County Arts Council; artists may also join at the time of acceptance.
If interested, please submit a brief proposal of your exhibition (not to exceed one page), 5 high-resolution images that are representative of your work, a resume, biography/artist statement and a price list via email to gallery@darearts.org. Please put '2013 CALL FOR ENTRY' in your subject line. For collaborative proposals, please provide images, bio, resume for each member of the group, submitted as one proposal.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Monday, July 30th, 2012
Proposals will be evaluated by a committee and notifications will be made by August 1st, 2012.
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