Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:37:14 -0500
From: Marianna Spence
Subject: Love Shouldn’t Hurt

Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services is hosting its 4th annual Love Shouldn’t Hurt Open House [Party]. Please come enjoy tasty treats, drinks, and wonderful music by Marie Vanderbeck & Rusty Luthe, and Corn and the Colonels.

Friday, Feb. 10
4 – 7 p.m.
200 East Street, Pittsboro

Hope to see you there!

Marianna Spence
Development Coordinator
Family Violence&  Rape Crisis Services
919.542.5445
www.fvrc.org

: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:14:50 -0500
From: Rita Marley-McKenzie
Subject: Many Thanks

In my five years working in foster care, I encountered many generous souls in this county. I want to send out many thanks to everyone who has helped a foster child in some way. Several churches in the area have helped foster youth moving into their first homes with household, cleaning, and toiletry supplies. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

There are a few people/agencies/companies I want to thank by name:

Lee Pollard with Computer Therapy, Inc. — Lee has donated many computers over the past five years for teens and young adults who were in foster care. Because of this computer donation program, these youth were able to excel in high school and college. If you have upgraded and do not need your old computer or laptop, please consider donating to this wonderful program. Lee also accepts keyboards, speakers, monitors, etc.. www.computer-therapy.com

Beth and Mark Morton with House of Israel/Kid’s Warehouse — Beth and Mark, I don’t know what we would have done without you. They receive donated furniture and household items and give them away for free to families in need. They have helped several of our former foster youth furnish their first homes. They even delivered and set up an entire apartment for a young lady early this month. If you are remodeling or just need to move out a piece or two of furniture, please give Beth a call at 542-6159. They also need bed and bath linens, kitchen supplies and more. Beth can provide a list of what items are needed the most at any given time. I know they need gas cards and monetary donations to offset the cost of delivering items, too. HOI/Kid’s Warehouse is a non-profit agency.

Kathy Hotelling with Cinderella’s Closet — Last year, for the first time ever, young ladies in foster care were able to feel like princesses. With the help of fairy godmothers, they picked out a special dress, shoes, jewelry, and purse for prom all at no cost. This was made possible by a team of people and church members from First Baptist Church in Pittsboro in conjunction with another group in Orange County. This year, the event will be held at Evergreen Church on 15-501 due to its central location for both Orange and Chatham youth. Donations of prom dresses, shoes, jewelry, and purses are greatly needed. Contact Kathy directly at kathyhotelling@gmail.com for drop off locations. (For those in Siler City who would like to contribute, you can drop off items at my store at 222 E Raleigh St. 919-663-4769)

Finally, I want to thank the members of the Chatham Transition Team (WIA, VR, CCT!, Teen Court, LINKS, CCS/OCS, ASCET, JobLink) for helping to organize monthly life skills workshops for teens. Each month on the 3rd Wednesday from 6-8pm, all teens ages 13-20 are invited to a life skills workshop on various topics with guest speakers from our community. Group location alternates monthly from Siler City to Pittsboro. To all of our past speakers, my deepest appreciation goes out to you. If you are interested in being a speaker or have youth who could benefit from attending these workshops, please contact Gwen Overturf with Chatham County Together! at 919-542-5155.

Thank you again to everyone I have worked with over these past years. You have truly made a difference in the lives of youth and given them a bright and hopeful future. You truly are beautiful angels.

Rita Marley-McKenzie

Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:43:08 -0500
From: Brystana Kaufman
Subject: WinnerFest February 4th

Chatham Partnership for Children is looking for business owners and individuals to donate items/services to be auctioned at the WinnerFest Event on February 4th! Your tax deductible donation will support services for the children in Chatham county.

Wishlist: Massages, Golf packages, Pottery, Spa Services, Vacation rentals, Valentine’s Basket/night out, Tax Service, or any item valued above $50.

We thank the following businesses for their support:
Robyn’s Nest
First Citizens Bank
Chad Virgil, Edward Jones
Siler City Merchants
Lowe’s of Pittsboro
Haw River Creative
Siglinda Scarpa the Artist
Laurel’s Creations

WinnersFest Benefit Gala February 4th 6pm=20
Reverse Raffle – $2500 Grand Prize=20
Governors Club Ballroom with Live Auction & Entertainment

*$50 ticket price includes  ONE RAFFLE ENTRY, Dinner, and Live Entertainment.

*No more than 200 tickets will be sold.=20

*You do not have to be present to win!

*CASH PRIZES will also include one $500 prize, Four $250 prizes, and Ten $100 prizes.

*One additional dinner may be purchased with each raffle ticket for only $10.00

Order tickets at Chathamkids.org or First Citizens Bank in Pittsboro.=20

Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:20:15 -0500
From: Marion Haywood
Subject: Volunteer Opportunities

Lots of volunteers needed for short term commitment ( 4 hours or less) -

The 3rd Annual Shamrock Run for Hope, hosted by the Pittsboro Relay for Life is scheduled for March 17, 2012. This 5K & 10K run in Pittsboro is followed by a breakfast for participants (included in registration, all others for $5).

The race starts at 8AM, post race activities including cleanup are usually complete by 11:30 AM. Some of the opportunities listed below need to happen several days before or a couple hours before the actual start time. If you see something that interests you, or if you need more information please contact me at this email address: 3rdshamrockrun@gmail.com

To be successful we rely on volunteers to:

  – set up/take down the course markers
  – provide childcare during the run
  – provide kids activities
  – register participants
  – be stationed at all intersections to provide direction to runners & traffic
  – cook breakfast
  – serve breakfast
  – setup / clean up the dining area
  – provide music, song or other fun entertainment along the course
  – flyer & brochure distribution

(If you want to register as a participant, see www.relayforlife.org/pittsboro  click my event, event announcements  or go to  www.sportoften.com )

Thank you in advance for supporting this fun fundraiser for the Relay for Life.
Marion Haywood
Race Organizer

Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:19:33 -0500
From: Kathy Hotelling
Subject: Cinderella’s Closet Needs Storage Space

In its second year, Cinderella’s Closet is a Chatham County project which provides the experience of a lifetime and formal wear to girls that could not otherwise attend prom.  We are partnering again this year with a similar project in Chapel Hill sponsored by Christ Church.

More information and requests will be forthcoming, but we are in need of a climate controlled storage facility for the dresses and accessories that we acquire.  If you can donate the use of such a facility, or can gather monies from friends and neighbors to support this event which was such a success last year, please contact me.

Thank you in advance!

Kathy Hotelling
271 Fearrington Post
Pittsboro, NC
919-265-3390

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:37:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Jenny Powers 
Subject: Be Active NC

Be Active North Carolina (www.activenc.org),  a non-profit organization that promotes physical activity and healthy living opportunities across the state, has been focusing on Chatham County this last year.

Working with the Chatham County Health Department, Be Active is working to help the citizens of the Moncure area create more opportunities for healthy living. The hope is to establish a parnership with Be Active, the citizens of Moncure, and the Sprott Center and to develop programming that would be available to all age groups and interests.

In the first step to create a wellness coalition of concerned citizens and community leaders, Be Active will be meeting with the Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council on Tuesday, January 17, 7 p.m., at the Moncure Fire Department.

Anyone interested in learning more about this new wellness opportunity for Chatham County is welcome to attend.

Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:03:03 -0500
From: Lesley Landis
Subject: Jump start your business in 2012

Jump start your business in 2012 by attending Wake-Up Wednesday, January 18th at the Carolina Brewery, Pittsboro, NC.

Networking begins at 8 am. The program runs from 8:30-9:30 am. Admission is $5 and includes a fresh breakfast by The Carolina Brewery’s Hop Shop as well as the opportunity to connect with other people doing business of all types in Chatham County.

Scheduled as the featured speaker is Paul Konove. Konove is the founder and president of Carolina Country Builders and a designer, builder, educator, and advocate of energy efficient homes.

Wake-Up Wednesday connects people, businesses, services and community. Typical turnout is about 25-30 return and new attendees so it’s a valuable opportunity to exchange information and develop contacts.

Bring your business cards, a quick verbal presentation of your services, upcoming events, and/or literature to share. Attendees are welcome to bring a door prize to promote your organization, community-oriented event, or company, as well as a mug to reduce the use of paper products.

Check out this video for a light-hearted and informative view on Wake-Up Wednesday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO4mTpm63Zc&feature=g-upl&context=G2e08877AUAAAAAAAlAA

Lesley Landis Graphic Designs  919-949-5866
President, Chatham County Arts Council <http://chathamarts.org/>
visit Wake-Up Wednesday on
Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pittsboro-NC/Wake-Up-Wednesday/180896048609>

Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:21:13 -0500
From: Cindy A
Subject: Free Income Tax assistanct

Free Income Tax Assistance (Orange & Chatham Counties)

Date: 2012-01-03, 5:50PM EST
Reply to: comm-2kmdw-2781804919@craigslist.org

Volunteers in Orange & Chatham counties are offering free income tax assistance – for those with low to moderate incomes.

Volunteers are IRS-trained and certified under its VITA program. Assistance is available in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Pittsboro and Siler City.

Sign up starting January 17.

See our web site – www.chapelhillvita.org – for all the details.

a. Location: Orange & Chatham Counties

Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:55:11 -0500
From: Jasmina Nogo
Subject: Thank You for Your Donations!!

Greetings!

My car was weighed down by bags full of coats, blankets, sweaters, scarves, hats and gloves. Thank you so much to all of those who donated winter attire for our clients at the Hispanic Liaison. It’s greatly appreciated. Happy Holidays!!!

Jasmina Nogo
Basic Needs and Community Outreach Coordinator/Relaciones Comunitarias
The Hispanic Liaison / El Vinculo Hispano
105 E. Second St
Siler City, NC 27344
(919) 742-1448

Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:52:15 -0500
From: MarkBeth Morton
Subject: Thank you for your support of our mission to help local children and families

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; ” Psalm 82:3   The Kids Warehouse, Inc

(919) 542-6159 Mark/Beth Morton Co-directors

Help us recycle!!!!!! GOOD used furniture, chest of drawers, mattresses, bedrails, couches/chairs, tables, chairs, small desks, most any household furniture, etc.

MOST house-hold goods, linens, pillows, lamps, small appliances, silverware, microwaves, toaster ovens, grills, pots/pans, dishes, baby furniture and supplies.

OPENED but still useable:  shampoos, body washes, women hygiene products, diapers (adult & Baby), tissues, paper towel, trash bags, charcoal, individual food packets, washing power, dish soaps, cleaning products, etc. (we can use these in our Mission for the Homeless for people needing a shower and or to wash clothes, and/or for people on food stamps that need items they can not purchase with food stamps)

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Our non-profit is 100% volunteer and operates on cash donations for gas to pick-up and deliveries.      So if you don $B!G (Bt have TRASH, we will accept CASH! = Mail check to: The Kid’s Warehouse, Inc, Post Office Box 9, Pittsboro, NC 27312, and a tax donation receipt will be mailed back to you!  

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Please keep us in mind for future material, cash donations, and/or fundraisers.    Our Families Thank You! 

WEBSITE: WWW.THEKIDSWAREHOUSEINC.COM

If you have a question about what we accept, call us before you dump your trash – it maybe someone else $B!G (Bs treasure! 
(919) 542-6159 
Mark and Beth Morton
Co-Directors The Kid’s Warehouse/House of Israel Mission

Contact Information:
(919)542-6159
Email:   ebm87@msn.com
Website: www.TheKidsWarehouseinc.com