New Hope Presbyterian Church to show Fireproof On Saturday, Sept. 26, events are planned starting at 6 p.m. with a spaghetti dinner (donations requested); and then at 7 p.m., the PG-rated movie “Fireproof” wil be shown for free in the Family Life Center. Child care will be available. Door prizes are the Love Dare book, a New York Times bestseller! “Fireproof” is for adults of all ages who are either married or in committed relationships. However, the truths in “Fireproof” speak to singles and even older high school and college-age students who are dating and looking for more serious relationships. You can reserve your spaces by e-mailing info@newhopepresbyterian.org, although walk-in guests are welcome. The public is invited! New Hope is located at 2317 Highway 42 in Willow Spring. For more information, visit newhopepresbyterian.org or call (919) 552-6339.
Bicentennial Celebration and Homecoming at Mount Zion UMC Mount Zion United Methodist Church extends an invitation to all to their Bicentennial Drama on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. “Mount Zion: 200 Years of Blessings” a historical drama with music, was written by Tim Stevens, and will be presented by the Mount Zion Drama Team. On Sunday, Sept. 27 the Bicentennial Celebration & Homecoming Worship Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. There will be special events, monologues written by Todd Johnson and presented by the Mount Zion Drama Team, special music, and a mortgage burning ceremony. A covered dish lunch will immediately follow the worship service. There is a handmade Bicentennial Quilt, historical photos, and historical artifacts on display. Mount Zion is located at 15772 NC 50 N, ¼ mile south of the intersection of Hwy 50 and Hwy 42. For additional information, please contact the church office at 772-8415 or e-mail info@mountzion-umc.org Additional information about Mount Zion and opportunities for worship can be found at www.mountzion-umc.org.
Coats Family Reunion and Old Fashioned Picnic Descendants of Amos “Babe” and Lenora “Nora” Wood Coats will have a family reunion and old fashioned picnic, Sunday, Sept. 27 at Clemmons Educational State Forest on Old Highway 70 about 1.3 miles west of Clayton. A picnic under the pavilion will begin at 12:30 p.m. Anyone with history articles, pictures, and other memorabilia are encouraged to bring them for display.
Eye of the Eagle gallery seeking artists for exhibit The Eye of the Eagle Art in downtown Clayton is seeking artists to exhibit in “The World’s Largest Tiny Art Show!” The exhibit will open Nov. 1 and feature Art Pieces no larger than 6 x 6 and the exhibit will close on December 31, 2009. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 30. The opening reception for the artists will be Nov. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. There will be two receptions in December: Dec.3 – from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Tree Lighting in the Town Square and Christmas Village that evening, Dec. 12 – from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Clayton Christmas Parade that Day! The mission of The Eye of the Eagle Art is to support the arts, the artists both professional and emerging, and bring the arts alive in the community. Please contact the Eye of the Eagle Art to obtain an application or get more details about this opportunity. The gallery and art center is located at 131 E First Street, Clayton, NC 27520. Gallery Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. You can call (919) 585-2461, email art@eyeoftheeagleart.com or go to http://eyeoftheeagleart.com/ for further information.
Dining With Diabetes Cooking School The Dining with Diabetes Cooking School is a five-evening course that provides instruction, information, and nutritional recipes for people living with diabetes. It is open to all individuals with diabetes and their family members. The cost is $15 per person. Each evening we will eat the food prepared in the cooking demonstration. Event Dates and Times: Thursday evenings: Oct. 1 – Oct. 30 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Pre-registration is necessary. Please contact the Cooperative Extension office at (919) 989-5380.
Be The Match Marrow Registry Drive & Fundraiser Please join in to help 3–year-old Carter Pepper who suffers from a life threatening bone disease and is in need of a Bone Marrow Transplant. Thousands of patients like Carter suffer from diseases that may be cured by a marrow transplant. They are searching for matched donors who can offer them “The Living Gift of Life.” Take the first step - join the Registry. Registration is simple: Fill out a registration form and have the inside of your cheek swabbed. For Marrow Registration info: Betsie Letterle (919) 414-8312 or e-mail: bletterle@nmdp.org. The drive will be held Friday, October 2 at McCullers Ruritan Club, 8116 Ten-Ten Road, Raleigh from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Carter will be held along with the Registry Drive. Plates available for pick up or delivery $8.00 per plate (includes spaghetti, salad w/dressing and bread). E-mail orders to luvermed@yahoo.com by Thursday, October 1.
Grand Opening at Carolina Crossings Vet Carolina Crossings Veterinary Clinic will be holding a grand opening event on Friday, Oct. 2. They will be offering discount cat neuters (schedule in advance) for $45, as well as $5 rabies from 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. There will also be food and door prizes. For more information, visit carolinacrossingvet.com or call (919) 934-7729.
Volunteers Needed for NC Big Sweep The NC Big Sweep is now recruiting volunteers to participate in the statewide litter campaign on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The NC Big Sweep is an international waterway cleanup where trash is picked up and tallied. You may select your own site or go to a pre-designated site. Supplies will be provided. Please contact Susan Woodard at 934-7156 ext. 3 or susan.woodard@nc.nacdnet. For more information visit www.ncbigsweep.org.
PFCJC holding Open House Take a Time Out on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from your busy day to tour the Partnership for Children of Johnston County’s new facility and help bail out community leaders! Open House is from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. with a Ribbon Cutting at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Johnston County Chambers of Commerce. Call 202-0002 or visit www.pfcjc.org for more information.
Spirit Night for CMS Cleveland Middle School PTSO will be hosting a family fun Spirit Night at Zaxby's on 70 in Clayton on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 5 - 8 p.m. Zaxby’s will be providing a free jump house, cotton candy and a magician. A portion of all sales (drive thru and dine in) will be donated by Zaxby's to CMS PTSO for the new computer lab at CMS. Hope you can join us!
Mt. Zion UMC Golf Tournament Golfers are invited to participate in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church’s Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 9 at Reedy Creek Golf Course. This four person captain’s choice team tournament will begin at noon with a shotgun start. There will be a chance at a $100,000 shootout and golfers will have the opportunity to win $10,000 for a hole in one. Prizes will be flighted. Door prizes will be given out and prizes will be awarded in closest to pin, longest drive, and putting contests. Entry fee is $60 per person and includes golf, cart use, refreshments and a meal. Entry is limited to the first 32 teams, so gather your golfers and enjoy this great day of fun and fellowship! All proceeds will benefit the Mt. Zion building fund. Rain date is Oct. 16. Visit www.mountzion-umc.org for a registration form or contact Casey Matthews at 772-6688 and register your team today.
Clyde’s Chapel Plans “Family Fun Day” Clyde’s Chapel Baptist Church near Wendell will host a variety of free activities Saturday, Oct. 10, on “Family Fun Day” for the eastern Wake/western Johnston County area. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. children can play on inflatables, enjoy a petting zoo, take a pony ride, have their faces painted and participate in many games at the church on Buffalo Road near the Archer Lodge community. Local emergency personnel will also be on hand with vehicles for the children to see. Free food will include hot dogs and snow cones. For information about “Family Fun Day” or the church’s programs, call the office at (919) 365-6969 or visit the web site at www.clydeschapel.org.
American Legion Post 116 Oktoberfest Celebration Everyone’s invited to our 1st Oktoberfest Celebration at the American legion Post 116 at 6400 Johnson Pond Rd in Fuquay-Varina on Saturday, Oct. 10 starting at 3:30 p.m. Come ready to listen to German music and eat some traditional fare. Plan to stay till the food and beer is all gone. A souvenir mug, German music, lots of Brats, Kielbasa and beer will be included in you admission. So, do a little research and dress up in you favorite hat, lederhosen, dermal or fancy Bavarian outfit. If you have any German memorabilia, pictures or memories you want to share bring them along, too! Covered dishes are welcomed, but, they have to be as close to traditional German foods as possible. Limited tickets will be $30 per adult and $5 per child at the door. Fifty (50) advanced tickets will be available (by cash or credit card) at the Social Quarters at the Post or by phone at (919) 552-0278 for $25 per adult and $5 per child starting Oct. 1 to make reservations. So, come one, come all for an “ump-pa-pa” day! We also have 2 halls for rental to the public. Call Tony Smith at (919) 639-0889 for details. And, remember, there is Karaoke every Friday and Saturday night at the Legion’s Social Quarters starting at 7 p.m.
Homecoming at Shiloh Baptist Church Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 3414 N. Shiloh Road in Garner, NC, will be celebrating its 149th Anniversary Homecoming on Oct. 11. Services begin with Sunday School at 9:15 a.m., followed by the Worship Service at 10:30 a.m., and ending with a covered dish luncheon. Everyone is invited to attend this special celebration. For additional information, please contact Shiloh Baptist Church at (919) 553-3319. Come find “Hope in the Midst of Adversity.”
Southern Regional GAP (Grandparents as Parents) Support Group The mission of the Southern Regional GAP is to provide ongoing support not only to grandparents but all family members caring for other family members. • GAP meets once a month on the third Friday night of the month at 6:30 p.m. • GAP meets at the Fuquay-Varina Presbyterian Church @ 310 N. Ennis St.; Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526. (Downstairs meeting room/back entrance) • Sharing of resources and community support. • Informative speakers. • Bring a dish for a potluck dinner and join our group for a chance to gather useful information and talk with other family member just like you.Childcare provided. Meetings are: Oct. 16, Nov. 20, and Dec. 18. For more information please contact Ruth Cole at (919) 567-1017 or Debi Sikes at (919) 341-2914.
40/42 Library Association meeting The regular meeting of the 40/42 Library Association will be held Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Pizza Inn at 40 and 42. There is also a reading contest for grades K - 5. See www.4042library.com for more information. Your help is appreciated in bringing the services of a library to the 40/42 area. Any person interested in serving as a volunteer Board Member is welcomed to attend the meetings as well as contact any Board Member for information. All positions are unpaid and volunteer in nature. Persons interested in serving as a Board Member should contact Ann Blake at ablake@4042library.com or (919) 607-3767.
Hospice of Wake to hold volunteer training Hospice of Wake County will hold a 14-hour training class for new and prospective family support volunteers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31 at the non-profit agency’s Youngsville office, 60 Wheaton Ave, One Park Place Building, Suite 92 in Youngsville. This training will give volunteer candidates an informative overview of the hospice mission and philosophy and will equip them with the skills and confidence to visit patients in their homes, hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility. Attendance does not obligate participants to continue as volunteers. During the course of the training, attendees can decide if patient care is the appropriate volunteer opportunity for them. Other opportunities exist for administrative support and fundraising volunteers, speakers bureau volunteers, grief companions, and puppeteers. For more information, including a complete list of volunteer positions, visit www.hospiceofwake.org or contact Anne Arndt, Manager of Volunteer Services with Hospice of Wake County, at 828-0890 or aarndt@hospiceofwake.org.
Golf Tournament to benefit Cleveland Wildcats The 2009 Cleveland Wildcats Golf Classic will be held on Friday, Nov. 13 at Reedy Creek Golf Course. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with registration, followed by a 12 p.m. Shotgun start. A catered dinner will round out the day at 5 p.m. Players may enter individually or as a team. Sponsors are also being accepted. Entries must be mailed in by Nov. 6, but team entries will be accepted up to the tournament date provided there is room. Proceeds from the event will help the team pay for their Cooperstown 2010 Baseball Tournament. For more information, contact John Holt at (919) 902-0485 or David Mundy at (919) 369-8130.
Tots and Tales Tots and Tales - a literacy program for families with young children featuring special guest readers from the community - welcomes you to explore the wonders of reading with your children. Join us for a creative experience through literature, crafts and songs in the Clayton Partnership for Children Early Learning Resource Library at 918 Hwy 42. W. on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m., and in the Selma Partnership for Children Early Learning Resource Library at 1406-A S. Pollock St. on the 2nd Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Call 202-0002 or visit www.pfcjc.org for more information.
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