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Friday, June 13, 2008
Nickelby Project's Second Annual Golf Benefit will be held at the
Beautiful Neuse Golf Club in Clayton NC

9 am "shotgun start"
Day will include:
18 Holes of golf
Prizes include hole in one car
year Neuse membership
hole in one, closest to pin and other prizes
Light breakfast and Lunch
Range Balls,
Golf Cart
Gift bag for golfer

Please Join Us for Hors doeuvres, Drinks, Music and a Lively Tour
of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Durham, 708 Gilbert Street, Durham, North Carolina on June13 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. .

Hors doeuvres provided by Brightleaf Square Restaurants: Amelias, El Rodeo, Piazza Italia and Nikos Taverna

Music by Evan Wade and His akalakalayuans

Following this free event, we invite you to enjoy an outdoor concert at Brightleaf Square.
Music by the Magic Pipers, 7:00 pm 9:00 pm.

This evening sponsored by:
Harris Wholesale
The Herald Sun
Lowes Foods

Your tax-deductible donations to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will be accepted at the door!

During the Four Oaks Acorn Festival, May 16 - 18, there will be a golf tournament at Reedy Creek Golf Course,Fri.,11 am;Street Dance on Railroad St. At 7PM; parade @ 10AM on Main St.followed by entertainment, rides ($5.00 for all day), food, arts & crafts. On Sun.5/18 ther will be a tractor pull at 2:00 on Tettersville Road. Admission $7.00

The Special Forces Association (SFA), Chapter 100,  is hosting its 3rd Annual Benefit Festival. Our event includes talent from Brian Howe former lead singer of Bad Company,and 6 local North Carolina bands a ride in motorcycle and bicycle show, a 2008 Chevy Colorado Pick Up truck raffle. On location that day are the Gieco #7 Nascar racing car and the Cape Fear Harley Davidson drag motorcycle. NCs famous Captain Jim the Magician performing 2 live shows as well as roaming the crowd, food and merchandise venders, jugglers as well as other family entertainment, to benefit the Special Forces Association Scholarship, Tribute, and Benevolent Funds.

The SFA Scholarship Fund maintains funds that are awarded through an essay selection each year to surviving children of Killed in Action Special Forces soldiers to finance their ongoing education.

The SFA Tribute Fund provides immediate, one-time cash donations to widows of fallen Special Forces Soldiers Killed In Action (KIA), to benefit the surviving family.

The SFA Benevolent Fund provides case-by-case financial grants to wounded Special Forces Soldiers to help them during their rehabilitation, prepare handicap home modifications, and assist with unforeseen emergency expenses.

The Festival is scheduled for, Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008 from 11:00 am to 11:00pm, at Festival Park, Downtown Fayetteville.

Band line up:
Openers
Ethan Hanson, Stronghold, Super Drive, Donnaha Station, Falling in Two, Motor Junkie
Headlining Brian Howe former lead singer of Bad Company

presale tickets $17 at the door $20


Check us out at http://festivalsandevents.com/featurefestival.php?lid
=8633

The Relay for Life of Durham County is a community event sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The event Celebrates those who have survived a battle with cancer, Remembers loved ones lost to it, and is a way to Fight Back against it by raising funds and awareness.
The theme chosen is, "Imagine A World Without Cancer". Teams will camp out and take turns circling the track at: 

Durham County Stadium
750 Stadium Drive 
Durham, NC will begin 5/30/08 at 6pm. and run through 5/31/08 until 11am.

There will be fund raising events by all the teams,live music, ethnic food for sale and childrens events.
Those interested in joining a team or donating to the cause can log on:
www.DurhamRelay.com or call 919-599-1772.

Please join us in this community event.

Learning Japanese Through Song
Five Friends From Japan Saturday Series
Saturday, May 24, 2008
1:00pm and 2:00pm
Want to learn how to sing like a frog, dance like a cat, or do the Hokey-Pokey in Japanese? Japanese-American singer/songwriter Lisa Furukawa will lead you through familiar American songs, Japanese folk songs, and some simple conversations in Japanese.

Five Friends From Japan, presented by Marbles Kids Museum, is supported in Raleigh by United Arts Council, which in turn is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Presented by the Iron Dukes, the Duke Athletics Tour will make its next stop of this years tour in Wilson on May 20th at the Wedgewood Golf Course in Wilson, NC starting at 6 PM. Blue Devil alumni and fans are invited to meet Head Football Coach David Cutcliffe at this event, and official Duke Gear and golf packages to the Washington Duke Inn will be given away. Dinner will begin at 6:30 P.M. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 10 and under. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 15th by calling (919) 613-7554.

Kids Rock Artsplosure @ Marbles Kids Museum
Saturday, May 17, 2008
9:00am 5:00pm
Sunday, May 18, 2008
12:00pm 5:00pm

Don't miss a terrific weekend of fun and festivities to celebrate the rockin' kids in our lives! As part of Artsplosure, an annual spring festival bringing over 80,000 people to downtown Raleigh, Marbles Kids Museum will make rock stars out of all kids. Dress Up Like a Rock Star, Meet the Instruments, Design Your Own CD Cover and more! Also enjoy performances by Sandbox Kids & Family Fun Band, Baron Von Rumblebuss and others.

Activities and performances in our main courtyard are free and open to the public. Regular admission applies to Museum and IMAX Theatre.

Date: Sunday, May 18th 2007
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Fletcher Opera Theater
at Progress Energy Center
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Cost: Tickets starting at $15.00
Telephone: (919) 760-2242 for tickets
Web Site: http://www.capitalcitygc.org
Summary: In celebration, the Capital City Girls Choir performs an original piece by Z. Randall Stroope, commissioned for the choirs 20th Anniversary Gala. Directed by Dr. Fran Page and Amy Davis.

The Historic Hillsborough Commission will hold its 8th Annual Spring Benefit Party at the Burwell School Historic Site on Friday, May 9th from 6 to 9 p.m.  All proceeds benefit the preservation and programming of the Burwell School Historic Site.  In addition to the silent auction, this year’s party will feature a live auction as well.  Guests can also enjoy delicious food and live music in the Burwell School’s beautiful, historic setting.    

Tickets for the event are $25 per person.  For more information and reservations, contact the Burwell School at 919-732-7451 or email info@burwellschool.org, and visit our website: www.burwellschool.org.

May is Foster Care Month. There are 244 children in Durham County in foster care and only 100 foster homes. If you have the love in your heart and room in your home, call 560-8092 to learn more about becoming a foster parent.

During the entire month of May, Rush Hour Karting, located in the White Oak Business Park at 5335 Raynor Road in Garner will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from its new Charity Race League to The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Local branches are located at 3808 Tarheel Drive in Raleigh and 708 Gilbert Street in Durham.

Race dates benefiting the Food Bank:
Tuesdays, May 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th

Time: 7pm to 9pm.

More than 400,000 are at risk of hunger in the Food Banks 34-county service area.
More than 120,000 are children
This summer, children who are on the free and reduced meal program will be out of school and will not have access to these meals.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Individuals age 16 or older can register to race at Rush Hour Karting
Cost is $30
Race every Tuesday from 7pm until 9pm
Race includes a Practice Session, Qualifier, and a Race Finale

STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR
For every dollar donated, the Food Bank is able to provide on average, eight dollars worth of food or four meals.

Go to www.foodbankcenc.org or www.rushhourkarting.com for more information.