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The monthly newsletter that highlights Durham, Chapel Hill & Hillsborough community & networking events.
(Note: My apologies if you receive duplicates of this newsletter. Also, if your email program has jumbled the look of any part of this Town Planner newsletter, then you may view it online at http://www.townplanner.com/headsup/NCCOR/2008_05.htm)
In this issue:
1) May Charitable Happenings
2)Philanthropic Focus:
Leave Food Out for the National Assocation of Letter Carriers Food Drive!!
3)Philanthropic Focus Bonus: Taste of Durham (Yummy!!) 
4) Networking, Networking, Networking! (Chamber & Non-Chamber Events)
5)Want to See Your Photography in the 2009 Calendar?
6) Send a photo of where you hang your calendar and win prizes!
7) May Is.
8) National Events
9) Holiday Focus: Mother's Day
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May Community Happenings
 | This newsletter highlights just a few events. The Chapel Hill & Durham calendars have | * Chapel Hill calendar* Durham calendar |
  | The Chamber Classic 14th Annual Carolina Chamber Classic (Mon, May 12th, 9a) is an opportunity for business people and community leaders throughout Chapel Hill and Carrboro to enjoy a day of golf at The Preserve at Jordan Lake, meet up with old friends, and make new business contacts while supporting the Chamber's Foundation for a Sustainable Community. Register online at www.carolinachamber.org/events. |
 | Festival for Wildlife will be held on Sat, May 3rd from 11a - 7p at Leigh Farm Park. This festival is a fundraising event for Piedmont Wildlife Center who is celebrating their 5th Anniversary. There will be food, games, and live music - and there will also be educational stops, live animal talks, hiking tours, crafts to make and to purchase - even we don't know just how much will be there! |
2008 Art Makes a Difference to Benefit  | The Sixth Annual MOMart Show will be held May 2nd, 3rd & 4th! Hosted by Just a Few Friends, a community nonprofit organization, which exists to raise money for local charitable organizations through the support of local and regional artists. This year's chosen charity is Carolina Outreach Foundation. One hundred percent of the net proceeds will go to this organization. The three-day event begins with a Friday evening preview party, 7 to 10 p.m. The cost is $20 at the door($15 for students; 12 and under, free). Saturday’s all-day open house runs from 9 am to 4 pm and features art and crafts such as container gardens, birdhouses, plants, and garden art in addition to jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture, stained glass, textiles, and pottery. We've added one more day to the event this year, so if you can't make it Friday or Saturday, come on out on Sunday, from 12-4 pm and support this great cause and more than 100 local and regional artists! The sale will be held at The Carolina Outreach Foundation, 2670 Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham, NC (next to Foster's). |
  | The 8th Annual Walk for the Animals will be held on Sat, May 17th, 9a-1p at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium. The APS Walk for the Animals is a fun way to raise funds and raise awareness about our community's homeless animals. Your pledges will help the Animal Protection Society of Durham care for the needs of many animals in our shelter. The animals need you to help make our Walk for the Animals a success. There's a fun lineup of a free breakfast to all participants, demonstrations, contests, children's activities, rescue group booths, a raffle and other great prizes that are planned for the day of the Walk. We are sure that you will also have great time along the scenic 5k or 1-mile fun walk route. You are welcome to walk with or without a pet. |
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Philanthropic Focus:16th Annual Letter Carriers Food DriveMay 10, 2008 Simply leave bagged, non-perishable food by your mailbox on this day!! |  |
Everyone reading this newsletter can help feed families in need by placing non-perishable grocery items by their mailboxes on Saturday, May 10th. Just think of how much food could be collected for our local food bank and organizations that serve folks in need if we all just left one bag of items for our carriers to pick up. Let's make this year a phenomenal success! This is a national event (almost 1,300 postal branches nationwide) so be sure to remind your family and friends in other parts of the country to check to see if their area is participating.
If you'd like to go above & beyond the call of duty, volunteers will be needed at local post offices to sort through all of the food we'll be collecting.
Durham & Wake counties: Letter Carriers will be delivering individual's donations to post offices through out Wake and Durham counties in the afternoon of the 12th. Individual and group volunteers are needed to help receive these food donations at the Post Offices. We hope that you will be able to volunteer on the 10th; All volunteers will be given a NALC t-shirt and snacks will be available throughout the day. Food Bank volunteers are an integral piece to the success of this food drive. Contact 956-2513, x-2104 for more information. (Click the 'Durham & Wake counties' link for full volunteer details.)
Chapel Hill & Carrboro: We will need volunteers with trucks, vans or SUV's to help transport food from the post office in Carrboro on Hwy 54 and from the post office on Estes Drive beside University Mall to our 110 W Main St location. Interested volunteers should contact Kristin Lavergne @ 919-929-6380, x41 or by email to servicesdirector@ifcmailbox.org. Thanks again for your help!
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Philanthropic Focus Bonus:Taste of Durham Festival | |
• Help the community by eating & having fun!
Saturday, May 24, 11a-7p, Imerial Center at 4309 Emperor Blvd in Durham. Visit website for full details. This signature event offers a unique venue to showcase international and cultural entertainment, area restaurant food sampling, art and cultural experiences, venues for artist and musicians, activities for children, and a unique mix of entertainment. Each year brings a new festival segment to spice up your 'good life' experience at the festival. Tickets $6, $4 in advance, kids under 12 FREE. Coins for food and beverages and tickets for wine and beer tastings are sold separately.Proceeds benefit The Community Chest (TCC) which is a philanthropic organization that supports community interests and needs through distinctive festivals and programs. TCC's vision is to create a 'Philanthropic Giving Engine' that gives back in so many ways. Our focus is on creating and establishing successful business development infrastructures that become a sustainable part of the community while contributing to community needs, programs, and charities with festival proceeds.
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Networking, Networking, Networking!
Highlights:
• Chapel Hill Leads Group meets on Wednesdays from 8-9:30 a.m. at Extraordinary Ventures located at 200 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill. Click link for more details. New location!
• First Friday @ Harrington Bank, Friday May 2nd from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m., 1203 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill.
•14th Annual Chamber Golf Classic @ The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Mon May 12th. is an opportunity for business people and community leaders throughout Chapel Hill and Carrboro to enjoy a day of golf at The Preserve at Jordan Lake, meet up with old friends, and make new business contacts while supporting the Chamber's Foundation for a Sustainable Community. Register online at www.carolinachamber.org/events.
• Business after Hours @ Southern Village, 410 Market St, Thurs May 15th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
For the full calendar: http://carolinachamber.org/calendar/month.php?LocationID=&Month=05&Year=2008
Highlights
•New Member Orientation, Wed May 7th from 8:30-9:30 a.m., 300 W. Morgan St, Suite 1400, Durham
•Professional Women's Network Golf Tournament, Thurs May 8th from 5:30-7:30pm, Croasdaile Country Club, 3800 Farm Gate Ave, Durham. The Professional Women’s Network is presenting its 5th Annual Golf Tournament for women players! Put your foursome together now and enjoy a great day of golf and networking! Individual participants are also encouraged to register and will be paired in a foursome. Check in and continental breakfast 9:30am; Group lessons from the pros 10:00am; Shotgun start 11am; Awards and networking reception ~4pm. If you are interested in attending the 4 p.m. networking reception but are unable to play golf earlier in the day, please join us. Registration is due to the Chamber by Thursday, May 1.
• Membership Matters Breakfast, Tues May 13th from 8-9:30a, Hope Valley Country Club, 3803 Dover Road, Durham. The Membership Matters Breakfast Series is a new program of the Chamber which focuses on getting you connected with the Chamber and the community. May’s speaker is Dr. Victor Dzau, Chancellor of Health Affairs for Duke University and President & CEO of Duke University Health System. Dr. Dzau will discuss health care options for Durham businesses and residents and what DUHS is doing to improve health care accessibility in Durham.. Register here.
• Small Business Council's Lunch & Learn - Putting Money in Your Pocket, New Tax Laws for 2008 , Wed May 14th from 12 - 1:30 p.m., 300 W. Morgan St, Suite 1400, Durham
•Business After Hours, Lotus of Durham, Thurs May 22nd from 5:30-7:00pm, 4513 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham. Click on link to register.
For the full calendar: http://www.durhamchamber.org/events/calendar.html?month=05&year=2008
Highlights
• Hillsborough's Leads Group, every 2nd & 4th Thursday, Occoneechee Steak House, 8-9 am
• Durham Technical Community College - Orange County Campus Open House, Thurs, May 1, 5:30-7 p.m. Join members of the Hillsborough/Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro chambers of commerce for a sneak preview of the new campus. A grand opening of the Orange County Campus will be held Friday, May 2, but Chamber members are nvited to come out the night before for a special open house to view the campus' facilities for small businesses. The Orange County Campus is located at 525 College Park Road in Hillsborough.
• Chamber Monthly Meeting, Wed, May 21st , Big Barn Convention Center, 388 Ja Maxx Drive in Daniel Boone Village. Please call the chamber at 732-8156 for additional details.
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 | Would you like your photography featured in 60,000 calendars? Submit them for consideration in the 2009 Photo Contest. |
The 2009 Town Planner Community Calendar needs your local Durham & Orange County photography! For 2008, there were 60,000 calendars were printed; over 53,000 were directly mailed free to homes. The photography featured on the cover and also on each month are Durham & Orange County photos with an occasional smattering of popular non-Durham/Orange locations (i.e. State Fair, Jordan Lake, etc). Most of the pictures are scenery without people, although any photos that capture the essence of the area would be alright with me assuming that all photographed people give their approval. Please submit your photography for possible consideration in the 2009 Town Planner calendar. Chosen photographers will have photo credit as well as a mini-biography in the calendar. Please contact Marcia at 491-9904 or corprew@townplanner.com by May 31st.
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Show me your calendar & win prizes!! | ||
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