GIRLS GOLF CLUB OF WHISPERING PINES / MEALS ON WHEELS

Charlaine Hirst is a golf professional – TCP – Class A who has run this program for 9 years. golflessonsnc.com

She has used golf as the ‘hook’ to embolden girls from the ages of 6-16 and consistent with the LPGA Foundation National Initiative of creating positive female role models and inspiring the girls under her tutelage of the 5 E’s  Included in this show are 5 of her students, Emma Dennis, Allie Hirst, Kate Grantham, Keely Ferdinand & Molly Ferdinand who all speak about their experiences.

  • National initiative of LPGA Foundation: Found in 1989, now 415 sites – create experiences that help girls fall in love with the game! Girl friendly, positive female role models and inspiring girls with 5 E’s
  • We EMPOWER girls with confidence and inspire them to dream BIG
  • We ENRICH girls lives by expanding their minds and horizons
  • We ENERGIZE girls with passion for the game of golf
  • We EXERCISE girls’ minds and bodies by helping them unlock their full potential
  • We ENGAGE girls with positive female role models and mentors
  • 5 E Ambassadors: Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Lizette Salas, Lexi Thompson, and Tiffany Joh
  • To date the GG program has reached more than 500,000 girls and roughly 70,000 per year!

Our Goals as LPGA instructors/GG Site Directors are:

Keeping girls ENGAGED in sports and increasing RETENTION

Instilling CONFIDENCE and inspiring girls to live ACTIVE lifestyles

Providing social opportunities and lifelong FRIENDSHIPS

Encouraging FAMILY involvement

Helping them to EMBRACE volunteerism in their communities

MEALS ON WHEELS w/ Executive Director Rebecca Listrom

Rebecca gives us a great overview of Meals On Wheels of the Sandhills, Inc. It was started in 1974 by Ida Baker Scott for five of her friends who needed a hot, nourishing meal. This year our Volunteers will deliver approximately 24,000 meals.

Today, we have more than 100 dedicated Volunteers who donate their time and use of their vehicles to deliver an average of 100 meals each weekday, 260 days a year to those in need. Each month our lunch-time meals are delivered (Monday through Friday, including weekday holidays) to the homebound in the towns of Aberdeen, Pinebluff, Pinehurst and Southern Pines. We have no financial or age restrictions, and we receive no government funding. Meals On Wheels is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization depending entirely on private monetary help to exist.

ABERDEEN EVENTS – MALCOM BLUE FARM FESTIVAL – SEPT. 21ST & SEPT. 22ND

The Malcom Blue Farm Festival is September’s highlight event in Aberdeen. Our guests give so much detail about all the happenings at this annual event.

Nicola Squires, one of the owners of High Octane, Aberdeen’s only coffee shop, and real estate broker, Angie McKew of Sandhill Realty, have become part of the new face and growth.

They discuss Aberdeen in general, the changing environment and the vibrant downtown area as well as additional events coming up this fall.

Cheslin Astorino –Recreation Program and Event Coordinator- Town of Aberdeen
Bob Martin- Friend of Malcolm Blue Farm, farm tour curator
Kelly Hinson-Friend of Malcolm Blue Farm, re-enactor

We are here to discuss the upcoming Malcolm Blue Festival for the Town of Aberdeen.

I. Questions:

1. What is the Malcolm Blue Festival?
2. What is the history of the farm?
3. What are the dates and times for the festival?
4. How much does it cost to get into the festival?
5. What does the line up for the festival on Saturday look like?
6. What is the difference between the farm skills school day on Friday and the festival on Saturday?
7. What kind of bands will be there?
8. What kind of demonstrators and vendors will be there?
9. What new additions are at the farm this year?
10. What type of food will be there?
11. Are there tours of the farm and museum the day of the festival?

Who our demonstrators and vendors are:

Demonstrators:

* string instruments
* bees
* pottery
* – border collie demonstration
* washboard instruments, box drum demonstration
* Trapper
* bringing antiques
* bag piper
* panning for gems
* live music in the parlor
* North Carolina Highland Regime/71st-coming out to demonstrate shooting muskets etc
* Loomer
* Edenton Bell Battery bringing their cannon
* tobacco stringing
* Braddy Battery
* mc for the battels
* Town Crier
* clogging
* 35th Scottish Riffle Men
* blacksmith
* plow/horse demo

Vendors:

* I-zon U productions
* So Sweet Gems
* Grandma Lou’s lollipops
* Brown Eyed Girls Crafts
* Lands of the Pine Soap Co. (goat milk products)
* Jim’s Gems
* Minerva Jams and Jelly
* The Scuppernong Press
* Railhouse Brewery
* Chappell’s Ice Cream
* Mrs. K’s
* Aberdeen Feed and Seed
* Pandora Soap Works
* The Soap Apothecary
* Bbq
* High Country Kettle Corn
* Annie Barton- collard sandwiches
* Buggy Town Coffee-
* Ithaca Acres Creamery- goat milk lotion and cheeses
* Crafts
* Pine needle baskets

Other things:

* We have an off duty officer coming at 11:30 for all our beer needs
* Simmons horse and carriage is all set to come out
* Aberdeen Seed and supply will be back with mums and pumpkins

* Border Collie demonstration is at 1 pm
* Port o potty is coming out again this year
* Red tie transit is set up to transport people
* Moore Equine is all set to bring: petting zoo, pony well, train, etc
* Face Painters will be back this year
* I have a bag piper coming out to demonstrate etc
* Wristbands are here for the event

LINE UP:

10:00- Cousin Amy’s Deluxe Old Time String Band
11:00 Musket shooting
11:15 Scottish Dance Performance
11:30 Cutting Grass Bluegrass Band
11:45 Cannon Shooting
12:00 Box Drum Demo
12:15 Battle re-enactment
12:30 Musket shooting
1:00 Border collie Demo
1:30 Scottish Dance Performance
1:45 Grass Street Band
2:00 Cannon Shooting
2:15 Battle re-enactment
2:30 Cloggers demo
3:00 Shooting Demo
3:15 Sleeping Dog Band
4:00 Cannon Shooting

Destination Aberdeen, North Carolina

Kathy Liles, the Planning Director of Aberdeen, joins Betsy Saye, business owner of “111 Main St” & Ariel Kowalick, owner of Miron Tile & the Aberdeen Bead Shop to discuss the revitalization of the downtown area of Aberdeen and the many activities & changes that Aberdeen has to offer Moore County residents and new families moving to our area.