Danny Overton joins us to speak about his family business on Pinehurst Ave., www.overtonbodyshop.com, since 1980 and discusses the varied services beyond just body repair they offer. Marketing Manager Catherine Chandler discusses trust issues women might have with auto repairs and how the staff at Overton’s, led by Bradon Manness, goes a long way to creating the type of comfort level required in today’s world.
Sal DiBianca, now related to Danny Overton through their children’s marriage, closes out our third set by talking about TEEN CHALLENGE, www.sandhillstc.org. Sal tells his personal story and inspiration for restoring broken lives in this Men’s Recovery Home. The faith based recovery services and teaching the students a new way of life from substance addiction is moving and informative.
The Carolina Philharmonic’s David Michael Wolff joined us to talk about the Pinehurst Jazz Festival; a tribute to his late brother, Joshua Wolff, www.carolinaphil.org. The show debuts Sunday July 14th & Monday July 15th.
Musician, actor, teacher, performer, and new father, Baxter Clement is this week’s guest and All Thing’s Moore County’s latest addition to it’s Points of Light Series.
Baxter runs the Sandhills School of Performing Arts in downtown Southern Pines. He has appeared in local productions, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash & Forever Plaid to name a few.
He talks about his next project as Neil Diamond, his family life, his experiences as a teacher/mentor, and his reflections of Moore County and Southern Pines, which he came back home to in 2006.
His enthusiasm for his craft and his self deprecating humor make Baxter a highly entertaining and interesting guest.
Returning guest, Hamp Thomas of Carolina Appraisers, discusses a myriad of issues and concerns for buyers and sellers concerning the appraisal process. As a former real estate broker and now a certified appraiser, Hamp is uniquely qualified to offer his meaningful perspective and overview on the Moore County real estate market and the important components that a real estate appraisal covers under today’s guidelines.
If you are thinking of selling your home; buying a home; refinancing your home, or doing upgrades to your property, this information is priceless.
Tax records, national real estate websites, square footage considerations, the value of a prelisting appraisal and market value vs. tax value are some of the additional topics discussed.
Michael Cotten, Branch Director of the Sandhills Food Bank and Regional Council Member George Norman discuss important information about the Food Bank and how important it is to increase awareness about the programs and services. http://www.foodbankcenc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FBCENCHome
Michael is also the president elect of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club. http://www.sandhillskiwanis.org/public/index.aspx
The Sandhills Food Bank has around 100 partner agencies who work closely to serve the community in distributing food to those who are in need.
Established in 1980, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina a nonprofit organization that has provided food for people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina for over 30 years. The Food Bank serves a network of more than 800 partner agencies such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children and adults through warehouses in Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, the Sandhills (Southern Pines) and Wilmington. In fiscal year 2010-11, the Food Bank distributed more than 42.7 million pounds of food and non-food essentials through these agencies.
Sadly, hunger remains a serious problem in central and eastern North Carolina. In these counties, more than 500,000 struggle each day to provide enough food for their families. Nearly 29 percent of the people served by the Food Bank’s network are children, and another 8 percent are elderly. Thirty percent of the families served are the “working poor” people who work hard and still have to choose between eating and other basic necessities such as medicine and housing.
The Food Bank operates 6 branch warehouses: a primary facility in Raleigh and branch warehouses in Durham, Greenville, New Bern (in the Greenville Service Territory), Wilmington and Southern Pines.
The Sandhills Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina serves 4 counties in south central North Carolina. They are Lee, Moore, Richmond and Scotland counties. One county served is shared with the Raleigh Branch, Lee county.
Last year over 5 million pounds of food was distributed to 107 agencies in those counties. The Food Bank at Sandhills operates two trucks that traveled over 37,000 miles last year. Volunteers donated over 4,100 hours of their time last year: equivalent to approximately two full-time employees.
In the counties served by the Sandhills branch, over 34,000 individuals are at risk of hunger: 12,000 are children and over 8% are 65 and older.
How many people does the Food Bank serve?
The Feeding America 2010 Study estimates that the Food Bank is now providing emergency food for an estimated 545,000 different people annually in our 34 county service territory. About 73,000 different people receive emergency food assistance in any given week. Additionally:
29% (more than 180,000) of those served by the Food Bank are children
8% of people served by the Food Bank are elderly
30% of households include at least one employed adult
David Michael Wolff, www.carolinaphil.org joins us to discuss the upcoming June 15th concert at Pinehurst’s new Village Green, “Pops on the Green” and to welcome guest artists, Janine LaManna and tenor Matias Mariani. David includes some audio clips of Janine that features her excellent range. Marva Kirk joins David to discuss her dedication to the performing arts in Moore County and to showcase her upcoming Summer events of 2013. www.kirktours.com
Musician, actor, teacher, performer, and new father, Baxter Clement is this week’s guest and All Thing’s Moore County’s latest addition to it’s Points of Light Series.