Moore County Chamber of Commerce President, Patrick Coughlin reflects on his seven year tenure in Moore County, which ends Jan. 31, 2014, as he and his wife, Melanie, and 7 yr. old daughter Bella prepare to move to Cabarrus County where Patrick will assume similar responsibilities starting Feb. 1st, 2014.
Patrick reflects on the many initiatives of our local Chamber including the many accolades received, and the people so instrumental in helping see those initiatives through. Patrick’s love of community, family and church family are the three areas he focuses on as well as many of his own personal inspirations and role models.
To date more than 80 homes have been built and gifted to deserving and needy veterans across the country. Krista Harvell is the recipient of a home being built in Aberdeen for her family of two sons, Hunter & Ethan, ages 2 & 5. Krista lost her husband Andrew in 2011. Krista is joined by Meredith Sledz, Executive Director of the Moore County Home Builders Association and committee member, Bill Huckabee. http://www.mchba.com/
Together they tell the story of how Krista returned to Moore County and the instrumental role the Home Builders Association & the Pinehurst Southern Pines Assoc. of Realtors, http://move2moore.com/, have played in making the promise of a new home for the Harvell family a reality in Moore County.
Bill Sahadi is joined by four representatives from the Sandhills Children’s Center to discuss the upcoming 17th annual Festival of Trees. This event has become a big part of marking the beginning of the holiday season here in Moore County but, more than that, the Festival of Trees plays a crucial role in supporting the mission and vision of Sandhills Children’s Center. Joining us to discuss Sandhills Children’s Center and the Festival of Trees will be Chief Executive Officer, Melanie Gayle, Child Enrollment Representative, Jennifer Jones, Director of Events and Community Relations, Teresa Copper and Community Relations Representative, Asa Moran.
Melanie Gayle – Melanie is in her 24th year as CEO. She has a deep understanding of the Center’s history, its services and the importance of private fundraising efforts like the Festival of Trees. Melanie can speak to the impact of the Children’s Center’s services on families in Moore County and the surrounding Sandhills Community.
Jennifer Jones – Jennifer is not only the Child Enrollment Representative but is also the mother of a graduate of at Sandhills Children’s Center. Her son Noah is now a first grader in a traditional classroom in the Moore County School System. He was born with a rare brain disorder and is truly a miracle child. Jennifer understands what it is to be the parent of a child with special needs. This understanding serves her well in her roll at the Center as she is able to empathize with parents while encouraging the advocacy she knows is necessary in certain situations. Jennifer can provide a testimonial account of the Center, highlighting the importance of its services and speaking to the end results from a personal perspective.
Teresa Copper – Teresa is the Director of Special Events & Community Relations at Sandhills Children’s and has been with there since 2006. She is planning/organizing/directing her eighth Festival of Trees. She knows the event inside and out and can speak to every detail of the five-day festival, including the planning that takes place up to a year out, the multiple volunteers involved, the events within the event and the overall benefit the Festival provides for the community, the region and the state.
Asa Moran – Asa is beginning his second year as Community Relations Representative for Sandhills Children’s Center. He works closely with Teresa in marketing and public relations efforts for Festival of Trees along with other fundraising events and campaigns for the Children’s Center.
We look forward to having a discussion about the Festival of Trees and its reason for existence. You’ll not want to miss this important conversation that is sure to help you understand the broad-reaching mission of Sandhills Children’s Center in and around Moore County.
Representatives from the Moore County Home Builders Association, The Pinehurst Southern Pines Association of Realtors and Locust Lumber
talk about a joint effort in Moore County that will provide widow Krista Harvel and her two young boys a mortgage free home. https://www.facebook.com/OFHMCP, www.operationfinallyhome.org
Operation Finally Home was founded in 2005 as a non-partisan/non-profit organization with the mission to provide Americans the ability to honor and thank America’s wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen who have sacrificed to defend our country in the global War on Terror. In doing this it is there way of helping them get their lives back on track and become productive members of their communities.
Guests, JD Cuff of Locust Lumber, Densel Williams – Integrity Builders of the Sandhills, Danny Adams-Daniel Adams Construction and real estate broker Angela Cummings Thompson discuss the many fund raisers going on in our community, and go a long way to personalizing Krista Harvel and her family who will become residents of Moore County this spring through this program. Executive Officer Meredith Sledz, of the Moore County Home Builders Association, www.mchba.com, and Exec. Director Paula Nash of the Pinehurst Southern Pines Association of Realtors, www.move2moore.com , have put their two organizations together to make this dream a reality for Krista Harvel and the memory of her fallen husband, Andrew Harvel.
Australian native, Shane Elson has 15+ years of engineering experience in both private consultancies and local government.
His current role involves engineering & cultural research for the initial purpose of providing clean water and waste water solutions for the rural areas of Southern Kalimantan, Indonesia. This is a remote corner of the world with many important needs. His goal is to reduce the general mortality rate, especially infant mortality of children under 5.
“Our dream is to impact the lives of the people as we bring life changing information and education. Our approach is culturally sensitive and relevant as we seek to partner with the local leaders and develop solutions together with the help of our resident anthropologist.” Shane says.
His project, KAGANANGAN, – Project Drink & Live, www.kaganangan.org, or on Facebook, projectdrinkandlive, is the sole topic of this important discussion.
Shane was introduced to us by our mutual friend and Moore County soil scientist, Bill Dunlop, who also joins the discussion.
Bill Sahadi is joined by four representatives from the Sandhills Children’s Center to discuss the upcoming 17th annual Festival of Trees. This event has become a big part of marking the beginning of the holiday season here in Moore County but, more than that, the Festival of Trees plays a crucial role in supporting the mission and vision of Sandhills Children’s Center. Joining us to discuss Sandhills Children’s Center and the Festival of Trees will be Chief Executive Officer, Melanie Gayle, Child Enrollment Representative, Jennifer Jones, Director of Events and Community Relations, Teresa Copper and Community Relations Representative, Asa Moran.
Australian native, Shane Elson has 15+ years of engineering experience in both private consultancies and local government.