Moore County residents Betsy Saye, Kirsten Foyles and Dottie Black lend a heartfelt and articulate voice to the discovery, trials, tributations and small triumphs of what it is like to be the mother/parent/friend to their Type 1 diabetic children. Their perspective and advice can serve as a valuable aid to families who have or are experiencing the presence of Type 1 diabetes with their own children. From the symptom discovery to the management of this, as yet, incurable disease, Betsy, Kirsten and Dottie offer great information with many positive personal stories of their children’s special challenges and their siblings support. They take us into the everyday lives of Lauren, age 9, Anna Grace, age 11, and Stephen, age 13.
JDRF was founded by parents of Type 1 children and is the only global organization with a strategic plan to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until it is no longer a threat to anyone. http://jdrf.org/.
Betsy & Dottie speak about their 4th annual tennis fundraiser at the Pinehurst Country Club to be held Nov. 2nd & 3rd.
MOORE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE – HUMAN TRAFFICKING with CHANGING DESTINIES MINISTRY & DRUG FREE MOORE COUNTY INC.
Child/Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world and is the second largest criminal enterprise, after drugs in the United States. 80% of human trafficking victims are women and girls and up to 50% are minors. Co-founded in Oct. 2012 with Sandy Stewart, Kym Nixon speaks in detail about Human Trafficking in Moore County and the Changing Destinies Ministry. Kym speaks eloquently about a difficult subject for many to hear. Their BREAK EVERY CHAIN EVENT will be hosted at the Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College on Saturday, Oct. 12th at 7:00 p.m. Featured speakers include:
Joining Kym is the Executive Director of Drug-Free Moore County Inc, J.R. Gibbons, and Moore County’s Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit Detective Jesse Stubbs. Together these gentleman interface with Kym about the common ground problems, as well continuing to provide prevention and intervention information for Moore County residents. RED RIBBON WEEK during Oct. and Operation Medicine Drop on Saturday, Oct. 26th are two events they discuss in detail.
Marketing Director Julie Tampa & Marketing coordinator, Ginny Trigg of Penick Village, www.penickvillage.org, join forces with Francy Thompson of Total Design Solutions in Southern Pines, www.tdsinteriordesign.com, to discuss some innovative programs that Penick Village is offering its new residents and those that are in the process of selling their primary residences prior to making a move to Penick Village. As Julie Tampa says, “moving is not easy and before our potential residents start having issues that make it difficult to move as we age, we are glad that Total Design Solutions can offer such a valuable & necessary service”.
Penick Village is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary in April of 2014. Ginny & Julie discuss the active renovation plans that are going on at Penick Village in Southern Pines. Francy Thompson of Total Design Solutions outlines some of the challenges of transitioning from a home built in the 70’s thru 90’s and what steps must be taken from consolidating, staging and downsizing.
Penick Village is located at 500 E. Rhode Island Ave. Southern Pines, 910 692-0300. Total Design Solutions is located in Southern Pines at 910 638-9898.
MCLI is a leadership program sponsored by the Moore County Chamber of
Commerce. One of this years group of leaders is led by Mandy Dennis, Jermaine Walker & Kevin Whitaker and they speak of their affiliation with the Life Care Pregnancy Center in Carthage. Board member Karen Wicker speaks about the good work the Life Care Center does in helping unexpected pregnant mothers or those in financial need. The synergy of this organization, a non-profit, and the MCLI is one of many examples that illustrates how Moore County provides for it citizens.
Another example of of the support citizens of Moore County receive is illustrated by The Old Glory Legacy Foundation founded by guest Rachel Medley. Rachel tells the story of her close family, her love of horses and an 8 year military career that has seen Rachel now call Moore County home. The Foundation is Rachel’s way of bringing military families closer together; strengthening family ties, and preservering and honoring her passion for all these facets of her life in a way that also benefits others.
Rachel’s Foundation and farm is located at 180 Bowman Rd., Aberdeen, N.C. 28315.
The Arts Council of Moore County’s Chris Dunn, executive director, and Kim Sobat, youth program director, join us to discuss some of the upcoming Arts Council events.
Founded in 1973, the Arts Council is the only arts organization that reaches serves all of Moore County. It is a not-for-profit, charitable organization with the mission to Support, Promote and Develop Arts and Arts Education Throughout Moore County. We do this in many ways…
For Our Children…
>The Arts Council serves over 15,000 children each year through its youth programs, such as our summer arts camps, youth theatre productions, and Autumnfest.
>The Arts Council has awarded over $22,500 in scholarships since 2000 to talented middle and high school students through our Barnes-Travis Arts Scholarship. The scholarship was set up to help students pursue their interest in the arts and pay for such items as music or art camps, dance instruction, and private lessons with an art or music teacher.
>The Arts Council serves every Moore County school (public, private, charter, & home schools) through such programs as our Performing Arts in Moore Schools (PAMS) Program and the Young People’s Fine Arts Festival.
>The Arts Council pays $27,000-$30,000 directly to local artists for their sold artwork in our Feature and Sales Galleries.
>The Arts Council helps award over $15,000 in grants to individual artists through the North Carolina Arts Council’s Regional Artist Project Grant, the only grant in Moore County available to individual artists.
For Our Community…
>The Arts Council awarded over $10,800 for local arts projects through the Grassroots Arts Program. Some of the grant recipients this year are Carolina Philharmonic, Moore County Choral Society, Moore Philharmonic Orchestra, New Horizons Band in the Pines, Pinecrest High Choral & Theatre programs, Southern Middle Theater Arts Guild, Southern Pines Elementary, Southern Pines Recreation Dept., Union Pines High Drama Dept., and Weymouth Center.
>Over 8,500 people enjoyed the 4th annual Palustris Festival in 2013, presented by the Arts Council of Moore County, in partnership with the Convention & Visitor’s Bureau and PineStraw Magazine. The next Palustris Festival will be March 26-30, 2014.
>The Arts Council presents some of the world’s best artists as part of the Classical Concert Series, Heart ‘n Soul of Jazz, and other special events. Such artists have included Branford Marsalis, the Capital Steps, Tokyo String Quartet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and several free concerts by some of our best armed forces musical groups.
>The Arts Council’s ARTours annually takes over 200 travelers to incredible artistic destinations, both foreign and domestic.
>The Arts Council supports our local arts organizations by providing partnerships, publicity, ticket sales, and as an active arts advocate for Moore County and the Sandhills Area.
For Our Local Economy…
The Arts Council means business for Moore County, according to the recently completed Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Study by Americans for the Arts…
>Over $1.9 million is spent in Moore County by the Arts Council and its audiences.
>60 full-time equivalent jobs in Moore County are supported by the expenditures made by the Arts Council and its audiences.
>Over $1.3 million is paid to Moore County residents as a result of the expenditures made by the Arts Council and its audiences.
>The Arts Council generates over $90,000 in LOCAL tax revenue and over $100,000 in STATE tax revenue.
How You Can Help the Arts Council…
Let us count the ways: 1) Visit our monthly gallery exhibits; 2) Attend one of our many programs; 3) Bring a child to our youth programs; 4) Volunteer; 5) Sponsor an event or program; and 6) Suggest ideas or improvements for our programs.
Of course, the best way to help the Arts Council is to become a member. Without members, the Arts Council does not exist. That is why we need you as a member. We also need your friends, family and neighbors as members too. Please join today, because the Arts Council of Moore County is one of the main reasons Moore County is such a wonderful place to live, work, play, and create. We cannot do this without you!
