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.
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
Private mortgage banker Lisa Gibbs and builder Densel Williams of Integrity Builders of the Sandhills, LLC discuss the myriad of topics concerning appraisals, underwriting , lending practices, tips for buyers & sellers alike, and both provide a good overview of market conditions in Moore County. Densel Williams speaks in detail about custom built homes and the role of the smaller artisan builder in a market economy driven by larger building groups used to doing more volume in units constructed. His insight provides a lot of good food for thought for would be buyers in our real estate market.
With today’s kickoff of the Holly Arts and Crafts Festival in the Village of Pinehurst, the festive autumn and holiday season is underway in Moore County. The stresses of the Holiday season is a much chronicled topic that our two local Moore County experts, psychologist Dr. Kira Rogers and Family Therapist Keith McDaniel tackle head on with some great tips and suggestions. The conversation is candid, thought provoking and well timed.
Kira Rogers is a Licensed Psychologist in the State of North Carolina practicing out of the Village of Pinehurst, serving all of the Sandhills area including Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Carthage, Aberdeen, West End, Pinebluff and Whispering Pines. She will treat individuals and couples ages 13 and older. Dr. Rogers specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to quickly identify goals and practical tools to improve and enhance client well-being. She has experience working with depression, anxiety, PTSD, LGBT issues, grief and loss, adjustment, substance abuse, and severe and persistent mental disorders. Dr. Rogers also has specific personal and professional experience with the Military, and will offer discounts to active duty servicemembers, their families, as well as any retirees or veterans. To set up an appointment please contact her at dr.kmrogers@gmail.com.
Keith McDaniel, MFT, has been a family therapist for over 30 years, specializing in grief counseling, father loss, couples therapy & family of origin issues. Keith who also owns the well known Green Gate Olive Oil store in the Village of Pinehurst & is an active participant in the Pinehurst Business Guild, practices at Magnolia Place in the Village on the 2nd floor of what was known as the Razook Building. Keith can be reached at 910 690-7743 or kmcdaniel@thephoenix-center.com.
An exciting local food movement has been taking shape in Southern Pines during the past several years, and is part of the inspiration behind Susan and Steve Peters’ decision to recently open Southern Whey – a charming specialty shop selling cheese, meat and other foodstuff – on the corner of NE Broad Street and New Hampshire Avenue in downtown Southern Pines.
Today we’re talking with Susan, shop-owner and Southern Pines native, as well as two local suppliers to Southern Whey: Hunter Stovall of Paradox Farm and Michael Miller with Southern Salmon.
After moving back to Southern Pines from Manhattan, Susan and her husband, Steve, dreamt of opening a business that would engage their local community, and mused about the corner bodegas found throughout New York City. And they were especially excited by the idea of creating a venue for food artisans who think “local” to bring their goods to market year-round.
Hunter Stovall, a local attorney, and his wife Sue, a local physical therapist, own Paradox Farm in West End. In April of this year they completed work on their dairy and received certification to sell local, fresh and ripened goat cheese. Cheese Louise!, the Stovalls’ fresh Chevre, has developed a cult following in Southern Pines and is available at Southern Whey.
Recently relocated to Southern Pines with his wife, Madeline, Michael Miller was born in Washington state and grew up on a small island outside of Seattle. He was raised on fresh seafood, especially freshly smoked salmon, and has been marinating and smoking salmon for more than 20 years. The salmon is wild-caught off the Canadian coast and will be available fresh and never frozen at Southern Whey.
