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From North Carolina-
Patricia Lee-Pirog's voice trembles and she chokes back a tear as she gives a tour of the simple yet invaluable treasures her group will send to America's armed forces overseas — and photos of those who are enjoying them.“Look at their faces opening the boxes,” Pirog, pointing to one of several photo collages. said Sunday before adding, “As you can imagine, this is very emotional.”Pirog is the chairwoman for the local chapter of Operation Toasty Toes, a national volunteer program that supplies knitted and crocheted comfort items to U.S. troops. On Sunday, her group hosted its 10th anniversary celebration in the community building at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church.“A lot of people think I do it because I have children in the service, and I don't,” Pirog said. “I was brought up for God, family, country. When I found out about the program and I know how to knit and crochet ... I realized I found my real niche, and this is what I had to do. It's my way of giving back to our country, and the troops have to know there are people at home who care about them.”More here-
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20120326/ARTICLES/120329845/1042/news?Title=Operation-Toasty-Toes-chapter-marks-10-years
From North Carolina-
Pauli Murray's contributions to North Carolina history will be memorialized when her official state historic marker is unveiled at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the corner of Carroll and West Chapel Hill Streets. An advocate for human rights and social justice, Murray grew up a few blocks from the marker site in the home of her grandparents Richard and Cornelia Fitzgerald.Durham Mayor Bill Bell will proclaim Pauli Murray Day in Durham as he is joined by members of the Fitzgerald/Murray family, Southwest Central Durham neighbors and representatives of the Pauli Murray Project to dedicate the marker. "Pauli Murray is well deserving of recognition by the state of North Carolina as a tireless champion for human rights," says Barbara Lau, director of the Pauli Murray Project, part of Duke's Human Rights Center. "Placing this marker near her childhood home makes it a source of pride for her neighborhood and a beacon for young people who want to make a positive impact on the world."More here-
http://today.duke.edu/2011/11/palumurrayhighwaymarker
From North Carolina-
Volunteers from local congregations including St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Davidson United Methodist Church will start raising money this month to help buy back-to-school shoes for needy area families.They’ll be manning a booth Saturday, June 18, at the Davidson Farmers Market for the “Count your shoes so they can count on shoes” drive.The goal is to raise funds to provide shoes for local children in need for the 2011-2012 school year. All funds raised will be used to purchase shoes which will be distributed on Aug. 20 at the Ada Jenkins Center, just in time for back to school.The suggested donation is to count the shoes in your closet and donate 50 cents for each pair. Alternatively you may sponsor a child for a mere $10. The money will give each child a new pair of socks and shoes. In addition, all children up to fifth grade will receive a school back sack with ruler, pencils and paper (thanks to Office Depot and Samaritan’s Feet for the supplies and shoes).Donations are tax deductible. Cash and checks made out to Ada Jenkins Center with “shoe giveaway” on the memo line will be accepted.More here-
http://davidsonnews.net/2011/06/10/help-them-get-back-to-school-shoes-this-fall/
From Asheville-
Buncombe County is full of hidden treasures and surprises. Each untraveled road may result in a new discovery, whether it's a panoramic view of misty blue mountains or a bucolic scene of an old cabin amidst grazing sheep on grass as green and soft as emerald velvet.I'd lived in Asheville 10 years before I drove north on Riverside Drive toward Craggy Bridge and Old Leicester Highway and noticed an idyllic little stone church high on a hill opposite the French Broad River. It had what appeared to be a hundred steps leading to it.I noticed the Episcopal Church sign and the name, Church of the Redeemer, and wondered why I'd never heard of it. I'd been attending Asheville Episcopal churches as long as I'd lived here.Now that I've learned more about it, I wonder how many other people might not know about this special little church.My mother and I had just moved to the Erwin Hills community. She could not drive and wanted to participate in weekday events at church. Since I had to work, I realized we needed to find a church closer than Trinity, where I had attended for years. There would also have to be members willing to give her a ride.On finding the Church of the Redeemer, my first thought was, How in the world I would be able to get my 88-year-old mother up those steps? Off Jonestown Road, above the church, I soon found the drive behind the church that led to a little courtyard garden next to the church. There was even a ramp leading to the arched wooden doors of the church.More here-
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20101024/LIVING/310240038/1031/living&referrer=CAROUSELPROMO
