Deadlines Monday by 5 p.m. (10 days prior to publication date) is the deadline for submission of typed, faxed and handwritten items to be submitted for the following week's paper, and they can be faxed to 552-7564. The deadline for e-mailed submissions is Thursday by 12 p.m. and they can be e-mailed to ncatrine@raleighsouthonline. com.
Holly Springs HS Winter Band Concert The Holly Springs High School Band program will be presenting their Winter Concert on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in the schools auditorium. The concert will feature the Freshman Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Symphonic Band. A special appearance by Santa Claus will highlight the program. The concert is free, however, it is asked that you bring 2-3 cans of food for the local food bank. In addition, for $6 you may take home a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
HRMS presents Oz Join us at Holly Ridge Middle School for our magical production, Oz! Fri., Dec. 11,at 7 p.m. or Sat., Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person. Holly Ridge Middle School is located at 950 Holly Springs Road in Holly Springs. Please contact our Theatre Director, Ms. Farmer, at jfarmer3@wcpss.net for additional information or the school main office at 577-1335.
Jingle Jam Family First Theater presents: Jingle Jam 2009 Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. Holly Springs Cultural Center free. Looking for something exciting to do for the whole family? Stop staring at those packages. It’s the Christmas party big enough for the whole Family. Music - Games - Drama - Video. For more info go to: www.FamilyFirstTheater. com
Holly Springs Parade The annual Happy Holly Days Parade will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. The route begins at the intersection of Main Street and Holly Springs Road and continues along Main Street, turning right onto Ballentine Street before ending at Avent Ferry Road. The parade is being presented by the Kiwanis Club of Holly Springs with sponsorship by the Town of Holly Springs.
Nativity Celebration The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host the 6th annual Apex Christmas Nativity Celebration on Dec. 10-12. The three-day event features more than 300 nativity displays from around the world, art work, a live nativity, children’s activity room, and musical performances by local artists. The event is held at 590 Bryan Drive in Apex adjacent to the Mormon temple. Please see www.apexnativity.org for a complete schedule of performances, event hours, directions, and for more information about how you can display your own Nativity set in this year’s event.
Rawls Baptist Chruch Choir The Rawls Baptist Church choir will present “Glorious Impossible” on Saturday, Dec.r 12, at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, December 13, at 10:45 a.m. The community is invited to attend either or both of these performances as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas Angel Beauty Pageant Christmas Angel Beauty Pageant will be held Sunday, Dec. 20 at Blue Ridge Ramada in Raleigh. This is open to girls and boys of all ages. There will also be a Special Needs division. Southern Elegance Charm is a non-profit pageant system based here in Willow Spring. Deadline to enter is Dec. 10. For more info you can email me at charmdir@aol.com or call 557-5703.
Identity Theft & Fraud Presentation On Dec. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m. there will be a session on Identity Theft and Fraud at Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, 100 South Judd Parkway, Fuquay-Varina. Contact: F-V UMC 552-4331 ext. 106. Guest speaker will be Cathel Brown, Manager of Consumer Affairs of the United States Postal Service. Ms. Brown will have valuable tips to protect consumers from becoming victims of mail fraud and identity theft. Printed information will be available. Light refreshments will be served following presentation.
American Legion Post 116 Christmas tree sale Fuquay-Varina American Legion Post 116, at 6400 Johnson Pond Road is having its yearly Christmas tree sale. We have 4-5, 6-7, and 8-9 ft trees available. Come out and support your veterans and pick out a fresh cut North Carolina grown tree. General Membership meeting will be Dec. 10 after our Christmas Dinner at 7 p.m.
Christmas Cantata Rawls Baptist Church Christmas Cantata Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10:45 a.m. Children’s Christmas Program Sunday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. Carols of Christmas Piano/Organ Concert will beheld on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.
Southern Wake Women Connections 3rd Annual Holiday Shopping & Business Expo The SWWC business support group is hosting their 3rd annual Holiday Shopping Expo on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 12 -4 p.m. at Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Holly Springs off Linksland Drive. All women involved in SWWC encourage locals to come out and see what products and services they have to offer the community. The expo will feature 15+ local women in business who are on a mission to help promote, educate and support each other. Enjoy some girl time with your friends, holiday cookies, win prizes, and get some shopping ideas and gifts all at the same time.
U13 Flash tryouts U13 Flash - Boys Classic Soccer team will be holding supplemental tryouts on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 at Ransdell soccer fields at 10:30 a.m. For more information contact Coach Larry Henson at 919-427-3973 or email lhenson3@nc.rr.com.
Shag Society Basslake Area Shag Society invites you to its monthly social on Sunday, Dec. 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Varina Sports Bar. Members 3$ Guests $5. Everyone is welcome. Bring your shag shoes and a smile.
Half marathon training program OPT, Outstanding Personal Training will be conducting a half marathon training program beginning Jan. 3, 2010. The program will run for 12 weeks and be geared for the Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon on March 29, 2010. Cost is $120. Participants should be able to run 4-5 miles without stopping to take part in this program. Contact Mindy at 454-9693 or OPT4mg@gmail.com or www.OPTFitness.net for more information.
Route 55 Jazz Orchestra Dave Reitmeyer and the Route 55 Jazz Orchestra is having another concert in Holly Springs, on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Holly Springs Cultural Center 300 W. Ballentine St. “Celebrate the Season” www.55jazz.com http://www.hollyspringsnc.us/dept/park/culture/ Cost: $7, ($5 senior citizens and students) For tickets go to http://www.etix.com, search on EVENT, 55 Jazz
Christmas Pageant and Lunch Grace Church invites you to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the season with lunch and a show. On Dec. 13 you are invited to come enjoy the Children’s Christmas Pageant: Shepherds, Sheep and a Savior at 10:30 a.m. and then enjoy lunch. Lunches will be available for dine in or take out and are $6 for a BBQ Plate and $2 for a Hot Dog Meal. The proceeds from the lunches will benefit 12:1 Student Ministries. Call 919-362-9355 or email info@gracechurch.com to reserve your meal. Grace Church is located at 3725 Kildaire Farm Road.
Newcomers & Friends Club The Holly Springs Newcomers & Friends Club is a non profit, tax exempt, social organization. Our purpose is to make friends, learn about our community and find ways to give back to our community through outreach and volunteer projects. Everyone is welcome regardless of how long you have lived in the area. For more information, please contact Linda Perna 552-4830.
Republican Club With joy and happiness Southern Wake Republican Club wishes all our members and guests a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Join us Jan. 28, 2010 we’re looking for many new conservatives. www.southernwakegop.org’
YLS Winter Lacrosse YLS Winter Lacrosse: The Youth Lacrosse System, L.L.C. will be hosting the exciting 2010 Polar YLS Lacrosse Camp in Holly Springs this Jan/Feb for boys in Grades 2-8. Registration is online and open until Dec. 16 at www.YLSlacrosse.com. Spaces are limited and the camp will fill quickly. New and experienced players accepted. YLS questions, including about borrowing equipment: directors@ylslacrosse.com
Love and loss during the holidays Amedisys Hospice is offering an opportunity to those who have lost loved ones to learn ways of coping through the holiday season and to share their stories. The meetings will be 10 consecutive Monday evenings, through Jan. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Amedisys Hospice office, 220 New Fidelity Court (Yeargan Road and Hwy 70E). For information or to register contact Ann Ritter at 919-773-4865 or aritter3225@amedisys. com.
Overeaters Anonymous Eating too much? Can’t stop? Still gaining weight? Do you want to stop overeating but can’t? Are you anorexic, starving yourself, bingeing, and/or purging and can’t stop? We can help. Overeaters Anonymous. We have no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Meetings are on Wednesday, 1-2 p.m., at Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, 100 S. Judd Pkwy. SE side in room 122. Contact 771-1393 for information.
GFWC of Holly Springs Do you enjoy arts, promoting education, and conservation projects? The General Federation Women’s Club of Holly Springs is the place to be! The GFWC of Holly Springs is part of an international service organization. Our motto is “Enriching our community through volunteerism”. We are inviting women of all ages to join us in this endeavor. Please call Lois at 552-3687 for complete details.
Kiwanis Club call for Members and Volunteers Are you searching for a rewarding experience, a venture that gives further meaning to life, another way to make a difference in the world? Join our Kiwanis Club of fellow Holly Spring citizens –it just takes a few hours of your time to realize the life-changing return. Holly Springs Kiwanis sponsors youth clubs and events that touch all facets of our community’s kids, such as High School Key Clubs, Kid’s Appreciation Day, Happy Holly Days Parade and tutoring for at risk children. For more info, contact Joe LoFaro at 919-457-8487 or Brian Adornetto at 919-387-6563, or visit us at http://www.hollyspringskiwanis.org/.
Southern Wake Quilters The Southern Wake Quilters meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 309 Ennis Street, Randsdell Hall (next-door to Thomas Funeral Home) Fuquay-Varina at 7pm. Our organization preserves the heritage of quilting, assist members in developing a high quality of excellence in quilting, is a source of information and inspiration, promotes and fosters the love of quilting. All levels of quilters are invited and anyone interested in learning to quilt is welcome. You may attend two meetings without becoming a member. For additional information, please call Diann Nelson at 567-2746.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group The Fuquay-Varina Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Eastern North Carolina Chapter meets the second Thursday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at Fuquay Varina Baptist Church in the church parlor at 301 N. Woodard St. in Fuquay Varina. For details, please call Mary at 919-552-7680 or the National MS Society Eastern North Carolina Chapter, at 1-800-FIGHT MS.
Southwest Wake Christian Women’s Connection The Southwest Wake Christian Women’s Connection is joining the Raleigh CWC and will now meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. for lunch at the NC State University Club on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. Bring a friend and hear an interesting feature and an inspiring speaker. The cost is $15 and there is a free nursery with reservations. Please call Essie at 761-8633 or rcwcreservations@yahoo.com .
GriefShare GriefShare is a friendly and caring group of people who walk with each other through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to grieve alone. The group is led by someone who wants to help and who understands what you’re going through. You’ll gain access to valuable resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life. In addition to the support from others, the weekly videos provide solid, reliable teaching from the best experts in the field. New Horizons Fellowship, 820 E. Williams Street, Apex, NC 27502. Mondays, beginning Sept. 14, 7-8:30 p.m. For additional information, contact Terri Risdon at New Horizons Fellowship, 303-5266 x 200.
Mothering Matters! Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meets at Kennebec Baptist Church in Angier the second and fourth Monday of each month from 9:30-11:30am. MOPS is open to all mothers of children birth to age 5. Meetings are designed to encourage and equip mothers of young children. Childcare is provided. Email kennebecmops@gmail.com or call the church office at 639-4021 to register or find out more.
Southern Regional GAP (Grandparents as Parents) Kincare Support Group The mission of the Southern Regional GAP is to provide ongoing support not only to grandparents but all family members caring for other family members. GAP meets once a month on the third Friday night of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Fuquay-Varina Presbyterian Church at 310 N. Ennis St.; Fuquay-Varina (Downstairs meeting room/back entrance). Bring a dish for a potluck dinner and join our group for a chance to gather useful information and talk with other family member just like you. Childcare provided. Dec. 18. Contact Ruth Cole at 919-567-1017 or Debi Sikes at 919-341-2914
Community Band The Holly Springs Community Band meets every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Holly Spring Cultural Center. Anyone who plays a musical instrument is welcome to join us. The Community Band is made up of adults of all ages who get together to have fun and make music. www.hollyspringsband. com, or they can email us with any questions at info@hollyspringsband.com
Memory Loss Caregiver Support Group Memory Loss and Dementia Caregiver Support Group. Provides emotional support and practical information for family members and caregivers of those with memory loss and dementia. Meets at Sunrise Assisted Living of Cary second Thursday of every month at 3 p.m. RSVP to 919-462-9147
Art after Dark Art After Dark will be held the second Friday of the month (Dec. 11). Art walk in Holly Spring and Fuquay-Varina, various locations including the Holly Springs Cultural Center, Holly Springs Art Council, Java Divine Gelato & Coffee Bar, The Nature of Art, and Ashley’s Art Gallery, The Chocolate Bean and the Shops of Varina Merchantile in Fuquay-Varina. Details (919) 387-9448, www.TheNatureOfArtFrameShop.com
Southern Wake Women Southern Wake Women Connections Support, Educate & Connect with women in business. We gather twice a month and have special outings & events throughout the year. Join us online at http://www.swwcgroup.ning.com
Career Crisis Support Ministry Mission Statement: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is reaching out to our community to provide a Christian based ministry to offer a caring and encouraging support program for our church members, family, friends and surrounding neighbors going through career and / or income related crisis due to our challenging economic situation. If you or your spouse have lost a job, anticipate losing a job and / or your personal income has been adversely affected by our current economic situation, please attend our Career Crisis Support Ministry group. For more information and directions: visit our website: www, pleasantgrovebaptistonline.org or call Ricky Lamm (919) 552-9286. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is at 1005 Lake Wheeler Road, Fuquay-Varina.
Enrich Your Life! Are you searching for a rewarding experience, a venture that gives further meaning to life, another way to make a difference in the world? Join our Kiwanis Club of fellow Holly Spring citizens the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. It just takes a few hours of your time to realize the life-changing return. Our motto is Young Children: Priority One! We sponsor youth clubs and events that touch all facets of our kids, such as High School Key Clubs, Kid’s Appreciation Day, Happy Holly Days Parade and tutoring for at risk children. Interested? Please contact Joe LoFaro at 919-457-8487 or Brian Adornetto at 919-387-6563, or visit us at http://www.hollyspringskiwanis.org/.
Cultural Center seeks volunteers The Holly Springs Cultural Center is seeking volunteers to assist at events as ushers, ticket takers and greeters. Please contact the Cultural Center by caling 567-4000 or by mail to don.briscar@hollyspringsnc.us
Bible Buddies New Life Wesleyan Church is offering Bible Buddies, a special needs class, for ages K-5th. Held every Sunday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The class focuses on music, sensory activities, art, snacks, and one on one Bible teaching. Each child is prayed for every Sunday. All disabilities are welcome. Lots of fun for the kids and a chance for parents/caregivers to relax, take a class and enjoy the worship service. Call Lisa for more info: 919-934-7497.
Clothes Closet is open The Clothes Closet at Saint Augusta Missionary Baptist Church is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. except for the third Saturday of each month. All clothing is free at the church located at 605 Bridge Street in Fuquay-Varina. For more information, contact Velma Coleman through the church at (919) 552-3825.
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Multiple Sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic, sometimes disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord). Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has a 50 state network of chapters. The North Carolina Eastern Chapter meets Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church on Woodrow Street.
Needmore Ruritan Club The Needmore Ruritan Club holds its monthly dinner meeting the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at 1812 Bass Lake Road. Join us as we work to build a better America through fellowship, goodwill, and community service. For Information call club President, Joe Sanderson 552-3499.
Volunteers needed Interact’s Pass It On thrift store, 309 South Main St., Fuquay-Varina, is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to work as sorters and cashiers. Pass It On sells high quality, gently used women’s and children’s clothing at low prices. Proceeds from sales at Pass It On support counseling services for victims of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault at Interact’s Southern Wake Outreach Center. Contact Pass It On’s store manager at 919-557-8020, if you are interested in volunteering.
Newcomers Club The Holly Springs Friends and Newcomers Club meets the first Thursday of each month, September through May, at the Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St., 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. For information contact Carol at 557-7503.
MOMS Club The MOMS Club of Fuquay Varina/Holly Springs is a local chapter that provides support for stay at home mothers and their children by offering monthly activities that include; playgroups, recipe club, Moms night out and local service projects. A general meeting is held monthly. For more information please contact Pamela at 285-4795 or email pcecich@nc.rr.com.
Moms in Touch Holly Springs High School Moms In Touch would like to invite all interested moms to join us each Thursday morning at 9:45 a.m. at the Sunrise Methodist Church in Holly Springs. It is located at 5420 Sunset Lake Road. We will meet every Thursday morning that school is in session to pray for one hour for your child and the school.
Red Hat Chapter RED HAT chapter has openings. Join the “Glitzy Daytime Dollies” for fun and frolic…(women over 50)…or be a Pink Hatter…(womenunder 50!) We meet on the second Thursday monthly during the day. For more info. Call 362-3902 or write to avjeffer@bellsouth.net. More info at redhatsociety.com and northcarolinaredhats.org.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group The Fuquay-Varina Alzheimer’s Caregivers’ Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., at the Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church, located at 301 N. Woodrow Street (corner of Church and Woodrow). This is an informal, open discussion meeting and everyone is invited to attend. We especially welcome those who are caregivers for persons having Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease. For directions call the church at 552-4644. For information about the meeting and/or Alzheimer’s Disease, please call Frances at 363-2484
Holly Springs Civitan Civitans are everyday citizens, just like you and me, who come together in communities throughout the world to make life better for their neighbors. Please come and visit the newly formed Holly Springs Civitan Club. Let us share with you our plans to serve our community and promote youth citizenship. We will meet the first and third Thursday each month at Devil’s Ridge Golf Course at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and a meeting. We will even buy first time attendees dinner! For more information please contact Chip Moore at 816-5165 or Sabrina Thompson at 422-9962.
Boy Scout Troop 413 Boy Scout Troop 413 meets every Tuesday evening 7 p.m. at Holly Springs Moravian Church, 104 Osterville Dr in Arbor Creek Commons. Boys age 11 to 17 are welcome to join. For more information contact Bill Piazza (bpiazza@nc.rr.com or 557-1490) or come to a meeting.
Volunteer Drivers Wanted The Center for Volunteer Caregiving urgently needs active volunteers to provide daytime transportation to seniors and adults with disabilities in southern Wake County. Primarily for medical appointments. No fixed assignment; respond to requests you want. Volunteer uses own car (no trucks or SUVs, please). Background checks performed. Please visit our website (www.volunteercaregiving.org) or call Dorothy Tom 460-0567.
Business Networking Group Triangle Business Exchange: business networking group for business owners and professionals. Share information, new contacts, leads and referrals. Choose a location: first and third Monday at JC’s Bar & Grill in Cary 12 noon, second and fourth Tuesday at Devils Ridge Golf Club in Holly Springs 12 noon, second and fourth Wednesday at the Golden Corral in Fuquay Varina 12 noon. Info and RSVP at www.TriangleBusinessExchange.com Nick Vourakis 577-6364.
Masonic Af&Am Lodge 115 Holly Springs Masonic AF&AM Lodge 115, chartered in 1847, holds regular meetings at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at historic building number 224 Raleigh St., Holly Springs. The public is welcome to inquire about this ancient fraternal organization. For further information please call Sam Prestipino, Lodge Secretary, at 919-810-1061
Support Group For Visually Impaired A VIP Support Group is being formed for people who are visually impaired or blind. Spouses and caregivers are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Holly Springs Lions Club and with the support of Lions Clubs of Cary, Apex, Fuquay-Varina and Garner as well as the North Carolina Division of Services for the blind, the group will meet on the third Thursday of the month, at 10 a.m., at the Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 W. Ballentine St., Holly Springs. For information contact Joanne Heron at 919-567-0839.
Holly Springs Lion’s The Holly Springs Lion’s Club Invite you to attend our dinner meeting the second Thursday of the month at 6:45 at the new Holly Springs Fire Station off of Holly Springs Road. For more information please call Charles Whitaker at 552-9641.
Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous (OA) meets every Monday night, 7:30-9 p.m. at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, 110 SE Maynard Rd, Cary (Room 6A). Contact: Cindy (919) 367-0308. Triangle meeting info: (919) 406-9300.
Fibromyalgia Support Fibromyalgia Support Group meets first Thursday monthly at New Horizons Fellowship, Hwy. 55, Apex (1-4 p.m.) More info call: 362-3902 or 269-2053. www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com
Holly Springs Playgroup Officials with the Holly Springs Playgroup invites the community to come out and participate in our weekly playgroup activities. The playgroup meets on Mondays at 10 a.m. at locations across the community. The playgroup is open to childrden birth-5 years old and their families or caregivers. For more information go to www.geocities.com/hollyspringsplaygroup. Interested participants can also email questions to hollyspringsplaygroup @yahoo.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous (aa) The Holly Springs AA Group meets every Saturday evening at 7 p.m. (open discussion) and Monday evening at 8 p.m. (Open Beginners’ Meeting) at the Holly Springs Moravian Church, 104 Osterville Drive (off of Bus. Hwy 55), Holly Springs.
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