Senior Gaming First Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and third Friday’s of the month from 3 to 5 p.m., invite your friends to enjoy refreshments, games, and the company and conversation with other Seniors, Holly Springs Cultural Center, 300 West Ballentine Street, Holly Springs, 557-9602. Some games we’ll play: Sequence, Rummy Cube, Pokeno, Pinochle, Bridge. Free!
Angier Fellowship Yard Sale Angier Fellowship PFWB Church, 100 Tippet Rd. Angier, will be having a yard sale, bake sale, silent auction, and a rent a space on Aug. 14 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to Rent A Space to sell your items, call Carolyn @ 919-639-6062. We will also be selling hotdogs and drinks for lunch.
Angier Parks & Recreation Angier Parks & Recreation is holding registration for Fall Sports: baseball, cheerleading, football, soccer and softball, through Aug. 27. Registration will not be extended. Please turn in forms and fees at the Town Hall Monday - Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Fees - Youth Athletics In-town residents $20.(Live inside Angier Town Limits) Out of town $40. For forms and information please go to www.angier.org/parkrec or call 919.639.6567
Holly Springs Farmers Market welcomes Buttlerfly Lady Aug. 7 from 8 am to 12 noon, the Holly Springs Farmers Market welcomes the Butterfly Lady, Suzanne Tilton, long-time butterfly expert and breeder and guest educator. On August 7th, she will be teaching and demonstrating these topics: • Butterfly Gardening in the Triangle • The Life Cycle of a Butterfly • Interesting Facts about Butterflies • Celebrating with Butterfly Releases Of course, Suzanne will have a selection of live North-Carolina-native butterflies on display and will be available to answer your butterfly questions. Don’t miss the live butterfly release at 11:30 am. For more information, please visit www.HSFarmersMarket.com or call (919) 567-4010.
GSHS ’80 Class Reunion Classmates of 1980 are inviting fellow class members and others to join us for a class get together. Oct. 8th for a Home football game and Oct. 9 for a social at the Garner Civitan Club on Poole Lane at 6 p.m. Dinner, music and social time together are planned along with door prizes from local businesses. Find us on FaceBook page as ‘Garner Sr High School Class of 1980’ for contacts and details. We need your immediate response in order to determine arrangements. Register with us so that we will continue to build our database.
Free Concert Series The final performance in the Rhythm at the Pavilion free concert series is slated for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21at the North Carolina Veterans Memorial, 210 S. Main St., Broadway. Four Heart Harmony, an award-winning gospel music female quartet from Broadway, is slated to perform. This popular group has won the Female Quartet Trophy at the State Annual Sing Competition in Benson, North Carolina, for 13 of the past 14 years and was voted Favorite Quartet in the Southeast Region of the United States by the Country Gospel Music Association of Pulaski, Virginia in 1998. Bring your chair or blanket for an evening of great music at the Pavilion. No alcohol or pets allowed at this event. The alternate venue in case of rain will be the auditorium at Broadway Elementary School.
Proverbs22 Homeschooling Ministry We are excited to announce Proverbs22 Homeschooling Ministry of Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church. We are open to the community. Our goal is to provide interesting classes for the children and a support system for moms. Moms will be able to fellowship with each other and participate in a light book study. Fall semester starts Sept. 20 and ends Dec. 13. We will offer a nursery for children ages 6 months to 3 years, a two-hour Kindergarten class for pre-K and Kindergarteners, 4 and 5 year olds and two one-hour sessions for grades first through third and fourth through sixth on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We also will have field trips and socials to participate in. Registration for Proverbs22 is open now and will close Aug. 23. To guarantee a place for your child, register with a $25 deposit. To register and for more information, contact Dana at FVBC, 552-4644.
YLS Fall Lacrosse For Boys Registration is open and filling for the 2010 YLS Fall Champions Lacrosse League held in Holly Springs. Boys in Grades 1-12 should go to www.YLSlacrosse.com for Information and Registration about all 5 age divisions. Spaces will fill quickly. Registration deadline is August 27. Contact YLS at Directors@YLSlacrosse.com
YLS Fall Lacrosse For Girls Registration is open and filling for the 2010 YLS Fall Girls Lacrosse League held in Holly Springs. Girls in Grades 3-8 should go to www.YLSlacrosse.com for Information and Registration. Registration deadline is August 27. Contact YLS at Directors@YLSlacrosse.com.
Holly Springs Garden Club The Holly Springs Garden Club meets the second Wednesday evening of every month at 7 p.m. at Bass Lake. Our meetings are both fun and educational providing monthly presenters such as Master Gardeners, local nurseries, JC Raulston Arboretum and many others. Our club encourages environmental improvements and civic projects such as the Restoration and Beautification of Bass Lake Park and Retreat Center and our Memory Garden. Please join us. For more information call Stephanie Bertsche at 362-0030.
Financial Peace Study Fellowship Baptist Church, 1701 Bud Lipscomb Road, Willow Spring, offers Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University‘s Study, “Get on the Road to Financial Peace.” The class will be a 13-week study, starting Thursday, Aug. 19. The cost per family is $100. There will be a free 30 minute class preview and registration at the church, on Sunday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Contact Fellowship Baptist Church at 919-552-1997. For more information and direction to the church, go to the Church website @: www.FBCNow.org.
Spinning Wheels Learning Center Spinning Wheels Learning Center, 6225 Sunset Lake Rd., Fuquay-Varina, offers enrollment in August with no registration fee. Call 919-577-9800 or email spinningwheelslc@earthlink.net or go to www.spinningwheels.us. Come by and see our ‘home away from home’, hands on learning center. new monthly soccer enrichment program and Mac/Apple technology in every classroom.
Holly Springs Food Cupboard Holly Springs Food Cupboard has incorporated as a NC non-profit and has signed an umbrella agreement with Apex’s Western Wake Crisis Ministry to provide food and resources for those in need in Holly Springs. It is the hope of the volunteers organizing this service that all of Holly Springs will join in the effort to take care of our own. Volunteers will collect, organize and distribute nonperishable food items in September along with supplemental resources from Western Wake Crisis Ministry. Interested organizations are encouraged to have their own collection and arrange for them to be picked up from your organization’s site. Donations in the form of checks made out to Western Wake Crisis Ministry with Holly Springs Food Cupboard on the memo line may be sent to Holly Springs Food Cupboard, PO Box 268, Holly Springs, NC, 27540. For information visit www.hsfoodcupboard.org or contact Pat Haggard 662-0892 or Carol Moran 557-7503.
Solid Rock Ministries Solid Rock Ministries invites you to come and join Sinai Baptist Church / Iglesia Bautista Sinai, as they hold services on Sundays, from 3 - 5 p.m. and on Thursdays, at 7:30 p.m. at 340 East Wimberly Street, Angier, 919-639-2013. Solid Rock Ministries invites you to join them each Sunday at 10 a.m. for Bible Classes and 11 a.m. for Worship Service. We meet each Sunday and Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. with classes for all ages. SRM is an inter-racial, non-denominational worship center, 340 East Wimberly Street, Angier, 919-639-2013.
Spanish Church Service Solid Rock Ministries invites you to come and join Sinai Baptist Church / Iglesia Bautista Sinai, as they hold services on Sundays, from 3 - 5 pm and on Thursdays, at 7:30 pm., 340 East Wimberly Street, Angier, 919-639-2013. Spanish Translation: Ministerio de Roca Solida. Te invita a venir y unirta a la Iglesia Bautista Sinai los Horarios de Serivicios son Domingos 3 a 5pm y Jueves a 7:30pm. Direccion 340 East Wimberly Street Angier (919) 639-2013.
WIC Program The WIC Program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources. Services are available in Raleigh, Fuquay-Varina, Zebulon, Wake Forest, and Brentwood. Those eligible must *be a pregnant or postpartum woman, infant, or child under age 5, *live in NC, and *have a gross annual income under 185% of the Federal poverty guidelines. For appointment, please call (919)250-4720. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Single Christians Believers Community is open to all single Christians. We average 36 single Christians from 18 different churches. Join us the second Friday each month from 7 to 9 p.m. Matt Nealy of New Bethel Church of Clayton will be our speaker. Our #1 rule is we respect an individual’s membership in their church. We meet at the Raleigh Christian Community Church (7000 Destiny Dr., Raleigh 27604 in Room 200 in the Worship Center). For more information, call 919-266-7000 or visit singleheartministry.org. After the event we will go to Applebee’s at 6609 Knightdale Blvd. in Knightdale from 9:45 to 11 p.m. Ask for Believers Community. To contact Applebee’s in Knightdale, call 919-266-5939.
Veterans Reunion Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS COLUMBUS CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS COLUMBUS (SSN-762) past and present, if you would like to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, please contact Alien R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505 Home: (260) 486-2221 - 8AM - 5PM Eastern Time Fax: 260-492-9771 email: - hope4391@verizon.nct USS COLUMBUS CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 Reunion Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 2010 at Best Western Albany Airport Inn. Please contact Alien R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505 Home: (260) 486-2221 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern Time Fax: 260-492-9771 email: - hope4391@verizon.net
Class of 1975 The Fuquay-Varina High School Class of 1975 plans to hold its 35-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 2, at Bentwinds Golf and Country Club and is looking for classmates. A reunion committee has created a website (www.classcreator.com) where people may register and read their classmates’ profiles. The committee will primarily use the website and e-mail to provide details concerning the reunion. Classmates without Internet access may call Beth Ragan at 781-2527 and leave their name and mailing address.
Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park is back for its third year at the Mineral Springs Park on South Main Street. The weekly free outdoor yoga classes will begin Sunday, May 2, 8-9 a.m. and run every Sunday through Sunday, Sept. 26. This free class is taught by volunteer yoga teachers from the surrounding area. You do not need to make a reservation to attend. Simply show up a bit before 8 a.m. Any yoga teacher interested in teaching a class may contact Charlotte Ranz, owner of Red Elephant Yoga, at 577-6623. Red Elephant Yoga sponsors this annual opportunity for the community.
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. Contact Linda Perna 552-4830.
Senior Bingo Senior Bingo is now being played on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Fuquay Varina Community Center, 820 South Main Street, at 1 p.m. Cards are $1 per card and is good for all of the games on that day. Please bring dollar bills. Where else can you have two hours of fun for only one dollar? Contact Diann Nelson at 567-2746.
Kiwanis Club call for Members and Volunteers Are you searching for a way to give back, a rewarding experience? Join our Kiwanis Club of fellow Holly Spring citizens on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. – it just takes a few hours of your time to make an extraordinary difference in our community. 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 information, contact Joe LoFaro at 919-457-8487, or visit us at http://www.hollyspringskiwanis.org/.
Meals on Wheels needs volunteers Meals on Wheels is currently seeking volunteers to deliver meals to the elderly and homebound in the Fuquay-Varina/Holly Springs area. Meal delivery is done Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 noon and takes about an hour. You may volunteer once a week or once a month. We are also in need of volunteers to lead activities or spend social time with our seniors. Any time you give will mean so much to those in need. If you can help us, please call 552-5825 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 12 noon. Meals on Wheels available Meals on Wheels is looking for people 60 years old and up to join us for a hot meal, fellowship and activities. We meet weekdays at Pine Acres Community Center from 9:30 a.m. until 12 noon. We are at 402 McLean Street in Fuquay-Varina, NC. Transportation to and from Pine Acres is available. If you need transportation, please call 552-5825.
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. Call club President, Bruce Church, 919-422-8520. Holly Springs Lacrosse Club The Holly Springs Lacrosse Club will be starting a spring girl’s lacrosse program for both new and experienced girls in grades 3-5. Go online at www.YLSLacrosse.com, and any questions can be sent to Directors@ YLSLacrosse.com.
Amedisys Hospice Sharing Our Stories, a grief support group sponsored jointly by Resources for Seniors and Amedisys Hospice meets biweekly, first and third Mondays of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Garner Senior Center, 205 E. Garner Road. . Contact Ann Ritter at 773-4865 or aritter3225@ amedisys.com or Janet Harrison at 661-6894.
Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the OA Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. There are no dues, fees, weigh-ins. Meetings are at the Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, 1005 S. Judd Pkwy. SE Room 122 at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. Contact 557-7712 or 771-1393 for more information.
Jordan Lake Sudbury School Jordan Lake Sudbury School (JLSS) is a participatory democracy for students from kindergarten through high school. Operating in Cary but planning a move to the 64 corridor in the near future, this private school provides a vibrant community of mixed-age learners who initiate and pursue their own course of study in a way most appropriate for them. Enrollment is open and students are accepted year-round. For more information and information session dates, please visit www.jordanlakesudbury. org.
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.
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 .
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. Contact Ruth Cole at 919-567-1017 or Debi Sikes at 919-341-2914
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