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Red Cross to Host Free Disaster Action Team Boot Camp for Interested Volunteers

October 15, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Red Cross disaster volunteers serve our neighbors in need every day. They’re installing smoke alarms and on the scene of home fires. They’re also responding to major disasters like Hurricanes Ida. The Red Cross is […]

American Red Cross logo. (PRNewsFoto/American Red Cross).
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Eastern North Carolina: American Red Cross to Hold Online “Open House” about Volunteering

February 16, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Do you want to give back by volunteering with the American Red Cross? Join one of the upcoming informative sessions and find out about openings in Disaster Response, Blood Services, and more. Volunteers and Red […]

Show Some Love campaign to Keep Wake Forest Clean. Source: Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Wake Forest, NC: “Show Some Love” by Picking Up Litter along Streets and Roadways

February 9, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Town of Wake Forest is inviting individuals and families to join the “Show Some Love, #KeepWFclean” campaign by picking up trash in their neighborhoods and along local streets and roadways. Designed to encourage maximum […]

Volunteers at the Smith Creek stream. Source: Bill Crabtree, Town of Wake Forest
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Help Keep Local Streams Healthy: Town of Wake Forest, NC is Recruiting Adopt-A-Stream Volunteers

February 4, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Town of Wake Forest is recruiting Adopt-A-Stream volunteers to help keep the town’s streams healthy. The initiative offers residents the opportunity to become involved in an environmental effort that helps protect our natural […]

Nash County 4-H flyer for bus trip to Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America Day
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Nash County 4-H Trip: Lay a Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 14

October 11, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Each December on National “Wreaths Across America Day,” Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, and 1,600+ locations in all 50 states, at sea, and abroad. The Nash County 4-H is organizing […]

Litter Sweep is held twice a year in NC. Photo: NC Department of Transportation.
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Big Sweep Day Part of Month-long Litter Initiatives

September 20, 2019 Kay Whatley

Residents are invited to take part in the Twin Counties Big Sweep Day on Saturday, September 28, 2019, 9am-noon. Teams will meet at the boat ramp in Rocky Mount’s Battle Park, 1308 Falls Road, Rocky Mount, […]

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Clayton Promotes Volunteerism with April 13 “Clayton Volunteer Fair”

March 6, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

By Ian Rumbles, Town of Clayton Would you like more volunteers? Would you like people to know more about the great things you are doing in the Clayton community?  We would like to help you […]

Martin Luther King Jr NYWTS by Dick DeMarsico, World Telegram staff photographer, Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Source: Wikipedia.org.
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MLK Jr. Day of Service Opportunities and Events

January 2, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Start the new year helping your community and neighbors. Volunteer for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 15, 2018. Some North Carolina opportunities are listed below, […]

Rhine Research Center, Durham NC. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Durham Parapsychology Researchers Seek Study Participants

July 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

Have you ever volunteered for a research study?  If you’d like to be part of a research study, the Durham-based Rhine Research Center is seeking participants for a study which examines how people interact and […]

NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service logo.
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National Volunteer Week in NC is Apr. 23-29

April 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

North Carolinians Encouraged to Get Involved in Local Communities By Ford Porter, nc.gov Governor Roy Cooper has declared April 23-29, 2017, National Volunteer Week in North Carolina. “Every North Carolinian can play a role in improving […]

Things To Do in NC When You're Bored. Source: The Grey Area News, Zebulon NC.
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored — Apr. 13-16

April 11, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond. Contact information or RSVP deadlines, where applicable, have been included. Events below range […]

Piedmont Farm Tour 2017 logo. Source: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Pittsboro NC.
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35 North Carolina Farms on the Piedmont Farm Tour

March 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

Connect with the Source of Your Food on the 22nd Annual Piedmont Farm Tour By Leah Joyner, carolinafarmstewards.org The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) and Weaver Street Market are opening the barn doors on 35 sustainable […]

Volunteers during the Big Sweep 2015. Source: City of Rocky Mount NC.
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Rid the Twin Counties of Litter by Volunteering for The Big Sweep Challenge

September 15, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount On October 1, 2016, you can make a difference in Nash and Edgecombe counties by participating in the Twin Counties Big Sweep Challenge. The event is a way […]

Crews from the Eastern North Carolina Region of the Red Cross traveled to West Virginia to help during the June 2016 flooding. Source: American Red Cross.
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Red Cross Holding Durham Open House on August 3

July 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

The Red Cross is holding an Open House. The Durham NC event will cover available volunteer opportunities in the Central North Carolina Chapter. The Red Cross Open House is August 3, 2016, 4-7pm. The gathering is in Building […]

Call for Volunteers to help keep a state park looking good. Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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Volunteer and Camp Free in a Colorado Park

July 12, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Mike Porras, CPW NW Region PIO Volunteers can help maintain trails, earn a free night of camping at State Forest State Park. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for volunteers to help maintain […]

Litter Sweep is held twice a year in NC. Photo: NC Department of Transportation.
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NC Highway Litter Sweeps April 16-30

April 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

Adopt-A-Highway Volunteers and NCDOT Promote Litter Sweep Released by NC Dept. of Transportation Hundreds of volunteers from across North Carolina are gearing up for some spring cleaning – outdoors. The NC Department of Transportation (NC DOT) […]

Photo: Frank and Kay Whatley.
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Grow And Share Begins 8th Annual Planting Season

February 22, 2016 Kay Whatley

Local nonprofit Grow And Share is preparing for their Garden Plant Giveaways, by beginning to plant seeds. They are seeking volunteers to “get their hands in the dirt” by holding planting days at their Raleigh greenhouse […]

Zebulon United Methodist Church Food Bank, Zebulon NC. Photo Source: Cindy Privette.
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Churches Combine Forces in Brown Bag Ministry

November 20, 2015 Kay Whatley

Contributed by Cindy Privette Brown Bag Ministry is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves the homeless and hungry in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Brown Bag Ministry prepares and distributes over 2,700 brown bag lunches to the homeless and […]

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Volunteers Needed to Deliver Meals

July 31, 2015 Kay Whatley

Volunteers are needed for a local Home Delivered Meals Program. The Nash County Department of Aging is in need of volunteers to help deliver meals to homebound senior citizens who live in Spring Hope, North Carolina. […]

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    “JoCo Grows” Agriculture Initiatives Continue Through 2022 Strawberry Season
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    NC Public Animal Shelter Annual Report 2021 Released: Public Cat and Dog Euthanasia Numbers
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  • NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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    Middlesex, NC Author’s First Novel Released
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    February 15, 2022
  • Mt. Olive products. Source: Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
    Mt. Olive Pickle to Expand in Goldsboro, NC with a $35 Million Investment
    February 11, 2022
  • Logo of Franklin County Arts Council, Louisburg, NC
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The Strange-ness: Drilling Rocks on Mars

October 9, 2015

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled its eighth hole on Mars, and its fifth since reaching Mount Sharp one year ago. The drilling of the hole 2.6-inches (65 millimeters) deep in a […]

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US UFO Sightings by State January 2018

February 4, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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The Strange-ness: Red Rain

December 1, 2012

Multiple “red rains” have fallen on India since summertime. As recently as mid-November, these colored rains were still being reported. Residents in several cities in India have reported red rain and their concerns as to what may be […]

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