Nonprofit representatives can attend a workshop to learn more about the Chatham County and United Way of Chatham County combined application process on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Category: Community
Chapel Hill 2020
Current and prospective participants of Chapel Hill 2020 are invited to attend the Innovate 2020 Unconference on Jan. 21.
Christmas tree mulching
If you have a Christmas tree or wreath to dispose of in Chapel Hill, place it outside on your regular yard-waste collection day and town crews will remove it for mulching.
Old Christmas
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church will host an evening of readings, poetry and carols with Lee Smith and the St. Matthew’s Women’s Singing Circle tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Winter tree hike
Grand Trees of Chatham will host a winter tree hike this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the White Pines Natural Area in Chatham County.
Educational lecture luncheon
The 21st annual educational lecture luncheon of the Central Carolina Black Nurses Council Inc. was held on Dec. 3 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, featuring Ernest Grant as keynote speaker.
New program for kids’ dental hygiene
Piedmont Health Services has begun a new program that aims to get more children in central North Carolina to visit the dentist.
Storytelling for Grown Ups
Storytelling for Grown Ups will take place Jan. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the General Store Café in Pittsboro.
Wellness expo
An alternative-medicine health fair is scheduled for Jan. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
OC scouts earn silver
Katherine Rose Hand of Chapel Hill, Alyanna Ridimann of Pittsboro and Anna Smith of Carrboro have been awarded the Girl Scout Silver Award by Girl Scouts-N.C. Coastal Pines, the second highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
Coaches needed
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is accepting volunteer coach’s applications for the 2012 Youth Baseball Program (aged 6-14) and Youth Girls Volleyball Program (aged 10-13).
Board members needed
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is recruiting two volunteers for the Orange County Emergency Services Work Group.
Aveda donates to TLC
The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill recently donated $20,474.02 to Triangle Land Conservancy, supporting the nonprofit land trust’s clean water initiatives in the Triangle.
Blood Drive at OWASA
The American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive at OWASA on Dec. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sixty-five years of leading a community
Upon first glance, it was business as usual at Chapel Hill’s First Baptist Church on Sunday morning.