Posted 9/5/2008
Randleman is growing
RANDLEMAN - It does indeed look as if Randleman will be getting a Waffle House restaurant soon. It will be located on High Point Street.
Meanwhile, new construction is taking place downtown where CVS is building a free standing store at the corner of South Main and E. Naomi Street, across from North State Communications.
A new steakhouse and a barbecue restaurant have also recently opened.
Randolph Telephone’s ‘Zoo To Do’ raises $191,000
for N.C. Zoo
Posted 9/11/2008
Courtesy of Mike McClanahan
ASHEBORO - After a night of dancing, dining and spirited bidding on items ranging from furniture and pottery to art and exotic vacations, “Zoo To Do 2008” raised $191,000 to support the North Carolina Zoo’s elephant and rhinoceros expansion project - Project: Pachyderms. A sold-out crowd of more than 1,000 attended this year’s 25th anniversary gala, and Randolph Telephone pledged $30,000 as signature sponsor for the ninth straight year. For the first time, “Zoo To Do” took place under tents to protect the event from unpredictable Hurricane Hannah.
“Even though Hurricane Hannah kept us guessing for a while, “Zoo To Do 2008” was a tremendous success thanks to dedicated and generous support from Randolph Telephone, corporate friends, artists, donors and more than 1,000 patrons who came out to enjoy the event,” Russ Williams, Zoo Society Executive Director, said.
Held September 6, “Zoo To Do 2008” featured live entertainment, fine cuisine and live and silent auctions. The live auction this year generated $54,350. Examples of live auction items and bids include $8,500 for a painting created by one of the N.C. Zoo’s chimpanzees and $7,000 for a crystalline vase donated by acclaimed potter, Phil Morgan.
Randolph Friends of the Zoo, a group of volunteers who organize the event, pledged $2 million in support for Project: Pachyderms from recent “Zoo To Do’s.” Funds generated from this year’s event completed that pledge.
Project: Pachyderms, is the Zoo Society”s campaign to support the new Watani Grasslands Reserve. The facility, which opened in May of this year, features larger elephant and rhino herds, improved off-exhibit holding areas, educational exhibits and a visitor experience that includes an up-close, almost eye-to-eye view of the largest land animals on the planet. More than $7.2 million has been raised toward a $7.5 million goal for Project: Pachyderms. The North Carolina Zoological Society is the private, non-profit organization that supports the North Carolina Zoo and conservation.
Randleman Chamber staying active
Posted 9/5/2008
RANDLEMAN - The Randleman Chamber is busy accepting applications for the 2008 NASCAR Day Festival. Applications for food and beverage vendors ended on September 1. However, craft and business vendors have until September 30 to register.
This is the 20th year for the annual event which will take place on Saturday, October 18 on Main Street in downtown Randleman. The event will start at 9 a.m. and run until 7p.m. that evening.
In conjunction with the NASCAR Day Festival, Randleman’s Success by 6 will again sponsor the Deep River Duck Race which benefits the children’s Jumpstart Program in Randleman. The event will be held at the Deep River Nature Trail at 4p.m. on October 18.
Tickets for the Deep River Duck Race are on sale at the Randleman Chamber of Commerce, Randolph Bank, Security Savings Bank, CommunityOne Bank, Randleman Elementary School and Level Cross Elementary School.
Duck Tickets are $5.00 per duck or $20 for five ducks. First prize is $1500, second prize is $1000, and third prize is $500.
The Randleman Chamber of Commerce is continuing their fundraising effort for new Randleman Christmas decorations. According to David Caughron, executive director, the Chamber has raised $9,000 to date. Anyone wishing to donate any amount can send a check to: Randleman Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 207, Randleman, NC 27317. Be sure to note on the check that the donation is for the Decoration Fund. Caughron says the new decoration cost around $22,000.
United Way seeks participants in Project Board Development
Courtesy of Paige Moné
United Way of High Point
The United Way of Greater High Point is seeking participants for its next Project Board Development class, set to begin on Tuesday, September 9.
Classes take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, with dinner provided, for an eight week period. Applications are now being accepted and the cost is $25, which helps defray the cost of seven weeks of instruction and the graduation ceremony in late October. The deadline for applications is September 5, 2008.
Project Board Development is a leadership development program developed by United Way of Greater High Point’s African American Initiative. It is designed to identify, recruit, and train multi-cultural candidates for referral to serve on committees and governing boards of local health and human service organizations, including those affiliated with the United Way of Greater High Point. Participants attend seven training sessions, with a structured curriculum that includes instruction in strategic planning, marketing, finance, parliamentary procedure, and fund-raising.
Over 100 people have already graduated from this program over the past three years, and many have found placement on local non-profit boards.
Funding for Project Board Development has been provided by the Community Foundation of High Point, the Hayden-Harmon Foundation, and Thomas Built Buses. Carlvena Foster, Executive Director of the Carl Chavis YMCA in High Point, is the volunteer chair of Project Board Development. James LeGrande is the volunteer chair of United Way of Greater High Point’s African American Initiative.
For more information, please call Desha Dickson at 899-0879.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Per Desha Dickson this event is open to anyone who is interested in developing skills necessary to serve on a non-profit board. It is not restricted to individuals just in the High Point United Way service area.
