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Chapel Hill Leads Group Activities Archive2006 Activities Archive Creating Easter Memories (April 4, 2007)
The Easter baskets should contain a combination of both toys & candy. Wal-Mart & Roses have pre-made Easter baskets for $5! They need to be collected by me no later than April 4th. Baskets should be brought to either the Chapel Hill Leads Group or to my weekly BNI meeting, I will load up my vehicle with the baskets at that time. (Contact me at 919.491.9904 or corprew@townplanner.com if you would like more information on those meeting times & locations.) Here's the full scoop on the Durham Rescue Mission Easter Dinner from Rodney McClain, the volunteer coordinator. 100% Day (March 25, 2007)
After losing a dear friend and neighbor, Sherry Brinton, to brain cancer last year, the choice was easy for Bob and Joan Krueger, owners of Great Harvest in Chapel Hill. Now, Sherry’s husband Ron is busy volunteering to raise funds to fight brain cancer through “Angels Among Us” (www.angelsamongus.org) To support Ron’s effort, the Krueger's are turning all proceeds (not just profit), up to $5000, from the sale of bread on March 25th along with the sale of vouchers for bread for those who cannot make it to the store that day. You can either purchase vouchers in the store or simply visit the store on Sunday, March 25th from noon to 4 PM. Great Harvest Bread Co. Orange County Business Expo (September 28, 2006) The Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce, with the Orange County Economic Development Commission and the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce present the Orange County Business Expo. The expo showcases the businesses and services available in the Greater Orange County Area. Meet fellow business owners in the community, make business to business contacts and reach out to the Greater Orange County public. Last year over 700 members of the business community and general public attended the event, and we expect a larger audience this year. The Orange County Business Expo will be held at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel from 1:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Chapel Hill Leads Group will have a display table. For the complete story, click here. Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (September 13, 2006)
A big Thank You goes out to David Stoner
of EnviroFix (www.killodors.com
or (919) 847-5355) for initiating and overseeing this event. The
Chapel Hill - Carrboro Chamber of Commerce "Business
Matters" will carry this announcement to all of the Chamber's
members. The impact of this effort is best said in the following email from
Nancy Novell of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. From: Nancy Novell 
About the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina August 29 - Mega Networking Event The Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce is pleased to partner with the Carolina Club to present a Mega Networking event. Come prepared to make connections with the Carolina Club and Chamber members with structured networking to help you manage all the new contacts you will make. The Chapel Hill Leads Group will have a display table. There will be a cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, and door prizes. This event will be held at the Carolina Club, Tuesday, 29 August from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m. To view the complete story, click here. August 22 - School Supplies For Durham Rescue Mission Marcia Corprew of Town Planner is collecting supplies for the Durham Rescue Mission's Annual Back to School Event. The event is sponsored by Glaxo Smith Kline and Verizon Wireless and will be held on August 22, 2006. Suggested items include pencils, school supply zip pouches, blunt-tip scissors, loose leaf paper, notebooks, etc. For further details, Marcia can be reached at (919) 491-9904. August 9 - Iraqi School Building Project and American Troop Support
The Chapel Hill Leads Group collected selected materials for an Iraqi School Building Project. The collection date was August 9, 2006 during the regular Chapel Hill Leads Group meeting. This effort was coordinated by Kim Piracci, of Kim Piracci GG Jewelry Appraiser. The materials required in this project were:
August 27 (Update) - Iraqi School Building Project and American Troop Support To date, here are several boxes received by Dave in Iraq. However, the mail is a bit slow. The boxes are getting though to our men and women in the military in Iraq and they are very excited. The school supplies are in a special place and arrangements have been made to deliver them right before school starts, which should be soon. Right now it is too hot for school. Additional pictures of the kids will be taken once they return to school. They have set up a "library" in a few of their common areas to allow people to take out books and then bring them back for others to enjoy. One of Dave's coworkers enjoys the "peanuts" provided by the Leads Group. "All of our men and women are excited about everything" the Chapel Hill Leads Group has done for them. The mail clerk sent Dave an email stating "that she has never seen such a popular guy".
September 11 (Update) - Iraqi School Building Project and American Troop Support Educators quickly learned that "all study and no recess makes for a distracted student". Dave presents the students with soccer balls to exercise their bodies and refocus their energies from the civil strife. The future of the Iraqi World Cup Soccer team seems to be in the eyes of the young boy in the red shirt.
November 13 (Update) - Iraqi School Building Project and American Troop Support
January 22, 2007 (Update) - Iraqi School Building Project and American Troop Support The Iraqi School mission is still active. Kim has provided the following additional news from Iraq.
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The Durham Rescue Mission is looking to collect Easter baskets for at-risk
children to be given during their Annual Easter Community Dinner. They
anticipate needing over 1000 baskets. Let's see what we can do to help
them meet their goal!! Last year, Town Planner coordinated an effort
that collected 100 baskets!! If a lot of folks just bring one basket
a piece, it will add up quickly. We strive to make philanthropy easy!!
Once or twice a year The Great Harvest Bread
Co. turns the bakery over to a worthy non-profit cause for an entire
day. This year, on March 25th the Great Harvest Bread store belongs to
Angels Among Us which benefits the The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor
Center at Duke.
The Chapel Hill Leads Group and A
Southern Season wish to thank everyone, who braved the
Wednesday weather to deliver Food, Non-Food, and Cash
contributions for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.
Congratulations to everyone for their material and financial contributions to making this
project a success. As of the last week your efforts resulted in the collection of 34 boxes of school supplies and over
$600.00 of financial contributions for the shipment of the supplies. A very big thank you goes out to Kim Piracci,
Jewelry Appraiser for her efforts and contributions in making this event a success for the children of Iraq and the
American Military Troops. Kim is still accepting paperback books for the soldiers in Iraq. 
