The Vance County Relay for Life “Angels Among Us” team will be sponsoring a fund raiser at the 220 Seafood Restaurant on Monday, February 25, 2008 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Category: That’s life
Blood drive tomorrow
There will be a Vance County American Red Cross blood drive at the St. James Catholic Church on Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 9:00 a.m until 1:30 p.m. For further information, contact Rick Seekins at 252.436.2049.
Safe Kids thanks agencies for support
by Lt. Irvin Robinson Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Coalition On February 7, 2008, the Safe Kids Henderson—Vance Coalition held a Child Passenger Safety Seat check at Wal—Mart from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Blood drive Friday
There will be a blood drive at the Maria Parham Medical Center on Friday, February 8, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. For further information, contact LeeAnne Peoples at 252.436.1116.
E.M. Rollins holds Career Vehicle Day
On Wednesday, February 6, 2008, career vehicles came to visit students from E.M. Rollins Elementary School in the Armory parking lot.
Relay for Life meeting Thursday
A Relay for Life meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Maria Parham Medical Center. Come and join us and register for the upcoming Relay For Life event! Please bring a committee member with you and/or a survivor. Remember, bring your movie choices for your team theme.
HPD’s Robinson receives award
On Friday, February 1, 2008, Lieutenant Irvin W. Robinson, Jr. of the Henderson Police Department was awarded the NC Safe Kids North Carolina “Outstanding Member of the Year Award for 2007” at the organizations annual convention.
Car seat check Thursday
The Henderson-Vance Safe Kids will have a Child Passengers Safety Car Seat Check on Thursday, February 7, 2008.
Vance Relay needs teams
by Cindy Robinson, Co-Chair Vance County Relay for Life 2008 Please join me in helping our 2008 Relay to find more teams and get existing teams registered!
Vance Relay seeks banner renewals
The Relay For Life Event for Vance County is in the process of collecting donations for the banners that will hang on Garnett Street for the 2008 Relay Year.
HiH experiencing technical difficulties
For those of you who have been paying attention, the site has been experiencing some technical issues (mainly, today’s articles appearing and disappearing for no reason we can discern). We thank you for your patience and we hope to have the site running normally again soon.
Blood types 0-, B-, and A- needed now
A slow down in holiday collections and a constant need for blood has severely impacted the supply of Types O negative, B negative and A negative blood.
Relay for life meeting Jan. 24
On January 24, 2008, the Vance County Relay for Life will be holding another informational meeting for those who were unable to attend on January 3.
Five County Focus: birth defect prevention month
by Gina Dement, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority Did you know that the number one cause of birth defects is the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs while pregnant?
Student drafting and architecture show today
The Drafting Program of Northern Vance High School is hosting a special event to feature work by students during the “Dream On” drafting and architectural show from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson.
HiH email back on-line
Our usual email homeinhenderson@nc.rr.com is now back in service. Thank you for your patience as the issue was resolved.
Vance Relay for Life holds kickoff meeting
The Vance County Relay for Life kickoff meeting was held yesterday at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Maria Parham Medical Center.
HiH email temporarily disabled
For some reason, we are unable to receive email at the usual homeinhenderson@nc.rr.com address. Until further notice, if you wish to contact us, please do so at jason.feingold@gmail.com. We will let you know when it’s safe to use our regular address again. Thank you for your patience.
Five County Focus: Get connected!
From: Gina Dement, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority Get Connected! Free Program offered to aging service providers or agencies to learn more about alcohol and medication misuse
Give the gift of life
The holiday season, Thanksgiving through the middle of January, is a traditionally challenging time for collecting blood.