Blog entries tagged 'In the News'

National boycott of film "Tropic Thunder"

Christine Garton

do your part to help put a stop to discrimination and abuse of people with disabilities. Boycotting this movie offers a great opportunity to share information about individuals that have developmental abilities and to put a stop to the "R" word

Christine Garton

FSN of the Sandhills

Program Coordinator

Mother of a child with a disability

910-246-8059 ext.25

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Picking the Right School

Dan Askins

o me, and perhaps many others, if you would respond to this blog with your comments on our area schools. If you have a negative comment, please try not to grind the axe to hard. :)

When Dan isn't drinking coffee at Panera, he sells real estate with Fore Properties.

Recession Proof Your Kids

monicazim

I read an article that was quite useful about teaching kids how to wisely spend money. It talked about them having lemonade stands, etc. My kids and neighbor kids setup a lemonade stand about a month ago and it was the cutest thing. They actually sold all their stock and they split up the money evenly between 7 of them at the end of the afternoon. Here is a link to the article that I read - it's a slideshow and I thought interesting, although a lot of it common sen [...]

People to Meet in Moore County--Part II

Dan Askins

Felton comes in.

Felton Capel is a black man in his 60's. We can say that race doesn't matter, but for people of Felton's generation it did. After leaving the US Army as a Master Sergeant during World War II, Felton came back to the States to try to get an education and get ahead. His choices were limited to black colleges, but he did receive a degree in Chemistry from Hampton University. When he came back home, the best job he could get was as a waiter for the Pinehurst Hotel. [...]

Stop Hunger Now

Dan Askins

The Sandhills Rotary Club has teamed up with the Town of Southern Pines to Stop Hunger Now. On Saturday, March 8, at the Douglass Community Center, we plan to package over 20,000 meals for hungry people all over the world.

The Town of Southern Pines is a co-sponsor and will be promoting the event in their literature. For details, please contact Dan Askins.

910-528-7003

Dan@DanAskins.com

When Dan Askins is not out saving the world, he is a Realtor with Fore Proper [...]