Sep 4, 2019 | Featured Events, Greensboro, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits
Pippin Presented by UNCG’s School of Theatre All Shows at Taylor Theatre, 406 Tate Street, Greensboro Opening Night: Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 pm Other Performances: Sat, Sept. 28 at 7:30 pm; Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 pm; Oct. 2 – 4 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 5 at 1 pm...
Aug 23, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Local Resources, Non Profits, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Winston-Salem, Women's Fashion
By Guest Blogger Lu Cook Annie’s Hope Center for Growing & Healing, a 501c Non-Profit, was founded by Reverend Abby Catoe to help domestic violence survivors. Her project is unique to our area. Far from a typical shelter, she is building a safe, long-term home...
Aug 17, 2019 | Babies, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By The Early Check Team What’s Early Check? Early Check is a research study that offers health tests for all babies born in North Carolina. The testing is free, no travel is required, and nothing is needed from your baby. All that moms need to do is visit...
Aug 16, 2019 | Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
— Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors Free Saturday Festival Saturday, September 7 Downtown Winston-Salem Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors will feature a Space Themed Kids Area at its Free Saturday Festival on September 7th in downtown Winston-Salem....
Aug 3, 2019 | Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kamm Galloway Do you like working with youth or young adults as a volunteer? Do you have skills such as mentoring, event planning, fundraising, nonprofit admin skills, etc. that you would like to use as a youth organization volunteer? If you do, we...
Jul 23, 2019 | Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
— Sensory Friendly Night: Moonstruck Friday, August 16, 5:30-8:30 pm Kaleideum North 400 W Hanes Mill Rd, Winston-Salem north.kaleideum.org Kaleideum has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing through its Moonstruck Summer, and on...
Jul 9, 2019 | Adult Education, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Location, Education, Kernersville, Local Resources, Non Profits, Tutoring, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Jenny Boneno, Reynolda Manor Branch Supervisor When many of us think of the public library, we think of book checkout and maybe a story time. But, there is so much more to Forsyth County Public Library than just that! Read below to find out about so...
May 6, 2019 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Greensboro, Local Resources, Non Profits, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Althea Hall My daughter, Zoe, has always loved to sing. Morning, noon and night you will hear her singing songs from the radio or her own original tunes. Singing simply makes her happy! Knowing that music was one of her passions I was thrilled to...
Apr 23, 2019 | Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Shannon Heck, Director of Development and Marketing at Imprints Cares Tanya is a teen mom who had Cara when she was 16 years old. Tanya began working with an Imprints Cares family educator shortly after she gave birth to Cara. In the last three years,...
Apr 15, 2019 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Recreation, Winston-Salem
— Winston-Salem Youth Chorus Open Auditions May 16 and May 29 Location: Piedmont Opera, 636 Holly Ave NW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 The Winston-Salem Youth Chorus is dedicated to educating talented and diverse youth of our community in music and choral skills...
Apr 14, 2019 | Education, High School & Beyond, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Katie Moosbrugger Here is what we’re featuring in today’s Sunday Spotlight…. ~ Come Out and Enjoy Körner’s Folley ~ Consider An Au Pair This Summer! ~ Explore New Interests with Greensboro Performing Arts ~ Endless Opportunities at Salem Academy ~...
Mar 25, 2019 | Day Trips, High Point, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Nancy Bowman from the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau Looking for a fun, easy day trip this spring? You don’t have to look any further than nearby High Point. It’s only a short drive from Winston-Salem or Greensboro, and there is plenty...
Mar 21, 2019 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton As we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 (get it? 3-21, because people with DS have three copies of the 21st chromosome), I’d like to (re)introduce you to one of Winston-Salem’s most active and vibrant organizations: The Down...
Mar 20, 2019 | Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
April 13 – Piedmont Earth Day Fair Saturday, April 13 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM Winston-Salem Fairgrounds FREE event Click HERE to view the Facebook event Families are invited to a community celebration – the annual Earth Day Fair – on Saturday, April...
Feb 20, 2019 | Greensboro, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits
“When She Had Wings,” by Suzan Zeder Presented by the UNC Greensboro School of Theatre’s North Carolina Theatre for Young People Opens Saturday, Mar. 16th at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Additional matinee performance on Sunday, Mar. 17th at 2 p.m. Taylor...
Feb 16, 2019 | Adult Education, Education, Greensboro, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Rachel Dievendorf, Transitions Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator Did you know that over 70,000 adults in Guilford County struggle with basic literacy skills? That means that 1 in 5 adults in Guilford County function at the lowest level of literacy,...
Jan 10, 2019 | Adults, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
Partners in Hope Dinner Thursday, March 7 at 5:30 pm Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem Catholic Charities would like to invite you to their annual Partners in Hope Dinner. This is an amazing annual event where all funds raised will directly provide assistance to...
Jan 8, 2019 | Education, High School & Beyond, Kids Clubs, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
By Guest Bloggers Isabelle Ginn and Allie Valaoras, High School Juniors Students are faced with high expectations to log service hours and there are so many opportunities to serve the community. As high school juniors, we have volunteered in many capacities, though...
Dec 27, 2018 | Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Symphony Discovery Concerts for Kids presents MUSICAL EXPLORERS! Music from Around the World Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 3 p.m. Reynolds Auditorium, 301 North Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem Tickets $7 for students, $18 for Adults Buy online...
Dec 7, 2018 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits
By Guest Bloggers Danielle Rose and Bethany Fischer What is Dressember? Dressember started in 2009 when Blythe Hill decided to challenge herself by wearing a dress every day for the month of December. Her personal challenge turned into a movement in 2013 when she...
Dec 6, 2018 | Burlington, Family Time, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Holidays, Hot Topics, Kernersville, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Teens & Tweens Directories, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
Updated by Katie Moosbrugger We often get emails and messages from our readers asking for ways to get involved in the community. There are so many ways to give your time to others, and now is a great time of year to do so! Over the past couple of years, we’ve...
Dec 2, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Tina Williams Furry Hugs, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, spreads furry hugs and love across the entire state of North Carolina! Furry Hugs is just as it is named. We purchase, package and deliver small stuffed animals to local hospitals for doctors...
Nov 16, 2018 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Marie Givner, Adoption Program Manager at Family Services Kim and Drew will always remember the day they got THE CALL. They were out and about running errands when Kim’s cell phone rang. She nervously answered when she saw it was Family Services...
Nov 10, 2018 | Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Rene Crawford, Development Director I want to talk about something that is very difficult to hear. No one wants to believe that children are abused, it is unthinkable. Yet, one in ten children have been, are being, or will be exposed to child abuse...
Nov 3, 2018 | Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Latasha Barr-Lewis Coffee with a cause is what you will experience at Cam’s Coffee Co located at 930 S. Broad St. and at the highly anticipated new location at 101 N. Chestnut St. which opened just two days ago. Camden Myers, affectionately known as...
Oct 19, 2018 | Exercise, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
Annual Mistletoe Run William G. White, Jr. Family YMCA December 1, 2018 ymcamistletoe.org Mark your calendars for the 35th Annual Mistletoe Run on Saturday, December 1 at the William G. White, Jr. Family YMCA! The Mistletoe Run is a great way to start the holiday...
Oct 16, 2018 | Burlington, Day Trips, Local Resources, Non Profits, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders The Conservators Center is a hidden gem of the Triad. I found out about it originally as a coworker from where I used to work volunteers there. Turns out a large majority of their staff is all volunteers. My daughter and I have been a...
Aug 20, 2018 | Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits
2018 Journey to Brave: Fundraiser, Auction, and Benefit to support the Kellin Foundation September 28, 2018 6 pm -9 pm For tickets, click HERE Are you ready to BE BRAVE and support children and families? Mark your calendars now for the 2018 Journey to Brave:...
Jul 11, 2018 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Desserteries & Coffee Houses, Education, Education for Special Needs, Food & Nutrition, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kaley Barenkamp This time last year, a group of Winston-Salem locals sat around a coffee table with one common question: what would happen if we put our talent, time and community connections together to create an opportunity that would provide...
Jun 13, 2018 | Greensboro, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Kelly Graves, PhD Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Kellin Foundation “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” Six years ago, my dear friend Lindy Beauregard made this statement to me approximately six months...
