Published by The Pilot – July 10, 2010 Celebrities are flocking to Pinehurst. First Ben Crenshaw visited, then Henry Winkler, followed by Vince Gill. Now “The Beast” is coming back to town. Sean “The Beast” Fister, 15-time Long Drive World Champion, will return to Pinehurst on July 11 and 12 for the fourth annual Fore [...]
Sandhills Family Fun & Summer Expo A Success
April 21, 2010 By
April 21, 2010-Pinehurst, NC— Nearly 2000 people had a great day the First Annual Sandhills Family and Summer Fun Expo this past Saturday. The Elks Lodge in Southern Pines was over flowing with cars, kids, parents, smiles and laughter. The Expo kicked off early with 100 runners participating in the 5K Hoyt Kennedy Memorial Race/Walk, [...]
Communities In Schools of Moore County Students Participate in the Governor’s Page Program
February 15, 2010 By
RALEIGH – Communities In Schools of North Carolina today announced that CIS of Moore County students Angela Ritter, Dean Thomas and Stephanie Perryman participated in the Governor’s Page Program in Raleigh . The North Moore High School students spent the week in Raleigh learning about the roles and functions of state government. “The Governor’s Page [...]
Communities In Schools FirstSchool Gardens Announces “Lessons from the School Yard” Workshops for Adult
February 13, 2010 By
Looking for more details? Download our flyer – Lessons from the School Yard Workshop February 12, 2010-Pinehurst, NC— Communities In Schools (CIS) FirstSchool Gardens will be hosting a complimentary workshop series for adults called “Lessons from the Schoolyard”. “Following three years of success teaching children in school gardens throughout Moore County, we created these free [...]
IBM Grant to Benefit ‘Young Explorers’ in North Carolina
January 31, 2010 By
Communities in Schools of North Carolina has received a grant from IBM that will benefit 14 affiliates across the state and enable the state office to purchase 19 “Young Explorer” technology centers, each valued at $2,600. CIS of Moore County received two Young Explorer Technology Stations and donated them to Aberdeen Primary School. The grant [...]
Executive Director Interviewed by ABC11
January 31, 2010 By
CIS Moore Executive Director, Andi Korte, was interviewed by ABC11 for National Mentoring Month. She was joined by the Executive Director from Montgomery County. Click here to view the entire interview. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments [...]
Dancing with the Sandhills Stars – Thank You!
January 17, 2010 By
The Pilot – January 17, 2010 Communities In Schools and Moore Buddies organizations were the beneficiaries of a spectacular event, Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Pine Needles Resort’s conference center. Community luminaries danced themselves into the hearts of more than 400 dinner guests and volunteers combined. The event was held to help sustain the mentoring [...]
A Night of Stars: Dancers Raise Big Bucks for Mentoring Programs
January 13, 2010 By
The Pilot – January 13, 2010 From graceful ballroom dancing to the shag to the lindy hop, 38 of Moore County’s most prominent residents strutted their stuff Saturday night to benefit Communities in Schools and Moore Buddies. The event took place at Pine Needles Conference Center and raised $110,000 for the two mentoring organizations. The [...]
Last Chance to Vote for Dancers
January 8, 2010 By
With only a day left until the big event, 20 couples are still working hard on their dance routines for the Dancing with the Sandhills Stars benefit for Communities In Schools of Moore County and Moore Buddies, the two major student mentoring programs in Moore County. All the dancers are pushing the Sandhills community to [...]
