The 2012 Orange County Peace Officers Memorial Service will be held today (Thursday) at 4 p.m. at Chapel Hill Bible Church, 260 Erwin Road in Chapel Hill.
Category: Community
Up Close and personal
Creative reuse of old garments will be on display at “ReFashion,†a fashion show presented Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Transgender documentary
Planned Parenthood is presenting the Sundance Grand Jury-winning documentary Southern Comfort at The ArtsCenter today (Thursday) at 7 p.m.
Bocce tournament
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce’s Partnership for a Sustainable Community will hold its sixth-annual Community Bocce Tournament.
Hog Day this weekend
Come to the 30th-annual Hillsborough Hog Day this Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the River Park behind the Courthouse at 140 E. Margaret Lane.
Voices of Action
A free event exploring civic engagement and social-justice issues will be held this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library’s Program Space in University Mall.
Carrboro Day
Residents young and old came out to the 17th annual Carrboro Day celebration on Sunday, where attendees enjoyed music, games, poetry and more at Carrboro Town Hall.
Celebrate cycling
May is Bike Month in Carrboro, with May 14-18 designated Bike to Work Week. Several free events will be held in conjunction.
A Southern Season donates to The Salvation Army
A Southern Season recently donated products worth $912,000 to The Salvation Army of Orange, Durham and Person Counties.
Piedmont Health wins national awards
Piedmont Health Services was honored on March 22 at the annual Policy and Issues forum of the National Association of Community Health Centers in Washington, D.C.
OWASA board member needed
The Orange County Board of Commissioners seeks a volunteer to represent Orange County on the OWASA board of directors.
Public Gardens Day
Friday is National Public Gardens Day, and the N.C. Botanical Garden will host a local celebration running today (Thursday) through Sunday.
Volunteers honored
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service has presented the 2012 Governor’s Award for Volunteer Service to five recipients from Orange County. They are Mary Lou Chambers, Scott Pate, Daniel Toth, Richard and Linda Clark and Project Literacy.
Volunteers needed
The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to provide free transportation to local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from treatment.
National Preservation Month
May is National Preservation Month, and the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill has given four awards for outstanding service in the preservation field.