The Autism Society of North Carolina is gearing up for the 3rd Annual Western North Carolina Run/Walk for Autism on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Carrier Park in Asheville, NC.
This year the featured events include a 5K Run/Walk, a One-Mile Fun Run/Walk and a Tot Trot for children 6 years old and under.
According to the Autism Society of NC, Autism spectrum disorder is the second most common developmental disability following mental retardation. ASD is more common than childhood cancer, cystic fibrosis, and multiple sclerosis combined. It is estimated that up to 1 out of every 150 children born today has some form of ASD. This means that approximately 1.5 million Americans (children and adults) have ASD today, and that more than 15 million Americans (loved ones, caregivers, educators, and healthcare professionals) are directly impacted by the disorder. In the state of North Carolina alone there are over 50,000 individuals living with ASD.
For more information on how you can take part in the 3rd Annual WNC Run/Walk for Autism, visit www.wncrunwalkforautism.com.
We've been to the office and Kathy put everything back to normal. (Well, what constitutes normal for our group), All the computers are back online, although Kathy's having a small glitch with one of our older desktops. Judy was in the office this morning and Bob was taking over this afternoon for floor duty.
We drove the island and checked on our client's houses and everyone seems to have come out of the storm relatively unscathed. We do have some shingle issues to take care of, but again, whew!!!
We drove over to Sunrise Watch (where Barnacle Bill's used to be - boy, can you spot a long time Topsail Island fan when they mention Barnacle Bill's), took a few photos and will post them here. Really, the beach is fine and taking into account that the photos were taken midway between high and low tide with high surf, it looks pretty good.
If anyone reading would like to see our newsletter, Living on Topsail Time, the current online issue for September is available at http://www.box.net/shared/yy78ettcqf.
What I like most about living in NC is the great variety of things to do. From Chapel Hill it is an easy weekend get away to either the coast or mountains. When my husband and I go to the mountains we especially like Banner Elk because of the high elevation and great restaurants. We stay at Blueberry Inn and Banner Elk Winery when we go by ourselves but when it's the whole family we like the Burnsville area neat Mt. Mitchell. The children really like to tube in the Toe River. Last month we rented 3 houses close together, 2 on the river and one across the street, high on a hill with a great view. My husband took some photos and even though we were with family including 7 nieces and nephews he just took photos of scenery and the dog (his favorite family member) swimming.
I'm writing this from the coast right now. We came to make sure our cottage on Harkers Island was secure since tropical storm Hannah was scheduled to come through with two possible hurricanes right behind it. Hannah was no problem for us, just some wind. Harkers Island is on Core Sound near Cape Lookout. It's really just a fishing village. You have to like to cook to come here because there aren't many places to eat out.
A fun thing to do is to take the ferry (it's just a small boat, passengers only) to Cape Lookout. On the way to the cape the boat captain will point out the wild ponies grazing on marsh grass. Once there,young children love playing in the water and sand on the sound side but a short walk across the dunes is the ocean and a beautiful beach.
There is so much to do in NC from the mountains to the coast!
It was a great weekend in the Hickory area as the owners of the new Century 21 American Homes office in Hickory NC opened its doors to the public for the first time. There was food, giveaways and lots of fun to be had at this wonderful celebration. Mayor Rudy Wright and the Catawba Valley Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark this great event on Friday evening and the party continued through Saturday.
Hopefully this will be a great location for us since the new office is strategically placed on US HWY 70 in Hickory close to I-40. The office is located right across from the Olive Garden and next to the "famous" Hickory Furniture Mart"
If anyone is in the area and would like to stop by feel free to check out this great new facility.
See details at http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/sales/impnotice0908.pdf
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