Cougar Bytes for October 30, 2009
October 30, 2009
Volume II, Number 29
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- WOW! WHAT A TEAM!
- WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
- PERSONNEL NOTES
- MARK YOUR CALENDAR
- CCCC-BAY
- COUGAR BITE-BACKS
WOW! WHAT A TEAM!
Professional Development Day Produces Results
Thanks to all the participants and presenters who made Professional Development Day so successful. Click here to see a list of the individuals who worked so hard to make this day a success.
A busy day of learning to expand their communication and communication skills worked up an appetite at the college's Professional Development Day October 27 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Among those taking part were Linda Spivey (left), Employment Specialist in Human Resources, and Betty Matthews (right), Administrative Assistant for the Division of Economic and Community Development.
After a satisfying lunch provided by Subway, administrators, faculty, and staff relaxed during the lunch hour before continuing their workshops at Professional Development Day.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
CCCC Foundation 2009 Golf Classic A Winner
CCCC Foundation's 20th Annual Golf Classic was held at the Sanford Golf Course on September 30th. At last report, the event raised more than $30,000 with most of the proceeds going toward scholarships.
The team of CCCC trustee Ed Garrison (second from right), Mike Hendley, Dave Robinson, and Wayne Spivey took home First Place in the Best Ball Net Division at Central Carolina Community College Foundation's 20th Annual Golf Classic Sept. 30 at Sanford Golf Course.
Thanks From the Marketing Team
Thanks to everyone who visited the Marketing & Public Affairs Department table during Professional Development Day and also entered for a chance to win a CCCC slinky. The 10 lucky winners are listed below. If you are on the Lee County Campus, please stop by the Marketing Department and pick up your slinky. If you are located at another site, you'll receive your slinky in the interoffice mail.
Chatham County Open Studio
Chatham County Open Studio-December 5 & 6, 12 & 13. Come to our free reception held at CCCC, Pittsboro Campus, Friday, December 4 in the MPR. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. A sample of artists work will be on display. Pick up a brochure to help you decide where to visit. Gallery will be open Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sunday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the CCCC Pittsboro Campus. For more information, contact Maggie Zwilling, (336) 581-3700; (919) 799-1253.
PBL Fundraiser
The PBL Club will hold a Spaghetti Lunch and Dinner at the Civic Center on Tuesday, November 10th from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm. Tickets are now on sale for $8 each and include spaghetti, salad, bread, and dessert for dine in or carry out. The club will deliver to CCCC locations with 10 or more orders.
Please contact Johnny Shull (8848), Diane Kannar (7247), or Drew Goodson (7445) if you would like to purchase tickets. PBL members will also have tickets for sale. Please make checks payable to CCCC PBL.
The CCCC PBL Club is a student business leadership organization, which has been active on campus for four years now. We have over 30 members this year! This year's spaghetti dinner is our largest activity to date and the club would truly appreciate your support!
Fundraiser for Dalanie Webb Scholarship Fund
One of the fears we as parents have most is losing one of our children. Such is the case for the parents of Dalanie Webb. She was a student at Central Carolina Community College in the Dental Program before she was tragically killed August 9, 2009, in an automobile accident. She was 20 years old. Her family is hosting the Sanford Drag Race, a womanless beauty contest, to raise funds toward a scholarship in her honor to the Dental program at CCCC.
I am one of the contestants. Contestants will put on their best gown and compete in a leg contest. Then we will conduct a dance routine we hopefully have perfected by then. Each contestant will dance to his hand picked song, answer 2 questions, and money raised will count towards his votes.
I am asking for your donation. For each $10.00 I can raise-I receive one (1) vote. All proceeds go to the Dalanie Roe Webb Dental Scholarship.
Checks can be made out to SDR (Sanford Drag Race), and mail to Rocky Geist, 336 Park Ave, Sanford NC 27330.
I think this is a wonderful way for this family to honor their daughter. Now excuse me while I go rehearse. I am willing to race to the finish line in heels, dress, and wig for Dalanie.
Go to http://www.sanforddragrace.com for my profile and pics.
Blue Ribbon For Irene Smith
Irene Smith, Administrative Assistant in the Marketing & Public Affairs Department, won a blue ribbon for her appliqued table runner last weekend in the Hearts & Hands/ECA Quilt Show, held at the McSwain Center in Sanford. The small decorative quilt, entitled "Chickens In My Garden," is an original design.
Latin/Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band Concert
The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society Presents:
Latin/Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band Concert with The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra, Directed by Gregg Gelb
Featuring five Latin-American musicians, including a percussion ensemble of Nelson Delgado, Pako Santiago, and Ramon Ortiz, plus trumpeter Guillo Carias, and bassist Luiz Cabral, in a performance of music by Tito Puente, Stan Kenton, and other big bands.
- November 6, 2009
- 8 pm Concert at the Temple Theatre
- 120 Carthage St., Sanford, NC 27330
Concert Tickets are $15 adults and $10 students/children (general admission) Call the Temple Theatre Box Office 919-774-4155 between 2pm - 6pm.
For more information, visit http://www.carolinajazz.com or contact Gregg Gelb at 919-776-3272, gg@windstream.net.
Prevent Swine Flu - Good Advice
The following makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know...please pass on.
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible not coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is. While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
- 1. Frequent hand washing.
- 2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe).
- 3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive, and powerful preventative method.
- 4. Clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.
- 5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
- 6. Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc.) as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate, or do any harm.
Keep in mind that the target population is the younger crowd, so pass this on to your kids and grandkids. The older population will have some immunity but it doesn't hurt to follow these guidelines!!
PERSONNEL NOTES
Cougar Profile
Katherine McDonald
News and Creative Writer, Marketing & Public Affairs
If you have heard something, seen something, or read something about Central Carolina Community College recently, chances are Kathy McDonald generated the words. Kathy, who has been with CCCC since August 2006, reports all of the news about the college and sends her stories out to the radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines in our service area and beyond, frequently accompanied by photographs she has taken herself.
Kathy was born and grew up in Maryland. She earned her B.A. in biology from Western Maryland College but found her real calling in journalism. When she and her husband, Tom, moved to North Carolina, she went to work as a reporter for The Sanford Herald. CCCC was one of her beats and, after four years at the Herald, she moved on to the college. Kathy and Tom, a retired architectural and graphics designer, live in western Harnett County. They have three children and three grandchildren. Their son, Jonathan, graduated from CCCC in 2006 and is now attending North Carolina State University where he is majoring in electrical engineering.
When she isn't fighting the pernicious dandelion encroachment in her yard, Kathy enjoys reading good books. Some of her favorites include the Good Book and Book of Mormon, along with classic fiction such as Lord of the Rings, Jane Eyre, and David Copperfield.
Next time you attend a college event, keep an eye out for Kathy. She'll be juggling a pad, a pen, and a digital camera, accurately recording the facts, and writing down the names of everyone precisely. Her work tells the continuing story of this institution, not just the details, but the whole human story, and she reflects us at our very best and most interesting.
News From the CCCC Family
Jimmy and Heather McCracken (AR/CR Technician/Business Office) are proud parents of Tyler James McCracken. Tyler arrived on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 7:29 p.m. weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. You may congratulate the new parents at 75 Sandy Bluff Court, Sanford, NC 27332.
Birthdays
| 11/01 | Della Newkirk |
| 11/01 | Nancy Robinson |
| 11/01 | Sue Whitman |
| 11/02 | George Robinson |
| 11/02 | Crete Smith |
| 11/03 | Anthony Baker |
| 11/04 | Kim Overcash-Clark |
| 11/05 | Vivian Simpson |
| 11/05 | Emily Shepard |
| 11/06 | Scott Byington |
| 11/06 | Patti Simmons |
| 11/07 | Mary Holder |
| 11/07 | Linda Blair |
| 11/07 | Jean Ettefagh |
| 11/08 | Lydia Farmer |
| 11/10 | Joseph Kiser |
| 11/10 | Charles Hickman |
| 11/11 | Layla Al-habib |
| 11/11 | Virginia Brown | 11/13 | Eugene Gonzales |
| 11/15 | Nicole Crissman |
| 11/17 | Cynthia Smith |
| 11/18 | Roy McNeill |
| 11/18 | Evangeline Smith |
| 11/18 | Edward Taylor |
| 11/18 | Edwin Thomas |
| 11/22 | Jamie Roughton |
| 11/22 | James Stumpf |
| 11/22 | Philip Tarquinio |
| 11/23 | Nancy Blackman | 11/26 | Bianka Stumpf |
| 11/27 | Glenda Ray |
| 11/27 | Jackie Hearn |
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Dates to Remember
Nov. 1 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
Nov. 2 - Administrative Staff Meeting, 8:30 am
Nov. 3 - CCCC Employee and Family Health Fair, Civic Center, 10 am - 3 pm
Nov. 11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 19 - AOEP Meeting
Nov. 25 - 27 - Thanksgiving Holidays
CCCC-BAY
Things For Sale, For Adoption or for Free
For Sale: 2003 Custom Honda Shadow. 750 cc - 13,500 miles. $3,800. For more information, please contact: Susie Isenhour at (919) 775-5945 (home) or (919) 770-7006 (cell).
COUGAR BITE-BACKS
Compliments, Complaints, Comments
Have something you would like to get off your chest? Send your letters and your news to marketing@cccc.edu. The editors reserve the right to select what will be printed and to edit material to fit the space available.