The Daily Reflector
- 1. The Daily Reflector Today Benefit yard sale A community yard sale will be held at 6 a.m. at Little Rocket Restaurant in Farmville to benefit the Children's Miracle Network in honor of Keyon Dixon, who was injured in an automobile accident in June. Clothes, household goods, toys, books and other items will be sold. The event is sponsored by Pitt County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church and the Dixon family. Call Minerva D. Freeman at 258-3522. Military breakfast Military retirees will meet at 8 a.m. at Golden Corral. Call Tom Parsons at 355-2815. Dirty Dash 5K The Dream Factory of Eastern North Carolina will hold its first Dirty Dash 5K Obstacle Race at Short Bridge Road in Greenville. Starting times are from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will run, climb and crawl through 15 obstacles set up along the Bicycle Post's mountain biking trails. Call Jerry Fisher at 567-3154. Neighborhood symposium The fourth annual neighborhood symposium, "Imagine! United Neighborhoods!, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. Registration will be from from 8:15-9 a.m. The symposium begins at 9 a.m. Community involvement, crime prevention, neighborhood development and preservation and code enforcement will be discussed. Dog wash fundraiser The Humane Society of Eastern Carolina will hold a Fluff and Puff Dog Wash fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sweet Pets. The cost is $15 for large dogs, $10 for small dogs, $5 for nail clippings and $10 for anal gland expression. Touch-a-Truck The American Red Cross and Lowe's will host a Touch-a-Truck and Preparedness event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lowe's Home Improvement parking lot in Washington, N.C. Annual Herb Sale The Washington Garden Club's annual Herb Sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the N.C. Estuarium, Washington, N.C. Proceeds help the club maintain local gardens at the Brown Library, the corner of North Market and Third streets and the senior center. Email
- 2. chrislyoung@suddenlink.net. Walk for Life The Carolina Pregnancy Center will hold its 20th annual Walk for Life from 4-7 p.m. at the E.B. Middle School track. The event includes a 2- mile walk and a family fun night with live music, a pig pickin, face painting, games and inflatables. Purple the Clown will visit and there will be a bike show by the ProTown BMX riders. Visit www.friendsofcpc.org or call Shelly Townsend at 757-0003. Evening of Jazz Strive, a job readiness and attitudinal training program, will hold an Evening of Jazz fundraiser featuring Carroll Dashiell and Friends from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Hilton Greenville. The event will include heavy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets are $50 each. Call Joyce Jones at 752-9774 or Geri Lassister at 752-2111. http://jobs.monster.com/v-logistics-q-supply-chain-manager-jobs.aspx Astronomy club meeting Carolina Skies Astronomy Club will meet at 7 p.m. at A Time for Science, Grifton, to view the winter constellations setting and the summer constellations rising. Participants also will view stars, planets and other celestial objects. The indoor program will demonstrate how spectroscopic techniques are used to gather information. Visit www.atimeforscience.org, atfs@atimeforscience.org or call 746- 4470. basics of health care logistics