ACC Tournament Basketball on WIZS
Tonight’s ACC Tournament championship game between UNC and Virginia will be broadcast live on WIZS 1450 AM and online at wizs.com, click on listen live!
Complete coverage begins at 7:30 p.m.
Great Cause: Pins for Pets This Saturday
How about some bowling this Saturday? It’s for a great cause called Pins for Pets and the Community Partnership for Pets, an organization advocating for low-income families with pets.
All money raised at this Pins for Pets event will be used in Vance, Warren and Granville Counties.
Mary Cervini is the President / Founder of the organization, and she told WIZS News in an email, “It is our goal to raise $1M this year and re-invest this into Counties where families struggle to care for themselves and their pets. Spaying/Neutering is KEY to communities.”
Get ready to be bowled over at the 3rd annual bowling tournament and pin art auction. It’s Saturday, March 10 at Palace Pointe. Palace Pointe is located at 5050 Durham Road just south of Roxboro. Check in at 2 p.m. and bowling begins at 3 p.m.
Event proceeds will benefit Community Partnership for Pets. Learn more about their mission at www.communitypartnershipforpets.org.
Camp Oak Hill Community Day (3-10-18)
WIZS has been asked to announce:
Camp Oak Hill Community Day is this Saturday, March 10, 2018. It will last from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
At Camp Oak Hill, there will be fun activities, games, a free camp store and an opportunity to win a free week of camp.
You can sign up to attend at campoakhill.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/campoakhill/
Located at 1528 Oak Hill Road, Oxford.
STEM Early High School Applications Due 3-12-18
— submitted by Vance County Schools
Applications for the 2018-2019 school year at STEM Early High School are being accepted through March 12, 2018. Applications are available at the school, located at Southern Vance High School at 925 Garrett Road near Henderson, and on the school’s website. Interested persons should call the school at 738-2260 with any questions regarding the application process.
Project To Reconnect Local Youth To Education And Work
— submitted by Shea Fitzgerald, Director of Development and Community Outreach, www.triangleliteracy.org
TRIANGLE LITERACY COUNCIL AND KERR-TAR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO START CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY FOR AREA YOUNG ADULTS
DURHAM, N.C. (March 6, 2018) – Today the Triangle Literacy Council (TLC) and the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments’ Workforce Development Board announced the launch of a Regional Construction and Skills Trades Career Pathway for young adults, ages 16 to 24, in Henderson, NC. The 24 week-long program, called Constructing Pathways to Prosperity, will offer three integrated components to area young adults: high school equivalency preparation, occupational training, and construction work-based learning.
Constructing Pathways to Prosperity aims to build a productive future for young men and women who have dropped out of school or have other barriers to employment. The program will blend academic and occupational course content along with leadership and life skills training, as well as follow-up support to young adults in Henderson. Participants are able to earn up to $50 a week for program attendance and wages for the work-based learning portion of training. Upon completion of the program, participants will have earned a nationally-recognized construction certificate, along with OSHA Certification and work experience, and be given the opportunity to find gainful employment, significantly improving their futures.
“We are pleased to collaborate with the Triangle Literacy Council on this project which strives to reconnect youth to education and work and to help them make a successful transition into a lifelong career,” said Diane Cox, Executive Director of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.
TLC currently operates a similar YouthBuild program in Durham, NC, providing job training and educational opportunities for at-risk young adults in the inner-city. TLC and the Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board are excited to provide this service model for the rural region which will inject positive energy into the lives of a sensitive group of young adults and Henderson’s affordable housing market.
“We are so excited to take the next step in our Triangle expansion through partnering with the Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board for the Constructing Pathways to Prosperity initiative,” said Laura Walters, President and CEO of the Triangle Literacy Council. “Our program will work closely with the Vance County community to provide young adults with new educational and workforce development opportunities to increase their quality of life and help them better provide for themselves and their families.”
With a grant of $247,000, Triangle Literacy Council’s Constructing Pathways to Prosperity will serve two cohorts in 2018/19 and begin recruiting students in March.
About the Triangle Literacy Council
Since 1970, the Triangle Literacy Council (TLC) has been teaching adults, youth and families how to read, write, speak better and improve their lives through the use of volunteer, one-on-one tutoring and group classes. All services are provided free of charge to participants. All programs use best practices with evidence-based outcomes and have a high rate of success. The Triangle Literacy Council is the oldest literacy organization in North Carolina.
About the Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board
The Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board provides direction and assurance for strategic initiatives in a five-county regional effort, representing Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Counties. The Board is business driven to meet current and future employment needs, those needs of local businesses, and those individuals seeking careers and career enhancements. The overarching goal of the workforce development system is to build a well-trained, ready workforce and attract high-skilled, high wage jobs through collaborative leadership from experts throughout our communities’ business, education, government, and non-profit organizations. The Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board works in partnership with these organizations to ensure the performance, accountability, and achievement of regional workforce goals are met.
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MPH Volunteer Services March 2018 Fundraiser
— submitted by Lisa Radford, Volunteer Coordinator at MPH
Volunteer Services of Maria Parham Health announce their March fundraiser. The new and popular “IN THE BAG” handbag sale will be in the John T. Church classroom on Wed., March 14th (7am-4pm) and March 15th (7am-2pm). Kenneth Cole, the Sak, Jessica Simpson, Ivanka Trump, Lucky Brand, Nine West, Michael Kors, Christian Siriano, Adrienne Vittadin and London Fog are just a few of the brand names you’ll find in designer handbags, brief cases, luggage, wallets, mini bags and small leather goods.
(This is not a paid advertisement.)
Early College Application Deadline Extended
— submitted by Vance County Schools
The application deadline for incoming freshmen to the Vance County Early College High School for the 2018-2019 school year has been extended to Thursday, March 22.
Interested students have until 3 p.m. on March 22, to turn in their completed applications.
All applications should be turned in to the office of the Early College High School, located on the top floor of Building 2 on the campus of Vance-Granville Community College near Henderson. The school’s office is located in room 2314.
The applications can be picked up at the school and are available on the Early College High School website.