Lisa Jeffries Nobling – Raleigh, NC

Category: Causes

  • You LIke to Eat, Right?

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    Ok good… because here’s a cool event going on this weekend that supports our farmers!‘Cuegrass Festival at The PitBring your lawn chairs for some outside BBQ, beer, and bluegrass!! (Click to enlarge)FREE STREET FESTIVAL – Saturday, April 4 Rain or Shine! 11am – Filmore Valley Boys12:30pm – Town Mountain2pm – Old Habits **Bring your lawn…

  • Local Job Opening

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    This isn’t my typical blog post, but this isn’t your typical job opening either. This sounds like it would be a really fun and rewarding job.Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested. Open job position from SEEDS (1998 NC Peace Prize winner)From Lucy Harris, SEEDS Executive Director,706 Gilbert Street, Durham, NC 27701919.683.1197www.seedsnc.org…

  • Wear It Well

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    I’d be ok with seeing all of your other shades of color that aren’t Wolfpack Red if it’s for this cause:The V Foundation 8th Annual ‘Show Your Spirit’ Campaign Begins : published at CarolinaNewswire.com – Stay on top of the day’s business & technology news Registration has begun for The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s…

  • “even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul”

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    I verified this on Snopes.com before passing this along since I received it via email. Snopes says it’s a true story – and very heartwarming at that! This is a little bit of the story – you can read the full email on Snopes and even visit the pup’s official website. This is a story…

  • Happy Wednesday!

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    I am usually not a fan of national news… until today. Thanks NewRaleigh! Click through if you can’t see the video below: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy As the link in my facebook notes: “Shoplifting puppies and doughnut gobbling State kids… love it!”

  • Reminder: Kristi Winters (Walker) Fundraiser Today!

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    Stop by McDonald’s in Cary/Apex if you can today! Missed the details? Here they are in my previous post – “Calling All Raleigh/Cary/Apex Readers“.

  • February is Breast cancer Support Month at Amedeo’s North

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    Amedeo’s is pretty much a local legend in itself and their sister restaurant, Amedeo’s North is hosting a great benefit with a creative menu to fit this month:February Named Breast Cancer Support Month at Amedeo’s North Italian Restaurant Amedeo’s North’s owners, Rick and Lisa DeAngelis have partnered with the Pretty in Pink Foundation and made…

  • The Passing of a Legend

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    After my post last week on one of my favorite Local Legends, I’m sure you can image how heartbroken I was to find out Saturday morning that our beloved Coach Yow had passed away that morning. By Saturday afternoon, I couldn’t even get on facebook, WRAL, or ESPN and read any more of the tributes…

  • Another Small Request

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    Tank and Delta would love your help again… this time in supporting Delta’s first home before she found her way to us (and a place that I’ve blogged about many times before): The SPCA of Wake County. You may remember that Independent Animal Rescue of Durham won last year… I wholeheartedly believe this happened in…

  • Local Legends: Coach Kay Yow

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    I cannot even begin to express how much I admire Coach Kay Yow and what an amazing inspiration she is to all of us here in Wolfpack Country. The following email came across my inbox this morning:“You may have seen in today’s paper that Kay Yow remains in the hospital. Her condition is very serious.…