Lisa Jeffries Nobling – Raleigh, NC

Category: events

  • Breakfast with Santa for a Few Great Causes!

    I received a really special email today and can’t pass up the opportunity to share this event with readers.

    Second Annual Charity Breakfast Buffet with Santa
    Saturday December 12, 2009 8-11 am
    Spice Street Restaurant, Chapel Hill (Get directions from Google.)

    This event is organized by the resident physicians at UNC and this year we are supporting 4 charities: Ronald McDonald House, SECU Family House, NC Food Bank, and Toys for Tots.

    Last year we had a great event with over $700, 300 canned goods, and almost 400 toys donated. This year we have a bigger venue, a cheaper price, and an additional charity. Kids can take pictures with Santa (skip the mall lines and prices), make ornaments, and enjoy face painting all while benefiting the community.

    Spice Street will make a donation (to the Ronald McDonald House and SECU Family House) for every buffet purchased and we are asking people to bring canned goods or new toys.

    Adults $10 and kids $5 including tax and gratuity (cash, check and credit cards accepted)!

    Thank you to Dr. Qionna Tinney from UNC Hospital for sharing this with me!

    PS – I was really excited to find out, when checking out the website, that Spice Street is owned by Giorgios Hospitality Group – family company of a good friend of mine! Many thanks to them for serving as host venue for this event. I’m really looking forward to their new Cary venture – Giorgio – coming this month.

    Looks like Nick and I will be having breakfast with Santa 😉

  • 16th Annual Jingle Ball

    I am SO pumped about going to my first Jingle Ball this year! It’s just so fabulous, in so many ways. The local young professionals who are organizing this have put together an amazing event… how very inspiring!

    Details via facebook/and an email from my friends at DowntownRaleigh.com:

    Each attendee is asked to bring an unwrapped holiday gift for a child valued at $20 value or more per person. For those not bringing a gift, admission will be $30 by cash or check at the door. The Capital City Clauses is a federally registered nonprofit corporation, and all contributions are tax-deductible. No one under 21 years of age will be admitted, and photo identification is required.

    Come eat, drink, dance and be merry for a good cause! Dress for this event is cocktail/party attire. Please join us and help bring brighter holidays to Wake County children.

    Gifts are considered tickets for this event and are your donated gift to the Salvation Army. Each participant will be granted entrance to the 2009 16th Annual Jingle Ball by bringing a new unwrapped toy valued at $20 or more or donating $30 cash or check with all proceeds going directly to the Salvation Army of Wake County.

    And a little more from the website, JingleBall.org:

    The Capital City Clauses are preparing for the 2009 Jingle Ball on Thursday, December 10th. The festivities will take place at Marbles Kids Museum, in downtown Raleigh, from 6:30PM until 10:30PM. Since the first Jingle Ball was held in 1994, we have given thousands of toys and articles of clothing to the needy children of Wake County, and we hope to have our most successful year yet in 2009!

    The Jingle Ball’s success hinges both on corporate sponsorships and on each attendee’s contribution of a toy (or clothing, books, games, etc) of $20 or greater value for admission. Our organization is comprised entirely of volunteers who help with the financing, planning, and executing of the Jingle Ball. All monetary proceeds go toward the event expenses, and all of the toys are distributed to Wake County children.

    As our primary goal is to collect toys at the door rather than money, we cannot depend upon the minimal door receipts we collect to finance the event. Therefore, the Capital City Clauses need corporate support to help offset the costs of hosting this event and to ensure its continued success.


    Put it on your calendar – hope to see some of you local readers there!

  • I Voted for Doc

    Remember my post back in July on Wine to Water?

    As many of you long-time readers know, I’m already a big fan of Amra’s and their other establishment, Tobacco Road. This is SUCH a very cool event they’re hosting this week.

    The charity organization called Wine to Water, as seen on Larry King, raises funds through wine tastings to be able to help 3rd world countries find healthy clean drinking water sources for their villages.

    On Thursday July 23, come to Amra’s after work or around 6:30 to help support this awesome and worthy cause!

    Wine To Water is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit aid organization focused on providing clean water to needy people around the world. Over 1 billion people in the world today lack access to adequate water and sanitation. We are devoted to fighting this epidemic.Wine symbolizes fortune in our society. Our goal is to give the fortunate population an opportunity to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves.

    Well, it appears as if our friend Doc, founder of Wine to Water, has been nominated alongside great company for CNN Heroes.

    Be sure to check out all of the entries and vote for your hero!

    Here’s a great video about Doc’s story.

    Click here to view it if it doesn’t show up for you.

  • The Pink Heals Tour

    Hot on the “heels” of my “Fight Like a Girl” post from earlier this month, here is another very cool event I couldn’t wait to share with readers. Many thanks to Ashton for passing it along!

    Via a Raleigh Fire Department email:

    On Sunday October 4, 2009, The Pink Heals Tour, formerly The Pink Ribbon Tour, will be appearing in Raleigh during their country wide journey.

    The Pink Heals Tour is a nonprofit organization founded in Phoenix, Arizona by firefighter Dave Graybill that drives Pink Fire Trucks across the United States to support women in their fight against cancer and inspire men to get involved. This year’s tour includes three pink fire trucks and the sculpted Ribbon of Hope. It is a unique opportunity to dress in the Tours pink turnout gear and helmets and sign the fire trucks in memory or honor of loved ones.

    The Raleigh Fire Department is hosting this year’s event with The Pink Heals Tour to raise cancer awareness at Triangle Towne Center between Dillard’s and Macaroni Grille from the hours of 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. We extend an invite to your department to be a part of this community event. Please spread the word to your family and friends and come join the fun for this very important cause.

    For more information about the Pink Heals Tour visit www.pinkheals.org. We look forward to seeing you there.

    The group’s goal?Pink Heals: Confidence building activities in a supportive social setting to help young Survivors during the post-treatment transition.Amazing, humbling, and inspiring – all at the same time!

    Please feel free to re-post – hope to see some of you there! If you’re not local, I hope there’s an opportunity for you to experience this in your own area.

    You can Become a Fan on facebook, follow on twitter, and shop for really cute merchandise to support the group!

  • Be There!

    I mean, what sounds better for a Monday night?

    SO pumped that I’ll be back from Vegas (leaving Thursday AM out of Charlotte!) in time for this! I haven’t been back to the Brewpub since the first time Nick, Adrianne, Joey, and I tried it just after opening, so this is a great reason for me to return. (And give them a chance to recapture me as a customer. The lackluster service, boring food, and scant beverage selection for the non-beer drinker didn’t do it for me last time.)

    I’m all about a second chance though! (The first few weeks can be awkward for a new establishment with a new staff.)

    Here’s the map, for anyone who may not be familiar with the area that I drive past multiple times a day. I know, I’m a lucky girl.

  • Fight Like a Girl

    I’ve always loved that phrase and I think it’s perfectly appropriate for the campaign for the fight against breast cancer. I was thrilled when Bomshel came back to mainstream country radio with their newest single, “Fight Like a Girl”.

    Click here if you can’t see the video above!


    Here are some ways that you can Fight Like a Girl right now!
    PinkFest 2009: Pampering, Friendship, Celebration, Hope
    October 4th, 1:00pm-4:00pm
    Renaissance Raleigh Hotel at North Hills

    Survivor recognition and award at 2:30 To nominate a survivor for the Spirit of Survivorship Award, click here!

    Gather your friends, come indulge yourself and celebrate how far we’ve come in battling breast cancer. Eight local spas will be providing massages, nail, hair, skin and make-up services. There will be plenty of drinks and hors d’ oeuvres as well as door prizes and give-aways from participating spas and sponsors.

    Funds raised will provide screening, education and treatment programs for uninsured women in our community. Everyone is welcome, but tickets are limited and going fast so get yours now!

    Online Ticket Prices: Survivor – $5 | Adult – $10

    For more information visit: http://www.komennctriangle.org/events/pinkfest.php


    Busy October? Well then how does next Tuesday look?Get a Massage for the Cure at Massage Envy!
    September 15th, 2009
    All Triangle area Massage Envy locations

    Book a one-hour massage for $35.00 and Massage Envy will donate $10 per massage to Komen NC Triangle. Nationally, Massage for the Cure has raised over $800,000 for Komen programs, services and research!


    I just booked my appointment for a $35 massage (of which, a very generous $10 donation goes to Komen)… so why not treat yourself, your mom, your sister, your best gal pal… ANYONE for that matter to a little pampering for a great cause?

    As the song says: Kick (cancer’s) ass, take names.

  • Local Legends: Don’t Give Up. Don’t Ever Give Up.

    Raleighites, those who appreciate a good cause, cancer-haters, and college basketball fans… I invite you to enjoy Dana’s definitive 2009 Jimmy V Tourney post to get the low down on the legendary (locally and nationally) event coming back home to Raleigh this weekend!

    The GoGoRaleigh.com author does a fantastic job of putting together the full details, so I won’t even bother paraphrasing the great post.

    And remember:

    Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.

    Anyone heading out Sunday to check out the event for a bit? If so, see you there!

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  • Calling All Local Readers with a Cause or Two

    Here’s a quick PSA, because I like to pay it forward and I know that lots of my local readers have some great causes to share! 🙂

    Last year, the Swagger Gifts Holiday Open House Preview Party raised over $1,500 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society, and now your very own favorite cause could be featured this year!

    If you are involved in a worthy organization, cause, or non-profit, please tell my friends at Swagger about it!

    Email Mandy (at) SwaggerGifts (dot) com with the story behind your cause and why you think it would benefit from being featured as this year’s Holiday Open House Preview Party charity!

    Nominations will be accepted until August 1, 2009.
    Swagger will choose and let everyone know in August who has been selected.

    The 2009 Holiday Open House Preview Party (possibly benefiting YOUR favorite charity) will be held on November 5th, 2009.
    The 2009 Holiday Open House will be held on Sunday, November 8th, 2009.

    PS – If you do email a suggestion to Mandy, please drop me a comment or an email to let me know! I’d love to hear that one of my reader’s suggestions was selected and have the chance to support you and your favorite cause at the annual party.

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  • A Different Breed of Fundraising

    As many of you long-time readers know, I’m already a big fan of Amra’s and their other establishment, Tobacco Road. This is SUCH a very cool event they’re hosting this week.

    I have some other commitments on Thursday (that post coming soon), but if I’m able to do both, this is totally making my to-do list:

    The charity organization called Wine to Water, as seen on Larry King, raises funds through wine tastings to be able to help 3rd world countries find healthy clean drinking water sources for their villages.

    On Thursday July 23, come to Amra’s after work or around 6:30 to help support this awesome and worthy cause!

    • There will be free wine. (Yes, a full tasting and free full glasses, too.)
    • There will be free light appetizers.
    • There is no cover charge, no ticket price and no suggested donation.
    • There may be a silent auction.
    • There will be friends new and old.
    • The event will last 2 or 3 hours.
    • Stay as long as you’d like.
    • And feel free to bring people with you!

    Wine To Water is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit aid organization focused on providing clean water to needy people around the world. Over 1 billion people in the world today lack access to adequate water and sanitation. We are devoted to fighting this epidemic.Wine symbolizes fortune in our society. Our goal is to give the fortunate population an opportunity to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves.


    Amra’s
    106 Glenwood Avenue
    Raleigh, NC
    (919) 828-8488

    PS – I was reading up on the Wine to Water bio webpage, and the founder is a former Raleigh, NC bartender who came up with this concept. DOUBLE awesome.


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  • eCycling

    Electronics are probably some of the nastiest things that could end up in a landfill, so if you need to get rid of anything, here’s a great *free* opportunity from Fox 50 and Creative Recycling to do so!

    Our landfills are filling up with things that won’t ever go away. Specifically, old, outdated electronic equipment which take up space and pose a hazard to our environments.

    That’s why FOX50 created “E-Cycling” Day:
    Saturday, June 27th from 10am – 2pm at all 3 locations.

    Come out and see us – rain or shine – in the parking lots of three Best Buy locations:

    * Durham – Renaissance Center
    (7001 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713)

    * North Raleigh – Capital Blvd.
    (6101 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616)

    * Cary – Crossroads Plaza
    (237 Crossroads Blvd, Cary, NC 27518)

    It’s so convenient. You won’t even have to get out of your car! Volunteers will unload your electronic items

    And there’s countless number of electronic items you can drop off.

    Equipment Accepted    : All electronic equipment is acceptable with the exception of manifested hazardous waste, radioactive waste and/or biohazardous waste.


    Read the full info and see the list of what’s ok and not ok to bring here!

    Please pass this along or encourage your local media and Best Buy to model something in your area after this program!