Harmony Café

A Musical Evening
Harmony Café
7-9 in the Evening
Donation $5.00
Talented Musicians
Endless Coffee from
SOUTHERN BEAN,
Delicious Desserts
Tea & Water!
Harmony Café
Thomas A. Baum
Senior Center
Behind the Kill Devil
Hills Post office
Call Angelo at
202.1190
for info
Friday
AUG 14th
September
11
St. Andrews
October 9
St. Andrews
November 13
December
11
Festival Park
Violins &
Voices
A Classical
Christmas
Angelo
Sonnesso
David
Spangler
Lisa
Martinez
Sue Artz
Christine
Jackle
Nick
Hodsdon
Jerry Cook & The
Music Makers of
the Outer Banks
A
N
G
E
L
O
R
I
C
K
PLUS
A special
Appearance by THE
WRIGHT TAPPERS
Angelo Sonnesso
Secretary, The Lions Club of Nags Head
(252 202-1190
toll-free (866) 269-1380
angelo@angelomusic.com

Upcoming Event

AMusicalEvening
Harmony Café
7-9 in the Evening
Donation $5.00
Talented Musicians
Endless Coffee from
SOUTHERN BEAN,
Delicious Desserts
Tea & Water!
Harmony Café
Thomas A. Baum
Senior Center
Behind the Kill Devil
Hills Post office
Call Angelo at
202.1190
for info
Friday
AUG 14th
September
11
St. Andrews
October 9
St. Andrews
November 13
December
11
Festival Park
Violins &
Voices
A Classical
Christmas
Angelo
Sonnesso
David
Spangler
Lisa
Martinez
Sue Artz
Christine
Jackle
Nick
Hodsdon
Jerry Cook & The
MusicMakers of
the Outer Banks
A
N
G
E
L
O
R
I
C
K
PLUS
A special
Appearance by THE
WRIGHT TAPPERS

VIP Fishing Tournament Needs Volunteers

VIP Fishing Tournament Needs Volunteers
Sponsored by the First Flight, Nags Head, Manteo, Wanchese, Columbia,
Currituck, Lower Currituck and Plymouth Lions clubs, the North Carolina
Lions VIP Fishing Tournament attracts over 500 blind and visually impaired
people, along with their guests, ages 12 to 91 to the Outer Banks. The
tournament which will be held October 11, 12, 13 and 14, this year, draws
people from 77 counties and is the largest gathering of blind and visually
impaired people in North Carolina.

Volunteers make the tournament a success each year by working to
prepare each site for our participants. They prepare the rods and reels for
the fishing tournament, along with cutting bait, hauling fish to be weighed
and serving as guides for the visually impaired participants. They welcome
the participants at the local motels, stuff registration packets, transport
supplies and prepare and sale merchandise during the event; they set up 150
tables and 750 chairs at the local gymnasium where meals and seminars will
be held; they help prepare food and serve the participants breakfast, lunch
and dinner; they clean up the gymnasium after each meal and prepare for the
next meal; and they actually pay for the privilege of being a volunteer. If
you are interested you can find an application on line. If you would like
to 'adopt a fisherman', contact Angelo Sonnesso.

The NC Lions VIP Fishing tournament needs your help

AMusicalEvening

AMusicalEvening
Harmony Café
7-9 in the Evening
Tickets $10.00
Include:
Wonderful Music,
endless coffee from
SOUTHERN BEAN,
Delicious Desserts
Tea & & Water!
Harmony Café
St. Andrews by
the Sea
Nags Head
Call Angelo at
202.1190
for info
Friday
July 10th
July 10
Jim Kelly
August 14
Angelo
Baum
Center
September
11
St Andrews
October 9
St Andrews
November 13
TBA
December 11
TBA
Jim Kelly
Will sing songs
from his newest
album
"Here I am Lord"
and other
favorites

House representatives want to close blind school

Proposal in House Budget that Will Close the Governor Morehead School

CAAC Members:

Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for DHHS proposed a Special
Provision that would end up closing the Governor Morehead School in Raleigh
and distributing its students between the deaf schools in Wilson and
Morganton.

I am inserting the wording of this proposal below and attaching it so
everyone can see what they say. It has always been my goal to try and keep
folks informed of how this process works.

The House Appropriations Committee will have to vote this into the House
version of the budget and then the House will have to vote on the whole
budget. Since the House and Senate versions of the budget will not match,
they will then have a Conference Committee to work out the differences.

We will be calling for action very soon so Stay tuned! Our next step will
be to bombard the House Appropriations Committee over how we feel about this
matter.

Gary Ray

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Session 2009
DRAFT SPECIAL PROVISION 2009-DHHS-H29
Department of Health and Human Services
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Requested by: Representative

OFFICE OF EDUCATION SERVICES/FUNDS TRANSFER AND CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.

SECTION 10.57B.(a)
There is transferred from the Office of Education Services
Trust Fund, Budget Code 66424, the sum of one hundred seventy-five thousand
three hundred twenty-one dollars ($175,321) to the Office of Education
Services General Fund, Budget Code 14424. These funds shall be used to
support the operations of the North Carolina School for the Deaf at
Morganton, Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf at Wilson, and
Governor Morehead School for the Blind. Donations and bequests to these
schools shall be used in
accordance with their designated purpose.

SECTION 10.57B.(b) The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Education Services (OES). shall not enroll new students at the Governor
Morehead School for the Blind during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school
years. During these years, the Office of Education Services shall allow the
census to decline and prepare to close the Governor Morehead School for the
Blind.

SECTION 10.57B.(c) OES shall develop a plan for the consolidation of the
Governor Morehead School for the Blind (GMS) at the existing campuses of the
North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton (NCSD) and the Eastern North
Carolina School for the Deaf at Wilson (ENCSD). Within the GMs consolidation
plan, OES shall accomplish all of
the following:
(1) Determine the number of current students enrolled at GMS that
would
require continued residential instruction, and the number of students that
could be more appropriately served within their area local education
agencies (LEAs).
(2) Require GMS school staff to work in conjunction with LEAs and
others to
revise individualized educational plans for each student, as needed, and
prepare a transition plan for every student.
(3) Collaborate with the Department of Public Instruction and affected
LEAs to identify additional LEA resource requirements to appropriately
educate
transitioning GMS students.
(4) Prepare a budget for the consolidated residential schools for
students who are deaf, blind, or deaf-blind, which itemizes instructional,
residential, and
other personnel requirements, operating requirements, and
physical
improvements to the campuses.
(5) Provide a specific timeline for the closure and transitioning of
students
currently enrolled at GMS.
(6) Identify alternative instructional and operational models to
improve the
quality of instruction at the consolidated residential schools, and to
improve
the capacities of LEAs to educate students who are deaf, blind, or
deaf-blind.

Not later than May 1, 2010, OES shall report on each of the required
components of the consolidation plan set forth in subdivisions (1) through
(6) of this subsection to the House of Representatives Appropriations
Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal
Research Division.

Modified 6/4/09 1:37 PM " Page 65

Meeting on Respite Care

Meeting on Respite Care
North Carolina Respite Coalition Meeting on Monday June 8, 11am - 2
pm. At Spring Arbor in Kill Devil Hills. Gustave Smith, Executive Director
of Wesley House in Elizabeth City will discuss services in their program.
Wesley House provides lodging and support for patients and their families
who are receiving care from area medical facilities. We look forward to
hearing about this unique type of respite.

Come and learn more about the exciting announcement regarding Life
Span funding to the NCRCC membership. We are celebrating the first National
funding for this service. The Agency on Aging released the program
announcement today for Lifespan Respite grants. 10-15 grants will be
awarded with funding awards up to $200,000 for 36 months.

Lunch will be provided and there is no charge but registration is
required please call Gail Sonnesso at 252.480.3354 to register.