The Buzz Around Wayne County

FORE! It's time to tee up and enjoy a day at Walnut Creek Country Club and a round of golf on the new Champion Bermuda Greens. The Founder's Cup Golf Tourna- ment benefiting United Way of Wayne County is presented this year by Atlantic Eye Center and will be held on April 26th. The Tournament is a SuperBall format and includes lunch served at noon courtesy of Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes and Fries. Play- ers will take to the course for the 1pm shotgun start. Golfers can play to win $100 and pizza for a year in the Putt for Dough Contest sponsored by Papa Murphy's Take- N-Bake Pizza. Village Steakhouse and Pub is sponsoring two contests, the Closest to the Pin and the Longest Drive. The tourna- ment will have three Hole-in-One prizes, a New Mule SX 610 Kawasaki 4-Wheel Drive donated by Fun Products of Goldsboro, a new Volkswagon Jetta donated by Frema Motors and Performance East is donating a new OFF-Road Textron Prowler Elec- tric 4-wheel Drive UTV. Prizes will also be offered to 1st place winning teams in two divisions – net & gross scores. This is the twentieth year that the com- munity has come out to support United Way of Wayne County's efforts to change lives, while relaxing in a semi-competitive envi- ronment. Revenues generated benefit local programming and projects. United Way of Wayne County believes that together we can improve lives here in our community, by investing to impact people's futures we can change lives for generations and build a strong community for all of us. The Founder's Cup Golf Tournament is a great way to entertain a customer, reward staff for a job well done, or just get out of the office with key staff or friends while sup- porting United Way of Wayne County at the same time! Be sure to register your team for this year's Founder's Cup Golf Tourna- ment, call 919.735.3591 or on-line www. unitedwayne.org. 11 The Buzz Around Wayne County April 2019 BUZZ around WAYNE COUNTY Dan Wroblewski 919-273-0488 ADVERTISE HERE EVENT CENTER The beautiful Goldsboro Event Center offers a variety of spaces for banquets, weddings, seminars, celebrations, and expositions. Call us to book your summer event, fall wedding, or holiday party today! 919-735-4075 www.GoldsboroEventCenter.com 1501 S. Slocumb Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530 NIA students holding positive autism trait posters during the opening ceremony at the 1st Annual Rockin' AWETISM® event. Rockin' AWETISM ® ! For many parents of special needs children, additional soft qualities in a school are essential in creating an environment where their child can let down their guard from the ongoing pressures of socializing and learning in a neurotypical world. It is the vision of New Independence Acad- emy (NIA), a private K-12 school located in Goldsboro, NC, to offer a conducive environment where children diagnosed with high functioning autism can thrive and not just survive. This element sets NIA apart from traditional schools as it allows students to socialize with peers who accept each other's unique qualities while different learning styles and abilities are nurtured at an educational level. NIA holds the largest annual autism acceptance event, Rockin' AWETISM®, in Wayne County each April which is National Autism Awareness Month. This annual event and the culture at NIA has helped reshape student's self-perceptions to those of self-acceptance, worthiness, and capable as this themed campaign focuses on the abilities of autism. This year's Rockin' AWETISM® event will be held at the Maxwell Center at 3114 Wayne Memorial Dr., Goldsboro on Satur- day, April 6th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In ad- dition to a Live auction starting at 12:00 and a Car and Truck Show organized by North Carolina Car Cruisers with registration between 9:00-11:00, there will be bounce houses, cornhole, food, and lots of family fun to be had. Come out and help us CELEBRATE THE ABILITIES OF AWETISM® Visit www. newindependence.org or call 919.288.2429 to learn more. All proceeds go directly to New Independence Academy. Starlight, Star Bright at Wayne County Library Goldsboro Branch Saturday April 6th, 10:30am to 12:30pm Have you ever looked up at the stars? Noticed any constellations? Planets? Did we really land on the moon 50 years ago? Join a ranger as we explore stories behind constellations you can see during different parts of the year from your own backyard. We'll learn more about the things we can see with our eyes or with telescopes and do a fun craft. This is an outreach event as part of the NC Science Festival. Earth Day Service Project Sunday April 7th, 10:00am and 2:00pm Come enjoy a few hours outdoors at Cliffs of the Neuse! For this service project volun- teers will learn the technique of "hack and squirt", and get a lesson in forest manage- ment. Participants will be using herbicide and hatchets. There is no age restriction, but children must be appropriately responsible and have a guardian present. Please bring comfortable work clothes and shoes, water, gloves, and hatchets if you have them. A limited supply of gloves and hatchets will be provided by the park. Meeting location TBD. Call the park office for more information. Night Hike Friday, April 12th, 6:00pm Are you fascinated by things that go bump in the night? Have you ever wondered why some animals come out in the dark while others do not? Come out for a fun hike, where we will test our nighttime senses. Bring a flashlight. Meet at the visitor center. Princes, Princesses and Frogs Sunday, April 14th, 3:00pm Is it a toad…a frog…what's the difference? In celebration of National Frog Month, we'll dive into the answer to this and many other amphibian questions. Through hands-on games and activities, we will discover the differences between frogs/toads and reptiles/ amphibians. We will also have a hopping good time explore the life cycle of a frog. Meet at the visitor center. Movie Night (PG rated) Saturday April 27th, 8:15pm to 9:45pm Celebrate Save the Frog Day with a frog themed movie at the swim lake beach. Free event, bring your own snacks. Bring camp- ing chairs-the lawn might be wet. Park gates will be closed while the movie is playing. This program will be cancelled in the event of rain or cold weather. CLIFFS OF THE NEUSE STATE PARK APRIL EVENTS

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