Food drive taking place

HILLSBOROUGH -- The Hillsborough Kiwanis Club and the Key Club kids from Cedar Ridge and Orange high schools have teamed up to do a canned food drive for Orange Congregations in Mission.

At this time of the year it is important to keep the pantry full for those who find they have nothing to eat and need some assistance. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of The Home Depot located at Highway 86 and Interstate 85 at exit 165.

We are asking everyone to help us fill the pantry at OCIM with canned products or personal care items and help others enjoy this holiday season.

Happiness focus of workshop

CHAPEL HILL -- The Communications Doctor is now enrolling individuals in a one-day intensive Happiness Master Class.

The class will be offered from 9.a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 21. The cost is $195. Lunch will be provided.

During this intensive workshop, participants will learn practical, easy-to-apply tools that are taught at Harvard University's most popular class -- "Happiness" -- and in four other graduate programs around the country.

The class includes the latest empirical research and interventions psychologists are using worldwide to help individuals increase their positive psychological capital. Participants will learn about a new science called Positive Psychology -- the study of what can go "right" with people and how to use these tools to live their best life.

Participants will discover what makes them happy and how to mindfully incorporate positive activities into daily life to boost personal joy. For more information and to view informative videos on the science of positive psychology, visit: http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/publications.htm

To register visit: www.HappinessMasterClass.com or call Susanne Gaddis at The Communications Doctor at (919) 933-3237 or send an e-mail to gaddis@communicationsdoctor.com.

Gaddis, an Authentic Happiness Life Coach, coaches top executives at NASA, Bayer Corporation, Martin Marietta Materials, Cardinal Health, the EPA and Oracle, to name a few.