DURHAM -- The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties will host its 18th annual Parade of Playhomes fundraiser during April throughout Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.
A total of five custom-built, children's playhomes will be built. Southern, Orange and Northwood high schools will each build a playhome and these playhomes will be raffled off for charity. Two Triangle-area builders -- B. Wallace Design & Construction, LLC, and McNeill Burbank Homes -- will also build a children's playhome and these playhomes will be auctioned online.
All proceeds will be used in family outreach programs to prevent child abuse in our communities. Raffle tickets will be sold at multiple locations in the Durham, Orange and Chatham counties. Visit www.paradeofplayhomes.com for exact locations, dates and times. Tickets are $2 each (or 3 for $5) and are also available for purchase online at www.paradeofplayhomes.com.
The winners of the three playhomes that will be raffled off will be drawn at 5 p.m. on April 30. The winner does not need to be present to win.
The online auctions will begin in early April and end on April 24. For links to the online auctions, visit www.paradeofplayhomes.com.
Benefit walk set March 27
CHAPEL HILL -- The public is invited to participate in the March 27 Get Real & Heel 5K Walk, which benefits a 20-week after-care program providing breast cancer survivors exercise and recreation therapy support at no cost.
This family-oriented event, which will be followed by food, raffles and children's activities, begins and ends at the UNC Outdoor Education Center, 3433 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill.
All proceeds from the event will benefit Get Real & Heel, a survivorship wellness program affiliated with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Registration prior to the event can be completed online at http://www.sportoften.com/events/eventDetails.cfm?pEventId=4782. Registration will also be available the day of the event beginning at 9 a.m. The walk starts at 9:30 a.m.
Google Fiber interviews set
DURHAM -- Supporters of Durham's application for Google Fiber will head to The Streets at Southpoint Saturday to collect videos showcasing the community's enthusiasm for Google's experimental high-speed network.
The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau will be sending a videographer to the mall from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to interview kids 5-15 years old.
The interviews will be conducted with the consent of parents, who will be signing a release form for their children's participation.
Durham is putting together an application in response to Google's Request for Information concerning Google Fiber, an ultra high-speed network that the information giant plans to build for a community of 50,000 to 500,000 users.
For more information, contact Sam Poley with the DCVB at sam@durham-cvb.com or call (919) 687-0288.
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