Events

Festival Details and Directions:

Come enjoy a Celebration of the Haw River with music, art, puppets, environmental displays and activities. You can go down to Bynum Beach and try some river monitoring and kids can take a short guided canoe ride on the river. Kids can also paint their very own critter cut-out made by Bynum’s own Clyde Jones. A fabulous Old Town canoe will be raffled and there’s a silent art auction that includes works by Clyde Jones. There’s the ‘river of chalk” art project happening on the bridge, and much to learn about the river, Jordan Lake and other environmental issues in our watershed. The great cooks at the Ruritan Club will have tasty food for sale all day.

Proceeds from the Haw River Festival help fund our work throughout the year to protect the Haw River and Jordan Lake. We are requesting a $5 donation for adults and $3 for kids under 14 years old (babies are free).

DIRECTIONS:
Bynum is located on the Haw River off of US 15-501, between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill.

From Chapel Hill (and points north), go south on 15-501 for about 12 miles and turn left onto Bynum Rd. (just after Allen and Son BBQ). Stay on Bynum Rd and follow signs to parking and the Festival site.

From Pittsboro (and points south), take 15 –501 north about 4 miles from Pittsboro and turn right onto Bynum Rd, (before crossing the Haw River on 15-501) and follow to dead end at river. Park on Bynum Beach Rd. and walk across the Bynum Bridge to the festival site.

www.hawriver.org

Via e-mail:

MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sarah Nixon (919)824-6921
Selena Lauterer (919) 942-6526


*** Press Event: Thursday, April 24, 12:00 noon ***
MOVEON NC MEMBERS TO DEMAND SENATORS DOLE AND BURR STOP SPENDING ON ENDLESS WAR AND FOCUS ON ISSUES AT HOME

WILL RELEASE NEW REPORT: NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS SEE ENDING THE IRAQ WAR AS BEST WAY TO HELP LOCAL ECONOMY

April 21, 2008 - Chapel Hill/ Carrboro - On Thursday, April 24, members of MoveOn.org Political Action in Chapel Hill/Carrboro will release a new report, "Iraq and Recession". The report focuses on groundbreaking poll numbers that show that voters in North Carolina believe that the billions of dollars a week spent on Iraq war should be invested in economic priorities at home.

“Senator Elizabeth Dole and Senator Richard Burr have consistently voted with the President to spend half-trillion dollars on this endless war in Iraq, while ignoring the mounting economic pressures of voters here in North Carolina. The billions per week we’re spending there could be invested in our faltering economy here at home,” said Sarah Nixon local MoveOn member. “It’s time to bring our troops home and use those same dollars for the priorities of most Americans--health care, clean energy, and job creation--to help those hurt by the impending recession.”


EVENT DETAILS: Iraq and Recession Report Release at Carrboro/Chapel Hill:

Who: MoveOn members in Carrboro/Chapel Hill
Where: Weaver Street Market on the Lawn
When: Thursday, April 24 at 12:00pm
What: Local residents unveil never-released before poll numbers of North Carolina voters: Voters want to help the economy by ending the war.


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I'm not sure whether they want non-media people to show up, but I think it would be a good way to show your support for the report.