Chatham 250 Passport Program
Chatham 250 Passport Overview Welcome to the Chatham 250 Passport Experience! Each of the five Chatham 250 Passports - Creative Arts, Growth and Change, Community and Diversity, Agriculture and Natural Environment - offer nearly 20 safe, accessible, and fun activities designed to help you explore Chatham County in honor of this 250th anniversary. Chatham 250 Passport Chatham 250 Passport
Tiger Day Fun Run Registration
Join Carolina Tiger Rescue in its 2nd Annual Tiger Day 5K fun run, with all proceeds benefiting the amazing animals who call the sanctuary home! Register yourself or your team, then walk, run, or ride a 5K, by yourself or with friends, anytime between July 22nd and July 29th. We’ll wrap up with a virtual celebration on July 29th for International Tiger Day! Your $35 registration fee benefits all of the cats at the sanctuary AND includes a Tiger Day 5K commemorative t-shirt!
Let’s Go Local Burger Challenge!
Exactly how local can your NC burger get? Chatham Marketplace is partnering with Firsthand Foods for the Let’s Go Local Burger Challenge - and it has started! You have until July 3rd to build your local burger, and on the Fourth of July two people will win $150 in local prizes! Here’s how to enter: ? Build your local burger at home using ALL North Carolina ingredients, starting with a base of Firsthand Foods ground beef. ? Grab your local ingredients right here at Chatham Marketplace. ? Post a picture of your local burger (or of you eating it!). In your post, be sure to: Use the #LetsGoLocalBurger hashtag Tag @firsthandfoods + @chathammarketplace For a better chance of winning, tag all the local producers who made the ingredients on your burger! ? TWO winners will be picked on July 4th and EACH winner will receive $150 in gift cards to participating markets! EVERYONE who participates gets a snazzy pair of Firsthand Foods socks (while supplies last). ? ? The winner will be chosen based on creativity + quantity of local goods used in making of the burger! Let’s go local, friends! #LetsGoLocalBurger #BurgerChallenge #FirsthandFoods #MeatLocal #ShopLocal #EatLocal
CORE Juneteeth!
Chatham Organizing for Racial Equity - CORE will host its 4th annual Chatham County Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 19 from 10AM to 2PM at the Pittsboro Fair Grounds (191 Fairgrounds Rd, Pittsboro). This year’s celebration will include food, children’s activities, entertainment and a black business expo. There will also be an on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinic provided by UNC Health. For more information visit CORE’s Facebook event page. Learn more about this event and other Chatham 250 Passport activities at www.chatham250.com
Chatham 250: Chatham County History of Communities of Color #3
Growth and Change Event (Series): Chatham County History of Communities of Color May 28, June 11 and June 19, 2021 Sponsored by Deep River Chapter Pittsboro, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) The public is invited to join the Chatham Community Library for a three-part virtual lecture series chronicling the history of communities of color in Chatham County. The series will conclude with a much-anticipated lecture titled “From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans in Chatham County” on Saturday, June 19th from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. This lecture, by Charles Johnson, Associate Professor and Director of Public History at North Carolina Central University, is also part of Juneteenth Celebrations in Chatham County. All lectures will occur virtually, and pre-registration is required to access the login information. Interested participants can learn more and RSVP by visiting the Chatham 250 event page: https://www.chatham250.com/event-details/chatham-county-history-of-communities-of-color, or by visiting the Chatham County Calendar: https://www.chathamcountync.gov/government/county-calendar. Learn more about Chatham 250 Events and Passport Experience For more information on Chatham 250 events and activities, residents may visit www.chatham250.com, or follow Chatham County on Twitter and Facebook. People may RSVP on Facebook for the events. Facebook events can be found on the Chatham 250 website: www.chatham250.com/chatham250-events. Another great way to stay up to date with Chatham 250 activities is to register for the Chatham 250 Passport Experience through the Chatham 250 website home page: www.chatham250.com or Passport page: www.Chatham250.com/passportoverview. Registered participants will receive monthly updates throughout the Passport Experience. Already more than 100 individuals have registered to participate in the Passport Experience, and more community members are encouraged to sign up for these fun, unique and memorable activities.
Book Signing at Liquidambar
Liquidambar Gallery & Gifts 80 Hillsboro St, PittsboroThis is a special book-signing with Dr. Angela Rosenberg and her new book Nine Perfect Petals - The Enneagram for Flower Gardeners. In this beautiful book, local Chatham County, NC author, Dr. Angela Rosenberg, uses gardening practices and particular flowers to help readers appreciate the Enneagram nine types. Chapters detail characteristics, strengths, challenges, and pathways for individual growth and well-being. Thought-provoking quotes and exquisite original drawings, make this book a must for any reader interested in the Enneagram, and for anyone, gardener or not, who seeks to understand their own personality—and blossom. Eminently sharable, you’ll want all your family, friends, and coworkers to discover their types. Personalized, signed hardcover and paperback copies will be available on Saturday! Hardcover $30.00 Paperback $20.00 If you know of someone who may be interested in this event, please invite them! This is open to everyone!
