ANNOUNCEMENT - 2nd ANNUAL TBC (Tick-Borne Conditions) UNITED WEBCAST & FUNDRAISER SAVE THE DATE! May 14th, 7:00PM - 8:30PM EST Limited seating available at the Sweet Bee Theater, Pittsboro, NC or choose to attend via webcast. Registration links will be available soon! Taking into consideration travel isn't always an option due to health challenges and/or finances,TBCU has chosen once again to hold the event via a webcast format. This is no easy task when factoring in the various technical challenges of a live broadcast and let's not forget the tricky scheduling coordination of all our guests' busy and demanding schedules and across all time zones! But we are up for the task! We are tick warriors at heart after all! Full agenda and details regarding the event, and attendance registration for both live and webcast link to be announced soon! Stay tuned! See website for more information.

What can DNA add to your efforts to explore your family history? Come hear from an expert! Join us on Sunday, May 19th at 2pm for "Using DNA to Break Down Brick Walls." At this free program, sponsored by the Chatham County Historical Association, biologist and genealogist Ginger Smith will discuss the types of DNA tests that are commercially available, how to choose a test based on what your goals and expectations are, and how the various tests can satisfy your genealogical needs. The free program is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Using DNA to Break Down “Brick Walls” Sunday, May 19, 2:00pm Historic Chatham County Courthouse Pittsboro

Pittsboro's creative culture is a way of life. Culinary artistry, visual and performing artistry, and our appreciation for small family farms draw visitors who become neighbors. In recognition of these aspects of the good life we enjoy here, Main Street Pittsboro will present our "Local on Main: PBO's Farm & Art Dinner". Join friends and neighbors at a table in the center of Hillsboro Street to discover, acknowledge, and honor the skills of local chefs, farmers, and artists in this fundraiser to help us continue our mission of revitalizing our historic downtown district. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information. Hillsboro Street will be closed starting at about 2pm until after the event.

Cindy Poindexter from the Chatham Chamber will be the speaker at the June Member meeting.

Tune in to the New Horizons West Facebook page on Friday, June 14th, at 6:30 pm for a Live feed from the store with great gift ideas and fabulous discounts on things you need for work, travel and play. Buy online, pay in the store.

We are excited to announce that CORA's Hunger 5K and Fun Run will be on Saturday, June 15th at Central Carolina Community College. We invite you to participate in this great event that is a lot of fun, but also an important fundraiser. The Hunger 5K and Fun Run will raise much-needed money to address food insecurity right here in Chatham County. This year CORA will provide nearly 975,350 meals to 12,700 people and we need your help! Speed walk, casually stroll, jog, or take a thrilling chip-timed run. Whichever one you choose, you will know that you are helping hungry neighbors get the food they need when you participate. Pre-registration required.

Cindy Dameron is hosting an Open House at the Blue House on East Street (next to Yoga Garden). Mosey on by and take a look at this convenient and rare office space in downtown Pittsboro.

Grief is as individual and unique an experience as you are an individual and unique human being. Grieve the Write Way workshops are opportunities to process and work through your grief with the art and experience of narrative, prompt and journal writing. Dori will provide notebooks, pens and the facilitation.

Galloway Ridge will also be hosting a series of informative Alzheimer's Research sessions that are open to the general public from June-August. Please contact Sarah Haskins at shaskins@gallowayridge.com for questions or for more information. Are You At Risk? Lipid Transport in the Brain in Health and Disease with Dr.. Sarah Cohen Thursday, June 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ApoE, Alzheimer's and Aging with Dr. Lidia Tagliafierro Thursday, July 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m. New directions for therapies? The Immune Response in the Brain and It's Relationship to Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Carol Colton Thursday, August 29, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sarah Haskins Marketing and Sales Coordinator Galloway Ridge 3000 Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC 27312 P. 919-545-2647 F. 919-545-2219

Paul Kehle, from the local Toastmasters group, will be the speaker.

Galloway Ridge will also be hosting a series of informative Alzheimer's Research sessions that are open to the general public from June-August. Please contact Sarah Haskins at shaskins@gallowayridge.com for questions or for more information. ApoE, Alzheimer's and Aging with Dr. Lidia Tagliafierro Thursday, July 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m. New directions for therapies? The Immune Response in the Brain and It's Relationship to Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Carol Colton Thursday, August 29, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sarah Haskins Marketing and Sales Coordinator Galloway Ridge 3000 Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC 27312 P. 919-545-2647 F. 919-545-2219

Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market is celebrating the bountiful season and vibrant local food community with our 8th Annual Harvest Abundance Dinner and Fundraiser! Please come join us for this event and enjoy delicious farm-fresh food while helping to support small farmers and sustainable food systems in our community. Harvest Abundance will be at Forest Hall and hosted by Pickle Jar Cafe, a local farm-to-table restaurant that is one of our neighbors at the Chatham Mills building in Pittsboro. All of the farmers from the Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market will be supplying fresh produce for the dinner, so it will be an excellent opportunity for fans of local food and agriculture to gather together and enjoy the bounty of summer, fresh from the farm and prepared by chef Mario Robledo and the talented team at Pickle Jar Cafe.

Join Carolina Tiger Rescue in celebrating International Tiger Day! Details on their website.

Join us for an intriguing evening of talk, passions, ideas, community and connection. Donation based. Presenters: Mel Mealey: "Small changes, BIG impact" Aqueil Ahmad: American Violence: "A Nation at War with Itself" Tami Schwerin: The Women Who Made Me Christian Molina: "ARTchitecture" Roxanne Hollander: "Chatham Health Tour"