The ABC Diabetes Support Group meets at 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at The Dare County Center. The next meeting is Dec. 7; the January meeting is a field trip to the Fessenden Center in Buxton.

The group is open to individuals with diabetes and/or pre-disposed to diabetes, family and friends who want to learn more about diabetes, share recipes, gather’/exchange resource information and offer support and encouragement to better manage the challenges of the disease. The meetings will also have guest speakers, related topics of interest, healthy potlucks and field trips.

For information contact Ann Groves, coordinator at 413-8848 or email ajg2047@gmail.com. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

This month The Men’s Fellowship will celebrate Thanksgiving by traveling to Hatteras Island and gathering right in the center of the devastation brought on by Hurricane Irene. Dinner will be served at the Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Community Center on Tuesday night November 29 at 6 p.m.. The center is located on the west side of Rt. 12 in Rodanthe at Myrna Peters Rd.

This is the fellowship’s first chance to visit, fellowship and minister with the great men of Hatteras Island since Irene. They have always been faithful traveling each month up to the northern Outer Banks and since the storm hit over two months ago, they have been up to their hips dealing with damaged property and damaged people. Organize your carpools, put it on your calendar and make it happen. If you haven’t been to Hatteras Island since the storm, you might want to travel down earlier before sunset so you can see some of the damage for yourself. The tri-villages of Rodanthe, Salvo and Waves, and Avon, and the people living there will be repairing and rebuilding for a long time to come.

An incredible, SRO, evening was experienced last month at Kitty Hawk Baptist Church. More than 120 men attended, more than 25 different churches were represented, the meal was superbly prepared and the Holy Spirit infused the entire meeting. Testimony, song, worship, the Word and prayer all added to the atmosphere of “pressing in close”.

The Men’s Fellowship is an interdenominational organization which meets monthly in many locations in Dare, Currituck and other northeast North Carolina counties. Not affiliated with any single church or denomination, it has members from Moyock to Hatteras Village, from Nags Head to Elizabeth City. Depending on location, the men represent 25 to 30 congregations of all denominations in our area. It is a loosely formed group with no specific agenda other than expressing our love for each other and the love of Christ for all persons.

Roanoke Island Writer’s Group provides an opportunity for writers of all skill levels to gather in a collegial atmosphere, discuss their work and help each other with edits and ther aspects of their work.

The sense of professional satisfaction and validation from discussing their craft with other writers, the opportunities avilable and review of their work are primary considerations.

Members include published and unpublished poets, journalists, novelists, nonfiction and technical writers and children’s authors. This is an informal small group with no dues that meets at The Dare County Center on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

The First Flight Chapter 2206 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 8, at the Western Sizzlin’ Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills with dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. 

The featured speaker will be Dave Young from Blue Cross and Blue Shield.  He will speak about 2012 changes, vision plan, dental plan and premiums.  He will also answer questions.

All current federal members and retirees are encouraged to attend.  Any questions and all inquiries should be directed to Warren Saffell 252-475-3556.

The Virginia Dare Business and Professional Women’s club (VDBPW) announces its annual Wine & Cheese Networking Social to be held Wednesday October 12,from 5- 7:30 p.m. at the Pirates Cove Club House party suite. Women seeking employment, a career change, seeking potential employees, or just looking for inspiration to finally start their business are strongly encouraged to attend this event. Members will have their business information available to share with each other and the public and door prizes will be awarded. Come meet and mingle with BPW Women coming from medicine, real estate, education, finance, IT, journalism, social work, funeral service, law, the arts, transportation, and other professional disciplines to share their advice and successes with other women striving to excel.

This event is free and open to all women in our local communities. This event will also be an opportunity to explore membership in the Virginia Dare Business and Professional Women’s Club – dues are still just $40 per year.

The VDBPW is a diverse and growing group of local business and professional women devoted to empowering women in the community through programs that promote community service, scholarship, professional networking, and comeradery in a spirit of fun and fellowship. The local chapter has been active for over 30 years and is well- known for its annual Women’s Symposium which benefits the BPW scholarship program.

The VDBPW meets monthly. The group’s dinner and lunch meetings this year will feature presentations from local businesses and organizations geared toward motivating and supporting professional women. For more information, join the club, or re-activate a membership, contact club membership chair Courtney N. Gallop at 252-449-8695.

The Dare County Center Book Club will meet Thursday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m.

The book for this month is Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

For information call Linda Putnam at 473-2669.

The First Flight Chapter 2206 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 11, at the Western Sizzlin Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills with dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. 

The featured speaker will be Temple Heggie, programs coordinator for Outer Banks Hotline.  She will speak about the 24-hour crisis line, court watch, court advocacy and response to medical facilities and law enforcement agencies. 

All current federal members and retirees are encouraged to attend.  Any questions and all inquiries should be directed to Warren Saffell 252-475-3556.

The first meeting of the Diabetes Support Group will be held Wednesday, October 5, at 1 pm at the Dare County Center in Manteo.

The group will have a healthy potluck, and exchange recipes and diabetic tips. The DCC will host monthly Diabetes Support Group meetings that are open to individuals with diabetes, pre-disposed to diabetes, and family members who want to learn more about diabetes, share recipe ideas, and just offer support, ideas and suggestions to better manage your diabetes.

Bring your favorite diabetic friendly dish (and recipe) to share. At the November and December meetings a nutritionist will be on hand to help with recipe ideas for the holidays and ways to stay on track through the holidays.Please call the Center at 475-9270 or Ann Groves at 252-413-8848 for more information.