Be an “Extra” in our Filming Session! Wed., Dec. 7 ~ 7:00 pm

Have you ever wanted to be involved in a filming event? This is your big opportunity!

On Wed., Dec. 7th at 7:00 pm, you can be part of the audience for a filming session, featuring 3 professional speakers who want to film clips for video demos. We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic folks who are interested in learning lots of cool tips and techniques, while participating as the audience of this very unique and unusual video session.

The Speakers:

Rev. Dr. Cher Holton, Certified Speaking Professional and Certified Management Consultant; co-minister of Unity Spiritual Life Center, Durham, NC

Paul Kaufman, Pitch Perfect Marketing, Internet Marketing Consultant, Trainer, and Professional Speaker

Rev. Dr. Bil Holton, Metaphysician, Author, co-minister of Unity Spiritual Life Center, Durham, NC

Each of these dynamic speakers will be sharing inspiring signature stories and practical tips on the following areas:

• Speaking With Pizzazz (How to present yourself powerfully; overcome fear of speaking; and sell your ideas)
• Hitting a Home Run with Social Media (Understanding the most popular types of Social Media and using them effectively to get results)
• Retreat Forward! (How to use a retreat away, as an individual or a team, to take gigantic leaps forward in personal enrichment and effectiveness)

This will be a highly entertaining, informative, and interactive evening ~ and you will get a “behind the scenes” experience of how speakers and videographers work!

Those who participate must be willing to:

• Stay for the entire evening (7-9 pm)
• Participate actively in the session
• Be a positive, responsive audience member
• Be included in the taping
• Have fun!

Light snacks will be provided, and each participant will leave with a specially-designed handout, filled with lots of tips and techniques related to the topics of the evening!

There is no charge to participate, but reservations are required. Please call 919-767-9620 or email your name and contact information to cher@holtonconsulting.com to reserve your spot!

9-9-9 Durham Bulls FUNd-Raiser a Success ~ Celebrations and Thanks!

Our 9-9-9 FUNd-Raiser with the Durham Bulls is over! Abundant thanks to all the amazing volunteers who volunteered their time, energy, and muscle power for this incredible summer project! On Sunday, September 4, the Board of Trustees showed their thanks by hosting a hot dog/ice cream social following our service! We honored our volunteers with a certificate ~ 30 in all!! What a great effort and wonderful level of participation!

Our fearless leader for this event, Carol Elliott, received a special certificate, designating her as “Most Valuable Player!”

Her certificate read:

… For her amazing ability to plan and organize this huge event, creating a full line-up of players for every game, pinch-hitting wherever necessary, coaching the entire crew, putting in long hours before, during, and after every event, persistently following up on our payment checks, and — throughout it all — maintaining a great sense of humor and positive attitude, keeping everyone inspired and operating at peak performance! … For transforming the drudgery of serving hundreds upon hundreds of hungry Durham Bulls fans in record-breaking heat into events of fellowship, fun, and phenomenal team building! She really hit a home run with this FUNd-raiser!

Certificates were presented to our amazing volunteers:

• Baldwin, Beth
• Beane, Phillip
• Brendlen, Ginny
• Christensen, Laura
• Cox, Jim
• Dincalci, Jim
• Dincalci, Rita
• Donaldson, Shawna
• Elliott, Carol
• Elliott, Nick
• Elliott, Logan
• Elliott, Ramsey
• Evans, Aaron
• Giragosian, Lisa
• Granered, Axel
• Heinze, Robin
• Henderson, Kathy
• Henderson, Avery
• Ingersoll, Carmen
• Ingersoll, Dick
• Jager, Jennifer
• Martin, Callie
• Richards, Mary Lea
• Roe, Bonnie
• Saffo, T. J.
• Snyder, Holly
• Stanwyck, Cathy
• Taylor, Allison
• Van Buskirk, Elise
• Waggoner, Susan

Thank you, one and all! Stay tuned … our fall FUNd-Raiser will be announced next Sunday!

Durham Bulls and Our 9-9-9 Fundraiser!

Join us for our 9-9-9 Fundraiser with the Durham Bulls!

We will be working a concession stand at the Durham Bulls this Summer for 9 games for 9 innings to receive 9% of the proceeds.  What a great deal!! And if you order immediately, as a volunteer you can buy a USLC hat for only $10 so we can advertise USLC in the process! (Plus you don’t have to ear the hairnet if you wear the cap!!

It requires 10 to 12 volunteers per game and the Durham Bulls provide the training and T-shirts. What a great way to get our name (and faces) out into the community, while earning money for USLC and experiencing fabulous fun together!! Questions? Contact Carol Elliott at 544-1705 or elliott26@gmail.com.

Dates (all are Fridays):

April 15 — SUCCESS!

May 6 — 3rd Base Flipside Concession

May 20 — 1st Base Flipside Concession

June 3 — 3rd Base Flipside Concession

June 24 — 3rd Base Flipside Concession

July 8 — 3rd Base Flipside Concession

July 22 — 3rd Base Flipside Concession

August 5 — 1st Base Flipside Concession

August 26 — 1st Base Flipside Concession

What are We Doing for Fun???

Here are some pictures of recent events — as well as shots of some of our members letting their lights shine outside of USLC! We love to have fun!

 

First outing of USLC Golf Club! Phillip Beane, Laura Christensen, Bil Holton, and Joe Conte.

Jim Kimbrough participating in a local parade (Can you spot him?)

 

Caroling and Potluck Party ~ December 11, 6:15 until . . .

Saturday, Dec. 11 ~ Caroling/Potluck party sponsored by Barnsley, Lincoln, & Zilia Languasco.

Join in caroling at the Chapel Hill Rehab & Healthcare Center, 1602 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill at 6:15 sharp; afterwards, caravan to Barnlsey and Lincoln’s home for a fun potluck meal, dancing, and drumming. Click here for the full details and directions.

A New Look at Forgiveness! A Showing of Jim Henderson’s Play!

DATE CHANGE!! Friday, October 29, 7:00 p.m.

USLC Showing of Ariel’s Way~The Movie, with writer/producer/director Jim Henderson!

Our own Jim Henderson wrote and directed the amazing musical, Ariel’s Way, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, but set in a remote   Caribbean island in the 1970s. Ariel’s Way played to packed houses for three performances in January, 2010. This professional, theatrical premiere of the play was professionally recorded using three, broadcast-quality cameras and 48 audio tracks. Then Jim and his video and audio team  spent many hundreds of hours in post-production, crafting the video. They selected the best scenes and shots, meticulously remixed the audio to capture the presence of the 12-person live band, the sound effects, the dozen actors, and six dancers (as well as the live audience!), and perfectly synched the video and audio. The results are stunning.

Ariel’s Way: The Movie captures the talent and creativity of a cast and crew that included more than 40 Carolina Friends School alumni, CFS staff and students, and other professional artists who brought Jim’s vision to life. 

Join your USLC family and friends for this very special opportunity, to view the movie, and talk with Jim Henderson about the project! Come celebrate Jim’s success, and see a fabulous show that sheds a whole new light on forgiveness! http://www.arielsway.com/

Information and Rehearsal pics

Ariel’s Way Performance Pictures

Sample songs: Freedom Song What Love Does

Bring your friends and join us on Friday, October 29, for an evening with Jim Henderson and a viewing that is Not-to-be-Missed!!  7:00 pm at USLC, 2604 Carver Street, Durham, NC 27705.

What We’ve Been Doing – Monthly Activity Report July 2010

Submitted by Avery Henderson 8/10/10

No meeting has occurred for this ministry.  Communication has been via email, telephone or in person.  Since the last monthly report, two activities were scheduled, but only one was attended.

Friday, July 16            7:00 p.m., USLC            Bingo & Ice Cream Social

Thirty-three adults and children attended this event.  Very positive responses were made by the folks who attended.  We plan to schedule Bingo two more times this year.

Saturday, July 31 1:00 p.m., USLC Creative Memories Scrapbooking

Due to the low sign up (2 people), the event was cancelled.  The facilitator had to drive from High Point and needed at least 4 participants to make it worth the effort.

The proposed C&PM Tentative Schedule for the rest of 2010 is below.   Once the date for the Talent Show is set, the schedule will be distributed to the USLC congregation.

The date for the Talent Show needs to be determined ASAP.  The proposed dates are October 1, 8 & 15.  If Board members know of a conflict for these dates, please let Avery Henderson know, ASAP. An announcement about the Talent Show is planned be made on Sunday, August 15, and sign up will be encouraged.  A sign up sheet will be available in the USLC foyer.

A planning meeting for the Talent Show is planned for August 15 at USLC after the service.  Jessica Sabatini, Aaron Evans and Avery Henderson will attend.  If any Board member would like to help with the planning of the Talent Show, please join us.

USLC CREATIVITY & PLAY MINISTRY TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE

2^nd HALF OF 2010

Saturday, August 14 7:00 am     USLC   Fishing for kids & adults at a pond in Hillsborough. Meet at USLC for carpooling.  Contact Avery: 382-0635 or ahenderson30@nc.rr.com .

Friday, August 27 7:00 pm        USLC      Desserts & Bingo         Please sign up.

Friday, September 3 7:00 pm         Durham Bulls Game:  Durham Bulls Ballpark. Please see Avery Henderson to reserve seats & pay for tickets.

Saturday, September 18 7:00 pm      Ice Cream Social & Movie TBA    Please sign up.

Friday, October 1, 8 or 15 7:00 pm      USLC        USLC Talent Show    Please sign up.

Friday, October 15 7:00 pm                     USLC       Jim Henderson’s Ariel’s Way   Please sign up.

Friday, November 5 7:00 pm                  USLC        Desserts & Bingo.     Please sign up.

Friday, November 19 7:00 pm                 USLC        Pot Luck & Movie TBA   Please sign up.

Friday, December 3       7:00 pm USLC Desserts & Casino Night     Please sign up.

Friday, December 17 7:00 pm         USLC Christmas Party and Gag Gift Exchange

Please sign up.

What We’ve Been Doing! Monthly Activity Report-June

State of the Creativity and Play Ministry (C&PM)

Submitted by Avery Henderson 7/12/10

No meeting has occurred for this ministry.  Communication has been via email, telephone or one-on-one in person.  Since the last monthly report, the following activities have been scheduled.

Friday, July 9                        7:00 p.m., USLC            Video:  Michael Flatley: Gold

Nine people attended the showing of the video.  Everyone enjoyed it and many expressed appreciation for learning more about Michael Flatley’s creative genius.  Popcorn and cookies were provided.

Announcements for the following activities in July were made on Sunday, July 11.

Friday, July 16            7:00 p.m., USLC            Bingo & Ice Cream Social

Nineteen people have signed up for this event.  Shawna Donaldson will host this event.  The winners of the Bingo games will have numerous choices of prizes.

Saturday, July 31 1:00 p.m., USLC Creative Memories Scrapbooking

Two people have signed up for this event.  It will be announced on two more Sundays before it occurs.

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