5th Annual Gingerbread House Competition- Team Registration
Get your friends, family, and co-workers together for a fun gingerbread house-building competition supporting The C.A.R.E Group (Moore Buddies Mentoring & Moore County Literacy Council)!
We will have basic gingerbread house kits for participants to pick up and begin building. There's just one catch...you have to fundraise to get your decorations!
For every $20 you raise, we will add another decorating element to your list! You can only decorate with the items you gain from fundraising!
Team registration begins on October 19th through November 1st. Space is limited to 30 teams this year.
Holiday Food Drive
Help our CARE Group Families who worry about how or what to feed their family over the holidays. A number of our community partners will be collecting nonperishable food items for our families around Moore County. You may also drop items off at our office.
Suggested items include: Canned Fruit & Vegetables (corn, peas, green beans, sweet potato, pumpkin, fruit cocktail), Rice, Instant Potatoes, Mac & Cheese, Cranberry Sauce, Gravy, Stovetop Stuffing, Biscuit/Cornbread Mix, Turkey/Chicken Stock, Hot Chocolate, Candy Canes.
3rd Annual Blingo Bingo Fundraiser
Break out your Bedazzler and join us for another fun evening of cheesy bling and bingo!
We will be crowning a Queen and King of Bling, giving away prizes from local businesses, enjoying drinks and desserts, striking a pose at the Bling Booth, and having a great time raising money for the C.A.R.E. Group (Moore Buddies Mentoring & Moore County Literacy Council).
Doors will open at 6pm. The first game will begin at 7pm!
Tickets go on sale December 1st!
18th Annual Stuff the Bus
It's that time of the year again! Each year the CARE Group (Moore Buddies Mentoring & Moore County Literacy Council) partners with Staples in Aberdeen to collect school supplies to distribute to our Moore County Schools and Moore Buddies Mentoring to help our local students and teachers succeed in the upcoming school year.
Adult Dodgeball Tournament Fundraiser
All of you Average Joes and Purple Cobras come out and join us for a fun day of dodgeball and fundraising for the CARE Group programs! $150 for a team of 6 plus 1 sub. $5 for Fan in the Stands pass. Food trucks, drinks, raffles, and contests! Losers bracket buy-in for those out of the main bracket. Prizes for first place teams in main bracket and losers bracket, best team uniform, and highest fundraising team.
Mentoring Open House
Drop by our Mentoring Open House any time between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday, January 31st to learn more about our mentoring program. Our Mentoring Coordinators, Cynthia and Katie, will be welcoming you into our mentoring space located at 575 SE Broad Street, Unit 14 in Southern Pines. You can learn more about what we do as an organization or how to become a mentor to one of our students.
2023 July Summer Reading Stations
Help combat the Summer Reading Slide with our annual free Summer Reading Stations for children pre-k through 8th grade!
Summer Fun Raffle!
Win tickets to some of your favorite games and places from the comfort of your home and support a great cause!
2023 June Summer Reading Stations
Help combat the Summer Reading Slide with us at our annual Summer Reading Stations!
Trauma & Its Effects Evening Training
Trauma is universal. Each and every one of us, experience trauma at some point in our life—some more than others, but we all experience it. For many, trauma has been a significant part of their life. At The CARE Group, understanding trauma and its effect on one's physical, social, emotional, and mental health is key to the ongoing work with our children, adults, and community.
Trainer DeVault Clevenger, MA, LCSW, Senior Director for Clinical and Leadership Development of Pinnacle Family Services/Health Connect America, will cover:
Introduce one to the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study and the study’s findings
Find out what the leading healthcare crisis is
Learn about brain science and “flipping your lid”
Learn ways to help someone regulate themselves
This training is open to all staff, Moore Buddies Mentors, and Moore County Literacy Council Tutors. Contact us to register at 910-692-5954 or email jackie@moorebuddiesmentoring.com
Trauma & Its Effects Morning Training
Trauma is universal. Each and every one of us, experience trauma at some point in our life—some more than others, but we all experience it. For many, trauma has been a significant part of their life. At The CARE Group, understanding trauma and its effect on one's physical, social, emotional, and mental health is key to the ongoing work with our children, adults, and community.
Trainer DeVault Clevenger, MA, LCSW, Senior Director for Clinical and Leadership Development of Pinnacle Family Services/Health Connect America, will cover:
Introduce one to the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study and the study’s findings
Find out what the leading healthcare crisis is
Learn about brain science and “flipping your lid”
Learn ways to help someone regulate themselves
This training is open to all staff, Moore Buddies Mentors, and Moore County Literacy Council Tutors. Contact us to register at 910-692-5954 or email jackie@moorebuddiesmentoring.com
Blingo Bingo Fundraiser
Break out your Bedazzler and join us for a fun evening of cheesy bling and bingo!
We will be crowning a Queen and King of Bling, giving away prizes from local businesses, enjoying drinks and desserts, striking a pose at the Bling Booth, and having a great time raising money for the C.A.R.E. Group (Moore Buddies Mentoring & Moore County Literacy Council).
Doors will open at 6pm. The first game will begin at 7pm!
Click here to purchase tickets online now!
3rd Annual Gingerbread House Competition- Team Registration
Get your friends, family, and co-workers together for a fun gingerbread house building competition supporting The C.A.R.E Group (Moore Buddies Mentoring & Moore County Literacy Council)!
We will have basic gingerbread house kits for participants to pick up and begin building. There's just one catch...you have to fundraise to get your decorations!
For every $20 you raise, we will add another decorating element to your list! You can only decorate with the items you gain from fundraising!
Team registration begins on November 1st thru November 7th. Space is limited to 30 teams this year.
We will have our 4 categories:
Kids
Family
Adults
Business
Initial voting will happen online. The top 3 in each category will be invited to our annual holiday event to be judged live in person! Trophies and prizes included!
Timeline:
November 1st-7th: Register Your Team
November 1st-13th: Start Fundraising for Decorations (every $20 raised gets you another candy!) You will get your own personal team page to fundraise on!
November 17th & 18th: Pick up your gingerbread house kits
November 17th-27th: Start creating your prize winning gingerbread house!
November 29th-December 1st: Online Voting
December Date TBD: Top 3 in each category will be voted on in person at or Christmas Event!
Growing Moore Readers Summer Reading Stations
Join Growing Moore Readers and the C.A.R.E. Group, Inc. for our annual Summer Reading Stations to help combat the summer reading slide. Come to any of our Reading Stations set up all around Moore County and read with your children, receive a free book, a STEAM activity sheet, and snack to take home! Check for day to day updates on locations at www.facebook.com/mooreliteracy
Interested in volunteering? Contact Nancy at nancy@mcliteracy.com
Growing Moore Readers Summer Reading Stations
Join Growing Moore Readers and the C.A.R.E. Group, Inc. for our annual Summer Reading Stations to help combat the summer reading slide. Come to any of our Reading Stations set up all around Moore County and read with your children, receive a free book, a STEAM activity sheet, and snack to take home! Check for day to day updates on locations at www.facebook.com/mooreliteracy
Interested in volunteering? Contact Nancy at nancy@mcliteracy.com
Growing Moore Readers Summer Reading Stations
Join Growing Moore Readers and the C.A.R.E. Group, Inc. for our annual Summer Reading Stations to help combat the summer reading slide. Come to any of our Reading Stations set up all around Moore County and read with your children, receive a free book, a STEAM activity sheet, and a snack to take home! Follow us on Facebook for day to day updates on locations at www.facebook.com/mooreliteracy
Interested in volunteering? Contact Nancy at nancy@mcliteracy.com
Tag Sale Fundraiser for the CARE Group
Join us for our CARE Group Tag Sale Fundraiser benefitting our Moore Buddies Mentoring and Moore County Literacy Council programs! We will have a fun morning with lots of great deals, snacks, and raffles!
Broken In Book Sale Fundraiser
The CARE Group is hosting our Broken In Book Sale Fundraiser at our Read Moore Center office in Southern Pines on Friday, March 4th from 9am-3pm! You won't CARE if these books are used since they are all real page turners! All proceeds from this sale will go to our vital programs for literacy and mentoring. We have books from all genres and all ages. We need to make room for our growing programs, so you can swing by and grab some of your favorite reads or those on your reading wish list for an amazing deal, all while supporting a great organization!
Christmas in the Pines: Winter Wonderland Edition
Join us for an outdoor version of our annual Christmas in the Pines event! Visit our Winter Wonderland complete with holiday music, family photo ops, baked goods, hot chocolate and cider, and a snowball arena! General Admission (11 years and up) is only $15 and children 10 and under are free! Tickets are available here.
Gingerbread House Competition Voting
Vote for your favorite gingerbread house in each category!
Gingerbread House Competition Registration
Registration opens at 8am on November 1st through the end of the day November 7th! Only 25 spots available. Pick your category- Kids Team, Family Team, Adult Team, or Business Team to compete for the best Gingerbread House of 2021! Only catch is…you have to fundraise for your decorations! For every $20 you raise, you will get to choose another candy decoration to use on your gingerbread house. So what are you waiting for?! Register your team here!