Tag: people with disabilities
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“Summer Fun Campaign” To Benefit Children and Adults with Disabilities
RHA Howell seeks public donations to help provide summer activities for the people the non-profit serves. Like so many other non-profit organizations that rely on state and federal funding to continue to help the people they serve, RHA Howell, a non-profit, statewide organization that has been serving people with disabilities for nearly 40 years, is…
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Plans Set For Third Annual Epicurious Vino Challenge
The popular culinary event combines professional chefs with wine, music, and auctions to benefit children and adults with disabilities. April 14, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – All plans are now set for the 2011 Epicurious Vino Challenge, the popular culinary event that will be held this year on Saturday, June 4, from 6:30-10 p.m. at The…
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SENET To Participate In Disabilities Fair in Kinston
Day-long event honors National Disability History & Awareness month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month. October 21, 2010 (KINSTON, NC) – SENET, a statewide non-profit Supported Employment Network dedicated to increasing job opportunities for people with disabilities, will be on hand for the Disabilities Awareness Fair to be held at Vernon Park Mall in Kinston,…
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Celebrated Artist Chick Wooten To Appear At RHA Howell’s River Bend Center
September 12, 2010 (River Bend, NC) — Renowned primitive artist Chick Wooten will be on hand for a public tour of the murals he painted throughout the halls of the RHA Howell River Bend Center in New Bern, NC, on Saturday, November 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations will be accepted and all…
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Motorcycle Charity Ride To Benefit People with Disabilities
RHA Howell will host a ride from Clear Creek to Concord August 26, 2010 (CHARLOTTE, NC) — Clear Creek, an RHA Howell Inc. residential care facility for people with disabilities, will host its first Motorcycle Charity Ride fundraiser on Saturday, September 18th, with registration starting at 10 a.m. The ride will begin at 11 a.m.…
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ADA’s 20th Anniversary: RHA Howell President Reflects on Successes, Remaining Challenges
August 8, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – This summer, the nation is observing the 20th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act that was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. The ADA is a sweeping civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Recently, Sam Hedrick, president of RHA Howell,…
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Chef’s Take Home Trophies, People with Disabilities Benefit
2010 Epicurious Vino Challenge is a huge success. June 17, 2010 (PINE LEVEL, NC) – Two North Carolina chefs took home trophies and six others received accolades, but the real winners of the second annual Epicurious Vino Challenge held recently at Hinnant Family Vineyards in Pine Level are the people with disabilities served by RHA…
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“Blue Tie” Event Changes A Bit — For The Better
March 29, 2010 (NEW BERN, NC) – With three weeks to go before its big “Blue Tie One Night One Cause” fundraising event at the Riverfront Hilton in New Bern on April 17, RHA Howell, Inc. announces an addition to the evening’s entertainment. Recording artists “Jim Quick & The Coastline Band,” a popular soul, blues,…
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New Bern To Host First “Blue Tie Casino Night” To Benefit Children and Adults with Disabilities
February 17, 2010 (NEW BERN, NC) — The first Blue Tie Casino Night – complete with music, fine food, signature drinks, and a host of casino-style games – will be held in the main ballroom of the Hilton River Front Hotel, 100 Middle Street, New Bern, NC, on April 17th, starting at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds…