Highlanders on Vacation for July & August..BUT
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Our September day-trip on the church Bus, is the one we had to delay from April. We will depart the church parking lot at 7:45 am and will head west on I-40/I-85 to visit the following locations:
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is located at the site of the Woolworth Store in Greensboro where the student sit-in occurred on February 1, 1960. This is a new museum that opened on February 1, 2010 (50 years after theground-breaking sit-in).
The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum honors Dr. Brown, an African-American educator and is located on the old Palmer Memorial Campus in Sedalia, NC (located between Greensboro and Burlington).
We will visit the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro in the morning with a tour that lasts about one hour. Then we will have lunch. After lunch we will visit the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Sedalia. Each person will buy his or her own lunch. Also plan to bring $5.-- the cost for the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro. This ticket cost will be collected on the bus. There is no charge for the museum in Sedalia. Please signup for the trip on the sheet at the reception desk no later than September 17, 2010.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
In addition to a catered luncheon, Dr. Deborah Tippett, Head of the Department of Human Environmental Sciences at Meredith College, will be speaking to us on the subject, "How the Millennials are Changing Our World." Her presentation will focus on how the outlook and philosophy of young people, particularly college students, has changed over the past years. She is an excellent speaker and you will enjoy her discussion. Although arrangements have not been finalized, we will probably again use Coopers BBQ and Catering for the food, and we expect the cost to be $8.00.
Travel With The Highlanders - Fall 2010
Plans are now complete for a motorcoach trip of four days duration with Nancy Cabe Tours to Chattanooga, TN. We have enjoyed many trips with Nancy, and she has planned another outstanding outing for our group. We will leave Raleigh on Monday, October 25, returning on the evening of October 28. The cost for double occupancy is very reasonable at $600 which includes comfortable motorcoach transportation, 3 nights hotel accommodations in a beautiful historic hotel, 3 breakfasts, 3 dinners, 2 lunches and all admissions and tips for the attractions. The following is only a partial list of attractions and activities for this trip:
1. Tennessee Aquarium (rated highest in the U.S.)
2. Ruby Falls & Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
3. Tennessee Valley Railroad Train Ride
4. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
5. Model Railroad Museum Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel
6. Dinner cruise on the Southern Belle (first night)
7. Buttonwillow Church Civil War Dinner Theater
8. Dinner at the Station House Restaurant with live band and singing servers
Reservations must be confirmed with a $50.00 deposit by August 15, 2010, with the balance due by September 20, 2010. Please sign up for the trip at the reception desk where there are copies of the flyer with details of the trip. Confirm Your Participation By August 15!
