1st Annual Fostering Joy Gala

Presented by Sandhills Guardian Foundation

Join us for an evening of celebration and purpose at the Fostering Joy Gala, raising funds to help children in foster care across Moore County and the Sandhills region. Your presence helps provide more than just the basics—bringing joy, comfort, and brighter futures to local children in need.

Many children enter foster care suddenly, with little time to prepare and often with nothing more than the clothes they’re wearing. While the Department of Social Services helps provide for essential needs like food, shelter, and medical care, foster families must provide the “extras” such as clothing, toys, books, school supplies, and fees for sports or extracurricular activities that help children feel valued and included.

Sandhills Guardian Foundation works to bridge the gaps not met by government assistance programs, partnering with foster families to provide more than just the basics and helping ensure our most vulnerable children can experience the same joy, opportunities, and sense of belonging as their peers.

This elegant evening will feature cocktails, a curated silent auction, a catered dinner, music, and keynote speaker Peter Mutabazi, a nationally recognized foster and adoption advocate. We’ll also honor foster parents and raise awareness of the foster care system’s impact on children and families.

Tickets are on sale now at sandhillsguardianfoundation.com, and local businesses are invited to contribute items, services, or sponsorships for the silent auction.

📍 The Fair Barn, Pinehurst, NC
📅 Saturday, December 20, 2025
🕔 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

November 10th, 2025 at Pinehurst Country Club
Event kicks off with a noon Luncheon

Putting Challenge begins at 1:30 pm followed by Awards

Spectators welcome.
Open to all Veterans from Korea, Vietnam
Desert Storm/ Iraq/ Afghanistan through present day
Participation is FREE – Pre-Registration is Required

If you would like to donate or participate in this event,
please call Walter Havenstein, Sr., at (630) 320-0375 or

visit https://www.sandhillsmoaa.org/events/index.php?id=1719602856 for more information.

“Veterans Helping Veterans Across the Decades”

Donations and sponsorships will be given to the Moore County Veterans Support Fund (VSF) to help local veterans and their families in need and help offset costs for the event.

Special Guest Conductor David Nelson.

Get ready for an afternoon of musical enchantment with the upcoming band concert, “Movie Magic with a Holiday Twist.” Join us as the Moore County Community Band transports you to the silver screen with timeless classics like “Moon River,” “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing,” and the iconic “Colonel Bogey March.” We’ll also get the party started with a trip back to Rydell High with “Selections from Grease” and take you on a magical journey with “Disney at the Movies.” And just when you thought the show couldn’t get any more festive, we’ll sprinkle in some holiday cheer with beloved carols like “Greensleeves,” “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” and “Christmas at the Movies.” This is an afternoon you won’t want to miss!

Venue
WSP Center Auditorium
1250 W. New York Ave
Southern Pines, NC 28387 United States

Event Title:
Sandhills Community College Jazz Band Concert

Location:
Sandhills Community College-BPAC’s Owens Auditorium
395 Airport Road,
Pinehurst, NC 28374

Date/Time:
Nov 10, 2025 From 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.

Event Description:

SCC Jazz Band Presents
“A Cavalcade of Big Bands!”

The SCC Jazz Band, the “Sound of Swing in the Sandhills” for over 57 years, will hold a concert on Monday, November 10, 2025. As a special bonus for the evening, the Union Pines High School Jazz Band, led by our own Rob Hill, will start off the concert at 6:00 pm with the SCC Jazz Band performing from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. The concert will be held in BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, on campus at Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst.

Join the SCC Jazz Band for a concert highlighting “A Cavalcade of Big Bands” from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s including music made famous by Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Some of the tunes you will hear are I’ll Be Seeing You, In the Mood, Stardust, Stompin’ at the Savoy, One O’Clock Jump, and C Jam Blues.

The SCC Jazz Band is led by Dr. Larry Arnold, Professor Emeritus at UNC Pembroke and long time Aberdeen resident. Among the talented local musicians who you may know are Rev. Dr. Paul Murphy of Southern Pines, Angela Matthews, Music Director at Southern Lee High School, Rob Hill, Music Director at Union Pines High School and former director of the Jazz Band, Chris Dunn, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Moore County, and Wayne Osborne, musical theater drum set and percussion specialist.

SCC Jazz Band concerts are free events, open to the public. Tickets are required. Get your free tickets online at ticketmesandhills.com.

BPAC offers concessions for purchase including wine, beer, soda, and snacks. No outside food or drink is permitted.

The Village Chapel is holding a Youth Bazaar – Sat, Oct 11, 2025 – 9:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M. at The Village Chapel (10 Azalea Rd, Pinehurst).

Family-friendly market with unique crafters, baked goods, books and children’s activities.  Proceeds support Youth Ministry programs including retreats and mission trips.