Help Second Harvest

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Second Harvest is in dire need of food and financial donations.  Check out Life in Forsyth for some info, as well as WXII's story on the record shortage that Second Harvest is enduring.

At the day job we've been running a food drive for a while now and it all culminates at our monthly dinner meeting next Tuesday.  We're hoping to gather the equivalent of 50,000 cans of food and as you can see from the stories Second Harvest can use every one.

If you have donations you'd like to make, but for whatever reason aren't able to get them to Second Harvest, just let me know and I'll be happy to collect it and add it to the box we have in the office.  Money also helps greatly so you can visit Second Harvest's website or give them a call to make donations.

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Lewisville’s New Barber Shop

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The man who’s been lowering my ears for the last five years is opening a new shop in The Oaks Shopping Center just north of exit 244 off of 421 in Lewisville, at the corner of Shallowford and Willams Roads. If you’re looking for a good cut and conversation, head on over and visit my friend David Sowers at his new digs. Tomorrow (Wednesday, July 22) is his first day of business so stop by and help him get off to a fast start.

Lewisville Barber Shop The Oaks Shopping Center 6778 Shallowford Road Lewisville, NC 27023 (336) 945-3274 http://www.lewisvillebarbershop.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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