Growing Coffers Show Countywide Support for Johnston Hospice Center
Kudu’s to the Smithfield Town Council for their $100,000 donation to the Johnston Hospice Center. The campaign for the $3.8 million cancer facility is gaining support from across the county. Smithfield joins Clayton, Four Oaks, Benson, Pine Level and Princeton in making contributions to the new center.
Smithfield businessman and contractor Durwood Stephenson is leading the capital campaign to raise money for the Johnston County Hospice Center, which will be a 12,000 sq ft building located on Hospital Road.
The new center will have 12 private rooms allowing medical staff and family members to care for the critically ill patients. The center will include important amenities such as a solace room and a kitchen. The fund drive is gain momentum heading into September with plans to wrap up the fund raising push by the end of the year.
The Hospice Center is a great project that is pulling the community together. It will provide an important service that will allow families an opportunity to spend valuable time with a loved-one. It is a cause noteworthy of support.
If you would like to make a donation or pledge, you can call the Johnston County Hospice Center at 919.938.7169.
SENATOR OBAMA VISITS NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK
Illinois Senator Barrack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, will bring his campaign for the White House to North Carolina this week to focus on jobs and the economy. Obama is pushing for a series of key policy reforms to turn around the economy. He is running television ads in the state promoting his economic reforms including tax cuts for middle class families, investments in energy independence and getting American forces out of the War in Iraq.
Voters are very concerned about jobs and the economy not only in North Carolina but all across the nation. It’s noteworthy that Obama is bringing his campaign to the Tar Heel State because North Carolina has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1976.
But Obama’s campaign is betting he can win North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia with a progressive, positive message on jobs, education and health care. He’s banking on huge African American performance to help bolster his numbers.
Will North Carolina be competitive? You bet. And if Obama can force McCain to defend his turf in the South, then he will be spread thin when trying to compete in key battleground states such as Michigan, Iowa, Colorado and Pennsylvania.
The Presidential campaign is going to be barn burner, strap up because the conventions begin next week.
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