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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM AUGUST 1-7, 2018 UCW 13 e Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch is a quarterly event that brings local women together to inspire, educate and empower one another. ursday, Aug. 9, don't miss the third power lunch of the year, featuring keynote speaker Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins. Like many women, Hawkins is intentional in her quest for a balanced life. "Maintaining balance is definitely the most difficult objective when you are living on purpose," she said. "I believe people who are living on purpose have a passion for what they do and can get so fo- cused they can begin to neglect themselves or taking care of what is truly important to their health – physically, emotionally and socially." Staying true to the spirit of the event, Hawkins will talk about the theme of the empowerment lunch – inspiring, educating, empowering and celebrating the lionesses of the community. "I will do my best to provide examples of each within my life experience and (will also talk about) the importance of relation- ships," she said. Hawkins took the helm of the Fayetteville Police Department in August 2017 after serving on the Atlanta, Georgia, police force for almost three decades. She received the We Are Clayton Magazine 2016 Living Legend Award and was awarded a place on Georgia's 100 Most Powerful and Influential Award by Women Looking Ahead News in 2014. She is a Peace Officer Standards Training-certified instructor and speaks Spanish as her second lan- guage. Hawkins is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforce- ment Executives, the National Asso- ciation of Women Law Enforcement Executives, the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Asso- ciation, Atlanta Metropol, Senior Management Institute for Police, the Police Executive Research Fo- rum and the FBI National Academy Associates Georgia. Hawkins considers her greatest accomplishments to be her service to God, her devotion to her family and friends, and her two daughters, Italia Danita-Hawkins Hines and Trinity Aminah-Kariamu Yabuku. e power lunch starts at 10 a.m. with a shopportunity, which in- cludes vendors as well as a wine bar and tasting. e luncheon and Hawkins' talk follows from noon to 2 p.m. After the meal, attendees are invited to stay and shop until 3 p.m. Vendors at this luncheon include Kids Peace; It Works; Rodan & Fields; Inspired Mache; Randall's Engraving; Back 2 Eden; Jewels by Park Lane; Mary Kay Cosmetics; ShoMore Photography; Paparazzi Jewelry; Picture of Health ermog- raphy; Cookie Crafts 4 Crisis; LREEZ Decadent Desserts; Pure Romance with Dee; SeneGence; Christi Lowe Productions, LLC; e Next 56 Days; Girl Scouts of the Coastal Pines; Together As One Bridal Boutique; Trost erapeutic Massage; Ja Le' Artworks; and Hand and Stone Mas- sage and Facial Spa. e luncheon takes place at the Ramada Plaza at Bordeaux. Visit fayettevilleladiespowerlunch.com or call 910-273-2820 to make your reservation. Tickets cost $35. A por- tion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Kidsville News Literacy and Education Foundation. Police Chief Gina Hawkins keynote speaker at Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch by STEPHANIE CRIDER EVENTS Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins The tournament helps The CARE Clinic provide free medical and dental care. STEPHANIE CRIDER, Asso- ciate Publisher. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. 910-484-6200. For 25 years, operating out of down- town Fayetteville, The CARE Clinic has provided free basic medical, dental and pharmacy services to uninsured, low- income adults. The nonprofit facility is run entirely by volunteers, from physi- cians, nurses, dentists and pharmacists to board members and receptionists. According to Development & Marketing Director Cynthia Deere, it takes about $44,000 a month just to keep the doors open. One way The CARE Clinic meets this financial need is with its yearly Golf Charity tournament. The 24th An- nual CARE Clinic Golf Charity is set for Thursday, Sept. 20, at Gates Four Golf & Country Club. "What drives us to do all this, of course, is our patients," said local at- torney Greg Whitley, a longtime CARE Clinic board member who is chairing this year's tournament. Whitley said participants will notice a few changes this year. First, he said, the tournament will change from being a Captain's Choice, the usual format for charity golf tournaments, to a Texas Scramble. Whitley explained that this will give individual golfers more opportunity to play their own game, no matter their skill level. Second, every player will receive a player pack with OGIO golf accessories worth a total of $195. The unique Sponsor a Solider option is back, too. Those who wish to sup- port the clinic while blessing a service member can pay for a Fort Bragg soldier's entry. Day-of registration starts at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Dinner and awards will fol- low the conclusion of the tournament at the Gates Four pavilion. There will be a raff le, prize presentations to the winning teams and time to socialize. This mingling, Deere said, can have long-reaching positive effects. "We had one sponsored solider golfer last year who won the 50/50 raff le," she said. "He didn't know anything about The CARE Clinic, so he learned a little bit about us that day. Then, ironically, he's in Fayetteville Young Professionals, and I was having them come (to the clinic) the following week. And so he came, and he heard all about us. "He never cashed his 50/50 raff le check, which was several hundred dollars; he gave it back to the clinic be- cause he'd learned about what we do. "He was getting out of the military, starting his own small business. He had an employee who got sick and did not have insurance, so he told her to contact The CARE Clinic, and she did. She got the medication she needed, she stayed well, and she was able to keep working for him and not quit her job. And this all came from him play- ing in the golf tournament." Deere said this is just one of many similar stories that point to the value of charity events like this one. "I think one of the biggest mis- conceptions is that we are assisting lazy people that expect everything for free," she said. "That is not who our patients are. Our patients are hard-working people who either own a small business or work for a small business and don't have insurance, or they are single, raising kids and can't afford health insurance." For 2018 CARE Clinic Golf Charity registration and sponsorship informa- tion, or to learn about other volunteer opportunities, call 910-485-0555 or visit www.thecareclinic.org. The CARE Clinic is located at 239 Robeson St. CARE Clinic patient information: To be eligible for The CARE Clinic's services, you must be 18 years or older; have no insurance, including Medic- aid; meet an income requirement; and display proof of household income and a valid, North Carolina DMV-is- sued picture ID card or driver's license showing your current address. Call 910-485-0555 to make an ap- pointment. Appointments are made only by phone; no walk-ins. Medical appointments can be made Monday- Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dental ap- pointments can be made Friday from 9 a.m. to noon for the following week. The clinic serves patients each Tuesday and Thursday and the sec- ond and fourth Wednesday of each month from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Dental clinics are ever y Tuesday and the sec- ond and fourth Wednesday of each month. Appointments are made on a space-available basis. The 24th Annual CARE Clinic Golf Charity by LESLIE PYO LESLIE PYO, Assistant Editor. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcom- ingweekly.com. 910-484-6200.