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Partnership for Children to Offer A Night In Paris by ERINN CRIDER Children are the future leaders of the community, and because of this, educating them is a community effort. Many brilliant and ultimately successful people have come from low-income families, but it is often only because of the motivation from a member in their community that they���ve risen to positions of in���uence and power. Every child deserves a chance to learn and to achieve their dreams ��� regardless of their home situation or socio economic status. Since 1908, The Partnership for Children has been supporting just that by helping children from low-income backgrounds succeed in school. In previous years the organization held a fundraiser in conjunction with the Academy Awards. This year they are trying something new ��� a Soir��e. ���The meaning of soir��e is an elegant party that is held in the evening. We created the soir��e and each year the theme is a little different, this year we are going to kick this off with a Parisian theme: A Night in Paris. We know people will feel the French ���are,��� said Partnership for Children Communications and Development Administrator Tina Newcomb. Tickets for the Soir��e are $100 each. This pays for a beautiful dinner, a lovely night of entertainment, and great programs that reach the local community. ���The funds are for two outreach programs that we have. We are funding The Partnerships Kidstuff Activity at the Dogwood Festival as well as working with government and military affairs. This engages elected and military leaders to make sure civilian and military families and children get the support they need. We���ve received much engagement from legislators and local government, too.��� Newcomb explains. For entertainment, there will be a Dueling Piano Show. The entertainers will take song requests for a donation of $5. The pianists compete to see which one can play the most requests. To further support the cause and for a chance to win fabulous prizes, raf���e tickets will be sold for $10 and $20. Prizes will feature wonderful travel packages, local dining, a trip for four to Disney and a trip for two to Paris. The event organizers will accept payments in cash, debit and credit cards the night of the event. And for all the sports fans, there will also be a viewing room to check on the score of the ACC Duke versus Carolina game. The Soir��e will be held at the Embassy Suites, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. Attire is semiformal. Cocktails will be served from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., every guest will receive a drink ticket, but there will also be a cash bar. Starting at 7:30 p.m., dinner will be served, and guests will have assigned seats for the dinner. The Embassy Suites is located at 4760 Lake Valley Dr., Fayetteville. Tickets are $100. To purchase them, stop by The Partnership For Children or go to website, www.ccpfc.org, which is a purchasesecure site. Sponsorship packages are still available. For more information, contact Debbie Holland at dholland@ccpfc.org or via ERINN CRIDER, Staff Writer, telephone at 910-867-9700. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcommmingweekly.com. Camellias Take Center Stage at Cape Fear Botanical Garden by VICTORIA CRUMPLER looking to buy a camellia plant, an FCC member can help you choose from a It has been said that while bread may nourish the body, it is the ���ower that nourishes the soul. But which ���ower would nourish your soul the most? If you selection of the best quality. They���ll even advise you on how to care for them. ���They can live for 50 years or more, with very were to ask the members of the Fayetteville Camellia little care,��� McCamish said of the plant. ���They���re Club, you could probably bet that they���d say... attractive even without ���owers, and their leaves stay the camellia. March 2 and 3 the FCC will host the green year-round.��� 67th Annual Camellia Show at Cape Fear Botanical For those of you with green thumbs, you might Garden, where there will be hundreds of blossoms enjoy entering your own camellia blooms for a for your viewing pleasure. Last year there were more chance to be a prize winner. Prizes will be awarded than 1,000 blooms on display and the number of in 30 different categories, including Novice and attendees reached into the 300s. Best Local Unprotected. If you think your blooms A ���ower that is native to the Orient, the camellia is have what it takes, go to the FCC���s website (www. a blooming shrub that produces large and small, often fayettevillecamelliaclub.org) and see how to prepare double and wonderfully ���amboyant ���owers. From them to enter by clicking on the Camellia Show scarlet reds and pinks to pure whites and yellows, tab. Contestants must have their blooms to the this ���ower is sure to please the eye. Blooming mainly Orangery, at the far right of the Cape Fear Botanical in the fall and winter months, the camellia offers a Garden visitors��� center, between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. respite from barren limbs and brown grass and brings The Camellia Show is scheduled for March 2, at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Saturday, March 2. Judging will conclude around 12 with it the promise of spring. p.m. and the winning blooms will be marked. The ���I have put camellias in pots on my front porch overall winners will be given the honor of being displayed together in their own for the winter season. They have shiny, dark green leaves and their winter ���owers give a nice contrast to the usual pot of pansies,��� said Cathy McCamish, separate group throughout the show. ���We hope to live up to our mission,��� McCamish said of the FCC. ���To the president of the FCC. McCamish is also a Certi���ed Master Gardner with a stimulate and extend appreciation of camellias and to encourage and support certi���cate in Ornamental Horticulture. the science and art of camellia culture.��� ���The ���rst camellia show I attended left me in awe,��� McCamish explained. The show begins March 2 from 12-4 p.m. and continues March 3 from 12-4 ���I thought I would ���nd a few favorite ���owers to use in my landscape, only to p.m. Attendees should go to the Orangery at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. start a never-ending wish list of camellia varieties.��� The garden is located at 536 N. Eastern Blvd. (Route 301), Fayetteville. If Whether you���re already a seasoned camellia lover or just starting out, there is something for you at the show. Planned are seminars with guest speakers on you would like to sponsor the Annual Camellia Show or just want more information, go to www.fayettevillecamelliaclub. Saturday and tours of the Mary McLaurin Camellia Garden on both Saturday org or email them at info@ and Sunday. Admission to the show is free. However, a $6 fee for adults VICTORIA CRUMPLER, Confayettevillecamelliaclub.org. and a $1.50 fee for children will apply to those who want to take the tour as tributing Writer, COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. it provides attendees access to the entire 78-acres of the garden. If you���re WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM FEB. 27 - MARCH 5, 2013 UCW 7