Up & Coming Weekly

PUBLISHER Bill Bowman bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Kirkpatrick editor@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Tabitha Kidd tabitha@upandcomingweekly.com OFFICE MANAGER Suzy Patterson suzy@upandcomingweekly.com –––––––––––––– GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Soni Martin, D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, Bob Cogswell, John Hood, Shanessa Fenner, Stephanie Crider, Erica Gilbert –––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and infor- mation on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per per- son. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. STAFF Internet Directory ............................ 12 Calendar ........................................... 16 Concert Connection ........................ 21 TV ..................................................... 22 Movie Review .................................. 25 Movie Schedule ............................... 26 Wheelin' Feelin' ................................ 38 News of the Weird ........................... 27 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 27 Classifieds ........................................ 28 Games .............................................. 30 Dining Guide .................................... 32 INSIDE As I was sitting down to write today (on a Sunday afternoon), I was interrupted twice by the ringing of my telephone. Both calls were from telemarketers soliciting funds for various agencies in our state. I dislike telemarketers, although I understand they have a job to do. I particularly dislike telemarketers who don't take no as an answer very well. This is a summary of how most of my conversations go with them: Them: "I'm calling from (insert name) and we are calling to let you know that we are hosting our annual fund drive. We have several levels of sponsorships, and we're going to put you down for $25. Can we expect you to send that check in by the end of the month?" Me: "I'm sorry, my family and I do our charitable giving through the Combined Federal Campaign, our church and local community organizations that we choose to support, but thanks for calling." Them: " Well, just so you know, our organization ......" Me: "I understand, but again, we choose to give to agencies that we know and with agencies that we can review their accountability with funds." After the second or third go at trying to explain my position, I wind up getting short and hanging up. My husband hangs up at hello. In tough economic times, organizations asking for money are going to have to expect more people to draw the line on where and to whom they give. That's one of the reasons I like giving through the Combined Federal Campaign (the annual campaign hosted by federal agencies to give employees a chance to give to non- profits). We receive a booklet that outlines how much of the money given actually goes into the cause, and how much is spent on administrative costs, like salaries for staff, cars, cell phones, etc. If your admin cost is pretty close to or exceeds the amount of money spent on your mission, you can bet you aren't going to get any of my money. In this issue there are a couple of different stories about fundraisers: Reading Rocks for the schools and The K aren Chandler Beach Music Festival. Both of these are fundraisers I can get behind. Reading Rocks puts books in our schools. You can make a donation to the general book fund, or you can specify the school that you want to receive your funds. Therefore, you know your money is actually being used to put books in your child's hands. The K aren Chandler Trust is operated by a volunteer board, ie nobody gets a salary. It returns all of its funds to the community. As people are feeling the squeeze on their own budgets, local organizations will be feeling it is well. Long gone are the days when CEOs of non-profits can expect to make a lot of money and get a lot of perks. Local agencies who are looking to raise funds need to keep that in mind in the way they schedule events, the kind of events they schedule and the way they do every day business. I know I do. Digging Deep: Non-Profits Must Prove Their Worth During Trying Economic Times by JANICE BURTON Janice Burton, Associate Publisher. COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 106 or editor@ upandcomingweekly.com. PUBLISHER'S PEN 4 UCW SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 6, 2009

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