Rocky Mount Read-A-Thon Fundraiser

1. Hoping for a fatter paycheck this year? Employers expect the average raise to be back above recession levels in 2011. Read more from Clark Howard: http://bit.ly/eBFUhO

2. It's mid-week. You've worked hard. Grab your sweetheart and enjoy wine tasting at the Marietta Wine Market from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. 

After the tasting, you can take the Spirits and Spirits Tour at 7 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. Cost includes a glass of wine with your Tour Guide and a one hour walking ghost tour that departs at 7:30 p.m. Space is limited and fill up quickly. Please contact Marietta Ghost tours for reservations at 678-290-9193 or visit www.ghostsofmarietta.com for more information.

3. The Rocky Mount Elementary School Foundation 2011 Read-A-Thon Fundraiser starts at 8 a.m. The theme this year is “Reading Takes You To Infinity And Beyond!” Every student at Rocky Mount will travel through time reading and participating in activities at six different stations.

Would you like to volunteer during the Read-A-Thon?  Volunteers  are needed to direct and read to the students throughout the day. The event begins at 8 a.m. and lasts all day so you can come at any time to help and share in the fun. Stop by, or contact Amy Ryan, aryan7@bellsouth.net about volunteering.

4. Sunday alcohol sales bill to get full Senate vote Wednesday. How do you feel about Sunday alcohol sales? Read more here: http://j.mp/edMfyw

5. Do you own Coke-Cola stock? It took a federal law to make it happen, but shareholders of Coca-Cola Co. will get their say on executive pay, starting at the company's annual meeting April 27. Read more here: http://dlvr.it/KN0Mk

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