Associated Press North Carolina Daybook for Monday, Aug. 22.

The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.

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NEW EVENT: Monday, Aug. 22 8:30 AM North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory attends HAECO Americas groundbreaking ceremony

Location: 815 Radar Road, Greensboro, NC Greensboro www.ncgov.com https://twitter.com/NCdotGov

Contacts: North Carolina Office of the Governor Communications [email protected] 1 919 814 2100

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NEW EVENT: Monday, Aug. 22 11:30 AM Duke and U.S. Basketball National Team Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski media availability

Location: Terminal 2, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, 2400 John Brantley Blvd, Morrisville, NC www.duke.edu https://twitter.com/DukeU

Contacts: Cory Walton Senior Associate Sports Information Director [email protected] 1 765 337 2063

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NEW EVENT: Monday, Aug. 22 12:30 PM NCPBA announce endorsement of state treasurer candidate – North Carolina Police Benevolent Association hold press conference to announce their endorsement of State Treasurer Candidate Dale Folwell

Location: 1600 Westbrook Plaza Drive, Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem https://www.sspba.org/gen/chapters/North_Carolina_Division_11.jsp

Contacts: John Midgette NCPBA [email protected] 1 800 233 3506 x643

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NEW EVENT: Monday, Aug. 22 1:00 PM MANNA FoodBank receives $25,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare – MANNA FoodBank receives $25,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to expand its ‘just in time’ distribution system that utilizes volunteer drivers to bring fresh, perishable foods like produce, dairy and fresh/frozen meats to hunger relief agencies in 16 counties of western North Carolina. Speakers include North Carolina state Sen. Terry Van Duyn, state Rep. Brian Turner, MANNA Foodbank CEO Hannah Randall, and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina Vice President Anita Bachmann

Location: 627 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville, NC Asheville http://www.mannafoodbank.org/ https://twitter.com/MANNAFoodBank

Contacts: Kara Irani MANNA FoodBank 1 828 299 3663 Corinna Miller UnitedHealthcare 1 336 540 7029

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Monday, Aug. 22 12:00 PM ‘Poverty, Policy and Participation: A Path To Better Public Schools’ discussion at John Locke Foundation – John Locke Foundation hosts ‘Poverty, Policy and Participation: A Path To Better Public Schools’ discussion with former North Carolina state legislator and CarolinaCAN Executive Director Marcus Brandon

Location: John Locke Foundation, 200 W Morgan St 200, Raleigh, NC Raleigh http://www.johnlocke.org/ https://twitter.com/JohnLockeNC

Contacts: John Locke Foundation [email protected]

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Monday, Aug. 22 4:00 PM Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees meeting

Location: 399 Biotechnology Lane, Kannapolis, NC Kannapolis https://www.rccc.edu/

Contacts: Tiffany Powell Rowan-Cabarrus Community College [email protected] 1 919 768 2127

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Monday, Aug. 22 4:00 PM Student bone marrow donors meet to discuss registering with DKMS – Student bone marrow donors meet to discuss how others can register to become a donor and potentially save a life. * These students participated in a bone marrow drive in May 2014, which found five life-saving bone marrow donors

Location: North Carolina State’s Talley Student Union, 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC Raleigh https://twitter.com/TMOpr

Contacts: Michelle Friedman The Marino Organization [email protected] 1 212 402 3485 1 240 888 9007

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Monday, Aug. 22 GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan hosts Faith and Freedom BBQ – Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan hosts annual Faith and Freedom BBQ, this year’s theme is ‘honoring those who protect us both at home and abroad’ and includes a ceremony honoring all veterans, guardsmen, active duty military, reservists, and first responders. Event features special guests that ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio of Arizona, Republican Reps. Mark Meadows, and Mick Mulvaney

Location: Anderson Civic Center, 3027 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Anderson, SC Anderson www.jeffduncan.com https://twitter.com/Duncan4Congress

Contacts: Duncan for Congress [email protected] Duncan4Congress

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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Aug. 23 8:00 AM SBA and AARP host Encore Entrepreneur Fair – U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP host Encore Entrepreneur Fair. Event features panels with small business experts and speed mentoring sessions for those interested in entrepreneurship

Location: NC Rural and Economic Development Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC Raleigh http://www.sba.gov/ https://twitter.com/SBAgov

Contacts: Patrick Gonzalez SBA North Carolina 1 919 532 5525 Suzanne Black AARP 1 877 926 8300

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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Aug. 23 1:00 PM Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC receives grant from UnitedHealthcare – Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina receives $25,000 grants from UnitedHealthcare to implement a program to provide customized, healthy meal boxes and nutrition education/budgeting classes to patients identified by Wake Forest Baptist Health-Downtown Health Plaza in Winston-Salem and Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson as food insecure. Speakers include North Carolina state Rep. Edward Hanes, Jr., Second Harvest of Northwest NC , Executive Director Clyde Fitzgerald, UnitedHealthcare Vice President Anita Bachmann, Wake Forest Baptist Health-Downtown Health Plaza Director Robert Jones, and Ashe Memorial Hospital CEO Laura Lambeth

Location: 3655 Reed Street, Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem http://www.hungernwnc.org/ https://twitter.com/nwncfoodbank

Contacts: Jenny Moore Second Harvest 1 336 784 5770

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Tuesday, Aug. 23 10:00 AM Richmond Fed Business Activity Survey

Location: TBD http://www.richmondfed.org https://twitter.com/RichmondFed

Contacts: FRB Richmond Research Department Regional Economics Division 1 804 697 4490

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