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The Carey LeSieur Foundation's annual Bucket Party is a neighborhood celebration that combines a great time with a wonderfully worthy cause. The foundation originated in the memory of Carey LeSieur, a beloved nurse practitioner on Hatteras Island who passed away from cancer. In honor of Carey, every year, the foundation raises money for scholarships for local students who want to go into the healthcare field. The Bucket party is one of the biggest events for the foundation, and is named after the brightly colored buckets where donations are accepted throughout the party.

The event features a combination of food, music, raffles, and community fellowship, and the highlight is easily the potluck dinner that features beef brisket, classic southern pulled pork, and Anita's Grandmother's Italian meatballs and gravy. There is live music every year, with a special appearance by the CHSS jazz band for 2018, and this year’s event will also have a dog show that starts at 5:30 p.m. With fun raffles throughout the afternoon and lots of ways to celebrate, this fundraising event is a great way to have a ball while supporting a favorite local cause. Bring your own beverages, a side dish, and/or a potluck dish to share, and have a great time meeting and mingling some fun-loving islanders!

The Mystic Jewel

The Mystic Jewel

Walk into this shop and you’ll be delighted by all the glittering and sparkling from the way the mirrors and lighting show off jewelry from over 100 different designers and local artisans. Artfully-designed cases line the walls, filled with gorgeous sterling silver and semi-precious gemstone jewelry. Most of the cases have explainer notes about the designers or properties of the gemstones inside. Some of the lines carried in the store include Charles Albert, fine sterling silver jewelry with semi-precious gemstones, fossils and minerals; Sarda, sterling silver jewelry with brilliant colored gemstones and a classic look; Starborn Creations, one-of-a-kind sterling silver jewelry with druzy quartz and more hard to find gemstones and minerals, as well as 2,000 year old Roman Glass jewelry and local sea glass jewelry. You can even have pieces of your sea glass made into custom jewelry at very reasonable prices!

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