Digital Skills for Ownership and Sustainability

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day from DSOS!

08/25/2026

Lego builders now is the time to make room for some new ones!

Donate your gently used legos to the Coastal Center for Hope & Healing

08/24/2026

Happy Birthday E2D - Eliminate the Digital Divide 🥳🥳

Happy Birthday, E2D! 🎉💻

Today, we celebrate another incredible year of expanding digital access, creating opportunities, and connecting communities across North Carolina. What began with one powerful question, “How is it fair that some people don’t have access to the devices they need to succeed?” has grown into a movement that has placed technology in the hands of thousands.

As we step into this new year, we are grateful for every student, volunteer, donor, partner, and supporter who has helped make this journey possible.

Here’s to another year of working together to eliminate the digital divide! 💙🍀

We do love birthday presents 🤪: https://www.e-2-d.org/?form=donate

08/22/2026

We are ramping up for Digital Inclusion week and received this amazing donation of wireless keyboards!

Stay tuned on how to receive your very own for free!

08/20/2026

Hearts for Havelock provided free backpacks to support Havelock Elementary School and Koda approves!

08/16/2026

Our first introductions were made at the Havelock Chili Festival and we will stand ready to support next year. We understand that sometimes you need to take a step back to get a new perspective!

The Havelock Chili Festival Committee has made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the annual Havelock Chili Festival until 2027.

This festival, Havelock’s largest annual community event, has been a beloved tradition since 1981, and our team cares deeply about its place in the Havelock community. However, our current volunteer committee lacks the hands needed to successfully plan, run and execute the high-quality event our neighbors expect and deserve.

To best serve our community in the long run, we are choosing to take a step back this year. We will focus our limited volunteer energy on strengthening our internal foundation, updating our organization's governance, and completing necessary internal administrative reviews.

"Missing this year's festival is not what we had planned for 2026," said Sandy Cence, Advertising & Marketing Chair for the Havelock Chili Festival Committee. "However, our priority has to be the health and longevity of the organization. Taking this time to rest, restructure, and sort out our behind-the-scenes administrative needs ensures we can bring the festival back stronger and better than ever in 2027."

The committee is deeply grateful for the decades of support from local businesses, cooks, volunteers, and attendees. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to the cook-off Saturday, October 16, 2027. Registered 2026 vendors and sponsors will receive full refunds.

For future updates and event announcements, please visit our page: Havelock Chili Festival or our website [https://chilifestival.org/].

Community members interested in joining the all-volunteer Havelock Chili Festival Committee to help plan the next festival can email [email protected]. Please use subject line: VOLUNTEER

The Havelock Chili Festival Committee is a small, all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing the Havelock community together through community service, good food, friendly competition, and celebration.

Due to the success of the 2025 event and our generous sponsors, vendors, chili cooks and visitors, we were able to award over $23,000 in community grants to a wide variety of organizations serving our local veterans, youth, and Havelock at large, including $3,500 in scholarships to seven Havelock 2026 graduates.

The $23,000 awarded for 2025 brings the total to $63,000 donated to the Havelock Community from the past three Havelock Chili Festivals and $112,000 in the past nine Festivals.

08/10/2026

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08/05/2026

Its been a hard fight!

Well done National Digital Inclusion Alliance

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it plans to restore some of the funding that had been revoked, after a court ruled that Trump administration couldn't outright terminate the Digital Equity Act.

08/05/2026

Find the pre-enrollment for DBIDS here https://dbids-global-enroll.dmdc.mil/preenrollui/ #/landing-page

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point says for-hire food delivery drivers, including those working for DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats, will need a DBIDS card to make deliveries at the installation and its outlying fields beginning Sept. 1.

08/01/2026

How far do you have to travel to your local bank to get notary services?
Did you even know the bank offered notary services?

It's ok if you didn't because many people don't. We avoid going to the bank like we avoid making dentist appointments.

DSOS heard the need, saw the need, and will soon be offering a solution to that need! NC Notary Services will be available beginning Sept 1, 2026.

NC Notary Services