Instructor Spotlight
| Instructor Spotlight: Cindy Chappell and Kim Wooten |
| Next week, we welcome back NC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener CIndy Chappell to begin her 3-session course Propagation Techniques for Growing More Plants. As a Master Gardener, Cindy connects people to the benefits of gardening through research-based information and educational programming, and has a lot of fun doing it! If you are looking for tips on how to make your garden grow this summer, this class is for you! New to OLLI is lecturer Kim Wooten, a consulting engineer with Facility Strategies Group, LLC. She served on the NC Building Code Council from 2008-2012, and again from 2019-2025. Kim is motivated to share how last year’s Hurricane Helene brought into focus that NC’s building codes may have contributed to the damage seen all across our state. Her program Building Codes and the General Assembly: Safety, Costs and Challenges will help us understand why building codes matter and their role in keeping us safe. Get to know Cindy and Kim in the classroom. Space remains in their programs, register below! |
| Propagation Techniques for Growing More Plants | May 13, 20, 27 | 11am-12:30pm | Rm. 11/12 | $40 In this course, we will learn about propagation, starting with seeds, layering, air layering and division. We will work with leaf and stem cuttings. and have some hands-on activities. Explore ways to propagate at home without expensive equipment, with the goal to be able to add plants to your garden or give to friends. Building Codes and the General Assembly: Safety, Costs and Challenges | May 15 | 11am-12:30pm | Rm. 11/12 | $15 Do you ever stop to wonder if the buildings you occupy are safe and cost effective to live and work in? What is the process for ensuring that North Carolina buildings meet modern standards of construction? This lecture will discuss efforts to modernize the State’s Building Codes, the interference by the NC General Assembly and special interest groups, especially in residential construction. We will explore the impact this has on our daily lives as we face increasingly severe weather events and construction cost increases. |
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