On Saturday, April 14th, The Pilgrim’s Journey will be hosting an Open House and Grand Re-Opening Spectacular, celebrating their recent move to Elm Street. The festivities run from 11am to 5pm and boast everything from homemade ice cream, a bouncy house, door prizes, guest speakers and author book signing. There will be information available regarding homeschool sports leagues and the North Carolina Home Education (NCHE) Association. And of course, the store will be open for browsing and purchasing all your homeschool curriculum needs.

Special Guests:

Current NCHE president Spencer Mason and his wife, Debbie, will be speaking from 2 -3pm. They began their homeschool journey in 1981 and have been an integral part of North Carolina homeschool leadership for more than two decades.  Spencer is intimately involved in all aspects of NCHE activities including tracking the legislative issues that may affect our freedom to home educate here in North Carolina.  Debbie is the speaker coordinator for the annual NCHE convention (May 24-26, 2012). She speaks regularly and is the editor for The Greenhouse Report, the news magazine published by NCHE.

Author and candidate for U.S. Congress, Ilario Pantano, will also be on hand from 3 – 4:30pm to sign and discuss his book, Warlords – Broken by War, Saved by Grace. Mr. Pantano is a husband and father of two young children, who wants to preserve the traditional family values and conservative principles upon which our nation was founded.  He has served our nation as a US Marine and as a Deputy Sheriff.  He has also worked in global markets and small business.  You can learn more about Mr. Pantano at:

http://pantanoforcongress.com/issues-0“

Pilgrim’s Journey will be raffling off a $100 Gift Certificate for attenders of each speaker/author event.

Schedule of Events:

11am – 5pm: Store is open
1:30 until ???: homemade ice cream
2 – 3pm: Speakers: Spencer and Debbie Mason
3 – 4:30 pm: Author: Ilario Pantano book signing and mini town hall meeting

The Pilgrim’s Journey is located at: 886 Elm Street, Fayetteville NC, behind the Eutaw Shopping Plaza.