Important Dates
Volunteers needed for 2020 hurricane season
Aug. 20. The Red Cross is hosting a virtual volunteer fair Sept. 1 to kick off National Preparedness Month. Due to predictions for an active hurricane and wildfire season and the complexities of COVID-19, the Red Cross will need thousands of volunteers to care for people when disasters strike. Shelter volunteers help support emergency shelters by […]
Community Conversation Thursday online: ‘A Quest for Equity’
Aug. 19. In response to the public outcry following the George Floyd tragedy, the mayors and police chiefs of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville will participate in a virtual conversation on social and racial equity on Thursday, Aug. 20. It will feature a panel discussion among town officials and community leaders. The intent is to openly […]
Camp EDvantage needs volunteers for remote learning pods
Aug. 11. By Dave Vieser. The Make an Impact Foundation is fast-tracking a new program that can provide a safe place for as many as 200 children for online learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and school shut-downs. Camp EDvantage is free. Depending upon donations, Make an Impact also hopes to provide lunch and snacks. Make […]
Bags of Hope lands BofA grant to help at-risk kids
Aug. 11. Bags of Hope, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing at-risk school children with free weekend food provisions, has received a $50,000 grant from Bank of America. It will allow them to provide weekend meals for students who lack reliable access to food, which is more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Bags […]
Pack the Patrol Car
Aug. 11. The Cornelius Police Department is accepting school supply donations for its Annual Pack the Patrol Car. Donations can be brought to the Cornelius Police Department through Aug. 21 and left in the box located in the breezeway of the lobby. Please drop off supplies 8 am to 5 pm Monday – Friday. We […]
Ahoy Cornelius Police Lake Patrol
Cornelius Police Sgt. Matthew Figaro of the Lake Patrol Unit will be at King’s Point marina to answer questions regarding boating from 9 am to noon Saturday, Aug. 1. The Lake Patrol Unit will have an area set up for boaters to come meet patrol members and ask questions/talk about any concerns boaters may have. […]
Bakers—and more—needed
July 24. Want to help Angels & Sparrows? The soup kitchen in Huntersville needs 250 individually packaged desserts each weekday. Cookies and brownies are the treats of choice, with no frosting and individually wrapped in plastic bags, to be distributed to clients with their lunch meal, which is now provided take-out style or delivered to […]
PARC fitness classes returning, starting with Tai Chi
The Tai Chi classes are returning starting Aug. 6 for seven weeks, outdoors at Legion Park to allow for plenty of shade and social distancing. Beginner session at 9 a.m. Thursday, intermediate session at 10:15 a.m. Thursday. The cost is $40 residents, $55 others. Details and registration here. PARC hopes to bring back additional adult fitness […]
Scavenger hunt Aug. 8 supports A2S
July 16. The A2S Foundation, a nonprofit with a mission to provide sustainable programs that generate positive change for Nigerian youth and their communities, will host a scavenger hunt on Aug. 8 in Davidson. The outdoor family-style event will take place in the town where A2S founder Andrew Lovedale attended Davidson College, having come from […]
Family tragedy has Cornelius connection
July 7. By Dave Vieser. The horrific accident on I-485 over the weekend which took the lives of Andrea and Matthew Obester and two of their three children, Elizabeth (12) and Violet (7), all from Belmont, has a Cornelius connection. Andrea’s mother, Faith Nye, lives in the Townhomes at Harborside community in Cornelius. “Faith is […]
