Fundraisers
Live concerts this weekend benefit tropical storm victims in Western NC
Oct. 25. Two live concert events this weekend will benefit victims of Tropical Storm Helene in Western North Carolina. On Friday at BoatYard with Brightside and DJ Jay Wheelz are donating all proceeds from the show’s ticket sales to relief efforts for western NC victims of hurricane Helene. The concert starts at 8 pm. Tickets […]
The 20th Anniversary Big Day at the Lake is one month away
June 20. By Dave Yochum. It took me a little while, but after we moved to Cornelius in 1997, I realized Lake Norman was virtually a private lake. There was limited access then, and no public beach at Ramsey Creek. Even if you lived across the street from the lake, you couldn’t necessarily swim in […]
Ada Jenkins golf fundraiser deadline is April 21
April 16. Ada Jenkins Center’s spring fundraiser, Golfing for Good, is April 29 at Mooresville Golf Club. The day features breakfast, lunch and beverages and18 holes of golf, as well as contests, raffle prizes and giveaways. Prices Golf Foursome: Greens fees (4), 2 golf carts, lunch/beverages $600 Single ticket: Greens fees (1), 1 team golf […]
High school senior aims for $750,000 to help fight leukemia
Feb. 22. Maddie Rizzo, a high school senior who lives in Cornelius, has been nominated as the Student Visionary of the Year for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The students raise funds for LLS in honor of blood cancer survivors. Maddie lost her mother, Meghan, in 2017 to an aggressive form of leukemia. For the […]
They cooked: Huntersville Rotary raised $23K for local charities
April 18. Lake Norman non-profits ranging from Angels & Sparrows to Veterans with Disabilities shared a total of $23,000 raised by the Huntersville Happy Hour Rotary Club during the Men That Cook fundraiser March 26. A variety of teams led by club members cooked for good causes—21 local agencies and non-profits—for the third year in […]
Lake Norman Hospice Regatta & Party April 22-23
April 13. Hospice & Palliative Care Lake Norman will host the 23rd annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta & Party presented by Lake Norman Transportation. The multi-day sailing competition qualifies participants for The National Hospice Regatta Championship held in Charleston. Funds raised from the regatta event benefit the extraordinary services provided by Hospice & Palliative Care […]
5K in April will raise awareness of rare medical condition
Jan. 14. Project Change, a non-profit that seeks to raise awareness of Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia with McCune Albright Syndrome, will hold a 5K April 22 in Mooresville. Juliet Thomas said her son, 10 year-old Cash Thomas, was diagnosed with the rare and debilitating bone disease in his face. Background It causes facial changes, and potential […]
Cancer fighter Adiba Barney plans fundraiser this fall
July 1. For Cornelius resident Adiba Barney, stage 4 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is deeply personal. She was diagnosed with MBC in early 2015, at the age of 37, 10 years after her initial stage 1 diagnosis. She has made it her mission in life to raise funds for MBC research, and with that show […]
Hope House collecting shoes for novel fundraiser
Jan. 18. The Hope House Foundation, which provides transitional housing to women and children experiencing homelessness, is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser now through March 15. Called “Kick Homelessness to the Curb,” the first goal is to collect more than 2,500 pairs of gently worn, used shoes. The subsequent goal is then to collect a […]
Rural Hill oyster roast Nov. 15
The Rural Hill Oyster Roast on Sunday, Nov. 15 will help recoup losses from the drought which curtailed the corn maze at the historic plantation in Huntersville. The event runs from 2 pm to 6 pm. The corn maze has been its largest fundraiser for more than 10 years. It helps raise money to provide […]
