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Teen Volunteer Board forming
The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte is looking for high school students to serve on its first Teen Volunteer Board.
Students who join the board will serve as their school's ambassador for the charity that helps families with children who are seriously ill.
“Our current teen volunteers constantly amaze us with their willingness to put their skills and talents to work for the families” of Ronald McDonald House, said Ari Harris, RMH of Charlotte's community outreach director. “When they get older and see the house completed, they'll be able to say, ‘I helped build that house.'”
Students must be enrolled in a Charlotte-area high school as a junior or senior, maintain good standing at their school, be able to attend monthly meetings and have transportation.
Application deadline is 5p.m. Sept. 25. To apply: Call 704-335-1191 or e-mail arihar ris@rmhofcharlotte.org .
So Meck
Matthews
Willow Grove retirement community will host its Apple, Honey & Bluegrass Festival on Oct. 3. It will include an 87th birthday celebration for long-time Charlotte Folk Society member Bill Williams.
The day includes concerts, lunch and an afternoon of jam sessions. The J.L. Davis Jubilee Band will be the lead-off act for the celebration starting at 11 a.m. Information: 704-545-0009 or 704-573-6154. Willow Grove is located at 10043 Idlewild Road, Matthews.
Union
Indian Trail
A new Web site for Indian Trail residents and sheriff's officers could mobilize citizens in minutes when crimes happen in town.
The town is paying $6,000 for a two-year subscription to www.citizenobserver.com, which allows residents to sign up by neighborhood and receive notifications from sheriff's officers.
When a major event happens, such as a string of car break-ins or a missing child, the Union County Sheriff's Office can send a text message and e-mail to residents in that neighborhood who have joined the Web site.
“(Residents) are going to be able to help me then,” said Sgt. Chase Coble. The Web site also allows business owners in Indian Trail to join a group, and Coble will send out messages about crimes that could affect them.
Ten counties and towns in North Carolina use the Web site, including Matthews and Monroe. The site also will contain updated information about major events in Indian Trail and construction projects that could affect traffic.
To register, visit www.citi zenobserver.com . Coble said residents can get the most benefit from the site by then searching for a “watch group” using ZIP code 28079 and joining a group for their neighborhood or nearest neighborhood. Business owners can join the business group.
Wingate University
General Johnson and The Chairmen of the Board will be in concert at Wingate University's George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
A barbecue dinner precedes at 6 p.m. Tickets for the dinner and concert are $25; concert only is $20. Information: 704-233-8316 or www.wingate.edu/culture.
York
Rock Hill
This year's annual York County CROP Walk is set for Oct. 25 and will involve Winthrop University students who are learning about hunger and surviving in tough economic times.
They will join hundreds of children, youths and adults.
Registration and entertainment will start at 2 p.m. at the Dinkins Student Center at Winthrop University. The walk begins at 3 p.m. Participants can select between a 10-kilometer walk or a one-mile “mini walk.” Admission is a canned food item, which will be divided among area food pantries.
The York County CROP Walk also sponsors a walk in York on Oct. 18. Registration starts at 2 p.m., walk at 3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church on East Liberty Street.
Recruitment rallies for the walks will be held today at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist and at 4 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation, 406 Stewart Ave., in Rock Hill. Information: 803-327-5640 or email winthropwesley@gmail.com.
Compiled by Lisa Hammersly, Marty Minchin, Caroline McMillan and The (Rock Hill) Herald.
