Davidson Lions Club is seeking players and sponsors for its 2009 Russell B. Knox Memorial Golf Tournament, which will be April 27 at 1 p.m. at River Run Country Club.

Meanwhile, other fund-raisers are coming up for Creative Art Exchange/Children’s Arts Project , Lake Norman YMCA, and Habitat for Humanity.

The event is hosted by Cornelius/Lake Norman, Davidson, Huntersville, and North Charlotte Lions clubs, and benefits the clubs programs and services. It’s held in memory of Russell B. Knox, former mayor and community leader in Davidson.

The day’s events begin at 10 a.m. when the range opens. Registration and lunch begins at 11:30. The tournament, in a captain’s choice format, begins at 1 p.m. Prize drawings are planned at 5:30 and an award ceremony with snacks is planned at 6.

For more information, call Ed Roberts at 704-892-0276.

FUND-RAISING CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 7:30 p.m., St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane – Solo piano concert by George Winston, to benefit St. Alban’s Habitat for Humanity House. Tickets $100, available in the church office and on Sundays. Or reserve tickets by calling the concert series line 704-892-0173.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 6:30 p.m., Davidson IB Middle School, 251 South St. – PTSA meeting followed by the annual Talent Show and gift basket Silent Auction. The show will feature student and staff talent. Tickets will be “purchased” by bringing in an item from a list of items needed by the Ada Jenkins Center’s Food Pantry. A silent auction will be held that evening for theme gift baskets created by each homeroom. Proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to Free the Children, an international children’s charity.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 7 a.m., First Baptist Church of Huntersville, 119 N. Old Statesville Road, Huntersville – Annual Lake Norman Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast, with proceeds to benefit the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson. Tickets $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12, available at the door, from Kiwanis members, or at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. For more information call 704-896-0471.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 7-11 p.m., The Point golf club, 160 Stonewall Beach Lane, Mooresville – “A Knight of Medieval Magic,” a fund-raiser for Lake Norman YMCA, featuring performers from the Carolina Renaissance Festvial, live music by Lake Norman Orchestra, food and drink. $75 per person, $125 per couple. Call the Y to register, 704-716-4400.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Fresh Market, Fresh Market Shopping Center, off I-77 Exit 28 – Third annual “A Taste of Art,” wine, hors d’oeuvres, and art auction, to benefit Creative Art Exchange and Children’s Arts Project. Tickets $25. Tickets available at Fresh Market or Cornelius Arts Center, in the Oak Street Mill, behind the police station, Cornelius. www.creativeartexchange.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 7:30 p.m., Raceworld USA, 20310 Chartwell Center Drive, off I-77 Exit 28, Cornelius – Our Towns Habitat for Humanity invites the Lake Norman community to celebrate is selection as “Affiliate of the Year” by Habitat for Humanity International at a “Racin’ Rockin’ ‘n Roofin’” event with hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and music and dancing with the Center City Groove band. Free, donations welcome. Reservations required by March 31. For reservations or information, contact Donna Nestor at donna@ourtownshabitat.org or 704-896-8957, ext. 1122.

RELATED COVERAGE

April 29, 2008, “Blind golfers join in at Lions tourney”

Jan. 16, 2008, “Lions issue thanks and updates.”