Looking to make some more space in your garage or attic? Have items you don’t use, but can’t bear to throw away? Consider donating them to the North Mecklenburg Senior Center garage sale. The center will host its garage sale Saturday, Aug. 25 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the senior center, 16601 Old Statesville Road in Huntersville (in the Solid Rock Christian Church). All money raised will go to support the center’s programs and activities. Read the full story

(Lake Norman Kiwanis photo)

Registration is now open for the 2012 Lake Norman Kiwanis Golf Tournament Aug. 27 at Cowan’s Ford Golf Club in Stanley, N.C. All proceeds from the event will help the Kiwanis Club serve local children. Read the full story

Bikers race through Lake Norman Saturday. (Ron Donson photo)

More than 800 people ages 7 to 62 participated in the Lake Norman Excursion Saturday, that started from Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville. Cool Breeze Cyclery in Mooresville, The Trek Store of Charlotte and Lowe’s teamed up with the American Red Cross to plan the event, that raised about $35,000 for the Red Cross. Read the full story

Brrrrr! The Lake Norman YMCA next Saturday hosts its inaugural Polar Bear Plunge for Community Support at the Lake Cornelius Waterfront. The Y aims to raise awareness of and support for YMCA-based programs, including Y-Readers, Adaptive Water Skiing, Summer Camp and OWLS. Read the full story

John Montalbano has always loved his train collection, but six years ago it took on new significance, as the Cornelius man and his family turned their holiday train display into a fundraiser in honor of a friend with breast cancer. You can visit and help this holiday season. Christina Ritchie Rogers reports on CorneliusNews.net, (See “Cornelius family runs ‘Trains for a Cure.’”).

By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
DavidsonNews.net

The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Our Towns Habitat for Humanity to raise money to build a Cornelius house in March. The project received a significant boost from Wells Fargo, that donated $30,000 and has guaranteed an additional $20,000 in matching grants. Read the full story

One of the displays from the 2010 Over the Table Top event (NMWC photo).

The North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club on Friday hosts its annual “Over the Table Top” holiday fundraiser at the Peninsula Club, 19101 Peninsula Club Drive in Cornelius. This year, the funds raised will benefit HAMMERS (Hands Around Mecklenburg/Mooresville Making Emergency Repairs Safely), an organization that aims to reduce the immediate threats to life, health and safety in homes owned and occupied by lower-income residents of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, and Mooresville. It was formed in collaboration with the Davidson Housing Coalition. Read the full story

About 100 people bundled up Saturday morning and walked in support of the Ada Jenkins Center, a non-profit health and human services organization serving Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville and South Iredell. Individuals and teams gathered at the Antiquity neighborhood in Cornelius for a Walk-a-Thon fundraiser for the center, which last year served 19,454 individuals through its various programs. Read the full story