Students celebrated a great catch during one of Saturday’s kickball games.

John Frankel

It was a beautiful day for some kickball Saturday, April 13, as the brothers of Davidson College’s Kappa Sigma Fraternity and women of Connor Eating House staged their the third annual Frankelfest Kickball Tournament.  Since 2011, the tournament has honored the life and memory of John Frankel, a Davidson College senior and then-vice president of Kappa Sigma, who passed away in a car accident during the 2010 winter break. Read the full story

The Rev. Etheleen Jetton is competing in this year’s Our Towns Habitat for Humanity Biggest Cheese in Town contest, and she’s throwing a Smithville Yard Sale on Saturday as part of her fundraising campaign. Sellers and buyers are invited to join in at the Smithville Community Center. Read the full story

Community Arts Project’s 6th annual Taste of Art fundraiser is scheduled Thursday, April 11, at Fresh Market, with a wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction to benefit the nonprofit arts group. Read the full story

Davidson president Carol Quillen (seated, second from left) and other college officials and students shared a moment at the 2012 Dinner at Davidson.

By LINCOLN DAVIDSON
DavidsonNews.net

Davidson College students are preparing for the annual Dinner at Davidson, a student-led fundraiser for the college’s Davidson Trust financial aid program. The April 6 dinner for the community is part of an expanded two-week celebration promoting the college’s efforts to make itself more affordable and help students graduate without loans. Read the full story

Golfers will tee it up May 13 at River Run Country Club in Davidson at the 2nd Annual Swing Fore A Child’s Place golf tournament May 13, raising money to help homeless children to attend summer camp.  The event includes a buffet lunch, golf, prizes, raffles and dinner, with all funds raised going directly to A Child’s Place summer camp program My Place. Read the full story

Eddie Beach (back left holding check) accepted a check from local boy scouts to help pay for a water line to the Davidson Community Garden.

By BRENDA BARGER
DavidsonNews.net

Four years and counting. The Davidson Community Garden at Potts Street and Catawba Avenue in Davidson is entering its fourth growing season and making a difference in our town. And it’s about to get a much needed improvement – a water line – thanks a successful fundraising campaign. Read the full story

The tournament honors the late Russell Knox (left) and Don Howie.

Area Lions Clubs are hosting their 11th annual Lake Norman Regional Golf Tournament on Monday, April 22, at Northstone Country Club in Huntersville. The clubs are now seeking sponsors for the event, which is a major fundraiser for Lions’ projects, including employment programs and summer camps for the visually impaired. Read the full story

A new $3 million performing arts center is a major focus of the campus expansion.

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

CONCORD – Cannon School has unveiled the largest fundraising campaign in its history, a $7 million drive to pay for new arts, athletics and middle school facilities. At a kick-off party at the Fillmore in Charlotte Saturday night, officials said they’ve already raised $5 million since the campaign’s “quiet phase” began last year. Read the full story