Updated Sunday, Nov. 4., 2012, 3:42pm
Residents of the Bradford neighborhood in Davidson with ties to the Jersey shore have organized a drive to collect food, clothing and other supplies for people displaced and affected by Hurricane Sandy this week. They’re inviting people to donate to the drive by dropping items off through Tuesday, Nov. 6. Read the full story

Davidson Police Chief Jeanne Miller will be the featured speaker at the 2nd annual Red, Wine & Bleu fundraiser at River Run Country Club Saturday night. Also ahead, time for the annual barbecues at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (Saturday) and Davidson Presbyterian Church (Nov. 16). Read the full story

Local Movember participants gathered for a shave at Raeford’s in downtown Davidson Thursday morning. From left, David Beam, Brian Helfrich, Tim Helfrich (with Zoey) and Michael Griggs. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

A half-dozen Davidson men gathered at Raeford’s Barbershop in downtown Davidson on Thursday for a shave – their last for a month. They’re among at least 40 local men who will be growing mustaches for “Movember,” a worldwide month of events dedicated to raising money and awareness of prostate cancer and other men’s health concerns. Read the full story

Rob Bennett raised more than $4,000 for Habitat for Humanity in the contest.

Rob Bennett of Cornelius was the top fund raiser in Our Towns Habitat for Humanity’s Biggest Cheese in Town 2012 competition. The crown was bestowed on Oct. 26 at the “Cheese Ball,” a reception in Cornelius at Kadi Fit.

Mr. Bennett owns My Aloha Paddle Sports and Fitness. He was among 14 contestants in the event, each of whom was trying to raise at least $1,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Bennett, 45, was able to attract enough donors and sponsors to raise just over $4,000 through two Aloha Cup events. Read the full story

Click to donate to Davidson Elementary’s UNICEF drive

On Halloween night (Wednesday, Oct. 31), children from Davidson Elementary School will be trick-or-treating for UNICEF to collect money for kids in need.

The program helps the students realize that they can do something to help the many children throughout the world who do not have enough food to eat, clothing to wear, or a place to live.

If you would like to contribute, please look for the trick-or-treaters with their UNICEF boxes or you can make a donation online. A UNICEF website has been created for Davidson Elementary at inside.unicefusa.org/goto/davidsonelementary

Davidson’s online goal is only $250 which is enough money to purchase a “School in a Box’ so that students in unsettled areas can learn anywhere.

- Aimee Symington

The new friends meetinghouse is in a renovated house on South Street in Davidson, next to Davidson Elementary School.

The Davidson Friends Meeting will celebrate completion of its new meetinghouse, in a renovated house on South Street in Davidson, with an open house this Sunday. Meanwhile, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Cornelius will be busy on Saturday, Nov. 3, with its 73rd annual barbecue and a yard sale on the front lawn. Plus news from Hopewell Baptist, Davidson United Methodist, and Gethsemane Baptist. Read the full story

<img src="http://davidsonnews.net/files/2012/10/102912Filltheboot.jpg" alt="davidson firefighters filled the boot" title="102912Filltheboot" width= Tips How Your Ex Girl Friend Back “590″ height=”277″ class=”size-full wp-image-66537″ /> Davidson firefighters asked drivers for donations Oct. 20 at the annual “Fill the Boot” drive on Main Street. The campaign raised more than $800 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)Firefighters responded to a number of vehicle collisions over the past 10 days, including an accident on I-77 at Exit 30 in which a passenger had to be extricated with hydraulic tools by emergency workers and flown by helicopter to a hospital in downtown Charlotte. Read the full story

Lake Norman Christian School’s annual Autumn Blast and the fourth annual Think Pink dog show for breast cancer research will be going on simultaneously in downtown Davidson on Saturday. And coming up Saturday night, the Town of Davidson Parks & Recreation Department will raise money for its program scholarships with the Race the Reaper 5K, a “haunted” running race out at Fisher Farm. Read the full story