Fund-raisers this week in and around Davidson include a Saturday 5K race starting on the Village Green that will raise money for the Free Clinic of Our Towns, a Rake-A-Thon for the college’s Habitat for Humanity chapter, and a Sunday sale by Main Street shops to benefit the Salvation Army’s Women’s Shelter.
‘SHELTER OUR SISTERS’
The Village Store and Sanctuary Gallery on Main Street will host a “Shelter Our Sisters” holiday benefit sale on Sunday, Nov. 22, to raise money for the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope Women’s Shelter. The benefit, which also aims to raise awareness of the shelter and its programs, will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The two shops are side-by-side, Sanctuary at 108 S. Main St., and the Village Store at 110 S. Main St.
They’ll have holiday refreshments, music and prize drawings. Ten percent of the day’s proceeds will directly benefit homeless women and children in need. Bring a donation of $5, or contributed needed items (such as new towels, blankets, diapers, baby wipes, baby food or formula) and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a piece of artwork or $100 store gift certificate.
The Salvation Army Center of Hope provides food, shelter, clothes, medical care and training to homeless women and children. While the facility has 204 beds, it frequently houses as many as 300 people – making it the largest women and children’s homeless shelter in the southeast.
For more information about this event, please visit the Village Store website www.thevillagestore.com. To learn more about the Salvation Army women’s shelter, visit www.salvationarmycharlotte.org/.
SATURDAY 5K
Pre-registration continues through Thursday for the Davidson Turkey Trot, a 5k race Saturday, Nov. 21, that will benefit the Free Clinic of Our Towns at Ada Jenkins Center.
The course, which begins and ends at the Village Green, takes runners through historic town neighborhoods.
Pre-registration is $15, and includes a T-shirt. Register online at active.com. On race day, Saturday, Nov. 21, check in begins at 8:30 with the start time set for 9 a.m. The race is sanctioned by USA Track & Field
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Davidson College is organizing and providing the volunteers for the event.
The Free Clinic of Our Towns is a community-wide volunteer organization dedicated to providing free medical care to the uninsured in the north Mecklenburg and south Iredell region.
RAKE-A-THON 2009
Students from Davidson College’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter are raking leaves for local residents this weekend (Saturday) and the next two Saturdays (Nov. 14 and 21), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., to raise money for their next home build. Organizer Zaynah Johnson said they have one team this weekend, and multiple teams lined up the next two for the community service project.
A lot of students want to be involved in some kind of physical activity with the Habitat chapter, but they can’t always work on a Wildcat house, Ms. Johnson said. The leaf-raking helps fulfill that and raise money to build a house. A $15 donation is suggested, though the chapter welcomes larger amounts.
Questions: Email Ms. Johnson at zajohnson@davidson.edu.
FUND-RAISING CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m., North Mecklenburg High School cafeteria – North Meck High hosts the 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off to raise money for the Youth United Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Proceeds will help build a Habitat home next spring. Tickets are $5 per person for all you can eat chili, accompanied by live music and a silent auction. Youth United is supported by Hopewell, Lake Norman and North Mecklenburg high schools, Pine Lake Preparatory and Davidson College. The Youth United Campus Chapters at these schools work with Our Towns Habitat for Humanity.
FRIDAY, NOV. 20 and SATURDAY, Nov. 21, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Mt. Zion UMC, 19600 Zion St., Cornelius – Mt. Zion hosts the Crafts and Gifts Show 2009. Event includes holiday photos, silent auction, country store, cafe and over 30 regional artists, crafters and gifts and accessories dealers. Proceeds to benefit church ministry and community.
SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 9 a.m., Davidson Town Green, 119 South Main Street – Davidson College fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts the Davidson Turkey Trot, a 5k to benefit the Free Clinic of Our Towns at Ada Jenkins. Participants must register by Nov. 19. $15 registration fee includes T-shirt. For more information and to register, visit Active.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Davidson and Cornelius neighborhoods – Rake-A-Thon 2009. Davidson College students with the campus Habitat for Humanity chapter will be raking lawns at homes in the area as a community service and fund-raiser for their next Habitat home build. A $15 donation is suggested. If you’d like your lawn raked, email Zaynah Johnson at zajohnson@davidson.edu with name, phone number and day request. See also our Nov. 7 “Fund-Raisers” column for a photo.
SUNDAY, NOV. 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sanctuary of Davidson, 108 S. Main St., and the Village Store, 110 S. Main St. – “Shelter Our Sisters,” a holiday benefit sale, will raise money for the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope Women’s Shelter. Refreshments, music and prize drawings. Ten percent of day’s proceeds will directly benefit homeless women and children in need. (Details above.)
THURSDAY, DEC. 3 to SUNDAY, DEC. 6, Davidson College Presbyterian Church Congregation House, Concord Road – The church’s Global Missions program hosts a holiday “Ten Thousand Villages” sale during Christmas in Davidson (Thurs.-Sat. 6-9 p.m.) and Sunday morning. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit organization that markets fair-trade hand-crafted products from artisans in 36 countries. A portion of the proceeds go to global missions.
SATURDAY, DEC. 5 , 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Davidson College Lilly Family Gallery – 2009 Red & Black Ball, fund-raiser sponsored by the college’s Warner Hall eating house, to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Mwandi Christian Mission Hospital. Tickets $35 per person, $15 students. More information on the college website.
SUNDAY, DEC. 13, 3 p.m., St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane – Music at St. Alban’s series presents The Beggar Boys, featuring Kate Minogue. A portion of the proceeds from this concert benefit Mooresville Soup Kitchen. Details: 704-941-0650. www.saintalbans-davidson.org/musicatstalbans.htm.
DEC. 17-19, Warehouse 242, 2307 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte – Lake Forest Church in Huntersville and other churches have collected hundreds of toys, hats and mittens for a Christmas Village Toy Store. The store lets at risk, low-income families buy Christmas presents at reduced cost. Proceeds will go towards college scholarships for inner city youth and a summer camp for homeless children. Details: www.christmasvillagetoystore.com or call 1-877-310-8697.
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