Ada Jenkins Center’s Fire 5k/Fun-Run and Barbecue fund-raiser will be April 17 on Davidson’s West Side. The following day brings the third annual Habitat for Humanity Car Show. There’s a fund-raising celebration and auction Saturday, April 10, for the Nepal Orphans Home. Also, the Davidson Lands Conservancy is auctioning a handsome rowboat to raise money for its activities. And it’s that time of year for fund-raising golf tournaments. Davidson Day and the Lions Club have April tourneys in the works.

ADA JENKINS ‘FIRE’

Ada Jenkins Center at 212 Gamble St. on Davidson’s West Side will have its 2nd annual “Fire” 5k, Family Fun Run & BBQ Festival on Saturday, April 17.

Registration fee for the race is $25 in advance, and $35 the day of the event. Registration for the Run begins at 8 a.m. with the Race start at 10 a.m.

Race registration includes barbecue feast and music afterward, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Separate barbecue tickets are $10.

The festival includes a barbecue cook-off competition, local restaurants, celebrities, live music, and entertainment for children. Take-away meals available.

Sponsors are being sought, as well as cooks in the barbecue competition. If interested, contact Georgia Krueger or Natisha Rivera at 704-896-0471. More information: www.adajenkins.org/fire/

NEPAL ORPHANS HOME FUND-RAISER

A celebration and fund-raiser recognizing the courage and vision of Davidsonian Michael Hess and his work in Nepal is planned Saturday, April 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Davidson College Presbyterian Church Congregation House, 218 Concord Road.

The event celebrates 5 years of the Nepal Orphans Home, which has been rescuing Nepali children from poverty, neglect and abuse.

They’ll have a silent auction with signed books from local authors, local pottery and artwork, items from local businesses, and sports memorabilia, including game programs signed by Carolina Panthers players, a Stephen Curry autographed basketball, a hat signed by NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a scraped side panel from NASCAR driver Mark Martin’s car. The event is free and casual and open to the public.

DavidsonNews.net is pleased to be a sponsor of this event.

HABITAT CAR SHOW APRIL 18

The 3rd annual Habitat for Humanity Car Show, hosted by Our Towns Habitat for Humanity, will be held on April 18 from 2-6 p.m. in the Habitat ReStore parking lot, 20414 N. Main St., Cornelius. Proceeds from the event will benefit Our Towns Habitat for Humanity’s Youth United group.

Youth United fully funds and builds a new home every other year. They are building their four home currently, which should be completed by May.

This year’s entries will comprise of sports cars, muscle cars, vintage cars, replicas, hot rods and show cars. Admission to the Car Show is free and visitors will have the chance to buy raffle tickets for $5. Show entry fees are $20 for early registration and $25 on the day of the event. The car registration fee includes five raffle tickets. The event will include food, raffle prizes, a DJ, entertainment and more.

To register a vehicle for the Car Show, contact Kate Jetton at Our Towns Habitat for Humanity at 704-896-8957 ext. 1120 or kate@ourtownshabitat.org.

BUY THE MINNOW, HELP DLC

Own your own rowboat! This stable, good looking, hand-built skiff, HMS Minnow, is offered at auction with all proceeds to the Davidson Lands Conservancy.

Built by Jimmy Helms and finished by Yates Smith, the design (Sea Urchin) is by David Stimson, Stimson Marine, Booth Bay, Maine. Length: 11”5”; Beam: 4’4”

Construction: Lapstrake, Plywood, Mahogany (Fully Framed)

Send your bid to dlc@davidsonlands.org. Bidding will conclude at Toast the Earth wine-tasting on April 22. (Next item.)

TOAST THE EARTH

The Davidson Lands Conservancy and the Davidson Farmers Market invite you to sample an array of local wines and hard ciders on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

The event, on the farmers market grounds behind Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main Street, Davidson, is a fund-raiser for DLC and a preview of the DFM’s summer season.

The wines and ciders, produced by the McRitchie Winery and Ciderworks nearby in the Yadkin Valley of NC, are selected and distributed by Executive Wines Inc, and are available at Summit Coffee.

Agenda (under tents, “rain or shine”)
7:00 Welcome and introduction of new vendors for DFM by DFM
7:20 Winetasting
8:20 Presentation: Open Space Protection in Davidson by DLC
8:30 Mix and mingle with snacks and displays of market vendors
9:00 End

Ticket price: $20 each, two for $35. Space is limited. Order tickets online at dlc@davidsonlands.org or at 704-892-1910, or purchase “over-the-counter” at Summit Coffee.

LAUGH MS

The 3rd Annual LaughMS comedy fund-raiser for Multiple Sclerosis is scheduled April 27, at The Comedy Zone at The Galway Hooker, Cornelius. Doors open at 7 p.m., with comedy at 8. Drew Thomas of Atlanta, who was born in Jamaica and raised in the Bronx, NY, is headlining the show.

 Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.lkncomedyzone.com. The Galway Hooker full dinner menu will be available before and during the show.

LaughMS was formed by two couples with a personal relationship to multiple sclerosis. Over the past two years they have donated approximately $7,250 to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of NMSS. LaughMS will raise money for On the Shoulders of Giants: The Carolina’s Campaign to Cure MS, a volunteer led research campaign part of the National MS Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

If you are not able to attend the show but would like to make a donation to the event, please email Trasha Schwendener or Kristin Knapp at info@LaughMS.org.

FUND-RAISING CALENDAR

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 10 a.m., Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St., Davidson – Fire 5K, Family Fun Run and BBQ Festival. Race registration $25 in advance, $35 the day of the race. Registration begins at 8 a.m. for the 5K and fun run, which start at 10 a.m. Post-event BBQ and music start at 11 a.m. Barbecue tickets $10. To register for the run or for more information, visit adajenkins.org

SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2-6 p.m., Our Towns Habitat ReSTORE parking lot, 20414 N. Main St., Cornelius – 3rd Annual Car Show, hosted by Our Towns Habitat for Humanity. Proceeds from the event will benefit Our Towns Habitat for Humanity’s Youth United group, which is building a home this spring. To register a vehicle for the Car Show, contact Kate Jetton at Our Towns Habitat for Humanity at 704-896-8957 ext. 1120 or kate@ourtownshabitat.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 12:30 p.m., River Run Country Cub, Davidson – 8th Annual Tee It Up for Davidson Day School Golf Tournament. Registration and warm-up begins at 11, lunch at 11:30, shotgun start 12:30, awards and dinner 5:30. Fund-raiser for the school. Register online at http://www.davidsonday.org/golf-tournament.

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 7-9 p.m., behind Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main Street – “Toast the Earth” fund-raiser for Davidson Lands Conservancy and preview of the Davidson Farmers Market summer season. With local wines and ciders, welcome to new farmers, presentation on open space by DLC. Tickets: $20 each, two for $35. Space limited. Order tickets online at dlc@davidsonlands.org or at 704-892-1910, or purchase “over-the-counter” at Summit Coffee.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bailey Road Park, Cornelius – Bailey Orchestra Patrons host a Bows & BBQ music festival and barbecue fund-raiser for the Bailey Middle School Orchestra. BBQ lunch served 11-2, $7 advance, $8 at event. With local bands, face painting, cake walk, bounce house and other activities. Rain location: Bailey Middle School. Tickets available at Music & Arts, Rosedale Shopping Center, I-77 Exit 23, or Lake Norman Performing Arts, Northcross Shopping Center, Exit 25. More info: Cornelius Parks & Recreation, 704-892-6031 Ext. 160.

MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1 p.m., River Run Country Club, Davidson – Sixth Annual Russell B. Knox Memorial Golf Tournament, hosted by the Lions clubs of Cornelius/Lake Norman, Davidson, Huntersville and North Charlotte. Cash prizes for winning teams, free putting and driving clinics, senior division, Hole in One contest for cars or a lawn tractor. Benefits Lions Club programs. Also, bring a used pair of eyeglasses and exchange it for a free golf ball. More info, call Ed Roberts at 704-892-0276, or pick up a brochure at Knox Realty, Davidson.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 7 p.m., Comedy Zone – Lake Norman at Galway Hooker, Cornelius – LAUGH MS fund-raiser for multiple sclerosis. Tickets $20 per person, info at: www.lkncomedyzone.com. If you
are not able to attend the show but would like to make a donation to the event, please email the committee at info@LaughMS.org or go to www.LaughMS.org for more information.

SATURDAY, MAY 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Huntersville and Davidson locations – 2010 Lake Norman Parade of Barns, a family friendly peek inside some of the area’s finest equestrian facilities. With demonstrations, hands-on activities including: pony painting, grooming and rides, carriage rides, dressage, show jumping, natural horsemanship and equine-assisted psychotherapy. Followed by a catered reception at Hinds’ Feet Farm featuring music, a silent auction and a chance to meet the therapy horses. All proceeds benefit therapeutic riding activities at Hinds’ Feet Farm, a day program for adults living with traumatic brain injury. Find details or buy tickets at www.hindsfeetfarm.org. Tickets also available at Village Tack Shop, Davidson.