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.
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Lectures, a Town Board meeting, basketball and a Chili Cook-off to benefit the Arts & Science Council are on the schedule this week in and around Davidson. Christian author/activist Shane Claiborne gives the college’s annual Staley Distinguished Christian Lecture tonight (Monday, Feb. 8 ) on “Radical Community: Celebrating Jesus’ Prophetic Imagination.” Also on tap this week is a program Tuesday by college archivist Jan Blodgett on the black history of Davidson College for Black History Month.

And Friday brings a pair of fun fund-raisers: the 2010 Green Ball, a contra-dance and fund-raiser for Davidson Lands Conservancy, and the 4th annual Apocalypse Greek Step Show, a showcase of step dancing that will raise money for Davidson-Cornelius Day Care and the American Diabetes Association. Read the full story

How about some mid-winter fun for a cause?

The Environmental Action Coalition of Davidson College on Friday, Feb. 12, will host the 6th Annual Green Ball, a contra dance and fund-raiser for Davidson Lands Conservancy. It’s open to the public and includes lessons, dancing, and an auction. Read the full story

The next meeting of UU Lake Norman will be Wednesday April 15 at 7:15 p.m. in the community room at the Davidson Public Library. Our topic of discussion will be Unitarian Universalism and the environment.  Our guest speaker will be Dave Martin, an economics professor at Davidson College and president of the Davidson Lands Conservancy. He will talk to us about what the Lands Conservancy does and how it impacts our community. More information about UU Lake Norman, visit www.uulakenorman.org.