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Living After Suicide group meets monthly

A support group called “Living After Suicide” meets the third Tuesday of the month for those left behind after the loss of a family member or friend. Every year, 34,000 Americans die by suicide. Read the full story

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Sunday program explains advance medical directives

Bob Millikin will present a program on “Advance Medical Directives” on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 9:30 a.m., Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 201 Fairview Road, Mooresville. Read the full story

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Feb . 6 blood drive at DCPC to honor Steve Sgouros

Davidson College Presbyterian Church’s Community Missions Committee will sponsor its winter Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, Feb. 6, between the hours of 2 and 6:30 pm. It will be a special day of loving and giving. This drive is being held in memory of Steve Sgouros who died this past December. Read the full story

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Kannapolis fire dep’t offers free CPR classes

Beginning this month,  Kannapolis Fire Department is shifting its CPR classes from those focused on healthcare providers a series called Family & Friends CPR. The Department hopes to reach those individuals in the community who would not normally have the opportunity to learn CPR through these monthly classes. Read the full story

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You in shape? Try ‘Race to the Top’ of Duke tower

The race will run up the 50-floor Duke Energy Center

The race will run up the 50-floor Duke Energy Center

CHARLOTTE – Ever run up a skyscraper? Registration is now open for 750 slots in the 2012 Race to the Topon Saturday, March 24, in downtown Charlotte. Runners will see who can be the fastest to scale the 50 floors and 1,194 steps of the Duke Energy Center in downtown Charlotte.

The race begins at 8:30 a.m. with runners starting in waves at 15 second intervals, according to experience level. Runners also will be able to choose their own flight times.

This year’s competition will include a First Responders category, where police, fire and Medic officers will compete against one another.

Part of the proceeds from this year’s Race to the Top will benefit the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte. Read the full story

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Diabetes support group meets monthly at Mack Center

MOORESVILLE – Lake Norman Regional Medical Center hosts a Diabetes Support Group that meets on the fourth Monday of every month from noon to 1 p.m., in the Burlington Room at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in Mooresville. The next Diabetes Support Group will meet Monday, Jan. 23. Read the full story

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Join 14th annual Polar Bear Ride Saturday in Davidson

The ride annually attracts all kinds of bikes

The ride annually attracts all kinds of bikes. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Hundreds of cyclists are expected for Lake Norman’s 14th annual Polar Bear Ride on Saturday, Jan. 14, in Davidson. The Rocky River Road Club sponsors the half and full metric century bicycle rides through the North Mecklenburg/Lake Norman area, as a fundraiser for Davidson’s Ada Jenkins Center.

Both rides start and finish at Ingersoll-Rand on Beaty Street in Davidson at 10:00 am and registration opens at 8:30 am. Read the full story

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Join Ada Jenkins cheerleaders for an open workout Sat.

LEARNworks cheerleader

LEARNWorks cheerleaders are based at Ada Jenkins Center.

fundraisers bugThe Wildcats Cheerleading program of the Davidson and Cornelius  LEARNWorks after-school program will host an open workout clinic for adults and children this Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m., at Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St., Davidson.

Warm up with the Ada Jenkins Center Wildcats Cheerleaders during their practice and learn the fun dance/exercise routine from Beyonce’s cool music video “Move Your Body.”

Events start at 9 a.m. with check-in, followed by the 10-11 a.m. workout. Admission is $5, and all proceeds go to the cheerleading program.

More information at adajenkins.org

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CBCC hosts area blood drives this month

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas is holding public blood drives in the north Mecklenburg and south Iredell areas in December. Free movie tickets are offered to donors at a Saturday drive at Birkdale’s Regal Theaters, and a Sunday drive at North Mecklenburg High School is offering free T-shirts. Here’s a list:
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Moliver Chiropractic celebrates 1st anniversary

Dr. Seth Moliver

Dr. Seth Moliver

Dr. Seth Moliver and Moliver Chiropractic celebrate their first anniversary with a party Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30-7 p.m., at their offices in Davidson Commons shopping center.

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