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The Avetts' Arrival
It's the night before New Year's Eve 2008. More than two thousand fans dance, stomp, slosh beer, and sing along as the Avett Brothers, dressed in denim street clothes, ignite the normally staid Belk Theater floor. It's a familiar scene,…
Big Ideas
Public Pianos An idea we can steal Let's be honest: Charlotte's not the most musical of cities. But it could be if we copied London's sweet idea of installing thirty pianos throughout the city. Sing London, a nonprofit dedicated to…
Booby Trap
At a recent party, a certain guest attracted attention due to an extraordinary change in the size of her breasts. I tried not to stare, but it was hard to resist, because this woman, wearing a body-hugging, see-through, low-cut dress,…
CMP Charity of the Day: Goodwill
Goodwill makes its money through the stores and encourages you to donate items. An average donation is equivalent to about $28 dollars So…. If you make 1 donation, you provide 3.5 hours of classroom training in a Hospitality Programs If…
CMP Charity of the Day: Friendship Trays
Friendship Trays needs volunteers to deliver meals at noontime daily and financial support to subsidize costs for those who cannot afford the full price of the meals. For information on volunteering, visit friendshiptrays.org. TO DONATE ONLINE, CLICK HERE $1,170.00 provides…
CMP Charity of the Day: Community Health Services
Here are some ideas about what donations can provide: $25 will provide eyeglasses for a child struggling in school because of poor vision. $100 will provide a crib or car seat for a baby of a first-time, low-income mother. $500…
CMP Charity of the Day: Mental Health Association
$7 pays for an adult with severe mental illness to attend a socialization event$10 Buys 100 pocket cards listing phone number for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline$50 trains six people in suicide prevention techniqueshttp://www.mhacentralcarolinas.org/ Donate Online3701 Latrobe Drive Suite 140 Charlotte, NC…
Charity of the Day: YMCA's Empowering Seniors
What your money will do: $10 provides arts and crafts and fellowship for twenty seniors $25 provides transportation for 15 seniors for a month $50 provides basic health screenings and medical referrals for 10 seniors Donate Online Address: 500…
Charity of the Day: Second Harvest Food Bank
$10 WILL PROVIDE: 60 pounds of food to help feed those who are hungry in our region $25 WILL PROVIDE: 150 pounds of food to help feed those who are hungry in our region -100 meals for kids at risk…
Charity of the Day: United Family Services
Financial donations to help supplement shelter overflow to house women and children in alternate safe location.Diapers (size 1-5)Grocery store gift cardsNew bathroom towelsNew twin bed sheets and blankets Volunteer needs:Volunteers are needed as court advocates, rape crisis companions, general office support,…
The New Networking
Jason McKinstry didn't set out to create a social-networking phenomenon, but when he looked out on a ballroom full of middle-aged professionals at the venerable Marriott Center City this April, it was apparent that's just what he'd done. Last June,…
