United Way funding cuts put severe strain on Red Cross services
Thursday, June 25, 2009 (292 reads)
 CHARLOTTE – When Rufina Contreras lost her apartment to a fire, she had nowhere to turn. Not only were she and her family without a home, but one of her youngest sons was badly burned and needed emergency medical attention. Contreras was scared.
When volunteers from the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the American Red Cross arrived, they told her, “We’re here to help.” And they did. Contreras, who was able to stay with friends, received assistance for food and clothing, and the Red Cross was also able to help her with the cost of transporting her injured child to a hospital in Chapel Hill.
“I don’t know what I would have done without the Red Cross,” Contreras, who is Mexican-American, said through a translator. “It’s because of them that we are back on our feet and my son received the care he needed.”
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"Thrifty Author's Guide" Book to Focus on Book Marketing Strategies
Friday, June 12, 2009 (291 reads)
Charlotte, NC: Gail Martin, Founder of DreamSpinner Communications and author of the bestselling Chronicles of the Necromancer dark fantasy adventure series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven and Dark Lady's Chosen) has sold a book on marketing strategies for authors to Comfort Publishing.
The Thrifty Author's Guide to "Launching Your Book Without Losing Your Mind" sold to Concord-based Comfort Publishing for a September 2009 release date. The book provides a concise, step-by-step proven approach to marketing a new book. It is designed for authors to create effective buzz using traditional and online marketing as well a social media tools. It is the first in the Thrifty Author's series on book marketing strategies.
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Lake Norman Regional Hosts Free Surgical Weight Loss Seminar: Understanding Surgical Weight Loss
Thursday, June 11, 2009 (296 reads)
Mooresville, NC - Lake Norman Regional Medical Center will hold a free educational seminar on surgical weight loss, Monday, June 29, at 7:00 pm.
Ryan Heider, MD, Medical Director of the Surgical Center for Weight Loss at Lake Norman, will explain the procedure and process from the initial consultation to post-op nutritional counseling. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.
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Goeschl earns economic developer certification
Monday, June 08, 2009 (270 reads)
Vanessa Goeschl, vice president of research for the Charlotte Regional Partnership, has earned her Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation. The national recognition denotes a mastery of principal skills in economic development, professional attainment and a commitment to personal and professional growth.
Goeschl manages economic and demographic data, conducts custom research upon request and provides support for various economic development initiatives and projects for the 16 counties within the Charlotte region. An economic development practitioner for eight years, Goeschl earned an M.S. in economic development from the University of Southern Mississippi and a B.A. in international relations from Boston University.
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Our Towns Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps Member(s) Assist in Iowa Flood Recovery
Friday, June 05, 2009 (230 reads)
Mooresville, Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville NC (June 13th-20th, 2009) – Five AmeriCorps, one VISTA, and the AmeriCorps Site Coordinator, Pat Stenhouse, from Our Towns Habitat for Humanity will join more than 500 Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps*State and National AmeriCorps* and AmeriCorps VISTA members and alumni as they help build 20 Habitat for Humanity houses, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as part of the annual Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps Build-A-Thon. These homes will be built in partnership with families affected by the floods that devastated much of Iowa in 2008.
“This Build-A-Thon is a powerful way to highlight the need for affordable housing for victims of the Iowa flooding while also celebrating the many contributions AmeriCorps members make to Habitat and other organizations in thousands of communities throughout the country every day,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International. “We are so grateful to these hard-working AmeriCorps members for their commitment to eliminating poverty housing and we applaud them for their service.”
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Mountain State University to host ribbon cutting at new Mooresville campus
Friday, June 05, 2009 (207 reads)
Mooresville, NC - Mountain State University announces the ribbon cutting for its new campus at Catalina Bay, 517 Alcove Road in Lake Norman, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 4.
The university is leasing approximately 10,000 square feet from the building’s owner Alcove Development, LLC. Parker Black and Bob Race of Newport Properties Commercial Division handled the transaction for both sides. Five classrooms, a computer lab and administrative offices have been built on the top two floors for the university, and the space provides both wired and wireless access.
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PHYSICIANS TAKING ORDERS FOR RELAY FOR LIFE
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 (176 reads)
Mooresville – Giving orders by day. Taking orders at night. Physicians at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center shed their scrubs to raise money for the hospital’s annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life Campaign.
Organizers held the “If You Thought Medical School was Hard Try Working the Grill” benefit at Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries in Mooresville, NC. However, those who anticipated seeing the doctors slip on a red apron and fire up the grill were disappointed. The doctors, who ranged from GI specialists to oncologists, were unable to cook. Instead, the doctors passed time by taking orders and cracking jokes on the microphone with each other.
“It was a good cause and good food,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, GI specialist. “We are helping out the cardiologists.”
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