We just wrapped up the speaker session with County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts and David Ray, Chief Strategy and Public Policy Officer for the HandsOn Network. Commissioner Roberts spoke about the resiliency of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of non-violence. David Ray spoke about the HandsOn Network's Road to the Gulf campaign, which Hands On Charlotte helped to launch today.
Check back on the blog next week for complete interviews with David Ray and Lisa Quisenberry, Hands On Charlotte's Executive Director.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Blogging from the MLK forum
Hey, I'm Lynne. I'm at the MLK Forum. If you can't be here, please follow and comment on Twitter, Facebook and the blog. We'll have quotes and thoughts from attendees!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
At MLK Service Forum, prizes from US Air, NASCAR Hall of Fame
By now you know all about the opportunities to serve your community this Saturday at our MLK Service Forum. You can drop off donations in the car loop around the Grady Cole Center from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. You can pack supply kits for families along the Gulf Coast. You can send video notes to members of the Armed Forces abroad. You can attend leadership trainings. And, among other activities, you can get free health screenings from Carolinas HealthCare.
If you attend Saturday’s MLK Service Forum between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., you will receive a free t-shirt, and we will enter you to win:
Saturday’s MLK Service Forum is a family-friendly event where there will be on-site service projects geared toward families as well as children’s activities. Be sure to follow our blog and our Twitter feed (@HandsOnCLT) for updates.
Click here to learn more about the MLK Service Forum.
If you attend Saturday’s MLK Service Forum between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., you will receive a free t-shirt, and we will enter you to win:
- one of three US Airways gift cards each worth $100
- one of two pairs of tickets to the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Saturday’s MLK Service Forum is a family-friendly event where there will be on-site service projects geared toward families as well as children’s activities. Be sure to follow our blog and our Twitter feed (@HandsOnCLT) for updates.
Click here to learn more about the MLK Service Forum.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
In-kind donations needed this Saturday
With the MLK Service Forum rescheduled for this Saturday, we want to let you know of the many ways you can participate. Today we are highlighting the donation drop-offs we will have outside the Grady Cole Center from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
In the car loop around the Grady Cole Center, we will be accepting your donations. You don’t even have to get out of your car! When you arrive on Saturday, follow the signs directing you to the donation drop-off area.
We are requesting a wide variety of new and gently used items. These items will benefit non-profit organizations throughout Charlotte.
REQUESTED ITEMS: clothing for all ages, hygiene items for all ages, school supplies, office supplies, snack items for after-school programs, first-aid supplies, board games, card games, puzzles, cleaning supplies, electronics and computer equipment, speakers, microphones and amplifiers.
For a more specific list of requested items, please click here.
BENEFITING ORGANIZATIONS: American Red Cross, Bethlehem Center of Charlotte, Carolinas HealthCare System, Classroom Central, Communities-in-Schools, the CUP Ministry, Family Financial Literacy Coalition, Freedom School Partners, Greater Enrichment Program, Habitat ReStore, Hoskins Park Ministries, Hospitality House of Charlotte, Jacob’s Ladder Job Center, Latin American Coalition, Men’s Shelter of Charlotte, RSVP Charlotte, Salvation Army Center of Hope, Solutions for Life, Summit House Charlotte.
We hope that after you donate, you will join us inside the Grady Cole Center for the remainder of the MLK Service Forum, where you will find family-oriented service opportunities, a volunteer-recruitment fair, leadership trainings, free health screenings, among other activities. Be sure to follow this blog and Twitter feed (@HandsOnCLT) for updates throughout the week.
In the car loop around the Grady Cole Center, we will be accepting your donations. You don’t even have to get out of your car! When you arrive on Saturday, follow the signs directing you to the donation drop-off area.
We are requesting a wide variety of new and gently used items. These items will benefit non-profit organizations throughout Charlotte.
REQUESTED ITEMS: clothing for all ages, hygiene items for all ages, school supplies, office supplies, snack items for after-school programs, first-aid supplies, board games, card games, puzzles, cleaning supplies, electronics and computer equipment, speakers, microphones and amplifiers.
For a more specific list of requested items, please click here.
BENEFITING ORGANIZATIONS: American Red Cross, Bethlehem Center of Charlotte, Carolinas HealthCare System, Classroom Central, Communities-in-Schools, the CUP Ministry, Family Financial Literacy Coalition, Freedom School Partners, Greater Enrichment Program, Habitat ReStore, Hoskins Park Ministries, Hospitality House of Charlotte, Jacob’s Ladder Job Center, Latin American Coalition, Men’s Shelter of Charlotte, RSVP Charlotte, Salvation Army Center of Hope, Solutions for Life, Summit House Charlotte.
We hope that after you donate, you will join us inside the Grady Cole Center for the remainder of the MLK Service Forum, where you will find family-oriented service opportunities, a volunteer-recruitment fair, leadership trainings, free health screenings, among other activities. Be sure to follow this blog and Twitter feed (@HandsOnCLT) for updates throughout the week.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Free Community Cinema event tomorrow night
Please join Hands On Charlotte tomorrow night for a Community Cinema event at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte. From 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. we will screen two short documentaries – A Village Called Versailles and Deep Down. After each screening, we will hold a brief discussion about how the documentaries apply to our community and our daily lives. Admission to the event is free.
Click here for summaries and trailers of each film.
Community Cinemas are fast becoming one of the most popular forms of community service globally. Through film, communities around the world are having conversations with each other and with themselves, taking lessons from other places and applying them at home. In uncertain times, these discussions are more important now than ever. We invite you to join us tomorrow night at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte for one of the city’s first Community Cinema events.
Click here for summaries and trailers of each film.
Community Cinemas are fast becoming one of the most popular forms of community service globally. Through film, communities around the world are having conversations with each other and with themselves, taking lessons from other places and applying them at home. In uncertain times, these discussions are more important now than ever. We invite you to join us tomorrow night at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte for one of the city’s first Community Cinema events.
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