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Announcements November 2013

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The Forum did not meet Nov. 5, Election Day.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS from Nov. 12, 2013:
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Harold Winston announced that the Sign of the Times jazz ensemble would hold a free concert on Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. at C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1421 Statesville Ave.

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Nancy Carter announced that Democracy North Carolina has a wallet card detailing changes in N.C. law affecting voting.

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Louise Woods announced that a group called Charlotte Neighbors (born Facebook January 31, 2011) is supporting community schools in diverse areas, and will speak at the Nov. 12 school board meeting urging the board to create magnet choices to draw parents into, rather than away from, neighborhood schools. More on Charlotte Neighbors is here and here.

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Louise Woods announced a concert by the Charlotte gospel group Voices of Gratitude on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 6030 Albemarle Rd., following 5 p.m. spaghetti supper. Tickets are $10, $6 for children.

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Carlenia Ivory announced on behalf of Heath Morrison his thanks for community support of the school bonds during the Nov. 5 election.

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Curt Beatty announced that the bond referenda were approved with majority support in every precinct. He said the city would have bonds on the ballot in 2014 to finance the capital improvement plan.

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Sarah Stevenson asked for prayers for Franklin McCain, who is in intensive care at Mercy Hospital.

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Tommie Robinson announced that his studio will have a grand opening in February but that it's already open for holiday purchases of his artwork.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS from Nov. 19-28, 2013:

 

Robin Bradford sent in President Obama's Thanksgiving proclamation. A PDF copy is here.

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Barbara Ratliff sent in an announcement of a World Aids Day observance on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 1600 Norris Ave. A flier is here.

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Susan Royster of NC MedAssist on Nov. 12 passed out a bilingual sheet on the N.C. health insurance marketplace.

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Leonard Richardson sent in an announcement of his candidacy to succeed Karen Bentley in the District 1 county commission seat.

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The Mecklenburg Bar sent in an invitation to a groundbreaking on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. at its new Bar & Foundation Center at Greenway Business Center, 2850 Zebulon Ave., on the site of the 1950s Belvedere Homes public housing that was razed in 2004.

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Rodney Moore sent in his Nov. 21 Raleigh Report.

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Sharon Holm sent in an flier about the sold-out 33rd Annual Jazzy Holiday Luncheon, a fundraiser for the Gantt Center. More info here.

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Sam Evans sent in a flier about the 1st Annual Single Mother event on Jan. 19.

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Faith Triggs sent in a copy of the November issue of The Tassel, the monthly newsletter of the Charlotte Housing Scholarship Fund.

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Harold Winston announced Sign of the Times jazz ensemble's free concert on Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. at C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1421 Statesville Ave. A flier is here.

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Robert Dawkins sent in a thank-you to the Males Place for support during City Council debate over the Citizens Review Board. Text is here.

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