Ché Abdullah announced the state’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) has monies available for some families facing high energy bills. Information here or by calling 704-336-3000.
Upcoming Events
March 13: Trial Court Administrator’s Office Community Resource Fair, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Courthouse Atrium.
March 14: “Breaking Barriers and Building Futures,” a webinar with Inlivian CEO Fulton Meachem, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Register here.
March 16: 13th annual Historic West End Wellness Walk & Health Fair, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free but donations go to Wellness, Wholeness, Holiness. Flier here.
March 21: MeckMin Open Tables, 6:30 p.m., potluck dinner and conversation, Galilee Ministries, 3601 Central Ave. Register here.
March 24: Possible date of 3-on-3 basketball tournament, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jewish Community Center.
March 27: CMS meeting for Park Road Montessori parents on plans for relocation to Sedgefield, 6:30 p.m., free, Sedgefield Campus, 715 Hartford Ave. Fliers in English and Spanish.
April 13: MeckMin and JustServe Service Project, at Latin American Coalition Newcomers Resource Fair, noon-4 p.m. Info and registration here.
April 14: MeckMIN Interfaith Youth Panel, 5-6:30 p.m., Myers Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens Rd. Register here.
April 20: Charlotte African American Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Grady Cole Center, 301 Kings Dr.
April 24: CMS Supplier Diversity Summit, 9-11 a.m., free, Goodwill Opportunity Campus, 5301 Wilkinson Blvd. Reservations here.
April 27: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purple Stride walk, from 7:30 a.m., walk 9-11, Romare Bearden Park. Register here. Flier here and here.
April 27: City Planning Academy Bootcamp, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Applications due March 31. Apply here.
April 29-May 4: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Biloxi and New Orleans, $770.
May 2: MeckMIN Annual Community Leader Awards fundraising breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Tickets $60 and up here.
June 24-27: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., $480.
July 29-Aug. 3: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Memphis, $765.
Sept. 2-6: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort, S.C., $765.
Oct. 14-16: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Venitra White-Dean to Charleston, $480.
Candidates, Elected Officials
Alma Adams 3-8
Joyce Waddell 3-11
Governments, Nonprofits, etc.
Goodwill Industries 3-11
Knight Foundation 3-7
NC Administrative Office of the Courts 3-11
NC Community Action Association 3-7 3-9
Pride Magazine 3-8