March 10: [Rescheduled for March 18, 1 p.m.] Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance listening session, noon. Register here.
March 11: State of the County address from Commissioners Chair George Dunlap, 10 a.m., in-person, Government Center, 600 E. 4th St.
March 11-12: Profound Gentlemen’s Virtual Community Impact Day. Tickets free to $25. Details here.
March 14: Virtual training on infectious disease prevention and control, focused on COVID-19, free, virtual, 12:50-3 p.m. Info and registration here.
March 15: Amp Up Charlotte open house, 5 p.m.
March 15: League of Women Voters, “Missed Opportunity of Medicaid expansion,” 7 p.m. virtual on Zoom.
March 18: Deadline for nominations for Police Community Relations awards.
March 19: League of Women Voters street cleanup, 10 a.m., 741 Kenilworth Ave. Details here.
March 19: Unity In Our Community concert and outreach sponsored by NC Counts, NC Healthier Together, U2U and the NAACP Charlotte-Mecklenburg Branch, 1-5 p.m., 1824 Statesvillle Ave.
March 24: “Insiders Tour” of the new Stevens Creek Nature Center and Preserve in Mint Hill, 5:30-7:30, open to Partners for Parks sponsors, 15700 Thompson Rd., Mint Hill. Details on annual sponsor program here.
March 25-29: HBCU Social Impact Hack-A-Thon, UNCC and virtually. Flier here.
March 26: Money Magnets Club, “The Business of Family Music Business,” 2 p.m., virtual. Info & registration here. Flier here.
March 26: Service project for middle and high school students, preparing donated books for distribution, 1-2:30 p.m., Park Road Baptist Church, 3900 Park Rd.
April 2: “A View from the Underside: The Legacy of Dietrichh Bonhoeffer,” 6 p.m., St. John’s Baptist Church, 300 Hawthorne Ln. Tickets $10 here. Flier here.
April 5: Literacy For All symposium, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., UNCC. Tickets $25 and info here.
April 9: Money Magnets Club, “Making Business Beautiful,” 2 p.m., virtual. Info & registration here. Flier here.
April 21: Money Magnets Club, “The Business of Music Business, in-person 6 p.m., Ophelia Garmon-Brown Community Center, 2647 Freedom Dr. RSVP here. Flier here.
April 21: Urban League Central Carolinas Annual Gala, 7 p.m., UNCC Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Tickets $200 and up here. Flier here.
April 30: Black Political Caucus Annual Fundraising Gala, NOTE: Tickets sold out. There will be opportunities to purchase ad space for the program book. Send an email to [email protected].
June 23-26: MeckMIN Summer Interfaith Youth Camp for those 10th-12th grade. Register here.
July 18-23: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn to the Gulf Coast for casino attractions.
Sept. 12-16: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn to Cincinnati for Ark Encounter, Creation Museum, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center – and a casino.
—
News & Handouts
Dimple Ajmera 3-8
Larken Egleston 3-2
Nasif Majeed 3-7
Natasha Marcus 3-4
Carol Sawyer 3-8
—
Dirt Road PAC 3-3
Goodwill Industries 3-8
Mecklenburg Board Bulletin 3-7
NC Dept. of Health & Human Services 3-4
New Rural Project 3-4
Obama Foundation 3-4
UNCC Urban Institute 3-3