Current Announcements

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Weekly e-mails of Forum Announcements are compiled from material sent in via e-mail plus events mentioned during Forums. “Upcoming events” focus on public policy topics of interest to Mecklenburg residents that are open to the public. Listings will include any admission fee. Business and faith house promotions are generally not published.

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Announcements, November 17, 2020

Some election results at the local and state level will not be certain until the completion of elections boards’ canvass meetings sometime this week. Canvass results are being added in the Forum vote tallies here.

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Valaida Fullwood sent in a link to a survey being conducted for the New Generation of African American Philanthropists by Frontline Solutions as part of The Bold Project, a NGAAP initiative to strengthen Black-led organizations in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and to promote racial funding equity. Survey takes “no longer than 15 minutes,” and remains open until Nov. 21. Questions go to Ashley Simpson at Frontline Solutions. Fullwood’s note is here.

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Upcoming Events

Nov. 19: “Caregiving Through Holidays,” 12:30 p.m., a virtual MeckMIN Food for Thought session with Coury O’Donoghue, Alzheimer’s Association. Register here.

Nov. 24: MeckMIN’s 45th annual Community-wide Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 6:45 p.m. Register here. Service to be streamed on Facebook Live.

Dec. 3: Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Infrastructure Series: Transformational Part 2, 11 a.m. via Zoom, $10.

Dec. 8: “Fluency: Reading with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression,” part of a series the science of reading, 4 p.m. online webinar. Sponsored by the North Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators and Zaner-Bloser Publishing Co. Register here. Betty Howell Gray explains.

Dec. 17: “Gender Roles in Scripture,” 12:30 p.m., a virtual MeckMIN Food for Thought session with Dr. Hadia Mubarak, Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, and Rabbi Judy Schindler. Register here.

Jan. 5: “Vocabulary: Acquiring words and understanding their meaning” part of a series the science of reading, 4 p.m. online webinar. Sponsored by the North Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators and Zaner-Bloser Publishing Co. Register here.

Jan. 21: Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance Awards virtual ceremony, 6-8 p.m. Nomination criteria here.

Feb. 2: “Comprehension: Understanding connected text – the ultimate goal of reading,” part of a series the science of reading, 4 p.m. virtual webinar. Sponsored by the North Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators and Zaner-Bloser Publishing Co. Register here.

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News & Handouts

Nasif Majeed 11-16

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Charlotte Housing & Neighborhood Services 11-13 11-16

Goodwill Industries 11-16

Knight Foundation 11-11 11-15

Mecklenburg Board Bulletin 11-16

N.C. Dept. of Health & Human Services 11-13

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