Category Archives: Human Interest

Deerfield Creek’s Spring Fling to benefit orphans in Kenya

Matthews – Mint Hill Weekly Posted by Crystal O’Gorman on April 9, 2015 in News MATTHEWS – One local community is reaching across the Atlantic Ocean to lend a helping hand through a neighborhood fundraiser. Deerfield Creek residents Erin Dummert … Continue reading

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Finish The Wall completes unfinished faith-based construction projects

Union County Weekly Posted by Crystal O’Gorman on April 6, 2015 in News Joel Davis, an engineer from Waxhaw, felt compelled to start south Charlotte-based nonprofit Finish The Wall not long after returning from a mission trip with Carmel Baptist … Continue reading

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Honoring their daughters’ memory

Matthews – Mint Hill Weekly Posted by Crystal O’Gorman on April 7, 2015 in News Matthews moms to help fight childhood cancer through 28-mile hike MATTHEWS – Amy McKelvey and Kim Frizzell live in the same neighborhood, Providence Hills, but … Continue reading

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Refugee Support Services connects families and refugees

South Charlotte Weekly Posted by Crystal O’Gorman on March 30, 2015 in News Jen Tolbert and her husband, Terry Tolbert, sit around a dining table on their back patio with a Montagnard family in Ballantyne on March 23. They pray, … Continue reading

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Aaron Irving finds focus down the barrel of a rifle

South Charlotte Weekly Posted by Crystal O’Gorman on May 29, 2015 in News Ardrey Kell student with disability helps lead team to national tournament When 18-year-old Aaron Irving holds a rifle and focuses on his target, all his other challenges … Continue reading

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