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South Charlotte pediatrician releases first book Can Doesn’t Mean Should offers advice for parenting in the 21st century

by Hannah Chronis scweditor@thecharlotteweekly.com

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Myers Park High School students partnered with corporate sponsors to alleviate the roughly 60 Charlotte-area food deserts. By building box and aquaponic gardens, the students work towards meeting the communities’ needs in a sustainable way.

See Courtney Schultz’s story on page 18.

Health & Wellness Spring is here, and so is the latest Health and Wellness issue

This special issue of South Charlotte Weekly includes all the local health news that impacts you and your family. Look for the health tips and notes we have included throughout this issue that affect the community as a whole.

Running with a mission South Charlotte resident finishes Boston Marathon while raising funds for pediatric cancer

by Crystal O’Gorman crystal@thecharlotteweekly.com

Todd Stancombe, a resident of Piper Glen, said running all six major world marathons is on his bucket list and he’s

two in already. Stancombe finished the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, with the memory of his father riding on his back.

“I got shirts printed with my father’s

Dr. Paul Smolen has been practicing pediatrics in south Charlotte for 33 years and doesn’t know what it’s like to slow down.

Accustomed to working 70- or 80-hour workweeks, Smolen managed to launch his own blog, “Doc Smo,” five years ago, which he updates multiple times a week. Now, he’s celebrating the launch of his first book, “Can Doesn’t Mean Should: Essential (see Smolen on page 11)

face on the back,” he said. “He was an amazing man and incredible influence on my life.”

Stancombe’s father, Blaine, died of brain cancer on Dec. 22, 2012. Stancombe said he remembers staying at the hospital with his parents and supporting them through chemotherapy and radiation. He witnessed first hand the emotional, physical and financial struggles (see Boston runner on page 10)

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South Charlotte women raise awareness for ovarian cancer Teal Butterfly Challenge encourages people to paint their nails teal

by Hannah Chronis hannah@thecharlotteweekly.com

If you see Ballantyne developer Smoky Bissell walking around south Charlotte with his fingernails painted teal, find solace knowing he’s participating in the Teal Butterfly Challenge to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.

Janine DeFeo, a south Charlotte resident whose sister, Judy, died from ovarian cancer in 2009 at 49 years old, initiated the Teal Buttefly Challenge in memory of her sister and as a way to bring awareness to the disease that kills about 14,180 women each year.

Participants can paint their nails teal, the official color of ovarian cancer, make a butterfly symbol with their hands, take a photo and post on social media with the hashtag #tealbutterflychallange and challenge 10 friends to do the same. The Teal Butterfly Challenge launched on March 21 and will run through the last day of spring, June 20.

In September 2014, DeFeo met Amy Roberts, whose grandmother died from ovarian cancer, at the annual Stiletto Sprint to raise money for the Carolinas Ovarian Cancer Fund. DeFeo and Roberts were inspired by the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to give a voice to ovarian cancer, which is often known as a silent killer.

“We realized we had to do something,” DeFeo said. “Amy sent me so many emails

saying, ‘We have to do something.’ But the question was, ‘OK, what do we do?’”

Before Judy died, she and her friends took a trip to Blowing Rock and purchased butterfly necklaces. The girls had their picture made making a butterfly symbol with their hands.

DeFeo said the picture is one she’ll always cherish.

“I came across that photo and that’s when it hit me,” she said. “What if we painted our nails teal and made a butterfly with our hands? What if we challenge people to do the same thing and hashtag it?”

Since the challenge launched just over a month ago, hundreds of people in the Charlotte area have participated. But the challenge quickly spread through Instagram and Twitter and lacrosse teams in the northeast, and even residents in Lebanon, have taken on the butterfly challenge. Currently, there are more than 400 Instagram posts using the challenge’s hashtag.

“We had no idea it would turn into this,” DeFeo said. “The more the merrier. This is what gets people talking. A lot of people don’t know anything about ovarian cancer or don’t know the symptoms. It’s so important for women to be aware. It’s one of those cancers that’s not forgiving and a lot of people think it’s an older woman’s disease, but it’s not.”

Nearly 80 percent of ovarian cancer is

detected in late stages when treatment is less effective. Symptoms often mimic those of a menstrual cycle, so it commonly goes unnoticed. Common symptoms include bloating, abdominal pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination.

DeFeo, who said her strength is awareness, has worked in ovarian cancer awareness for the past five years and hopes the challenge will encourage women to see a doctor for a pelvic examine. A common misconception is the Pap test is an effective detector of ovarian cancer; the Pap test, however, can detect cervical cancer but rarely detects ovarian cancer unless it is in an advanced stage.

“I hope it continues to spread awareness and I hope women go online and find out what the symptoms are,” Roberts said. “I hope it will encourage researchers and I hope doctors get involved.”

Roberts said she’s been pleased with the success of the challenge and hopes to find a celebrity willing to participate in order to continue the momentum.

“We’ve challenged everyone we can think of but we don’t want to stop,” she said. “We’re trying to figure out how to get outside of our circle and make it bigger. The more people aware of ovarian cancer, its symptoms and causes, the better.”

Visit www.ovariancancer.org for more information on ovarian cancer and its symptoms.

Smoky Bissell, developer of Ballantyne, participates in the Teal Butterfly Challenge to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.

Photo courtesy of Smoky Bissell

Amy Roberts helped found and initiate the Teal Butterfly Challenge and her daughter, Kendall, participated in spreading awareness.

Photo courtesy of Amy Roberts

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South Charlotte doctor develops non-surgical disc restoration method

by Hannah Chronis hannah@thecharlotteweekly.com

Dr. Eric Shapiro has been treating patients suffering from spinal disc problems from his south Charlotte chiropractic office since 1996, but it was seven years ago when he realized many patients were not getting well, even after physical therapy, rehabilitation, chiropractic care and surgery.

Shapiro explained without specific circulation at a spinal disc, the disc will die in the same way a plant will die if not properly watered. Taking pain medication or removing portions of the disc will not heal the disc.

In order to combat the problem, Shapiro secured exclusive rights to noninvasive medical equipment, which increases circulation to the damaged disc and allows the disc to repair, and developed the trademarked non-surgical disc restoration (NDR) method. “Patients are so focused on resolving their symptoms that they can overlook the problem itself,â€? he said. “The method we use ‌ is a several-step process that not only nourishes and hydrates the disc, but essentially reestablishes the mechanisms that the disc uses to hydrate.â€?

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Shapiro spent five years researching medical equipment before securing exclusivity with the NDR technology. “It’s not just a symptom reducer,� Shapiro said. “It’s a quality of life increase – no more walkers, no more canes, no more medication.�

Shapiro, the founder and director of Preferred Chiropractic Center off Carmel Road, opened Carolina Disc Associates in Ballantyne two years ago specifically to deliver the NDR method.

Before treatment, Shapiro analyzes a patient’s MRI to determine if he or she is a candidate for NDR. “We ask them frankly, ‘What are you looking for?’� he said. “If they’re looking for pain relief only, we refer them. If they want a quick fix, that’s not what they’re going to get. But we often see people who are desperate and don’t know what to do. We honor and respect the fact the human anatomy works properly if you deliver what it needs.�

Shapiro said the NDR method has re-motivated him in his career, as he’s helping individuals of all ages suffering from disc problems find healing, adding he believes the NDR method is the future of disc treatment.

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Charlotte City Council approved rezoning the former Charlotte Golf Links site at the intersection of ProviLayout Editor dence and Ardrey Kell roads at its MonErin Kirby day, April 20 meeting.

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Relay for Life of Ballantyne to host final information drop in

American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Ballantyne will hold its final informational drop in on May 12, a Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m. at South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church, located at 8601 Bryant Farms Road in south Charlotte.

The informational sessions will share information regarding how to become involved with Relay for Life, as well as forming and registering fundraising teams, and special opportunities for cancer survivors. This year’s fundraising goal is $115,000.

Individuals interested in becoming involved with Relay for Life can become a member of a team to raise money in the overnight event, held May 29 and 30; participate on a fundraising team; register to participate as a survivor; or participate in an upcoming fundraising event.

There also will be a Survivors Dinner to celebrate those who have defeated cancer on May 28, a Thursday, at South Meck Presbyterian from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Survivors interested in attending can register by contacting Kathy Hudspeth at 704-519-8229.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force members announced

Foundation For the Carolinas, Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte, the John M. Belk Endowment and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation named 21 community volunteers to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force (CMOTF) on Tuesday, April 21.

Members of the CMOTF will be challenged over the course of 18 months with recommending actions to pursue in order to spread economic opportunity and reduce poverty in Charlotte. An action plan will be delivered by fall 2016.

“We are grateful to these volunteers who bring a valuable mix of skills and expertise, a variety of perspectives reflecting our community’s diversity, and a commitment to broadening economic opportunity for all in Charlotte-Mecklenburg to this work,” said Novant Health physician Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown, co-chair of CMOTF, in a news release.

“Between now and late 2016, the Task Force will work together to craft actionable recommendations that can broaden access to economic opportunity for all in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Our work will begin by learning and listening to gain insight, and we will actively engage the

community throughout the process in a variety of ways,” said US Bank executive and CMOTF co-chair Dee O’Dell in the release.

The following Charlotte leaders have been named to the CMOTF: Crandall Bowles, retired CEO of Springs Global; Dr. David Chadwick, pastor of Forest Hills Church; Esteban Echeverria, attorney at law; Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown, physician at Novant Health; Jeff Conway, franchise owner of Ruth’s Chris Steak House; Dr. Michael Friedland, physician at Carolinas HealthCare Systems; Dale Gillmore, chief financial strategist; Tisha Greene, principal at Oakhurst STEAM Academy; Alvaro Gurdian, systems administrator at La Noticia; Grazell Howard, strategic business consultant; Marianne Lyall Knusel, senior coordinator of adult ESL at CPCC; Ron Leeper, president and owner of RJ Leeper Construction; Matt Martin, regional executive of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Rev. Clifford Matthews, pastor of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church; Felecia McAdoo, chief deputy at Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office; Symone McGee, teacher at Sugar Creek Charter School; Dee O’Dell, senior vice president of US Bank; Kate Payerle, attorney; Andrew Plepler, corporate social responsibility executive at Bank of America; Barry Sherman, social worker with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools; Ricky Woods, pastor at First Baptist Church West.

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Crime Blotter

The following crimes were reported in the south Charlotte area between April 16 and 22, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Home/Business Break-ins • Anami Montessori School, 2901 Archdale Drive: Window pane broken; nothing listed as stolen from business during break-in. April 20 • 6000 block of Old Providence Road: $1,200 worth of electronic equipment stolen from home during break-in. April 21 • 4300 block of Carmel Road: $670 in damage to storage shed during attempted break-in; nothing listed as stolen. April 22

Vehicle Break-Ins • 8900 block of Deerpark Lane: $3,655 worth of golf accessories, $80 jacket and $80 cash stolen from vehicle during break-in. April 20 • 1600 block of Providence Road: $3,500 worth of power tools stolen and $200 in damage to vehicle during break-in. April 20 • 4100 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: $300 worth of school supplies stolen from vehicle during break-in. April 20 • 16300 block of Ashlyn Chase Court: $700 worth of jewelry stolen from vehicle during break-in. April 21 • 11900 block of Bridgeview Lane: Nothing

listed as stolen from vehicle during break-in.

April 21 • 16400 block of New Providence Lane: Nothing listed as stolen from vehicle during break-in. April 22

Property Theft • Alexander Graham Middle School, 1800 Runnymede Lane: Juvenile suspect stole $1 bag of Cheetos; item returned undamaged.

April 20 • 5900 block of Fairview Road: Armed robbery; suspect later found with self-inflicted injuries. April 20 • 3300 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: Unknown suspect choked victim and forcibly stole three credit cards. April 20 • Victoria’s Secret, 9812 Rea Road: $1,992 worth of clothing stolen from business. April 21 • Belk, SouthPark Mall: $98 worth of clothing stolen from business. April 21 • 4400 block of Sharon Road: $28 license plate stolen from vehicle. April 21 • 5500 block of Rea Road: Wallet containing identification and Social Security card stolen. April 21 • Goodwill, 2515 Plantation Center Drive: $40 entertainment center and $60 worth of clothing stolen from loading dock. April 21 • Goodwill, 2515 Plantation Center Drive: $2,195 worth of clothing racks and loading equipment stolen from loading dock. April 21 • Walmart, 1830 Galleria Blvd.: Suspect attempted to steal $23 worth of underwear.

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Vandalism/Hit-and-Run • 6300 block of Birkdale Valley Drive: $1,300 in damage to Nissan Altima in hit-andrun. April 21 • 1900 block of Sharon Road: $1,000 in damage to Ford Expedition in vandalism incident. April 22 • Heathstead Place, no address listed: $200 in damage to Jeep Liberty in vandalism incident. April 22

Financial Crimes/Fraud • Windsor Jewelers of Charlotte, 6809 Phillips Place Court: $13,000 Rolex watch purchased with fraudulent check; suspect later sold watch to Perry’s Jewelry for $6,000. April 16 • 2900 block of Saintfield Place: Suspect used victim’s personal information to open a bank account. April 20 • 14300 block of San Paolo Lane: Suspect used victim’s personal information to open a bank account. April 20 • 5300 block of Sharon Road: Suspect used victim’s credit card information to make $103 in unauthorized purchases. April 20 • 6200 block of Falls Lake Drive: Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes.

April 20 • 7800 block of Robin Crest Road: Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes.

April 20 • 7200 block of Ashton Gate Drive: Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes.

April 20 • 6100 block of Providence Glen Road:

Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes. April 20 • 5300 block of Sharon Road: Suspect used victim’s credit card information to make $100 in unauthorized purchases. April 20 • 3100 block of Ferncliff Road: Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes.

April 21 • 5200 block of Colony Road: Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes. April 21 • Lee Rea Road, no address listed: Suspect used victim’s personal information to open financial credit account. April 21 • 12200 block of Taos Court: Suspect used victim’s personal information to open account.

April 22 • 5400 block of Stallworth Drive: Identity theft. April 22 • 6600 block F Morrison Boulevard: Suspect used victim’s debit card information to make $250 in unauthorized purchases. April 22 • 3000 block of Wamath Drive: Suspect used victim’s personal information to file taxes.

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Drugs • 7800 block of Providence Road: Possession of schedule VI controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. April 20 • 14300 block of Johnston Road: Possession of marijuana. April 21 • 14500 block of Johnston Road: Possession of marijuana. April 22

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Stedman Graham speaks at South Meck, inspires self-motivation

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More than 200 students, teachers, parents, staff and community members listened as Stedman Graham discussed self-awareness techniques and personal lessons on the value of owning one’s identity at South Mecklenburg High School on Friday, April 17.

Graham’s community message is part of a three-part self-awareness campaign that takes place at six area Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools during the Sonima Foundation’s Live Sonima Tour. The Sonima Foundation is a nonprofit based in California that partners with schools to develop and promote health and wellness education. The Live Sonima Tour travels across the world to teach underserved students leadership skills through the combination of performing arts and character development lessons. The tour has reached more than 70,000 students and 100 schools.

Stedman Graham, best-selling author and leadership management coach, and Caroline Jones, singer-songwriter and author, join together to provide a positive message for youth filled with music, storytelling and tips for success.

“I use music as an instrument to tell stories, introduce concepts and try to be as authentic as possible,” Jones said.

She tells her message through music,

allowing students to collaborate on stage He also continued his education, earning with her during the performance. Jones a master’s degree in education from Ball performed for staff and students at South State University.

Meck and held a smaller music class with Graham said what mattered most was students involved in performing arts. learning to reorganize his thoughts and Graham spoke to students and staff in becoming the master of his own life. the afternoon, and followed with a con“No one should validate your existence,” versation open to he said to the audithe community. He ence. “You define your Health & Wellness note power.” believes it’s important for youth to Graham detailed his Research shows that children with cancer “find themselves” Nine-Step Success Pronow, take hold of benefit from drawing and painting as a way cess: love yourself and their identity and explore self-identity, to deal with pain, according to Journal of use their education create a vision, make Pediatric Oncology Nursing. in relevance to their a plan, define values, skill set. overcome fear and take “Now, in the 21st century, we need to risks, manage stress and make the right be self-starters and take charge of our own choices, build a team, read and research passions,” he said. “Be entrepreneurs and topics associated with the dream and do things that give back more to our com- make a commitment to the dream. munities. Be leaders, as opposed to follow“Create the life you love by investing ers.” in your passions,” he said. “Students feel Graham addressed the final crowd about entitled, but a degree doesn’t mean anyhis personal challenges, growing up in a thing if you don’t take care of yourself. You small town in North Carolina and being have to put in the work.” bullied every day.

South Meck Principal Dr. Maureen “I used to have to fight every day,” he Furr was pleased with the message stusaid. “I had lots of anger and rage in me.” dents received from Jones and Stedman.

Graham said basketball gave him the “The message powerfully supports what self-confidence he needed to turn his life we want for them; each student is special around. He played basketball in college and needs to develop their uniqueness, so and professionally for a European team. they can have the life they deserve,” Furr

said.

The Live Sonima Tour visits six CMS schools in eight days – South Meck, Harding University, West Charlotte, West Mecklenburg, Zebulon B. Vance and Northwest School of the Arts.

Debra Kaclik, of CMS’s character education department, was introduced to the Sonima Foundation from a colleague who participated in the tour at Miami-Dade Schools. Kaclik said the tour furthers CMS’s “Making it Better” campaign that unites the community around students to create a culture of acceptance, achievement and accomplishment.

“This message means a lot for our students,” she said. “It builds an infrastructure of support for schools and reinforces our efforts.”

Kaclik said the tour will return to in the fall and they hope to hold at least one session at a larger venue to provide more space for schools, students, staff, parents and community members.

As Graham said to the crowd, “This isn’t just a message for students. Before we can help them, we have to help ourselves.”

Visit www.sonimafoundation.org to find out more about Sonima Foundation and The Live Sonima Tour.

Healthier together Sign up now for classes and events, or visit NovantHealth.org/localevents Stroke community awareness fair May 2, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Novant Health and the American Heart Association will provide free educational sessions and services to the community to help you learn what you can do to prevent stroke and how to recognize and respond to stroke when it does occur.

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Four elements to a healthier you: a series for cancer survivors May 7, 14, 21 and 28. Dinner at 6 p.m., program at 6:30 p.m.

Join us for a four-part wellness series that focuses on feeding your body through diet and nutrition; feeding your mind through relaxation and journaling; feeding your vision through collage art; and feeding your spirit through drumming.

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June 3, 1 to 2 p.m. Join Neal Speight, MD, as he discusses the immune system, a complex defense network in the body and its role in human health. Dr. Speight will also discuss attacks against the immune system, the immune system’s response and diseases that may result. Q&A session to follow.

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faced by families of cancer patients.

“I was fortunate to have the means to help them, because it is challenging and it’s almost impossible to navigate this journey,” he said.

Stancombe wasn’t simply running the marathon to fulfill a personal goal or in remembrance of his father, he also wanted to give back to families fighting cancer. Stancombe partnered with One Mission, a Maryland-based nonprofit that focuses on providing for the immediate needs of children with cancer and their families. The organization includes financial programs that fund basic needs, hospital bills and parking, as well as programs that benefit the socialization and education of children with cancer, their siblings and parents.

Stancombe said it was devastating facing cancer treatments with his father and he couldn’t fathom going through it with a child.

“It’s almost unimaginable to see it happen to your child,” he said.

Stancombe applied to raise money on behalf of One Mission through Charity Teams after signing up to run in the Boston Marathon. Charity Teams is an organization that works to bridge smaller nonprofits with athletes to raise money for their causes. Charity Teams

has connected 780 runners to various causes and raised more than $5.9 million dollars.

Ashley Haseotes, founder and president of One Mission, said she’s grateful for Todd and his teammates’ support.

“I am in awe of the dedication and perseverance our marathon runners endure to help us further our mission of helping kids get through cancer,” she said.

“Along with my staff, I cheered Todd on from the sidelines, and was so thrilled for him when he finished the course.”

Stancombe and his three team members raised more than $100,000 for One Mission in conjunction with the Boston Marathon. Stancombe raised $11,800.

Haseotes said the money raised will help One Mission decorate hospital rooms of children fighting cancer, provide catered meals for the families and contribute financial support.

Stancombe said he received an overwhelming amount of support before and during the race.

“People lined the entire course, braving the cold, rainy weather to cheer on strangers,” he said.

Right before leaving the bus to start the race, he said Susan Hurley, founder of Charity Teams, informed participants that Boston Marathon runners had raised $2.7 million dollars for nonprofits.

Stancombe said the camaraderie was

“palpable.”

“The city came out in mass, symbolically, in support of the city and in remembrance of the bombings,” he said.

Beyond the crowd, what truly kept Stancombe going was the memory of his father.

“I could feel him there with me …

Finishing is an emotional experience for me, because I am doing it for him.”

Stancombe said his father loved children and taught him the meaning of service.

“My dad was major influence on me to help others. I always remember him helping people, especially children. He loved children.”

Stancombe’s next race will take place in October, where he’ll be running the Chicago Marathon to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society.

The cause also is personal to Stancombe because he suffers from MS. Visit www.crowdrise.com/onemission boston2015/fundraiser/toddstancombe to make donations to One Mission on behalf of Todd Stancombe.

Visit www.onemission.org to learn more about One Mission.

Top right, One Mission spokesperson Rob Gronkowski visits patients and their families at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Right, One Mission founders Ari and Ashley Haseotes.

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Church at Charlotte program tackles mental health issues South Charlotte church hosts Flourish Charlotte educational city series

by Crystal O’Gorman crystal@thecharlotteweekly.com

Sixty-four people mingled and dined on Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ at Church at Charlotte on April 15. The conversations turned more serious as Dr. Dave Verhaagen and Dr. Frank Gaskill, founders of Southeast Psych, took the floor to discuss the state of mental health in Charlotte as a part of the church’s educational city series through Flourish Charlotte.

Verhaagen and Gaskill confirmed the state of mental health rehabilitation facilities in Mecklenburg County is “poor,” with 200 fewer beds than needed and available patient care “isn’t great,” because few providers accept Medicaid and low-income residents can’t afford the out-of-pocket costs.

Verhaagen said the problem with mental health in Charlotte started when public mental health services were “farmed out” to Carolinas HealthCare System instead of providing direct services.

“That means making money was the driving force for mental health,” he said.

“Medicaid reimbursement is (currently) lower than our hourly wage 17 years ago,” Gaskill added.

The lack of public funding combined with the lack of reimbursement for private practices caused a disparity in the level of care

available for low-income families, the doctors congregation’s duty to help the city learn and said. grow.

Verhaagen and Gaskill attempt to right the “Sometimes churches, as an entity, can wrongs by providing services for low-income engage with the larger community and help families at a flat rate of $5 per visit and by it to flourish. It’s important to identify ways establishing free student group sessions. They we, as a congregation, can get involved for also started a nonprofit, Psychology for All, to the betterment of Charlotte,” Connelle said. raise private funds for disadvantaged people Church at Charlotte Senior Pastor RJ to receive free access to mental health.

Caswell started Flourish Charlotte in August “The cost of depression in lost wages and 2014 to engage church members on a listenrevenue is $2.5 billion ing tour of how Chardollars annually,” Verhaalotte has changed over Health & Wellness note the last 40 years, since gen said. “It affects the economy, quality of life, the church’s incep‘wear and tear’ on fami- According to the World Health Organization, tion. lies and taxes the juvenile an estimated 16 million adults 18 years old “It’s an avenue to justice system.” look at the good and or older suffer from depression.

Verhaagen and Gaskill the bad,” he said. explained how Charlotte’s “What does Charlotte persona of “money and status” heavily plays look like now and how can we better serve into the negative stigma attached to mental the community we are in?” health challenges.

Flourish Charlotte started with an online The doctors argued the best way to pro- presence and a goal to keep churchgoers mote mental health is to be honest about the and the public informed on happenings realities of its pervasiveness, as well as help around Charlotte. The city series birthed reduce the negative stigma associated with out of the website’s content and Caswell’s mental health challenges. desire for the public to have a more hands Lee Connelle, a Church at Charlotte on, practical way of engaging in conversamember from Ballantyne, attended sev- tions on complex issues. eral city series discussions and feels it’s the The city series began hosting free monthly

luncheon conversations in October 2014.

The series also has presented the following guest speakers to the community: Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Executive Director Molly Shaw, Charlotte Family Housing Executive Director Stephen Smith, Council for Children’s Rights Interim Executive Director Robert McCarter, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce President Bob Morgan and Silent Images Founder David Johnson.

The last luncheon is May 20, a Wednesday, with guest speaker Queen City Forward Executive Director Charles Thomas, who will discuss entrepreneurship and innovation.

The luncheon is in interview format, and Caswell asks questions about the sectors of the community in which the guest speakers represent. There also is a question-and-answer session where attendees get a chance to ask questions at the end of the session.

“There’s always a simple takeaway that they learned something about the city they didn’t know before,” said Caswell. “My hope is that it also spurs action and participants find a cause they are passionate about to engage in.”

Visit Flourish Charlotte at www.flourish clt.com/ for more information and to listen to previous discussions from the city series.

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Annual 5K run supports students scholarship needs for 20 years

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

Area runners will lace up this weekend to help raise scholarship funds for Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC).

The CPCC Foundation will host the 20th annual CPCC Charlotte Skyline Run on Saturday, April 25 at the CPCC Central Campus, located at 1206 Elizabeth Ave. South Charlotte resident Kaye McGarry, a former CPCC trustee, chairs the event, which includes the Kaye McGarry 5K Run/ Walk for health, one-mile Family Fun Run

and Charlotte 5K Baby Jogger Championship, since its inception.

Back in 1995, the board of trustees was looking for a way to raise funds for more student scholarships while also raising awareness about the college.

“Many people in the community were familiar with CPCC, but many had not been in the Central campus,” McGarry said. “We wanted to create not only a fundraiser, but a ‘friend-raiser.’”

McGarry, who is currently a CharlotteMecklenburg Schools at-large board member,

said she’s seen the community college grow throughout the years. She also said the need for scholarships will sustain over the years and the 5Ks have helped cover those costs.

Although McGarry serves with CMS, she said her heart is at the community college and has loved the college and the impact it’s made on the community.

The board member said the college has grown, but the face of the CPCC student has changed. When McGarry served as a trustee, the typical student was in their mid-thirties with children, looking to “retool their resume”

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Health & Wellness note When training for your first 5K or half marathon, make sure to drink plenty of water and limit your intake of sugary drinks and sodas. or change careers. Today, the average student is an 18-year-old, who wants to complete the first two years of their college education and then move on to a four-year university.

The Skyline Run has served as a sustainable and viable fundraiser for the CPCC Foundation, the fundraising body of the college.

The net funds raised were about $17,000 last year, McGarry said. The fundraising goal for this year is $25,000.

The money generated comes from race registration fees, but also through corporate donations. All funds go toward student scholarships and other student needs.

“I think it’s a desperately needed fundraiser for student services – that’s the core of the fundraiser,” said Ben Kubie, of the CPCC Foundation. “It really reinforces that (CPCC) is part of the community and it’s (the community’s) college.”

In honor of the event’s 20th anniversary, there will be a fashion show this year, which will include each race T-shirt from the past 20 years.

The T-shirts are important to her personally as over the recent years, the foundation has held a contest with CPCC’s graphic design students to design the race T-shirt each year.

On race day, participants will run through the Elizabeth neighborhood, as runners and walkers can expect a certified, mostly flat course. The course has changed slightly this year to accommodate for the newly-installed trolley tracks, Kubie said. The racing area will feature flags to represent the nationalities of CPCC students over the year.

Racers can pick up race packets at the Charlotte Running Company in Dilworth, located at 1412 East Blvd., on April 24, or on race day, starting at 6:45 a.m.

Registration for the 1 Mile Family Fun Run costs $15 and the 5K will cost $30 until April 24 and $35 on race day.

The family fun run, which is geared toward children who are 12 years old and younger, will start at 7:30 a.m.; the 5K will start at 8 a.m.; and the Tot Trot will start at 9 a.m.

The 5K race will feature prizes for winners of each age group, in five-year increments, as well as door prizes for all runners and a special door prize from Charlotte Smarty Pants for baby joggers. A cash prize will be given to the overall male and female first, second and third place winners.

The registration area also will include a Kids Zone and a Health Zone. Vendors will not sell any items at their booths, McGarry said, but will demonstrate their sponsorship.

Visit cpccfoundation.com/skyline-run for more information about the run. www.thecharlotteweekly.com

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South Meck HOSA ‘brushes up’ on dental health plan for special needs children

by Courtney Schultz education@thecharlotteweekly.com

don’t gain that experience, which inspired the senior to want to work with children with Students from South Mecklenburg’s autism in a future career.

“It was the opportunity for me to work with Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) will make a difference in dental kids with autism because I have a sister that health for children with special needs thanks has a special case of mental retardation and there’s not a lot of (lessons) out there for kids to a lesson plan they created.

Last year, now-sophomore Hope Strick- with special needs,” she said. “… There is land presented a lesson plan for oral health such a limited amount of materials for kids she developed for a special needs class at the with autism or kids with special needs. The No. 1 most important thing is they’ll have HOSA State Conference.

Fern Ingber, president and CEO of resources so they can educate themselves.”

The three women also took their lesson to National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothFairy, a Charlotte-based the 2015 HOSA State Conference this year program that provides oral health treatment and competed in the community awareness and resources to at-risk youth, was impressed event, where the team placed eighth.

“It was a really good experience for us with Hope’s lesson and she contacted South Meck HOSA in January to partner with them because it was our first time at states,” Emito develop a national oral health curriculum lee said.

Students present a portfolio to a panel of for special needs students.

“Not only in this country are there 6.5 mil- judges describing their lesson and how it was implemented. lion estimated chilBecause of their dren suffering from Health & Wellness note eighth-place finish, the tooth decay and denteam did not move on to tal disease so severe HOSA nationals; howIt takes saliva at least 30 minutes to it impacts their ability ever, they’ve helped shape neutralize acid from sugary foods, so a to eat, sleep and learn …. But then when we sugary snack every hour can mean a child’s materials for America’s ToothFairy to reach chiltake a look at children mouth is always acidic, increasing the dren with special needs. and young people chance for tooth decay.

America’s ToothFairy with intellectual dishas a partnership with abilities, we find that families are desperate for information,” Ing- the national HOSA organization and encouraged local chapters to partner with the orgaber said.

Hope teamed up with seniors Emilee Vue nization as well.

“We were very interested (in the girls’ curand Tiffany Lineberger to carry out the lesriculum) because we had a partnership with son plan and its development.

Hope’s twin brother has Asperger’s syn- Special Olympics and we wanted to create a drome, a form of autism, and she noticed he new way of making sure that we were develdidn’t have strong confidence with his peers oping a creditable and tested curriculum for and thought a better hygienic routine could children with autism and other intellectual disabilities,” Ingber said. “I think what’s been help him.

The sophomore said she chose oral hygiene exciting and important to us is these things because her brother wears braces and doesn’t are developed by youth.”

Ingber enjoyed hearing about the girls’ feel confident showing his teeth.

The lesson plan includes the stages of the experiences in order to refine the lesson plan teeth, ways to keep teeth clean and the con- to become part of America’s ToothFairy’s curriculum. The organization is currently worksequences of not maintaining dental health.

The students piloted the lesson plan in ing with dental professionals to develop the March to a special needs class at Alexan- lesson.

Ingber said the students’ efforts are parder Graham Middle School. They included a hands-on activity, where they created a ticularly important because in a study by mouth out of sandwich materials. The stu- the American Academy of Pediatrics, when dents also created a weekly plan to take home they surveyed 39,000 families that had famand monitor brushing, flossing and choosing ily members with intellectual disabilities, the No. 1 health concern was oral health. healthy snacks.

Ingber hopes students like Tiffany, Hope Alexander Graham teachers reported the students followed the weekly plans and car- and Emilee helped to spread the importance of dental health as well as conduct health ried out their suggestions.

“It was inspiring to see how we can make drives to provide dental health materials, a difference in a young person’s life just by such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss, teaching them a simple hygiene lesson,” Tif- to at-risk families.

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Education

Myers Park project to alleviate Charlotte-area food deserts Senior Audrey Huynh initiates and launches outdoor box gardens

by Courtney Schultz education@thecharlotteweekly.com

Myers Park High School senior Audrey Huynh placed many tasks on her “high school bucket list.” She checked one off of her list that will not only unite the school community, but also aid food deserts in the Charlotte area.

Audrey kicked off the MUSTANG Project on Monday, April 20, to carry out her mission to create a unity project after attending the Aspen Idea Festival last year.

The MUSTANG Project seeks to use an aquaponic garden and outdoor box gardens with the help of 100 Gardens, to grow healthy foods for the school community, as well as for Friendship Trays to supply fresh produce to individuals in food deserts, which are typically in low-to-moderate income areas.

A food desert is a location where an individual must drive or walk more than one mile to reach a grocery store and fresh produce.

There are about 60 food deserts in Mecklenburg County, according to Meg Fencil, education and outreach program director of Sustain Charlotte, a nonprofit that seeks to advance a region-wide sustainability movement.

Audrey raised approximately $20,000 in about two and half months through corporate

and community sponsorships to carry out the Myers Park for the school’s culinary program, project.

Communities in Schools and chef training 100 Gardens will sessions. build the aquaponic garArea restaurants also Health & Wellness note den, a garden that grows have shown interest fish and plants together in purchasing crops, About 2.3 million people, or 2.2 percent in one integrated system Audrey said. of U.S. households, live more than one where the fish waste Sustainability has provides an organic food served as the central mile away from a supermarket, with source for plants and the idea of the project, access to fresh produce, and do not own plants provide a natural a car, according to the U.S. Department of which refers to the abilfilter for the fish to live, ity to meet the needs of Agriculture. through May and will today without affecting teach the students how the future. to build and maintain the garden.

Charlotte’s urban community has continThe aquaponic garden is ideal for areas ued to develop and the development footprint that don’t have much water, such as Haiti, has doubled since 1976, Fencil said. said 100 Gardens Co-director Sam Fleming, She believes the community needs to who will build the school’s aquaponic garden. develop more gardens and find better ways to Myers Park will serve as a guide for garden- use the land and still have access to healthy, ers in Haiti, where 100 Gardens will finish an fresh foods. The MUSTANG Project hopes aquaponic garden this month. to alleviate the need for fresh produce in the The MUSTANG Project’s garden is a community.

“Friendship Garden” and will support FriendRyan Burke, founder of Full Wheel Farmship Trays, a sect of Meals-On-Wheels, which ers, believes creating a community of gardens delivers meals to the elderly, handicapped and is important. Through his Charlotte-based convalescing residents, according to Thom nonprofit, he hopes to foster that community Duncan, of Friendship Gardens. and create a sustainable future for the comThirty percent of the produce grown in the munity and hopes the Myers Park’s garden school’s garden will support Friendship Trays will showcase the importance of gardens in and 70 percent will be distributed back to the south Charlotte community.

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“Each small decision can help make the (whole community) better,” Burke said.

Myers Park’s box gardens are located in the shared Selwyn Elementary School and Myers Park field adjacent to the school’s Runnymede Lane entrance. Audrey said the large field could be used to expand the garden in the future.

The benefits of fruits and vegetables the school’s garden will provide are no mystery to today’s society, including chronic disease prevention; however, Kristy Klug, a dietician with Carolina’s HealthCare Foundation, said the issue for the Charlotte area is availability, accessibility and affordability of produce.

“We need to tip the scale in a better direction (toward a healthy lifestyle),” she said.

Klug believes the MUSTANG Project will create a “big splash” in the school community to alleviate the area’s issues with finding healthy options.

About 33 percent of Myers Park’s student population has free or reduced lunch, with many of those students living in the Grier Heights neighborhood, one of the worst food deserts in Charlotte, Audrey said.

There is no shortcut to a healthy lifestyle, Klug said, but the MUSTANG Project can work to make a difference.

Learn more about the school’s project at myersparkmustangproject.weebly.com.

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Race admission is $5 for participants 12 years old and younger, and $15 for those 13 years old and older. The price is the same for both the fun run and 5K. Race bibs can be picked up the day of the event, starting at 5 p.m., at Elon Park, located at 11425 Ardrey Kell Road in Charlotte.

Contact Carrie Fenton at carrieperlstein@ yahoo.com for registration forms and payment information.

Heart of a Champion Day registration begins April 24 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools studentathletes can register to receive free sports screenings during the Heart of a Champion Ardrey Kell students appointed to Day. Registration opens Friday, April 24, and the military schools U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger recently event is slated for May 30, a Saturday. announced two Ardrey Kell High School Rising 10th-, 11th, and 12-grade students students appointed to United States service can complete the required form by visitacademies. ing www.carolinashealthcare.org/heart-ofSenior Dan Dubinsky received an appointa-champion and clicking on the “Student ment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Registration” tab on the left. Registration will Dan, who immigrated to the United States close at midnight on May 22 or when enrollfrom Israel when he was 10, is fluent in Engment reaches 2,000 students. lish, Hebrew and Russian. He also is studying During Heart of a Champion Day, students Latin. will receive a free general sports screening, “I wish to give back to the country which musculoskeletal check and a vision examinaI hold dear in my heart. The opportunities tion. The screenings also include an electroAmerica presented, and will continue to prescardiogram and, if needed, an echocardioent me, I do not take for granted, and although gram to check for heart conditions that could I am an immigrant, I consider myself a true potentially cause sudden death during athletic American,” he said in a competition. news release.

This year, the event Health & Wellness note The senior is the son will be held at Building of Yana and Yuri DubinK in the Airport Center, Take the stairs!

Taking the stairs instead of sky and lives in south located at 5039 Airport Charlotte.

Pkwy. in Charlotte, an elevator or escalator is a great way to Christian Vinson, a which will offer more keep moving and burn a few extra calories senior at Ardrey Kell, space for the growing throughout your day, according to the U.S. received an appointnumber of participants.

Department of Agriculture. ment to West Point and More than 1,600 will be the sixth member students were screened of his family and fourth generation to attend in 2014. Conditions discovered through the the academy. initiative included a number of heart irreguHis great-grandfather graduated from West larities, elevated blood pressure, post-concusPoint in 1914 and his sister will graduate in sion syndrome, uncontrolled asthma, overuse 2017. injuries and vision problems. More than 300 “My mother emigrated from Latin America, volunteer doctors, clinicians, nurses and other and my grandfather became the first Latino community members staffed the event. elected to public office in Charlotte. I grew up constantly reminded at every family gathJay M. Robinson wins regional Quill ering that our citizenship is a gift, and one competition The North Carolina Association for Scho- that needs to be protected by the American lastic Activities completed The Quill regional military,” Christian said in the release.

He is the son of Doug and Adriana Vinson competitions, a scholastic writing competiand lives in south Charlotte. tion.

Pittenger hosted the 13th Annual Service Middle and high schools across North Academy Day on Saturday, April 18, at CharCarolina competed at the regional level to lotte Catholic High School to allow area stuadvance to the April 25 state finals at Atkins dents interested in attending a U.S. service A&T High School in Winston-Salem. academy the chance to meet academy staff Jay M. Robinson Middle School’s Cathand learn more about the nomination proerine Gillman, Piper Walk, Alexis Haig and cess.

Niyahnee Thomas placed first in the West “We should be humbled by these patriMiddle School Regional and advanced to otic young men who clearly understand the the state competition. incredible blessing of America’s freedom and The winning schools received NCASA liberty, and who are willing to sacrificially regional champion T-shirts. serve their country in our defense,” Pittenger said in the release.

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Arts & Entertainment

Charlotte Academy of Music ‘key’ to student’s success

by Dee Grano ae@thecharlotteweekly.com

Like most moms, Jodi Stokes thought it would be fun for her then-6-year old son, Kyle, to learn piano. When she took him for his first lesson, his talent was apparent.

Two days later, they bought a piano.

Seven years later, now-13-year-old Kyle Stokes has earned consecutive “superior” ratings in the National Federation of Music Clubs Festival, and has been named District and State Winner at the North Carolina Music Teachers Association Piano Contest.

But his hopes are even higher.

“I want to be an entertainer in a rock band,” Kyle said. “I want to travel to places around the world playing piano.”

Kyle attributes much of his success to Charlotte Academy of Music (CAM).

Owner and executive director Regina Ziliani has taught piano for 28 years and said she’s enjoyed teaching Kyle since 2013.

Ziliani started playing piano at 9 years old. By the time she was 12 years old, she begged her parents to let her quit. Fortunately for Kyle and many others, she followed her parents’ advice and stuck with it.

Ziliani said college admissions officers look favorably on college applications that include serious music studies because of the work ethic they require.

“The commitment found in music study

combats instant gratification and teaches Jodi Stokes said. “It’s awesome to be in a kids that to be truly great at something, it place like that.” takes patience and drive,” she said.

Kyle gives credit to his teachers, espeBy her college graduation, Ziliani had cially Ziliani. been teaching piano for years and couldn’t “I think she’s a great teacher,” he said. dream of a better career. Originally from “She helps me a lot.”

Spartanburg, South Carolina, Ziliani moved Ziliani has built a faculty of instructors to Mint Hill from California and started who specialize in different genres, teachteaching out of her home studio. Eighty ing everything from voice to piano, guitar, students later, she needed more room. strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and Ziliani opened CAM in 2008 in its cur- more. For children 3 to 5 years old, CAM rent location – 15040 offers a “Music Idlewild Road in MatReadiness” class Health & Wellness Note thews, part of the Idlewild that teaches Shopping Center, just off rhythm and Music offers many health benefits of Interstate 485 – with dynamics, and proStudies show music and music vides an introducan idea of building a education can have a positive tion to the piano. community around making music. CAM now impact on mental and physical For older children, health for students of all ages, “Beginning Piano” has more than 20 faculty members and an array of teaches through such as helping kids learn to arts-related programs. read, keeping teens away from peer interaction “I wanted students to drugs, preventing hearing loss and one-on-one be surrounded by peers in adults and more, according instruction. that have similar interCAM also offers to the Northeast Iowa School ests, and to collaborate,” a musical theater of Music.

Ziliani said. camp, where stuIn CAM’s Piano Artdents who enroll istry program, students have the chance to create a full-scaled production of Disney’s play in ensembles and record a CD. “Aladdin JR.” in one week. A Sunday night “Kyle is constantly surrounded by good placement audition finds the best fit for kids he can listen to and be inspired by,” each participant based on his or her skill

level. By Friday of the same week, students learn the music, paint the sets and mount a performance at the Florence B. Gunn Theatre in uptown Charlotte.

When her students are ready, Ziliani helps craft a more individualized approach to instruction based on their interest. Summer camps are an opportunity for students to tap into a specific area of interest.

Kyle took a class in musical composition last summer. He’s been writing his own work ever since. This year, he’ll take a step closer to his ultimate goal by participating in a camp called “Rock Band: Songwriting, Recording & more.” “(Playing the piano) teaches Kyle all sorts of life lessons,” said Jodi Stokes, adding it has built his confidence and made him more well rounded and relaxed. “He’s happy when he plays.”

CAM will launch a specialized “Piano and Cello” program for beginners this fall, which will use the acclaimed Suzuki method. Davidson Violins will provide instruments for a summer Suzuki camp, so parents can ensure their child’s interest before making a big purchase.

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Artists Skew The Masters to benefit The Arts and Science Council Ciel Gallery artists will take historical and contemporary masterpieces and recre"River Kayaking," Oil on Canvas by Joni ate these works of art with a unique twist Purk. in an exhibition called “Skew the Masters,” a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Thurswhich will run from May 1 through 30.

The opening show will take place on May day, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 10 1, a Friday, from 6 to 9 p.m., during South a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m.

End Gallery Crawl. The reception will fea- to 2 p.m.

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Pablo Picasso or Rene Magritte.

Some artists whose works have been skewed will include Monet, Botticelli, DaV- Iris Show at BlackLion The Annual Horticulture Show of the inci, Michelangelo, Manet, Rothko, Wyeth, Charlotte Iris Society, called “Rainbows of Van Gogh, Matisse, Rauschenberg, Picasso, Spring,” will take place on Saturday, April Hockney, Toko, Chagall, Klimt, O’Keefe, 25, from 1 to 5 p.m. at BlackLion in south Caulder, Derain, Cornell, Shubun, Rigaud, Charlotte.

Hokusai, van Oosterwijck, Rembrandt and Visitors to the show can vote for the “PeoDr. Seuss. ple’s Choice Award.”

Ciel will host an Crystal awards and ribonline silent auction Health & Wellness note bons will be presented to benefit the Arts to the winners, with a and Science CounExperts from Harvard University’s School special award for the cil of Mecklenburg “Best Specimen of the County before the of Public Health suggest exercising three Show.” opening. Online bidtimes a day for 10 minutes provides the The event is free and ding will open to the same benefit as exercising 30 minutes at open to the public. Call public Monday, April one time.

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Charlotte Fine Art to host Pushing “Detroit” is a comedy about the economic Boundaries exhibit challenges faced by one couple, Ben and Charlotte Fine Arts (CFA) will present a Mary, played

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Calendar 4.24.15 Friday 9 a.m. to noon Purposeful Parenting Program Parenting experts will offer 12 free talks created especially for parents. The seminar will include practical take-home tips on a variety of parenting topics. Purposeful Parenting is the newest addition to Southeast Psych. The talk is free and open to the public.

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Ballantyne Breakfast Club The Ballantyne Breakfast Club will meet in the Fairway Ballroom of the Ballantyne Hotel. Senior representatives from Crossland Southeast will be on site to discuss the Waverly project in south Charlotte. Senior representatives from Lincoln Harris will speak about the rezoning for the former Golf Links site. Meetings are free and open to the public.

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4.25.15 Sixth Annual Spaghetti Saturday Dinner 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Mattews Rotary Club will host its sixth annual Three Authors and spaghetti dinner and TV raffle drawing at the Luncheon Event Levine Senior Center. Tickets cost $10 for The American Association of University Women both dine-in and carryout, and dinner includes presents three authors: Kim Wright, Michael spaghetti with choice of meat or marinara sauce, Parker and Carolyn Curry. The authors will be on Caesar salad, Texas Roadhouse yeast rolls and site at Cedarwood Country Club for a book sale dessert, plus iced tea or coffee. and signing following lunch. Tickets cost $35 Levine Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews and tables seat eight guests. Call 704-552-9322 for more information.

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Polk Pup Up Program: Music with Julie and Friends Join volunteer Julie Harris as she leads the Polk site’s Pop Up music program, Music of the 19th Century. Harris will explore music of this time period in the museum lobby at Polk Place.

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Polk Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy., Pineville 4.25.15 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday Rainbows of Spring at Blacklion Blacklion will host its annual horticulture show of the Charlotte Iris Society. The public is invited to enter named iris cultivars for judging as well as unknown irises for display. Ribbons and crystal awards will be presented to winners as well as a “Best Specimen of the Show” award. Visitors can vote for their favorite iris for “People’s Choice Award.” Call 704-542-3812 for more information.

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Experience History! John Nolen’s Landscape Legacy This year marks the 100th birthday of the Duke Mansion. This special event will explore the work of John Nolen, one of the most important landscape planners of the early 20th century.

Nolen designed the tree-shaped avenues of Myers Park. Levine Museum historian Dr. Tom Hanchett will present on Nolen and his legacy.

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with Ardrey Kell athletic trainer Jacqui Fristhen kid is playing at a park and there might not be anyone around and your cell phone might be in the car and then you’re waiting on people to just get there to start care.

Whereas here at school, I’m two seconds away from all of the fields at all times.

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For 2015’s second quarterly Health & Wellness issue, South Charlotte Weekly sat down with Ardrey Kell athletic trainer Jacqui Fristhen to talk about how she promotes health, safety and wellness for student athletes through Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ partnership with Carolina HealthCare System.

Fristhen, who is from Massachusetts, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and a concentration in athletic training, and received her Master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix.

She’s been an athletic trainer for eight years, spending the first six years at Cannon before moving at Ardrey Kell.

What are some of the

more common injuries student athletes sustain?

A lot of sprains, a lot of strains, a lot of overuse injuries, inflammation, concussions and bruises.

What are some safety

You can’t 100 percent

prevent an injury from happening, but what are some things you do to help provide a safer environment for student athletes?

What would you say

to parents who are concerned about the safety of their children playing sports, especially the ones that have more physical contact than others?

Every sport is a risk. I think a kid can just easily tear his ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) on the tennis court precautions or as he can in a football game. There’s preventative measures always going to be risks when it comes student athletes can to sports, but I think parents need to get their kids ready. take to reduce the If their kid has never played a sport chances of injury? before, it might be a good idea to get I think being in shape and being him into a facility, a gym even, and ready for your sport before you even work with a personal trainer a little step out on the field is a big thing, so while. I think here if you have a kid in Charlotte-Meckthat’s never played Health & Wellness tip lenburg, they can a sport before and be secure about if they think they’re The Center for Disease Control their kids’ safety going to go out and and Prevention encourages in these schools, play football, if they athletes to make sure they wear because every prepare ahead of the proper protective gear Charlotte-Meck time working with a when competing in sports and lenburg school has sports performance ensure it fits properly to reduce an athletic trainer person, they’re going the likelihood of a concussion now and we’re here to set themselves up every time they or head injury. to get their muscles practice, every time ready, get stronger, there is a game or a so they’re going to match or anything be able to avoid like that. some of those injuIf something seriries that are easy to ous is going to hapget when you’re not pen, we’re going to used to being active. be there to respond as quickly as possible, where if your Page 24 • April 24 to 30, 2015 • South Charlotte Weekly

I think the biggest thing we’ve done the past few years that has really been in the spotlight is the concussion management.

You’re never going to be able to prevent a concussion, but there have definitely been changes in the safety guidelines with tackling properly, and with helmets.

A helmet is not going to prevent a concussion anyway, and I think that’s a common misconception that people have.

But, I think the biggest thing we do is the baseline testing of concussions. So, we have the kid take a baseline test on the computer when their brain isn’t injured to get them a baseline, so we know how their brain functions normally.

When they get a concussion, we go back we test them again. We can compare the two, so we can see a little more objectively than me asking him, ‘Do you have a headache? Do you feel dizzy? Do you feel nauseous?’ because they can easily lie. They know exactly what to say.

And, it’s opposite too if they don’t maybe want to play they can say, ‘I got hit in the head. I feel dizzy. I have a concussion. I don’t feel well.’ We obviously have to take it seriously, but then we can go back and kind of say, ‘Well, your brain activity is OK, so once your symptoms go away you can start to go back into your sport.’

Then I have to go into my more physical test, the balance test, the memory test and stuff I can do on the sideline.

We also have that baseline test we can refer back to and that we make sure people do at the beginning of the year before they get injured.

The other stuff, as far as strains and sprains and ACL tears, if coaches ask me for a good warm-up plan or some ACL prevention exercises I’m happy to give it to them.

For student athletes

who get those bumps, bruises, strains and pulls, what would your advice be to those athletes?

One of my big frustrations and I think every athletic trainer in a high school would say this is when a kid comes in and says, ‘My hamstring has been hurting for two weeks, and now it’s getting worse.’

Where were you two weeks ago when you first pulled it? If you can, get in here as soon as possible … I don’t need to hear about every hang nail and every bruise and everything that you get, but if you have an injury and you feel like it’s something that needs to be taken care of, I always tell them to mention it to me.”

I might tell you, ‘You’re fine. Go stretch. Go walk it off.’ Or, I might be able to give you some exercises, some stretches, you might back off your practices, and then two weeks later you’re perfectly fine.

Whereas that kid that didn’t come in two weeks later you’re injured even more, you have to shut it all down and you have to go to rehab. So, I always tell them to let me know when injuries happen.

How do doctor’s

and trainers work collaboratively?

I think another good thing about the athletic trainers being in the high schools is we save parents trips sometimes, so trips to the hospital, trips to the doctor, because a kid might come in with an ankle sprain and if a parent doesn’t know that we’re here, what we do, or why we’re here, they’re going to take that kid to the doctor.

The doctor is probably going to say, ‘You’re out for two weeks, go to rehab.’

That’s money out of the parents’ pocket into the doctor’s office and into the physical therapy office, where they can just come in here and I can take care of it. I can rehab it, and you save yourself a bunch of money.

That’s another reason I tell kids to come in and let me know. Maybe you don’t have to go to the doctor, and I can save you some time and money for the minor stuff that doesn’t need to be seen by a doctor or a really good alternative.

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Ardrey Kell hires former Independence football coach Ardrey Kell has named former Independence coach Joe Evans as its next football coach.

Evans called the opportunity to coach the Knights “a fresh start.”

“It’s a new school, new group of kids, new atmosphere,” Evans said. “It’s just something to go over there and start working. Kids will be kids at this age whether it’s at one school or another.

I’m just ready to get in there, and get to work.”

Evans, who didn’t have to wait long to find a job after Independence relieved him of his duties on March 5, replaces Adam Hastings, who left Ardrey Kell for the same position at Providence Day. The Patriots went 20-6 during Evans’s two-year tenure as head coach, including a 12-1 finish, Southwestern 4A championship and second round appearance in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 4AA state playoffs last season.

Ardrey Kell went 36-25 during Hastings’s five-year tenure as head coach, including a 10-4 (5-2 So. Meck 8) finish and reached the second round of the

NCHSAA 4AA state playoffs last season.

The Knights received more than 60 applicants for the position, including some with college-level experience and current and former head coaches at the high school level.

Ardrey Kell athletics director Brian Knab said the goal during the search was to find the candidate who would be a great fit, work well with the student athletes, coaching staff, administration, teachers, parents and the community.

“We felt like Coach Evans could do that,” Knab said. “We went through a very thorough process. … I have huge respect for Coach Hastings. He got us a great program. He did a great job, did everything the right way and left on good terms. Coach Evans is going to have to put his own stamp on the program. We’re going to support him doing that.”

Evans said he wants to continue doing a bunch of things already in place at Ardrey Kell.

“Adam put in a lot of great things, a lot of good community service,” Evans said.

“I want to be out in the community, and be servant leaders. I always believed to be a great leader you have to be a great servant.

“I’m going to be the first person there, and I’m going to be the last person to leave. Nobody is going to outwork me, and as a team, nobody is going to outwork us.”

Evans met the players on April 23, after South Charlotte Weekly’s press deadline. He’s going to use the meeting as an opportunity to let the players know a little bit about himself, what the expectations of them are, how they’re expected to be leaders in the classroom, on the field and in the community.

“I want to build them up to be better men and better players and be better husbands and fathers down the line,” Evans said.

Area athletes ‘run to rock’ autism April is Autism Awareness Month, and local athletes gathered at Rocky River High School to compete in the first annual Rock Autism Track and Field Classic on April 18.

A portion of the proceeds went to Autism Speaks and Camp Boomerang.

First-place finishers included: Lindsey Wheeler (Ardrey Kell, 100 meter, 12.23); Skylar Matthew (Ardrey Kell, triple jump, 34-7); Elizabeth White (Myers Park, 100 hurdles, 15.83); Mary Prouty (Myers Park, 1600, 5:28.73); and Kate Eiselt (Myers Park, 3200, 11:43.94).

Ardrey Kell’s girls’ team won the meet with a score of 127, while Myers Park came in third with a score of 72. Ardrey Kell’s boys’ team finished second at the meet with a score of 78.50, while Myers Park finished fourth.

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Hawks lacrosse players reach scoring milestones It’s been a big week for the Charlotte Latin boys lacrosse team (11-3).

Lehigh commit Jackson Monnin’s second goal off a hat trick in Latin’s 15-8 win over Cannon on April 22 was his 100th career goal. Monnin has 30 goals this season and 101 goals, 59 assists and 160 points in his career.

Owen Armstrong, a Denison commit, scored his 200th career point in Latin’s win over Forsyth Country Day on April 7, notching his 37th goal this season and 161st career goal. Armstrong’s older brother, Thomas (2011), holds the Latin record for career goals scored with 165.

Carson Song, who will continue his lacrosse career at Brown, is the Hawks’ point and assist record holder and reached his 400th career point and 100th point of the season on April 16, leading the Hawks to a 14-10 win over Charlotte Christian.

Song has 35 goals and 79 assists on the season and career stats at 159 goals, 255 assists and 414 points.

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