INSPIRE LKN: Building

from Lake Norman Woman December 2022

Some (Good!) News About Long COVID

COMMUNITY INSPIRE LAKE NORMAN

Welcome to our community outreach page, Inspire Lake Norman—Building Community Through Giving, where every month or so we will highlight

charities from our area and provide information on how you can get involved. We want to give back, and the best way to do that is through you. If you’d like to have your favorite charity included in an upcoming edition, please email Leslie@lakenormanwoman.com.

INSPIRE LAKE NORMAN:

“Meet Me Under the Mistletoe”

and bring your philanthropic heart! December is the time for giving and there are lots of things to do right here in Lake Norman that will get you in the spirit. Here are a few area events Building where you can get out, help out, and give back this Community holiday season: Through Giving

Lights of Love is an annual free community gathering hosted by the Iredell Health Foundation to honor a caregiver or in memory of a loved one. This year’s event will be December 7th and 8th and you can purchase a tree ornament for the holiday tree in the lobby of both the Mooresville campus and the Statesville Hospital. Both events will run 6 –where you can get out, help 8 p.m. Proceeds benefi t the Cancer Patientout, and give back this Support Fund at Iredell Health System. For more information, visit www.iredelllightsofl ove.org or you can contact Jen Balog, Executive Director of the Holiday Ed i Through Giving Iredell Health Foundation at 704-878-4547 or Jennifer.Balog@ iredellhealthfoundation.org.

ASSISTING CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, & FAMILIES COPING WITH LIFE CHALLENGES

Services provided by LaTonya Charles, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Grief Counseling Specialist

Bayou Mental Health Services continues to expand its reputation as an exemplary service provider in the mental health field and community support services from Louisiana, & now coming to Lake Norman.

Ages: 5-65 years Group, Individual & Family Counseling

NOW ACCEPTING PATIENTS IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY: Birkdale Office Suites 300, Huntersville, NC

BAYOUMENTALHEALTH.ORG

TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS: https://headway.co/providers/latonya-scriven-charles (980) 231-0274 x1054 OR (318) 664-6244

holiday joy, and this year’s event will be Saturday, December 17th in Charlotte. holiday joy, and this year’s event will be Saturday, December 17th in Charlotte. Single parents and their children (ages 0-12) can shop for Christmas gifts, Single parents and their children (ages 0-12) can shop for Christmas gifts, food, and winter clothes essentials at NO COST to them. Not only will parents food, and winter clothes essentials at NO COST to them. Not only will parents shop for their children, but children can shop for their parents. shop for their children, but children can shop for their parents.

For more information and for ways you can help, visit www.therestorationplace.org. Luncheon will be held at Twin Mills Club (301 Exploration Boulevard in Denver) on Sunday, December 4th from 1:00–4:00 p.m. There will be raffl es, door prizes, and a special guest performance by UNCC dance students. All proceeds benefi t Barre Belle, a non-profi t 501(c)(3) organization that provides free ballet and yoga classes to underserved students in the local Charlotte arts community.

Carolina’s 1st Choice Properties, LLC, has partnered with Charlotte Metro Police Department to help with this year’s Christmas Toy Drive. Please drop off your new unwrapped toys at 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 200, in Charlotte, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can also have someone pick up items from your home or offi ce Monday-Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Text or call 704-701-5972 for more information. Toys will be delivered before December 17th to the CMPD location. For more information visit www.barrebelleballet.org/events.

Non-profi t 501(c)(3) organization, Piedmont Dance Theatre, will be presenting its 20th anniversary production of The Nutcracker at the Mooresville Performing Arts Center on December 3rd (2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.). The performance will also be held on December 17th (6:30 p.m.) and December18th (2:30 p.m.) at Keppel Auditorium—Catawba College.

Featuring the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, you can fi nd more info and/or purchase tickets at www.piedmontdancetheatre.com.

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We pride ourselves on the work we do. We’ve created bouquets from designs our clients have imagined and beyond. Every design is handcrafted using techniques we’ve learned over the years. We invite you to visit our DaVinci Fleur Flower Boutique and see what we can do for you and help you create your perfect special day.