MARCH 2014
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Editor’s Note Life Is A Risky Business
10 Girl Power Eat, Shop, Drink & Be Powerful
16 Queen’s List Goings On Around Our Town
18 Need For Speed Aerodynamicist Catherine Crawford Is Lead Engineer For Team Sahlen
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22 Run For Your Life Ultramarathoner Meredith Dolhare Explains How Running Works
30 Style Denim, Denim, Denim
40 Business Spotlight Location Meets Luxury At 2100 Queens
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48 Business Spotlight Dasling Dentistry Focuses On Complete Health
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50 Just Cause TCW’s Trisha Robinson Takes On Make-A-Wish®’s Trailblaze Challenge
54 Health Flash An Apple A Day & Other Wisdom
58 I Really Think Embrace The Climb
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Life Is A Risky Business erhaps I’m being dramatic, but a recent escape from the biggest snowstorm in a decade to the sunny streets of Disney’s Magic Kingdom felt like a feat worthy of a risk taker and challenge seeker. It wasn’t just a vacation. It was a journey through the worst snowstorm Charlotte has seen since 2004, through icetorn South Carolina (declared a state of emergency), to ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla., where my 10-yearold daughter competed in the Presidential Cup gymnastics meet along with six of her Gym-Fit Sports Center teammates. It was her first meet as an optional level 6 competitor, fulfilling a goal she had worked toward for 10 months. It almost didn’t happen. Our trip was set for Thursday, Feb. 13, with her competition on Friday morning. The snow began to fall Wednesday around 10 a.m. By late afternoon, CharlotteMecklenburg police officers had responded to 150 wrecks, and nearly 250,000 people were out of power in South Carolina alone. My daughter and I found ourselves snowed in at my parents’ house. As the snow fell and fell fast, I began to realize the trip might not happen. Truth is, I’m used to the weather acting up when we make plans. In my family, vacations and extreme weather go together like peas and carrots. There was the trip to the Outer Banks, when the area was whipped by a hurricane-like storm that locked us in the house for days. There was the vacation to Fripp Island, when locals told us it rained more that week than it had in 10 years. A snowstorm the day before we were supposed to drive to Disney? Par for the course. On Thursday morning, with the snow falling thickly on top of six-plus inches of
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snow and ice, I couldn’t stop believing that if we could get through South Carolina, we would get to the meet. But then, reality: My father and I couldn’t get the rental car out of the driveway. My daughter’s dad, who is generally not timid or worrisome, drove up in his truck to tell us how bad the roads were, adding, “It’s only gymnastics. It’s not life or death.” That’s when my daughter broke down and sobbed, saying, “I don’t even care about going to Disney. I just want to compete.” A call came in from one of my fellow gymnastic parents. He and his family were on I-77, en route to Florida. If we could make it to Cherry Road in Rock Hill, we would be home free. About that time, the power went out. I made a desperate plea to my estranged husband (we are separated, but friends). I begged him to get us to Disney, and he agreed. We all jumped in the truck, and took off. The path to I-485 was littered with abandoned cars. The on-ramp to I-485, our best route to I-77, was a snow-filled 360degree turn. I still don’t know how we got through that sea of snow and ice. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Hours later, when we crossed the Georgia state line, it felt like life. When we arrived at the hotel at 10 p.m., it felt like life. On Friday, when I watched my daughter earn her highest meet score ever, it felt like life. And when she and I slipped on our sparkly Minnie Mouse ears under the shadow of Cinderella’s castle, it definitely felt like life. A good one.
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Get Your Geek On Sandy Marshall Inspires Girls To Get Into STEM
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passion for taking risks and a challenge-loving spirit are the hallmarks of any good entrepreneur. Combine that with a nurturing spirit and a killer résumé in nonprofit management, and you’ve got Sandy Marshall.
Top and middle, Sandy Marshall loves encouraging girls to tap into their interest in science, math and technology through Project Scientist. Above, Marshall has rubbed elbows with many powerful women; here she is seated beside Chelsea and Hillary Clinton. walks of life. She works to match girls with sponsors who will fund their tuition to camp. “We could probably be sustainable with only paying clientele, but that’s not what we’re trying to do here,” she says. The program’s efficacy is clear. “The first week of Project Scientist, we ask the girls to draw a scientist and they draw men. By the middle of camp, they draw women. By the final week, they draw themselves,” Marshall says.
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With experience working with Easter Seals and the American Heart Association, Marshall has been a fixture in the world of nonprofits for years. She and husband Kinnon moved from California to Charlotte in 2000, and before long she landed a job with NASCAR. She has rubbed elbows with an impressive list of movers and shakers, including the likes of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. But her early dreams were in the field of medicine. Marshall grew up in Minnesota, and put herself through college at the University of Southern California by working as a nurse’s assistant. Originally in the pre-med program, she says, “I hit organic chemistry and started to lose my confidence.” She abandoned the idea of being a doctor, but planned to stay in the medical field by becoming a physician’s assistant. Unfortunately, a bad job interview at a hospital shook Marshall’s confidence even further. She decided to give up on a career in medicine altogether, instead obtaining a bachelor of science in public policy, with an emphasis in nonprofits. “In the end, I landed right where I should be,” she says. “The life of a physician’s assistant wouldn’t be the life I have now. I would never have met the people I’ve met.” While working for NASCAR in community relations, Marshall founded the successful annual NASCAR Day program as a way for fans to be a part of giving back. Three years later, when she asked the company’s higher-ups if she could start a NASCAR foundation, she was told not to come back to them until she raised $1 million. Six months later, Marshall returned with $1.2 million and
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Aptitude For Change
the NASCAR Foundation was born. In 2010, she created Project Scientist after a search for local science camps for her daughter revealed few choices. “I was looking for a summer camp for my daughter, who had an interest in science,” Marshall says. “But nothing fit our needs.” She found only half-day camps (logistical nightmares for families with two working parents) or camps that simply didn’t have the depth and breadth she knew her daughter craved. In addition to creating a science camp, she also formed a nonprofit organization to run it. Marshall tapped expert resources from the National Science Foundation and other STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) organizations to ensure Project Scientist would be built for success. “Project Scientist is 110-percent research based,” she says. “Every action we do is strategic in the best methods to teach and inspire girls in STEM fields.” With three phases (Academy, for ages 4-12; Scholars, for ages 13–16; and Alumni, for ages 16–35), the girls get what Marshall lacked as a young woman — caring advice and support from other girls on the STEM career path, as well as access to female mentors who have already walked the path. In 2011 and 2012, Project Scientist’s camp, known as the Academy, hosted six girls in Marshall’s guesthouse for six weeks of learning and inspiration. In 2013, 45 girls from all over Charlotte gathered at Queens University for four weeks, during which they engaged with 25 female scientists, either in person or via Skype. This year, Marshall and her crew are gearing up for a capacity of 200 girls per week, divided between two locations: Queens University and Trinity Episcopal School. “It’s so fun to see all different kinds of girls there who just love to ‘geek out!’ ” says Marshall. Research shows that the next generation of Einsteins — those who possess an aptitude for STEM subjects and could forever change our world — most likely exist in populations of girls who are currently underserved in STEM education. As a result, Marshall is determined to make the program increasingly available to girls from all
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Marshall is the founder of Project Scientist, a nonprofit focused on supporting young girls in future science careers. She’s also the owner of Sandra Marshall & Associates, a consulting company that acts as a “virtual chief operating officer” for its nonprofit clients. She’s a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, a wife, and mom to daughters Ellie and Ivy. But Marshall is perhaps most aptly described as a “rock star of social change.”
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For The Love
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differences in extra virgin olive oil and the importance of consuming olive oil for health benefits. Charlotte has many people interested in health, wellness and good food. We love introducing them to our products and sharing with them what we think is the most important factor in olive oil — freshness.” She adds, “The antioxidant properties of the oil decrease as it ages, so Olives are a fruit that go into if a person wishes to harvest in winter, and the use extra virgin olive greatest health benefit and best oil for its health flavor comes from fruit that is benefits, then it’s fresh. As a result, Olive This! important to purchases oils from the Southern consume fresh olive Hemisphere in that region’s oil. Knowing when winter, and from the Northern your olive oil was Hemisphere in its winter. These crushed is very “single varietals” are named after important, and we are the olive cultivar they are happy to share this.” produced from, and are the oils Olive This! offers the store changes seasonally. 15 fused and infused olive oils ranging from garden fresh basil oil, to a bright whole fruit lemon, to a spicy North African harissa. Edwards and Weir pride themselves on offering the freshest extra virgin olive oil on the market. The company’s top-selling extra virgin olive oils are the Tuscan herb and their whole fruit fused lemon, while the top-selling balsamic vinegars are the 18-year-aged traditional vinegar, and Sicilian lemon. Edwards explains that olive oils taste differently to each person. “Everyone’s palette is different, so we always carry a range from mild to robust,” she says. “The milder tend to be fruity or grassy, and the more robust oils have a peppery finish.” And for cooks who are looking for a great new recipe, look no further than the company’s website, which currently hosts approximately 80 recipes. Weir and Edwards try to offer a new recipe every week, in a range of recipes designed to appeal to a variety of palates.
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difference in tastes in olive oil is similar to the relationship between grapes and wine, in that each olive “cultivar” tastes different from other cultivars. Just as wines may taste different from year to year due to the pH of the soil, air temperatures and rainfall amounts in the orchard, the same is true of olive harvests. Weir and Edwards consider it part of their job at Olive This! to educate consumers on these varieties, even providing the “chemical profile” of each oil so customers can understand the flavor profile they prefer. “It is really fun to see our customers taste and be amazed at the differences in the oils!” Edwards says. Weir notes that the “tasting” aspect of Olive This! is what makes the store unique. Customers can try all of the oils and vinegars before buying, in order to find the perfect product for their taste buds. “One size does not fit all!” Weir says. “A customer might be a first-time cook or an experienced gourmet, and either way, we will help them find an oil or balsamic they will enjoy using. Every customer gets to select the product they like best.” Many of the customers of Olive This! are searching for healthier vinaigrettes, while others are seasoned cooks hoping to create new marinades. Then there are those who are looking for delicious white vinegar to add pizzazz to their drinking water. Edwards says, “Lately, there has been a lot of press about the quality
TOLEARNMORE Olive This! is located at 6414 Rea Road. Call 704/544-8099 or visit Olivethis.com.
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t’s a unique concept: Two neighborhood friends embark on a business venture featuring specialized oils and vinegars, all housed in a brick-and-mortar store complete with the chance to taste before you buy. Olive This! is the creation of Andrea Edwards and Kara Weir, co-owners of the specialty olive oil and vinegar shop located in Piper Glen. The two began their relationship as neighborhood friends in 2007, when Weir welcomed Edwards’ family to the neighborhood with coffee and biscotti. Unbeknown to Weir, Edwards had made a New Year’s Resolution to open her own business, and a summer vacation introduced her to the burgeoning olive oil business. When Edwards decided to bring the concept to the Queen City, she turned to Weir, a cook, and the idea for Olive This! was born in 2011. The friends became partners, and the store opened in The Shops at Piper Glen in the summer of 2012. Edwards says, “We had both been stay-at-home moms for many years, and we wanted to get back into the workforce. The key success to our partnership is that we are both hard workers, we trust each other, and we value the different strengths we each bring to the business.” Weir says, “She has a head for business and I love to cook — and eat — so it was a well-balanced combination!” You might be surprised to learn that the choices of olive oils and vinegars are vast. According to Weir, the
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Peculiar Rabbit’s Chicken Schnitzel For the chicken schnitzel:
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2 large eggs 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tablespoons shallot or onion, minced 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh parsley Coarse salt Ground pepper 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs (made from 3 slices of white bread) 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 4 (6 ounce) chicken cutlets, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Beat eggs in a shallow bowl with garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Pulse the bread slices in a food processor to get nice, fresh crumbs. In a separate shallow bowl, combine breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.
Dip each cutlet into egg mixture to coat completely, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture, patting it to help it stick. For each 2 cutlets, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 2 cutlets at a time until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the cooked chicken cutlets to an ovenproof platter or pan, and keep warm in the oven while cooking the remaining cutlets and making the sauce.
For the spaetzle: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 pinch freshly ground white pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 gallon hot water 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Mix together flour, salt, white pepper and nutmeg. Beat eggs well, and add alternately with the milk to the dry ingredients. Mix until smooth. Press dough through spaetzle maker, or a large-holed sieve or metal grater. Drop a few at a time into simmering water. Cook 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well. Sauté cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine with roasted mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and julienned onion. Place a generous portion of spaetzle on a plate, and top with the chicken schnitzel. Pour any liquid left in the pan over top of chicken. Sprinkle chopped parsley for garnish.
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The Outer Bank 1.25 ounces Grey Goose Vodka .75 ounces St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 2 ounces fresh squeezed grapefruit juice Splash of cranberry juice Splash of lime juice
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THEQUEEN’SLIST Don’t Cry For Me Evita Returns To Belk Theater he Tony Award®winning musical “Evita” returns to Belk Theater March 4 through 9, featuring some of theater’s most beautiful songs, including “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” The creation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Evita” is the story of Eva Perón, who used her beauty and charisma to rise from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the world — while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic.
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harlotte Fine Art is showcasing the work of Alabama fine artist Barbara Pennington March 4 through 28, including a reception on March 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit, “Barbara Pennington: A Retrospective (1932-2013),” highlights the evolution of Pennington’s artistic vision and her work in abstraction. Pennington’s work is exhibited in museums in Alabama and New York, and is known for its expressive vibrancy, energy and diversity in oil, watercolor, mixed media and oil pastels. Pennington was the aunt of Charlotte writer Victoria Moreland, and Moreland is building awareness for her art in the Queen City.
WANTTOGO? Charlotte Fine Art is located at 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 9 A. Call 704/541-0741 or visit Charlottefineart.com.
Celtic Woman Comes To Ovens
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he all-female ensemble Celtic Woman returns to North America with “The Emerald Tour,” including a performance at Ovens Auditorium March 6. Celtic Woman’s elaborate show spotlights a celebration of the Emerald Isles’ rich musical heritage, including “Mo Ghile Mear,” “She Moves Thru the Fair” and new interpretations of the beloved “Amazing Grace.” The group has performed for three U.S. Presidents and made appearances on “Dancing with the Stars” and the daytime drama “The Bold and the
Beautiful.” Celtic Woman’s angelic voices and violin virtuosity will be joined by world class musicians, bagpipers and championship Irish dancers, under the direction of Emmy®nominated music producer David Downes, former music director for the Irish stage show “Riverdance.” “This is a Celtic Woman experience that will soothe the soul and have you dancing in the aisles,” Downes says.
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xperience an enchanted fairy-tale ballet with North Carolina Dance Theatre’s “Cinderella,” at Knight Theater March 6 through 16. Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s colorful and classic ballet is storytelling at its finest, full of magic, humor and romance. With extravagant sets and costumes and powered by Prokofiev’s lush score, “Cinderella” includes a rich array of characters, including silly stepsisters, a delightful princess, entertaining puppets and, of course, a handsome prince.
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Angelic Art Anne Neilson Fine Art Gallery Opens
Go Green Charlotte Goes Green Festival
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he 18th annual Charlotte Goes Green Festival will be held Sat., March 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in uptown Charlotte. The festival, located on Tryon Street between 3rd and Stonewall, will feature live Irish music on the US Airways stage by the Federal Clan Kings and traditional Irish band Lissakeole, plus Irish dancers and a pipe and drum performance by the Loch Norman Pipe & Drums. Irish/Celtic vendors from across the country will be in attendance and there will be a Celtic Kids Zone, as well.
nne Neilson, noted painter and the creator of the popular Angels Series and book “Angels In Our Midst,” is debuting Anne Neilson Fine Art retail gallery at Dilworth Artisan Station March 6 with a group show featuring more than 30 national and international artists. The 2,000-square-foot gallery aims to give noted artists elevated exposure to Charlotte’s thriving art community, plus cater to private, public and corporate collectors. Neilson and gallery director Elise Bainbridge selected artists involved in the show, and the work includes paintings in a variety of styles. Neilson’s oil paintings have caught the eye of such celebrities as Oprah Winfrey and Kathie Lee Gifford, and can be found in international public, private and corporate collections. [TCW]
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Aerodynamicist Catherine Crawford & Team Sahlen hile the fan base that supports auto racing sees the girls keeping up with the boys — apparently a lot of females like to see cars speed around racetracks — the racers and crew chiefs themselves are traditionally a band of brothers. Catherine Crawford takes that notion and turns it on its head. A graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in aerospace engineering, Crawford holds dual positions in the racing industry, and both are complicated enough that they intimidate even those schooled in the language of racing.
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Mover & Shaker » By Lee Rhodes » Photos Courtesy Of Catherine Crawford
“Basically, I try and make racecars go fast.” – Catherine Crawford
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When asked to describe her career in layman’s terms, the 35-year-old Crawford laughs and acknowledges the difficulty. “My sister always tells me to use different words when I start talking about it,” she says. First, there’s her job at Crawford Composites, the company founded by her father that specializes in the design and manufacture of structural and nonstructural components utilizing aerospace technology. Crawford serves as project manager, working on
sophisticated endeavors and, as she puts it, “trying to get the engineering department and other departments to talk to each other.” Family racing roots run deep at Crawford Composites. Her mother serves as co-founder and operations manager, while her sister works as quality manager and assistant production manager. Then there’s Crawford’s other day job, where she serves as aerodynamicist, or lead engineer, for Team Sahlen in the sports car racing series.
With Team Sahlen, Crawford’s “projects” take center stage on the racetrack, and her influence is felt more keenly the faster the cars go. “Basically, I try and make racecars go fast,” she says. “This typically involves the shape of a car, but you can also change a wicker, the spoiler, and lots of other things to aero-balance the car. I also do vehicle dynamics.” Her influence doesn’t stop there. She also serves as a crew chief, deciding when to pit, when to change drivers, how much fuel is needed, and more.
To some, Crawford may not look the part. A petite blonde, she was only 13 when she began working in her father’s shop and visiting the track with him. From there it was a natural progression into the racing industry, although her family took pains not to push her too hard in that direction. She initially started as a pre-med major in college, but a trip to the hospital due to a cheerleading injury left her longing for a less depressing workplace. Her workplace today is anything but, and her days are anything but typical. On the days she is at the track, she arrives as early as possible and doesn’t head home before 8 p.m. “I spend the day in a truck on a computer,” she explains. “We are given very limited time on the track. I’ll go down for an hour, talk to drivers, look at all data — there are copious amounts of data — and make decisions.” Her trajectory from college to sports car racing included internships in everything from aerospace projects to Dyson Racing to a stint in NASCAR with Team Penske. Her first job was with Formula One, and she’s also worked in IndyCar racing and NASCAR.
“I’ve done a little bit of everything,” she says. Crawford says her career is full of innovations in technology. “Technology is getting better and better,” she notes. “We’re following the ‘green’ path and going toward turbo engines, which are more efficient. There are lots of things that have come out of racing that people don’t know about, and it can only get better.” The same is true at Crawford Composites, which creates “amazing things” out of carbon fiber, including musical harps that rival traditional harps and can only be called works of art.
Winning Edge Although a glass ceiling of sorts still persists in her chosen industry, Crawford has not let it hold her back. “I’ve had to prove myself over the years, but now for the most part it’s OK,” she says. She recounts a story about a male boss who told her she’d never do anything to impress him, and another story about men who refuse to have work-related conversations with her in lieu of talking to males. She says, “It gets better as the
generations get younger. Generally, the younger men don’t worry too much about me being a female.” Crawford’s father has long served as her role model, and both parents have instilled their tireless work ethic into their daughter. “My father has taught me most of what I know about racing,” she says. “Also, I was lucky enough to learn from some great engineers and drivers. I had the education, but you can’t really teach someone to set up a racecar; you have to do that at the track.” For Crawford, success is ultimately about winning. “They always say you’re only as good as your last race,” she concludes. “It’s hard to live with, because it’s not possible to always win. Things break; things happen. But as long as I know I made the car fast and did my best, that’s all I can do.” [TCW]
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World-Renowned Competitor Meredith Dolhare Explains How Running Works
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program RunningWorks, located in uptown Charlotte and created to give the homeless in the Queen City a place to be loved, and to find self-love. These people, along with her family — husband Walter, and sons Noah and Watson — are her inspiration. Her life is the stuff of fiction or science fiction, at times. She has a coffin-sized cooler that she fills with ice to lower her body temperature during her mammoth races. “I dunk as I go,” she laughs. And she has turned her sons’ tree house into a training facility complete with a treadmill and space heaters, to simulate the outrageous conditions in which she competes. “I can heat the tree house past 120 degrees in order to train for Badwater — with no airflow and nothing to look at,” she says. “I love it!” Out of her own issues came a burning desire to help others. Hence the creation of RunningWorks, which offers the homeless community a second chance at a life that works. She is also assistant cross-country coach at Charlotte Country Day School, where her two sons are standout athletes. Her story is mammoth in scope, and her life is far from perfect. Above all, through the ups and downs that make up her life, Dolhare runs. Q: Do you feel that your life was divided into two lives: the before-Meredith, and the after-Meredith? A: I do feel like my life has been split into pre-trauma and post trauma. With the benefit of a lot of therapy, I have discovered that nearly every major life decision I made has threads back to that year and its effects on me. This often really depresses me on some levels, but I know I would not be the strong, capable and almost fierce woman I am today without having had this experience. For that, I am grateful. Q: Can you trace a path from sexual abuse to anxiety to addiction? A: This event most definitely created the intense anxiety that led to my addictions; however, for many years, I never slowed down long enough to feel the pain or allow real emotion to filter in. I kept myself insanely busy with excelling in tennis, academics and perfectionism at all costs — all of which are signs of stuffing some deeper issue. Once I finally slowed
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eredith Dolhare is not a woman. Meredith Dolhare is a fire-breathing dragon. She gobbles up “ultramarathons” with names like Badwater 135 in places like Death Valley, where temperatures reach a mindboggling 134 degrees. She keeps on going, always in search of a bigger challenge. Dolhare runs what many would consider abusive amounts of distances, and relishes it. The bigger the race, the better. Sixty-three miles? No problem! How about 135? Bring it on! Too much is never enough. Of course, most people would consider her copious amounts of exercise to be somewhat abusive to self. And in a way, they are right. The truth is, most people don’t tackle the types of challenges Dolhare tackles unless there is something deeply wrong. Dolhare is quite aware that something is wrong. Running is how she fixes those wrongs. She was a standout tennis player in high school when the trauma occurred that put her on the eventual path to addict and then ultramarathon competitor: She was raped by a peer. She prefers to keep the details to herself, but admits that from that moment on, she was a different person. Instead of sharing what happened, she buried it deep inside herself, and used it as a form of fuel for a brand of perfectionism that only Meredith Dolhare could live up to. In the end, it broke her down. She turned to alcohol and drugs to help numb her pain, trying to block out the vivid flashbacks that began to hit her after she became a mother and life slowed down. She went to rehab in 2006, and soon after, she became the runner and competitor that she is today. Now a recovering addict, Dolhare admits that it is a daily process. “The only way out of both kinds of pain — addiction and trauma — is to walk straight through it to the other side,” she says. “I’m only given a daily reprieve from both issues, and I have to be reminded to talk about flashbacks or cravings as they come up — not stuff them and hope they go away.” She does not run away from her problems; she runs through them. She teaches others to do the same with her
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down a bit post-having children, I started having very real flashbacks. I did not know what to do with those thoughts, or who to talk to, so I stuffed them and tried to numb them out with drugs and alcohol. Clearly, that did not work very well, and I passed the point of no return into the land of addiction. I’ve found that whatever gets stuffed eventually manifests itself in one way or another. There is no way around — only through. Q: Have you found that this is common in sexual abuse survivors? A: Substance abuse and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are bedfellows for sure; yet, not everyone who experiences significant trauma or has been raped is going to cope in this manner, obviously. Addiction is a brain disease and only those who have the genetic pre-disposition to be an addict, like me, will go down this road.
Q: After the rape, you still were a standout tennis player in college at UCLA and then Vanderbilt. How? A: Following the rape and subsequent tailspin, I was so depressed my family, friends, teachers and coaches thought I had chronic fatigue syndrome. I emerged from it by throwing myself back into my academics and athletics. I was über-focused on my national tennis ranking (ninth), getting recruited by the best tennis schools for college (I actually went to UCLA on scholarship first — we were third in the nation), and garnering academic awards all at the same time (National Honor Society, Beta Club, etc.). It kept me out of my head, but I knew something was amiss. I was frenetic, and nothing was ever good enough. I do think that I was propelled by some inner wish to prove something to myself — that I could overcome anything. Q: You went into rehab in 2006. Did you discover running then? A: Actually, I broke my foot running recreationally shortly after being discharged from rehab in 2006 — a Jones Fracture with a clean break through the fifth metatarsal. I ended up in a cast for four months, and then was cleared to run again in April. By late June, I broke the exact same bone clean through again! This time, I saw Dr. Anderson from OrthoCarolina, who remains my foot doctor to this day and who I credit with being the catalyst behind my racing career. He operated
on my foot by placing a screw running the length of the fifth metatarsal in early July 2007, where it remains. I’ve never had another issue with that foot, incredibly enough, and have run thousands and thousands of miles with the screw in it. Q: How did you get involved in Ironman events? A: Several days after the foot surgery, I was feeling sorry for myself on the couch at home, which is not my normal state of being, and my husband would not co-sign my crap. He said, “You used to be the most goal-oriented person I knew.” (We’ve been together since I was a senior in high school.) He said, “Why don’t you stop whining and set a goal for yourself — do a race or something?” Considering I was in a hard cast and on crutches post-major foot surgery, this really peeved me, but there is nothing I love more than a challenge. So I said, “Fine. How about I do an Ironman? That’s a race, and I’ve always wanted to do one. It is on the list.” He thought I had lost my mind, and pointed out that not only did I not swim, but I didn’t even own a bike. Oh, well. Semantics! I registered for Ironman Florida 2008 with a couple of friends that year while still in a boot cast, and started going to the gym like that. And so life began again. Q: When did you compete in your first marathon? A: Actually, my first marathon was the year I graduated from college in 1996
Q: I’m almost scared to ask, but what is an Ultraman? A: An Ultraman is 2.5 times the Ironman, and features a 10K swim (6.2 miles), 265-mile bike, and 52.4-mile run. My first was the Ultraman UK in 2011, following three full Ironman events in three countries in three consecutive weekends: Ironman France, Ironman Austria, Ironman Switzerland. First, I did Ironman Texas, where I qualified for Kona, then left for Europe to do those three races.
get off the bike, the race leg I usually love! I was in terrible pain, and knew something was amiss, but refused to quit — especially at the World Championships. I finished the race, but it was not pretty. When I returned home, the doctor cast my arms! Still, he did not schedule an MRI, so I took the rest of the year off, thinking things would repair with rest. By February, I tried to train again, to no avail. Not only were my wrists still hurting, but I could not even open a water bottle due to lack of strength in both arms. Plus, I was having migraines that stemmed from the base of my skull and lasted four to five days. Following an epidural and a nerve block, neither of which gave me any relief, my husband insisted I get an MRI, and that is when we discovered the ruptured discs. No wonder! Q: How did you handle the news? A: Once I found out that I had ruptured discs in my cervical spine, I ceased training completely and began looking for the right doctor. It is amazing how many different opinions one can get when doctor-shopping, but I know I made the right decision with Dr. Isaacs from Duke Medical. He is pro-athlete, and took my case seriously. He agreed to not only fix the ruptured discs, but also attempt to correct the severe cervical kyphosis (curving of the neck in the wrong direction) I exhibited. Dr. Isaacs knew that I wanted to race again, and never told me even one time that my career was over or to rethink my path. Q: Post-surgery, how much time off did you take?
A: Post-discectomy, double spinal fusion and reconstruction, I took the requisite time off — six weeks — and then began walking with the RunningWorks team several days a week. Honestly, they saved my life and allowed me to get outside of myself. How could I feel sorry for myself when they have it so much worse, and were actively encouraging me to join them each program day? If not for the program, I imagine myself behind closed doors with drawn drapes. Instead, I was able to patiently get some exercise while walking and talking with people I care deeply about. This enabled my recovery to go very quickly, and I was cleared to run by the last week of November, five months post-surgery. Q: You competed six months after surgery, in the Bartram 100-K in Georgia, yes? A: My first race post-spinal surgery was only two weeks after being cleared to run again by my doctor. When I went to visit him at Duke the week of the race to make sure everything was OK, I told him I wanted to do a race that weekend. He asked,“How long, 10K?” I said, “Um, no. It is 10 loops of 10K. Is that all right?” He just shook his head and laughed, but did not tell me no, which reinforced that I had chosen the right doctor for me! To the amazement of my best friend Justin, my doctor, my husband, and myself, I somehow placed second female and seventh overall at Bartram. It was a litmus test of my fitness to see if I’d be ready to undertake my longest distance ever to date at seven months post-op, at the Brazil 135 Ultramarathon, which I finished miraculously.
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Q: Is this about the time you began to live with constant pain due to undiagnosed ruptured discs? A: Yes. By Switzerland, my neck was hurting, but I thought it was normal. When I came home, I went right into a very heavy training block for the Ultraman because I only had four weeks, and this is when I began having severe pain in both wrists. The doctors thought I had ligament and tendon issues in my wrists as a result of the excessive climbing I had done in the Alps for those Ironman races, plus the time training on the bike. So, I had four cortisone shots and left for the race in the UK. By the end of the Ultraman, both wrists and my neck were in pain, but having a high pain tolerance, I thought this was normal. I returned home and received more cortisone shots in a different spot in my wrists. Unfortunately, the doctor still did not suspect that possibly I had a spinal issue — even though C4-6 controls wrist function in the cervical spine. I took a few weeks off before heading to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, but once I got there and trained a bit, they flared up again. In Kona, I swam with one arm, could barely gear on my bike in the wind, and could not get my nutrition out of the back bottle cages because I had lost strength in my arms. Plus, I could not stay in the aero position on my triathlon bike, which is extremely important in the wind for time purposes. I’ve never been so happy to
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— the Memphis Marathon. I was working in advertising, and did not run more than 11 miles to train for it, then I did not run another one until 2008. Now, I’ve run so many I am not sure of the count.
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Q: What do you love about competing? A: It is that extra spark I need to get out of bed in the morning, and life truly is beyond my wildest dreams. I absolutely love to race — the longer and harder, the better. Q: Tell me about RunningWorks. A: RunningWorks was created largely because I felt that I was raising awareness and funds through my racing for a variety of nonprofits, however, I was “passing the buck” to someone else to solve the problems. I felt that I had the time, the passion and the drive to really make a difference — plus, a special blend of heartache and pain. Recovery enables me to understand some of the particular issues of the homeless. Quite honestly, there but for the grace of God go I.
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Q: How can running transform people’s lives? A: Sports and running really did save my life, and they can change a person for the better. Running is a healthy way to cope with the stress of the streets, family of origin issues, or trauma, period. We provide that reprieve. In addition, I am on a mission to change the stigma associated with the homeless in Charlotte and beyond. The word “homeless” wrongly conjures up images of a dirty old man under a bridge with a paper bag, and I have found that could not be further from the truth. Sure, we see some of that; however, most often, we have well-educated, middle-aged (or young) men and women who have simply lost his or her way. Sometimes, we see entire families. Or, military personnel who are wandering aimlessly with nowhere to go and no one invested in their future. Q: Some people might not understand how running is a solution for homeless people.
A: When people ask me how in the world running could possibly help the homeless, I calmly ask them what they get out of running — or even sport? Most likely, the answer is discipline, confidence, teamwork, self-respect and respect for others — all values mentioned in our mission statement and honed in each and every round group discussion following the runs on program days. Our team members volunteer on the weekends all over Charlotte at races of every size working packet pickup, parking, the finish line, picking up trash, and passing out awards. They do all of this to earn entry for themselves, and to integrate with the community in order to begin to change the stigma associated with the homeless. In addition, interacting on an interpersonal level helps them build skills that they will take into the workplace when they secure employment. On Wednesday nights, we have “Family Dinner” following the NoDa Run Club at the NoDa Brewing Company — something they may never have had in their lifetime. RunningWorks gives them a sense of place one stride at a time. Q: Tell me about your best success story at RunningWorks. A: One of our biggest program success stories is Matthew, who completed the Charlotte Ultra Run, a 50K (31 miles). The first loop of 10K featured about eight of his teammates who were there for support and to run their furthest distance yet, as well. It was a magical time, and I could not have been more proud of the entire team. When Matthew finished the 50K race, his exact quote was, “If I can do this, I can do anything!” He set out to find a job the very next week. Ever since the week after that race, Matthew has held the same job, and he has secured housing after six years on the Charlotte streets. He simply needed focus, and someone to believe in him more than he believed in himself. He needed to be loved. He is loved. Q: What do you think sports offers women? A: Sports give women the chance to be empowered, strong, competitive within the entire field. Sports offer the ability
to have a voice, the platform to make a difference and most importantly, a way to raise awareness for the issues most important to us. Sports allow us to be disciplined, confident, have self-respect and enact social change — all while exhibiting good sportsmanship and modeling a strong work ethic for our children. Q: Are you still coaching? A: Yes, and both of my boys run for the school. Watson is in tenth grade, and Noah is in eighth grade. Noah has set every middle school distance record for running at the school. Watson was the only freshman male three-sport varsity athlete last year — crosscountry, swimming and track. He is doing all three sports again this year, and Noah qualified for and competed in both Junior Olympic Track and Cross-Country national meets, as well as the New Balance Track Nationals. They are amazing, and inspire me every day. Q: Do you have words of wisdom for others who feel like their lives are consuming them? A: The most important advice I have is do not be afraid to ask for help! Not asking for help will keep you sick and will keep you stuck in shame and blame. There is no shame in getting the help you need for your issues, whether they are drug and alcohol related, trauma, mental health, or family of origin problems — whatever. The only shame is staying stuck in self-pity and denial, thinking you can do it all alone. Recovery does not come easily or naturally for me. My life often consumes me. I have to remember to be on guard every single day, and not get complacent. I have to ask for help and put my recovery first. I’m willing to be an open book because if I can help one person get out of the dark hole I was living in, exposing myself is worth it. [TCW]
TOLEARNMORE Visit Runningworks.org or Meredithdolhare.com. During the writing of this story, Karsen Price found herself wanting to run, climb, lift and sweat — in the name of girl power.
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Fit For A Queen n the Queen City, location is everything. And when it comes to the exclusive Queens Road area, many people mistakenly assume that owning is the only option. Daniel Jimenez, the development manager for The Boulevard Company, says there is another option — 2100 Queens Road West Apartments, which combine location and luxury, with the option to rent. “Most Charlotteans are under the impression that the only way to reside luxuriously in Myers Park is to own,” he says. “Now we can dispel that notion with 2100 Queens Road West Apartments.” Jimenez says it is rare to find three bedroom units in the Queen City. “At 2100 Queens, each of our 19 units feature three bedrooms, which helps fill a void for couples and/or families in need of larger units,” he says. “But the location is what really sets us apart from other living spaces within the
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Queen City. Our project is in the heart of Myers Park — arguably the most desirable neighborhood in Charlotte.” The area offers stately tree-lined streets with an eclectic assortment of boutique shops, restaurants and wine bars just a few blocks away. Myers Park Country Club and Freedom Park are also within walking distance.
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Jimenez says 2100 Queens Road West is not your average apartment building. “It’s been a very unique project because everything is practically custom,” he says. “I’m well aware that it could be a long time before I develop another apartment project with this level of finishes. It’s been hard work to get to this point, but I truly believe 2100 Queens will be in a rental class of its own.” High-level finishes include dual-sided gas fireplaces, hardwood floors, large balconies that overlook majestic oaks, high-level trim and molding, Southern style windows, walk-in pantries, stainless steel appliances with French door fridges and chimney hood ranges. The units will be move-in ready starting May 1 this year. “The list of amenities goes on and on,” Jimenez says, “but it’s best for folks to see for themselves or by visiting our website at 2100queens.com.” [TCW]
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Dwellings » By Kathleen E. Conroy
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ntering Donna Scott’s 1956 ranch home is a bit like stepping onto the TV set of “Bewitched” or “I Dream Of Jeannie” … with a little bit of “Leave It To Beaver” tossed in. Think June Cleaver, with an edge. Minus the pearls. Kitschy barware shares space with delightful vintage Danish furniture. An assortment of tall, funky “genie” bottles sits beneath a retro sunburst clock. Amoeba-shaped ashtrays are as commonplace as the velvet Elvis portrait that hangs beneath a small spotlight in the hallway. Topping it off as the perfect accessory is Scott herself, a Charlotte actress, blogger and business owner known around town as Mod Bettie.
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In 2012, Scott and husband Wes sold their south Charlotte home of 17 years, and went for their 2,300-square-foot dream home in Madison Park to match their shared decorating taste. “We wanted two things,” Scott says. “A house that was midcentury, and we wanted to be able to walk to a grocery store, restaurants, and the movies. My husband actually grew up in this neighborhood.” Park Road Shopping Center, also built in 1956, is just under a half-mile from the couple’s uniquely decorated home. The
pair found the house on Waterbury Drive while bike riding. Mod Bettie has created a name for herself as a vintage shopper and blogger, and she can scour junk shops, thrift stores, estate sales, and little-known hot spots with the best of them. Through blogging, events and social media outlets, she allows her Charlotte fans to follow her as she searches for vintage pieces — at inexpensive prices. Scott is thrifty. “I’m the girl on a budget,” says the Columbia, S.C. native. She points to her sleek midcentury-“like” partially backless
sofa. “I can get the real deal from some dealers, but you have to have bank.” For her picking purposes, Scott considers décor from 1945 to the early 1970s to be midcentury modern.
Digging It Mod Bettie isn’t the only person to be obsessed with midcentury mod. Apparently, America is in the midst of a love affair with midcentury modern style. One peek online, and you’ll find countless stores and websites devoted to this time period. Popular home décor magazines feature long, sleek coffee
tables and lounge-esque couches with peg legs. “I love it all, because I want the furniture, the china, the barware, and odd finds to have a whole new life somewhere,” Scott says. “And it’s fun. I start to get jittery when I get a deal.” Don’t blame the rise in midcentury modern on the hip-factor of the television drama “Mad Men.” Baby boomers and the surge in affordable housing after World War II are actually
behind the décor boom. The happy folks who bought homes in the 1950s and ’60s are now in their ’70s and ’80s. Many no longer want or need houses full of furniture. The result? A flood in the market of midcentury modern furnishings. With so much inventory available, everyone — from the nostalgic children of those boomers to their 20-something grandkids — seems to be adopting the sleek, funky style.
Scott relishes the trend. The fun, funky redhead with a big personality and leopard print oxfords shares her expertise online, and has run an Etsy.com shop for about a year, showcasing vintage Pyrex casserole dishes and teak wood serving trays. Last month, she opened a small shop at The Sleepy Poet on South Boulevard; look for her fun finds on Aisle 18. Scott also guest blogs for Metrolina Habitat for Humanity ReStores
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“I’m not funny about my things being totally perfect. It shows they’ve had a life before me, and I get to wonder about that life.” – Donna Scott
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(http://blog.metrolinarestores.org). In mid-February, she spoke in character as Mod Bettie as part of the ReStore ReNew series in Gastonia, sharing secrets with other vintage-hungry collectors during a luncheon, and then shopping with participants in tow. She admits that she regularly scours the 11 ReStores in the metro-area and “hunts, finds and shares secrets” with other lovers of “swanky cool.” Her bathroom, modernized by the home’s previous owners, now shows off “gas station lights” and a prized mirror Scott found while digging through rows of vertically stacked framed pictures. And what midcentury pink bathroom would be complete without a ceramic swan soap dish and floral chenille towels? It’s a throwback to Grandma’s house, finished off by a vintage home perm kit and framed vintage cosmetic ads. Scott’s kitchen is more problematic. She stands amid a large space that wavers between late-1990 upgrades,
and windows and tchotchkes from 1950. “I want Formica,” she says emphatically, “and a vintage stove!” Still, the warm space pays homage to the 1950s with vintage mixing bowls and casserole dishes and a collection of vintage blenders and toasters. While Scott admits she has some truly rare midcentury finds, including marvelous 1960s china and a ’50s-era radio/TV/record player combo, she admits she’s not a stickler. “I’m not funny about my things being totally perfect. It shows they’ve had a life before me, and I get to wonder about that life,” she says. She advises to look for décor that speaks to you or makes you laugh. She points to a 1963 curio shelf that hangs above her über-cool sofa. It’s loaded with glossy poodle figurines. “If it makes me laugh, that’s a great rule of thumb,” she says. Midcentury is also a space-saving décor option, she notes. Houses were built much smaller post-World War II,
and the American public wanted to make use of their space. Look closely and you can see that Scott’s coffee mugs and casserole dishes nest. Her brushed aluminum kitchen canisters do the same. She advises collectors to seek corner cupboards or wall curios, popular items during the midcentury. And she proudly shows off a kitchen table that “unwinds” from card-table size into a 6-foot table. “Designers were really using their heads during this time period,” she adds. “It was the perfect combination of form, function, style and quality. Who could ask for more?” [TCW]
TOLEARNMORE Follow Mod Bettie at http://modbettie.wordpress.com. Kathleen E. Conroy is a Charlotte writer who suffered from extreme grandparent nostalgia when visiting Mod Bettie’s home.
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he old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” is never more true than when it comes to your teeth. Dasling Dentistry’s Drs. Kimberly Anderson and Tiky Swain can attest to that. The powers that be behind Dasling Dentistry believe in complete health dentistry. In addition to routine dental care, the all-female, multispecialty dental practice emphasizes preventative care and patient education to support overall good health. “Here in our chair, it’s not just about the teeth. It’s about getting and keeping our patients healthy,” says Dr. Swain. The condition of your teeth and gums can reflect what’s going on in the rest of your body, and that’s why routine dental visits are so important. Dr. Anderson says, “The mouth connects to the rest of the body, and so dental issues can affect overall health.
Research has shown that the bacteria that cause periodontal disease can make diabetes and heart disease more difficult to control.” Dr. Anderson says if a patient has periodontal disease, regular maintenance in the dental office is extremely important to help control the bacteria count in the mouth and minimize the effect on the rest of the body. Dr. Swain says regular dental cleanings and checkups, as well as early intervention when a problem first occurs, will save you time, money, and — most importantly for many patients — pain. “If we can intervene early, we can minimize the pain and prevent more extensive procedures. We don’t want to wait until something fails to fix it,” says
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Dr. Swain. “Many times patients will say, ‘I’ll wait until it bothers me.’ That’s a mistake. Once it starts to hurt, the damage is already done. We need to be proactive.” Dasling Dentistry specializes in all areas of dental care, including exams and cleaning, X-rays (all are taken with digital technology), cosmetic procedures such as porcelain crowns and whitening, LumineersTM porcelain veneers, bridge repair, Invisalign braces, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease, and more. They accept most dental insurances, and will file the claims for you. If needed, they will help prioritize procedures so the most urgent needs are handled first, and they will help you set up a financing plan so you can get the treatment you need without delay. Dr. Swain says, “Many times patients make dentistry optional, but it’s just as important as seeing your primary care physician. A healthy mouth leads to a healthy body.” [TCW]
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risha Robinson felt the need for a challenge … a challenge that would push her limits, unite her family, and do a good deed for local children. The Trailblaze Challenge, offered by Make-A-Wish®, was the perfect test. Designed as an endurance hike, participants can choose 24.1 or 15.6 mile distances along the famed Bartram Trail, in Franklin, N.C. In addition to taking on a challenge worthy of any athlete, participants help raise money to grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Only Natural Growing up in West Virginia, Robinson
reveled in the beauty of the outdoor world, and took full advantage of the outdoor activities available in her state. She married a man from North Carolina who used the mountains of Boone and Blowing Rock as his playground. Together, they passed down their favorite pastime to their children, spending much of their time together in day trips hiking around the state. It’s only natural that the great outdoors would play an important role in the lives of the couple’s children into adulthood. Upon graduation from high school, Trisha’s son, Perrin, chose to complete a challenging semester in the National Outdoor Leadership School in
lieu of traditional college. However, the transition home after the semester ended has been difficult. “My son is a distinct individual,” Trisha says. “He loves to challenge himself with wakeboarding or snowboarding, and in high school, he was the goalie for the lacrosse team. When he graduated from high school, he chose to do a NOLS semester in the Rockies rather than go straight into a four- or two-year traditional college program. He spent 87 days in the wilderness with a group of 15 kids from across the U.S., learning skills such as mountaineering, rock climbing, canyoning and winter survival. Transitioning back into life in Mooresville seems to have left him wondering what to do next.”
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“Make-A-Wish® is a wonderful organization that makes a difference in As advertising representative for TCW, the lives of children with life-threatening Trisha Robinson is the rep for Make-Aillnesses,” Karen says. “It is very moving ® Wish . When she became aware of the to get to meet one of the Wish recipients, nonprofit’s second-annual Trailblaze and to hear the story of what their wish Challenge, something clicked. meant to them.” “As advertising representative for Throughout the training process, Today's Charlotte Woman and the rep Walsh offers training hikes that allow who works hand-in-hand with Make-Afellow participants the opportunity to get Wish®, I have not only learned a lot more to know each other before the big day. She organizes group training hikes that about the organization in the past six range from four to 16 miles. months, but also met a number of “That is a lot of time together to get to children who have benefited from a wish know your fellow hikers!” Walsh says. granted to them,” she says. “Hikers come to the Challenge with “When I heard about the Trailblaze different experiences and abilities. Challenge from the Make-A-Wish® folks, Everyone is really encouraging.” I thought it would be a great way to learn Robinson is grateful for all the about new trails, spend one-on-one time encouragement she can get. with my son, and have the wonderful “I have never done anything like this added benefit of bringing some joy to an before, and have no idea how this is ill child and their family,” Robinson adds. going to turn out,” she says. “I’ve seen pictures of hikers’ feet all red and swollen Bartram Trail isn’t just any old trail. and filled with blisters, and that gives me Featuring the most picturesque nightmares. The training program given mountains in North Carolina, the trail to us in our packets seems a little meanders around 78.4 miles, and is the daunting, but the blister pictures approximate route 18th century motivate me to get out there!” naturalist William Bartram journeyed in Walsh says, “My husband always jokes the 1700s. that the hardest part of hiking is getting Robinson asked her son to attend the out of the car when you get home! But Trailblaze Challenge information session seriously, your muscles will get stiff and with her. After the meeting, they agreed that the Challenge was perfect for them. For Perrin, it offered a worthy goal, plus the opportunity to help grant a wish. Trisha liked the sound of that, and she relished the idea of bonding with her son in the great outdoors. They decided to name their team the Path Less Traveled. “I knew I was going to need him along to motivate me to complete this hike,” she says, noting that most of her hikes are in the three- to six-mile range. “I’m hoping that being in the woods together gives him the chance to tell me stories about his time at NOLS and the things he learned.”
Hike leader Karen Walsh and her husband, Chris, were participants of the first Trailblaze Challenge in 2013. Karen admits that although the two were seasoned hikers, they had never tackled that type of distance before. The Walshes led training hikes last year and enjoyed the experience of coaching others. Last fall, the couple agreed to be hike leaders for the 2014 Trailblaze Challenge.
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lthough today’s allergy medications are better than ever, the best they can do is manage unpleasant symptoms like sneezing, watery eyes and nasal congestion. Immunotherapy actually alters the body’s allergic response, making it less apt to react to seasonal or other allergens in the first place. Until recently, the treatment was only available as a weekly injection, given over a period of a few years. But there are new options for allergy sufferers, including drops that go under a patient’s tongue. “There are a lot of people who just don’t want to deal with the process of traditional immunotherapy,” says Nicholas Lukacs, D.O., an allergist with CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat in Charlotte and Monroe. The company started offering the new treatment at the beginning of 2014. While effective at taming the allergic response, weekly injections have their drawbacks, and some people — particularly children — avoid treatment due to an aversion to shots. “We have had multiple patients tell us, ‘We got our kid tested, but he refused to take the shots,’ ” Dr. Lukacs says. The idea behind immunotherapy is that introducing minute amounts of allergens like ragweed and pollen into a
patient’s body stimulates a better immune response. A large, recent study found that this weapon of mass decongestion reduced patients’ total health costs by half, compared to those not receiving the treatment. Yet, only 5 percent of people who can benefit from allergy shots get them, due at least in part to the time required and the inconvenience. Patients are required to wait a half hour after receiving shots to make sure they don’t have a severe reaction; likewise, visits can take 45 minutes or longer — and that doesn’t include driving time, says Dr. Lukacs. Like injections, the drops — referred to as sublingual immunotherapy — are customized to introduce patients to the specific allergens they are sensitive to, and they are most useful for respiratory allergens. Patients take a dose every day, but they don’t have to visit a doctor to do so and can take the drops with them if they are out of town. “The primary things we’re treating are seasonal pollens — tree pollen in the spring, grass in the summer, and weeds in the fall — and other airborne allergens, such as dust mites, animal dander and molds,” says Dr. Lukacs. Sublingual immunotherapy drops have been used in Europe for years, but have taken awhile to catch on in the U.S., because they are not yet approved by the
FDA. The substances used are on the market, however, and can legally be prescribed by physicians. “The best data show that they can be as effective as injections,” says Dr. Lukacs. “And in some cases, patients may get relief sooner.” There is an exceedingly rare downside: Though uncommon, it’s possible to have a severe reaction to the allergens contained in the drops. And since the therapy doesn’t have FDA clearance yet, insurance plans don’t usually cover the treatment. Soon, there could be even more choices for combatting allergies. Several companies are developing sublingual tablets. A recent study from London’s Imperial College found that they reduced allergy symptoms 25 percent more than a placebo. Also in the pipeline is a new therapy called Pollinex Quattro, which speeds up the injection process for people receiving shots. The drug, which is still being investigated, provides the same benefit as weekly injections but is given in a series of just four injections over a six week period prior to allergy season. Bottom line, while allergies are more widespread than ever, Dr. Lukacs says, relief is in the air. [TCW]
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