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Izzi Gorden, 5, budding philanthropist. (Photo by Todd Sumlin, The Charlotte Observer)
Posted: August 17th, 2010 Greg Lacour
Some stories worth sharing this week:
- Two tales of young--very young--ladies lending their good hearts and skills to a pair of worthy causes: Five-year-old Izzi Gorden selling lemonade and kids’ outfits to raise money for CMC-Pineville’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; and Carson LaBelle of Troutman organizing a walk and bicycle rides to benefit the Charlotte chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
- Coverage of a small but hardy group of citizens trying to make a difference for African-Americans in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
- Serendipity through local TV news: WBTV’s “Pass 3 On” segment stumbles on someone trying to help minority communities in Charlotte.
- The story of an organization called Classroom Central that’s trying to help teachers who have to reach into their own pockets to buy school supplies for their students.
- Finally, a post by our own Rhiannon Bowman about a thrilling evening at the Levine Museum of the New South--five women sharing poems in multiple languages as part of the museum’s Verano Multicultural series, in the process trying to build more bridges among cultures and nationalities.
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