Volunteer Appreciation – Do You Know a Special Volunteer? I Do!
Carolina Pad and VolunteerSpot.com have teamed up for Volunteer Week 2011 to celebrate extraordinary volunteers and their teams with fun prizes and well-deserved recognition. VolunteerSpot is a FRE...
ReadmoreDid I Hear Someone Say Poker Run?
If you know me at all, you know I am just slightly competitive. Ummm...well, maybe a little bit more than slightly. And poker just happens to be one of those things I like to play! And what do you...
ReadmoreNow’s Your Chance to See a Tractor Pull – And for a Good Cause!
Ever Seen a Tractor Pull Before? What? You live in North Carolina and haven't seen one? Well, now is your chance to see one AND SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE! This Corbin Crook Tractor Pull is a benefit fo...
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HomeTown Heroes – A Social Worker’s View
Sharon Hurff has been a social worker for 17 years, but for the past three years she has worked at Levine's Children Hospital. When a child is diagnosed with cancer, they are assigned a social worker...
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Local Charity – HomeTown Heroes Shows Their True Colors
It was a crisp Sunday morning, but off in the distance you could hear a rumble of thunder and see some black clouds with a cream colored one mixed in. What in the world was coming towards Monroe, NC?...
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The Adam Faulk Tanksley Foundation Charlotte, NC
Adam Tanksley was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with Wilm's Tumor. Because of a negative histology his survival rate was 35%. THIRTY FIVE PERCENT. His cancer was staged at level IV because it ...
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The Tanksley Family – A HomeTown Heroes Family
Dear Readers, I would like to ask you, have you known someone with cancer? I am going to bet that almost everyone has. I am also going to ask you, have you spent 310 days in a hospital with your 3 ...
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Christmas Eve with HomeTown Heroes
Sometimes, just sometimes, you want to do something for several reasons, but without knowing exactly the most important reason. This is the way I felt about spending our Christmas Eve with HomeTown He...
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