Carolina’s | Tennessee Local Nonprofit News, Events and Chat for Sunday - October 2
The latest local Charlotte/Charleston/Nashville/Memphis area nonprofit news to help power your network, strengthen your organization and keep you involved with your professional peers, funders, competitors and cohorts!
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Chemical pollution is a vast problem, the depth of which is still unclear because many chemicals are not extensively tested for their environmental impact and not routinely monitored. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/25/how-birds-of-prey-are-exposing-a-toxic-time-bomb?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1664136203
.@AsheboroSchools Superintendent Aaron Woody shares changes the district made last school year to prepare for shifting the district’s reading instruction with fidelity. https://www.ednc.org/perspective-embracing-science-of-reading-in-asheboro-city-schools/
HALF HOUR CALL for tonight’s first @BlueLapisLight performance at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center as part of the Charlotte International Arts Festival!
Our Birdmen friends are looking for a good seat! 😃 #cltartsfest
Filling out the FAFSA is important, but it can be confusing. We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked FAFSA questions to help. #nced https://www.ednc.org/the-2023-24-fafsa-opens-oct-1-what-do-i-need-to-know/
Jupiter/Webb telescope image insights provided by @astro_rachel, our Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab and Curator of Meteorites at the Museum! 🌠🔭
“Without engaging in partisanship, schools can go beyond practical instruction on voting to helping students gain some experience in democracy’s customs and a taste for personal participation,” @FerrelGuillory writes. https://www.ednc.org/perspective-teachable-moments-before-and-on-election-day/
Ready to FLY?! This is your final boarding call for @BlueLapisLight's performances *ON* the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center building TONIGHT (10/2) at 7:30pm and 9pm as part of the Charlotte International Arts Festival!
October is #NationalBookMonth. The month-long celebration focuses on the importance of reading, writing & literature. Get more access to books thru @dollyslibrary, a highly regarded international program providing free monthly books to children, birth - 5: https://buff.ly/2vviLC4
Recent recipients of needs-based construction grants were recognized at a ceremony Monday, which highlighted the conditions some districts are operating under. https://www.ednc.org/2022-09-27-needs-based-grants-bring-building-funds-for-nine-districts/
Who else is FLIPPING EXCITED for Blue Lapis Light’s performances *ON* the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center building TONIGHT (10/2) at 7:30pm and 9pm as part of the #cltartsfest?!
ALSO - don’t miss your FINAL encounters with Birdmen – visiting the crowd at 6:45pm and 8pm!
The nonprofits that Volunteer Memphis serves are the pulse of the Mid-South - responding to basic needs, educating our children, preserving the environment, & shaping a healthier future for all. Support Volunteer Memphis today: https://volunteermemphis.org/donate/
The ultimate Sunday Funday is underway as we inch closer to closing out the inaugural Charlotte International Arts Festival!
SUNDAY SCHEDULE (🧵)
Ballantyne’s Backyard – Open all day through 10pm
Bees and Bloom! at SouthPark Mall (Center Court near the escalators) – 2pm & 4pm
Through the Trident United Way #AmeriCorps program you have the opportunity to learn, serve and earn in the Tri-County area! Learn more and apply today https://www.tuw.org/americorps #LiveUNITED
Be among the ✨ first guests ✨ inside the new Restaurant Iris designed by Parker Design Studio — and support the arts with your presence!
See you Thursday, October 6, at 6 p.m., for An Evening of Art & Design at Chef Kelly English's NEW Restaurant Iris.
https://www.artsmemphis.org/iris
It is the intent of the NC Transition Pilot Initiative, as well as the focus on transition within the statewide ESSA Early Learning work, to include strategies & practices for successfully transitioning all children & families into k5. Register for a mtg: https://buff.ly/3SsFwi5
