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Nonprofits, foundations, and neighborhood giving across Ballantyne and south Charlotte. The causes BCC neighbors organize around, the volunteers who actually run them, and where the money goes.
Steve Baune set up a table by the fifth hole so passing golfers could take a Bloody Mary. He died in 2014. The tournament his Rotary club built in his name returns to Piper Glen on September 28…
Nell Thomas·Sep 10, 2026
Nicole McAlister and Zachary Sazama have signed up to climb 29,029 vertical feet in 36 hours, the height of Everest. They are, by their own account, not hikers.
Nell Thomas·Sep 1, 2026
La Paz Global connects Charlotte and coastal Costa Rica through education. Its Charlotte-based Let's Rock benefit raised more than $22,000 this year for a scholarship program whose graduates have a…
Nell Thomas·Aug 4, 2026
The neighbors behind Ballantyne Country Club's Pink Bow Campaign: more than 20 street captains who line the streets with pink bows every fall as a life-saving reminder to schedule mammograms, now…
Nell Thomas·Aug 1, 2026
After a Stage II breast cancer diagnosis at 31 traced to a BRCA2 mutation, Kelly Kashmer founded NothingPink. The Charlotte-area nonprofit supports families facing hereditary breast and gynecological…
Nell Thomas·Jul 3, 2026
A Charlotte-based nonprofit co-founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel uses education to inspire students to become voices of conscience.
Jack Beckett·Jun 1, 2026
Come to the Table, a two-day designer showcase and benefit at Quail Hollow Club, raised support for Beds for Kids while reminding Ballantyne neighbors that hospitality is community work.
Nell Thomas·Apr 2, 2026
