April 29, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 29, 2024
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We’ve EXTENDED this match until SUNDAY (May 5)! Have you donated yet? There’s just a few days left to have your donation matched up to 2x in this year’s Kickstart Kindness campaign! Kickstart.CommonHeart.org YOU choose where you want your donation to go! Pick from these projects: -Supporting the brand new […]
April 26, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 26, 2024
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When we met Michele Pollard-Coons at one of our evening pantries almost 2 years ago, the situation was beyond dire – but we didn’t know it. Michele came to get food at the urging of one of her neighbors. But she told us much later that when she arrived she […]
April 22, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 22, 2024
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Our matching #KickstartKindness campaign continues until May 1! Give online at KickstartKindness.CommonHeart.org and your donation will be matched! Sign up to donate monthly and your first month’s gift will be DOUBLE matched! In just one day last week, we gave out 5 emergency boxes of food to families who were […]
April 11, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 11, 2024
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As with each spring, things around us start to return to life. And each April, we focus on new ways to kickstart kindness. You and friends like you sow seeds of generosity and water new plants of compassion locally. With gratefulness and expectation, we look to you; the heroes of […]
April 10, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 10, 2024
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‘I’m feeling down. My income is too low and my bills are keeping me up all night. My wife is not well, sometimes she feels like hell and she gets anxious and blames herself for the mess we are in. We used to feel empowered, now we are just thankful […]
April 9, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 9, 2024
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THANK YOU to everyone who has collected egg cartons for us the past few years!! So very appreciated – we couldn’t have given out the eggs to our neighbors without them! We’re excited to report that our new source for eggs every month already come in cartons so we DO […]
April 5, 2024
ATTENTION NASCAR FANS!!! Here’s a unique volunteer opportunity that raises money for our neighbors challenged by poverty! Our friends at Charlotte Motor Speedway will donate to Common Heart for every hour our volunteers work as ushers during the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 event Memorial Day weekend in May. Volunteers must be […]
March 25, 2024
Hey volunteers!! RSVP now for our Volunteer Appreciation picnic! https://forms.gle/hbzENjdSf3hMQnK69 Sunday, April 14 1-3 p.m. (Lunch is on us!). We’re thrilled to be returning to the beautiful The Belk Mansion, LLC in downtown Monroe. Delicious food, door prizes, games & tours of the historic mansion! THANK YOU to our picnic […]
March 14, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at March 14, 2024
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There’s another food pantry location coming to Union County! Beginning next Wednesday (March 20) Common Heart volunteers will provide free groceries to families at the first-ever food pantry at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church (8515 Rea Road) in Waxhaw. The pantry will be held every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at St. […]
February 26, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at February 26, 2024
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6 DAYS AWAY!!! Common Heart Hunger Walk is Sunday, March 3! Don’t leave Fido at home…leashed dogs are welcome! Our friends at Pressly Animal Hospital,PLLC in Stallings are returning as the Bark Zone sponsor for this event! At their booth near check-in, you’ll find FREE doggy bandanas, treats, giveaways & […]