Volunteer

Volunteers donate their time in communities across our region, whether at a homeless shelter, a food bank, or an after-school program. Charlotte resident Connie Oliphant, 86, was one of those people. According to an American Red Cross Survey, just over half of Americans lack basic swimming skills, and over the past four years, the retired teacher worked to help change that. A few weeks before she unexpectedly died last weekend, Oliphant shared insight about her coaching methods that gives adults life-saving skills and confidence in the water.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, volunteers with a group that collects surplus food from restaurants are preparing 850 meals for inmates at a prison in Salisbury.

Construction began Friday – Flag Day - on the first Habitat Charlotte home built by veterans for a veteran. They're racing to finish within 2 ½ weeks, so…

The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office is launching a new program this summer that will allow inmates in Cleveland County to volunteer with local…