HOPE Announcements

August 2024 HOPE Announcements

1. Red Cross Blood Drive




Please consider participating in the next Red Cross Blood Drive. One of the ways that you can serve is by being a blood donor. When you donate, you are giving the gift of life. We are in need of blood donors and volunteers to man the drive.

Please check out this video to see the importance of your service.

Schedule and Appointment to Donate: Please contact Mike Dames mikedames@prodigy.net or (704)724-2363

• When: Saturday, August 10th (8AM-1PM)
• Where: Charlotte Church Fellowship Hall, 2200 Ashley Road.

Volunteer to man the drive: please click here.




2. Heartsaver Hands-only CPR and AED Course:




Please consider signing up to take the Heartsaver CPR and AED course. The course trains participants to provide CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. No medical experience needed.

• Date: Saturday, August 17th.
• Time: 9:00 AM- Noon
• Age: 12 or older.

Please click here for details and to register. Please contact mikedames@prodigy.net if you have any questions.

CPR saves lives! By performing CPR, you can help to buy time until medical assistance arrives at the scene of an emergency. Be ready when 5 minutes matter.




3. School Tools Drive




The annual School Tools Drive begins Sunday July 17th and runs through September 1st. We are collecting school supplies for all ages. The collection bins are in the lobby and near the Kid’s Kingdom sign-in area. All supplies will be donated to children in the church that need supplies and Classroom Central which benefits children throughout the Charlotte area. Help us help students in need get this new school year started off right.

Most Needed Items: Pencils, Crayons, Colored Markers, Dry Erase Markers, Highlighters, Glue Sticks, Pocket Folders, Filler Paper, Composition Notebooks

Please contact Mike Dames if you have questions or ideas at mikedames@prodigy.net (704)763-5733.