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SWEET CHARITIES
Church Holds
'Faith in Action'
Sunday
BCC Rally Celebrates 10th Anniversary
This fall the all-volunteer Ballantyne Country Club Rally celebrates its 10th year of raising
awareness and funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. In the summer, the BCC Barracudas swim
team sold snow cones, cotton candy and pink bows to raise more than $1,600 for BCC Rally. The
team also showed their support by wearing pink swim caps.
In just fve years, BCC Rally's home-grown Pink Bow Campaign has netted $160,000 for
the cause. The campaign raised a record $57,000 in 2012, including donations from England,
Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.
Since 2004, BCC Rally has raised $934,000 and is on track to meet the $1 million goal for its
10th anniversary. Register for BCC Rally events at www.bccrally.org. Info about the pink bow
campaign: pinkbow4rally@gmail.com or visit www.bccrally.org.
Foundation
Hosts Race
Sept. 21
The Isabella Santos
Foundation's 6th Annual Race
for Kids Cancer is scheduled
for 8 a.m. Sept. 21 in Ballantyne
Corporate Park. Last year the
5K race drew 1,600 participants
and raised $200,000 to help fnd
a cure for pediatric cancer and
support local children's charities.
The organization honors
Isabella Santos, the daughter
of Ballantyne residents Erin
and Stuart Santos, who
died of neuroblastoma.
Registration and details: www.
isabellasantosfoundation.com.
On Sept. 8, Harrison
United Methodist Church
will forego its Sunday
service so volunteers from
the congregation and
community can spend a
day of "Faith in Action"
— doing home repairs,
landscaping, visits with the
elderly and other projects
that support local agencies,
such as the Charlotte
Rescue Mission, Bethlehem
Center, Pineville Elementary
and Moore Place. The day
of service will end with a
fellowship dinner at the
church. Details: 704-541-3463
or anita.king@harrisonumc.org.
Golf Tourney
Helps Kidney
Patients
The National Kidney
Foundation stages its annual
local golf tournament, The
Cadillac Golf Classic, at
Ballantyne Country Club on
Monday, Oct. 21. The top
three fnishers will be eligible
to compete in a national
championship at Pebble
Beach Resorts.
The event concludes with a
barbecue dinner, silent auction
and raffe. Funds raised beneft
kidney patients in North
Carolina and elsewhere. To
register, email jane.weaver@
kidney.org or call 704-519-0020.
Big South Holds 5K Oct. 19
The Big South Conference will host the fourth annual Big South
5K Road Race on Saturday, Oct. 19 in the Ballantyne area. The course
begins and ends at Blakeney Shopping Center.
Last year a record 1,200 participants representing 50 local middle
schools in Mecklenburg and Union counties helped raise $17,000 for
middle school athletic programs. Businesses interested in supporting
this year's race may contact Matt VanSandt at 704-341-7990 or mattv@
bigsouth.org.
Individuals, community teams or corporate teams may register at
www.bigsouth5k.com. The event's Facebook page, www.facebook.
com/BigSouth5KRoadRace, includes interactive features and race
information, as well as gift cards and prizes from race sponsors.
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BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE
FALL 2013