The Huntersville Volunteer Fire Department is looking for hardworking, dedicated people who are willing to attend monthly department training and to work toward becoming a state-certified firefighter.
To apply for membership, stop by the station at 110 Old Statesville Road between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday to pick up an application packet.
All applicants must be 18 or older and must live within the Huntersville fire district. For more information, go to www.huntersvillevfd.org
The Gilead Fire Rescue also is looking for new members, both male and female, to help in fire, rescue and EMS service for the Huntersville community.
If you are a team player, self-motivated, eager to learn and want to help your community stop, at the station and talk to any firefighter, or call the station at 704-875-6266 for more information.
Firefighters must be 18 or older and must live in the Gilead fire district or in a neighboring fire district. Junior firefighters must be between 14 and 17 years old and must have a Gilead firefighter sponsor the membership.
Blood drive
The Huntersville Blood Donation Center at 9800 W. Kincey Ave., Huntersville, will be open 2:30-7 p.m. Monday; and 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 23, 24, 26, 30, 31.For more information visit www.givelife.org.
Toastmasters
If you have a fear of public speaking or want to develop speaking and leadership skills, the Lake Norman Toastmasters Club invites you to visit a weekly meeting.
Visitors can participate in Table Topics and impromptu speaking sessions. Members work on giving speeches and honing skills by participating in other meeting activities, including timing other speakers or giving evaluations.
Club dues are $57 every six months. New members pay a nominal, one-time sign-up fee, which includes the Toastmasters book and other materials.
The Lake Norman Toastmasters meets 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Monday at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce building, 19900 West Catawba Ave., Cornelius. For more information, contact Anette Powell, vice president of membership, at 704-778-2534
New home for church
On April 20, after more than one decade of planning and hard work, Huntersville United Methodist Church hosted its first worship service in the new Stumptown Road campus. Nearly 700 attended the open house and special worship service and the largest communion in church history.
With more than two dozen classrooms, meeting space and industrial-sized kitchen, the church also made space for two mission projects including Room in the Inn and the North Mecklenburg Food Pantry. The new building will also house a preschool program scheduled to open in the fall.
For more information about Huntersville United Methodist Church visit www.huntersvilleumc.org. For more information about the new preschool call 704-949-1826.
Annette
Calud
