United Family Services wishes to share the following services or opportunities for volunteering for November:
Volunteers Needed: United Family Services offers hope. That hope is helping to change the future of our community one life at a time. But we don’t do it alone. Each year, more than 250 people volunteer their time to […]

There will be a benefit breakfast at Midway Baptist Church on Olive Branch Road in Wingate on Saturday, October 18 from 6am to 10am.

The beneficiary is Faith Wiles, a fourteen-year old young lady who is currently being treated for recurrent Ewings Sarcoma and undergoing aggressive chemotherapy.  In May, it was determined that the cancer had metastized […]

As the advertisement once said, “We’ve come a long way, baby.” Union Smart Start celebrated it’s 10th anniversary in April, recognizing just how much the non-profit organization has achieved. 
In 1998, we were known as Union County Partnership for Children, a name that remained until 2007, whe the board adopted the name Union Smart Start.  The […]

Hospice of Union County will be offering volunteer training on July 28,29, and 31, 9:00a.m. to 1 p.m. at the office in Waxhaw. Volunteers are the heart of Hospice. They provide support to patients and their families, either in the patient’s home or at the Hospice Houses on the main campus in Monroe. […]

A few seats remain for this Friday’s (April 18, 8:30-1:30) Women’s Leadership Conference at the Union Co. Agricultural Center on Hwy. 74, between Monroe and Wingate. This years topic, “Everyday Ethics–the black, the white, the gray” is sure to promote healthy discussion among the participants. A panal of local professional women will […]

The public is invited by Monroe First Baptist Church to hear Rev. Fran Cook, an ordained Baptist minister working in Charlotte to keep young people out of gangs and to help those already in gangs break free. Rev. Cook will be speaking at the church on Wednesday, April 2 at […]

The 10th annual adult community spelling Bee, which is sponsored by the Literacy Council of Union County , will be held on the evening of May 1 at First Baptist Church in Monroe. The Council is currently looking for 20 teams from area businesses that would like to spell their way to a championship […]

Sheri Lynch, co-host of the nationally syndicated morning radio show, “Bob & Sheri” on 107.9, The Link, will speak at the Friends of the Ethel K. Smith Library luncheon at Wingate University on March 13. Tickets are $30 or $225 for a table of eight. They may be purchased by calling 704-233-8093 or email to […]

The American Red Cross of Union County is proud to announce the addition of an Instructor Training Class to its list of available courses. The Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED Instructor class is a fun, three day session, where interested individuals will learn how to become First Aid, CPR, and AED instructors, gaining […]

Now, Union and Anson County community members have a new, convenient way to get trained in lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid — online.  The Union County chapter has partnered with the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis to offer Red Cross Online Training.    
“We know that people are busy and it’s hard to […]