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Greenway Challenge helps raise money for local recreation
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Greenway Challenge helps raise money for local recreation

SUTTON, Mass. - Dozens of people got together on Saturday for an event that organizers call "an adventure race like no other." What You Need To Know The annual Greenway Challenge brought out dozens of teams on Saturday to raise money for local recreation The Challenge began in Cumberland, Rhode Island and ended in Whitinsville Each team participant either biked, ran or paddled their leg of the Challenge Money raised will benefit improvements at the Whitin Community Center The Greenway Challenge begins in Cumberland, R.I. and ends in Whitinsville, with teams of participants working together in a relay that involves biking, running and paddling. Charlie Thompson, steering committee chairman for the Greenway Challenge, said it’s quite a journey. “It's basically designed as a team re...
Beyoncé tickets raise money for Charlotte-area nonprofits
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Beyoncé tickets raise money for Charlotte-area nonprofits

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A raffle for two tickets to the Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour in Charlotte raised $12,000 for local nonprofits. What You Need To Know A raffle for Beyoncé tickets, dinner and a ride for the night raised $12,000 for two local nonprofits Community Link and BCDI-Charlotte are splitting the funds Beyoncé was in Charlotte on Aug. 9 at Bank of America Stadium Z3 Carolinas donated two 100-level Beyoncé tickets. Proceeds from the tickets, raffled off with a dinner at Sea Level and a ride for the night with Charlotte Black Car Service, are benefiting nonprofits Community Link and Black Child Development Institute of Charlotte.  President and CEO of Community Link, Tameka Gunn, said this is the first time they did a fundraiser like this one. Typically, the nonprofit ru...