Davidson County Community College to offer health and wellness classes

Davidson County Community college will be offering nursing, health and wellness classes during its spring 2016 semester. Classes include: Nursing Assistant II, Nurse Aide I, Nurse Aide II, Cultural Health Habits I & II, Review of Grammar, Medication Aide, Case Management Assistant and Medical Reimbursement Specialist.

All training is offered by Davidson County Community College’s Health, Wellness and Public Safety Department.

All classes except Nursing Assistant II, Nurse Aid I and Nurse Aid II are available online. To enroll, contact the Business Office at 336-224-4545.

Christmas in Swingtime

The Rowan Big Band All-Stars will be performing “Christmas in Swingtime” at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary on West Innes Street. Admission is free, but a love offering will be collected to benefit Communities in Schools. The performance begins at 7 p.m.

Cannon School wraps 1,500 gifts

On Wednesday students at Cannon School wrapped 1,500 gifts for needy children during Project Wrap-in.

The service project calls on students to donate a gift for an underprivileged child, then bring it to school to be wrapped. On Dec. 9, younger students were paired with older “buddies,” and wrapped the gifts in classrooms.

The gifts were donated to charitable organizations including Hospitality House of Charlotte, United Way, CCM, the Ronald McDonald House, Church of God Children’s Home and Angels in Need. A representative from each charity was on hand for a festive all-school assembly, complete with performances by the school’s jazz band and dance troupes. This is the ninth year Cannon School has participated in Project Wrap-in.