Beyond This Ability

10/22/2026

A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

10/22/2026

🎃🧤💜 SPOOKY SEASON, BUT LET’S KEEP OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN! 🧡🌿

The Standing Light Foundation is inviting YOU to our Halloween Community Park Cleanup & Trail Hike! 👻🍂

We’re coming together to give back, protect our beautiful green spaces, enjoy nature, and make a positive impact right here in our community. Whether you’re a student looking for community service hours, a family wanting to get involved, or someone who simply loves giving back, WE WANT YOU THERE! 🫶🏽🌎

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ 9:15 AM SHARP – 11:00 AM
📍 J. Bayard Clark Park & Nature Center
631 Sherman Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28301

🧹 Park cleanup supplies provided
🥨 Snacks provided
🥾 Trail-cleaning hike included
📜 Community service certificates available upon request
🎃 Halloween costumes encouraged, but NOT required!

📲 READY TO JOIN US? Text CLEAN to 910-583-9734 to confirm your participation!

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Bring your family, friends, classmates, coworkers, and your community spirit! Let’s turn spooky season into a season of service. 🧡💜

✨ Same Community. Greener Tomorrow. ✨

10/19/2026

October 18–24 is Invisible Disabilities Week.

Not every disability is visible. Some people live with chronic illness, chronic pain, fatigue, neurological conditions, and other disabilities that may not be obvious to the people around them.

Invisible Disabilities Week is an opportunity to raise awareness, challenge assumptions, and help people understand that you cannot determine someone’s health, abilities, or struggles by looking at them.

Someone may look fine and still be managing pain, brain fog, exhaustion, or symptoms that affect every part of their day. They may be working hard to do things that others take for granted, or using every bit of energy they have just to get through the day.

And because their disability isn’t always visible, they may also have to explain themselves, justify their limitations, or deal with the assumption that they’re doing better than they really are.

This week is about making space for those experiences. It’s about listening without judgment, believing people when they tell you what they’re going through, and remembering that looking healthy isn’t the same as being healthy.

You don’t have to see someone’s disability to respect its impact.

If you’ve ever been told you look fine… you belong here. 🤍

10/15/2026

Atrium Health is committing $340 million over five years to expand behavioral health services across the Charlotte region.

10/14/2026

Tomorrow is Purple Thursday! 💜

Held each October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Purple Thursday is a national day to raise awareness about domestic violence and show your commitment to promoting healthy relationships.

Join us by wearing purple, sharing resources, starting conversations, and standing in support of survivors. Together, we can help create a community where everyone can live free from violence and fear.

If you or someone you know are in need of help, our Greater Charlotte Hope Line is available 24/7 at 980.771.4673. We’re here for you, today and every day.

10/14/2026