🌱Teen Racers Get Lifetime Opportunity + Providing Shelter For Women

Morning, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Mooresville Daily. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. In today's issue, you'll find news about...

• Make sure there is something to be thankful for this holiday season.
• Porsche announces its racers.
• Teen racers get the opportunity of a lifetime!

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Chilly with clouds and sun. High: 49 Low: 26.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. Providing hope and a reason to be thankful for this holiday season, HOMe Hope of Mooresville is offering temporary shelter to women and children without a home. According to WCNC.com, "HOMe Hope of Mooresville is a 501(3)(c) organization that specifically provides temporary, safe shelter and support services to Mooresville's homeless women and children. "I was in a really bad place living in Charlotte with drugs, sirens, killings," Melissa Cables, who arrived at the shelter three months ago, said. Teresa Schaeffer has lived in the shelter for seven months. "From the bottom of my heart, they saved my life," Schaeffer claimed. Admission to Hope of Mooresville requires an interview process. Once women are accepted, they are offered case managers, connection resources, mentoring, parenting classes and other types of support to overcome their hardships."(WCNC.com)
2. According to Motor Authority, "Porsche on Monday named Nick Tandy and Frédéric Makowiecki as drivers for its 2023 Porsche 963 LMDh campaign, completing the 10-driver lineup for the automaker's return to top-level endurance racing. The campaign will see Porsche enter its new 963 race car into both the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship, in the premier Hypercar and GTP classes, respectively. Previously confirmed drivers include U.S. driver Dane Cameron and former Formula 1 driver Felipe Nasr, as well as Matt Campbell, Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Mathieu Jaminet, André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor." (Motor Authority)
3. Talk about a dream come true for young racers! Thirteen teen drivers from across the country suited up as part of the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine. The three-day tryout started on Monday. Up for grabs are three spots in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program that produced well-known drivers like Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace and Daniel Suarez. On the tryout’s final day the racers will head to South Boston Speedway in Virginia for one last evaluation. The drivers will find out by the end of the year if they’ll be joining NASCAR’s elite program." Good luck drivers! (WSOC Charlotte)

Today in Mooresville:

• Wrestling @ Stuart Cramer - Mooresville Senior High School (5:30 PM)
• Parent Forum: Fentanyl Poisoniing - Pine Lake Preparatory (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department held an appreciation luncheon for fellow town employees who assisted with moving furniture from the old police department to the new location. We couldn’t have done it without them. Thank you again." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Police Department: "Thank you everyone who came out to our Evening with the Chief event last night! Chief answered questions and gave updates about our department. MPD staff gave out tours of the new department. Thank you again to those who came. " (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Feed NC: "Thank you to Girls Who Give and the mom's who took time out of their day yesterday to Give Back at FeedNC. They took a tour and learned a little more about hunger and food insecurity in our community." (Feed NC via Facebook)
• Town of Mooresville NC: "The Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners will hold an agenda briefing virtually beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 18. The livestream can be viewed by visiting mooresvillenc.gov/live." (Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
• Mooresville Parks & Recreation: "Looking for ways to help your soccer star improve his or her skills? Join us for an hour of instructional training. Classes with a low staff to student ratio will focus on building confidence and strategies in passing, receiving, speed, agility and much more." (Mooresville Parks & Recreation via Facebook)

That's it for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins! I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small-town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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