School Challenge
Service Hours
HOURS
- 1Blue Hawks High1,420
- 2Wildcats Academy1,185
- 3Lakers Prep960
Schools · Clubs · Teams · Community Groups
Build your group’s community impact in one place.
Create an adult-managed portal, invite students or participants privately, track service, submit events and fundraisers, and share approved impact with the Lake Norman community.
Individuals 16+
Connect with LINK to find local volunteer, service and community opportunities.
Students & Young Adults
Explore student pathways, service, career readiness and community participation.
Join an Existing Group
Use the private code provided by your school, club, team or community group.
Create a Group Portal
An authorized adult can register a school, team, club or community group for LINK review.
Manage Your Portal
Approved group managers can manage memberships, service hours, submissions and public group-level recognition.
Youth Privacy & Consent
Under-13 participation starts a parent/guardian consent flow. Ages 13–17 remain privately managed and public youth media requires guardian authorization.
SERVICE · LEADERSHIP · REAL-WORLD CONNECTION
Turn school spirit, clubs, teams and service hours into local impact.
Use these paths to build service, leadership, friendly competition, nonprofit support and career-connected experiences across Lake Norman.
Schools + Service Partnerships
Connect student service hours to verified local needs, nonprofit relationships and leadership.
CREATE A SCHOOL OR GROUP PORTAL →
School vs. School Challenges
Turn friendly rivalry into volunteer hours, fundraising and measurable local impact.
START A SCHOOL CHALLENGE →
Clubs Can Compete for Good
Student Council, NHS, Beta Club, arts and service organizations can build challenges around local missions.
LAUNCH A CLUB PATH →
Teams That Give Back
Use sports culture and team energy to serve nonprofits, earn hours and lead beyond the game.
GET YOUR TEAM INVOLVED →FRIENDLY COMPETITION · VISIBLE IMPACT
See what a LINK challenge leaderboard could look like.
Schools, clubs and teams can turn service, fundraising and community participation into friendly challenges people can follow and celebrate.
EXAMPLE LEADERBOARDS · ILLUSTRATIVE DATA ONLY
Club Challenge
Funds Raised
LOCAL CAUSES
- 1Student Council$4,850
- 2Beta Club$3,940
- 3Service Club$3,120
Team Challenge
Community Impact
PROJECTS
- 1Football12 projects
- 2Volleyball10 projects
- 3Soccer8 projects
Service Can Open Career Doors
Volunteering can create relationships with mentors, references, industries and opportunities students may otherwise miss.
EXPLORE STUDENT PATHWAYS →
Service Hours with Purpose
Connect service, soft skills, career readiness and community participation to what comes next.
FIND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES →Youth privacy built in
Anyone under 13 requires parent/guardian approval before private membership proceeds. Under-13 individual public profiles and public photo/media submissions are blocked in the current portal. For ages 13–17, public youth media requires guardian-release confirmation and LINK Admin approval.
Schools, Clubs, Teams & Groups
Only approved group-level information appears here. Member lists, student emails, guardian information and private memberships are never public.
LINK MARKET & BRAND MATERIALS
Order or customize LINK materials
Order extra partner badges, QR stickers, signs and print materials — or customize approved materials for your business, nonprofit, school, team, club or community group.