JOIN HEARTS CIRCLE

Our region’s

history is

disappearing -

one place at a time.

When you join HEARTS Circle, you’re the one keeping it alive.

Become a Member

“We saw them sitting there, neglected and endangered. No one was coming to save them.”

Across the Lake Norman area, the oldest homes, churches, schools, stores, and special places are quietly being lost.

WHAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP DOES

So we started HEARTS. Your membership brings these special places back to life.

Becoming a HEARTS Circle member means joining the community that protects the places and stories that shape who we are. Your support keeps local history, nature, and the arts open to everyone and hands the business side to people who can keep these sites alive for good.

HEARTS took North Carolina’s oldest store from struggling to thriving - and now supports 10+ historic sites across the Lake Norman region.

HEARTS Circle Members are making a difference!

People gathering on the porch of a brick house with string lights, black shutters, and outdoor furniture, during a social event in the evening.
EVERY MEMBER

What you get as a HEARTS Circle member

Every membership, at every level, includes all of these.

The HEARTS Circle Gala

An invitation to our annual members-only celebration — the number of tickets grows with your level.

Access to it all

Member events, programs, and resources across history, ecology, arts, trails, and the Hugh Torance House & Store.

A place you saved

Every membership directly funds the rescue and upkeep of the sites we all love — and keeps them open to the public.

EVERY MEMBER

What you get as a HEARTS Circle member

Every membership, at every level, includes all of these.

CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL

Become a HEARTS Circle member

Memberships run by the calendar year. Pick the level that's right for you — every dollar keeps a historic place alive.

Individual
$50/year
  • All HEARTS Circle member benefits
  • 1 ticket to the annual Gala
Dual
$100/year
  • All HEARTS Circle member benefits
  • 2 tickets to the annual Gala
MOST POPULAR
Family
$150/year
  • All HEARTS Circle member benefits
  • 4 tickets to the annual Gala
  • Covers your whole household
Advocate
$250/year
  • All HEARTS Circle member benefits
  • 4 tickets to the annual Gala
  • Recognition as an Advocate
Benefactor
$1,000/year
  • All HEARTS Circle member benefits
  • Reserved table at the Gala
  • Recognition as a Benefactor

Reduced-rate memberships

Children (ages 4-12): $10 - A designated parent or guardian activates the account. Does not include HEARTS Circle Member Gala ticket.

Students: $25 - For anyone enrolled at a school or university.

Give at the leadership level

Sponsorships from $1,500 to $7,000 include all member benefits and a reserved table at the Gala, and directly underwrite preservation and education work.

Be a Local Preservation Leader

Don’t want these places lost?

Become a HEARTS member — so the special places we love are here for the future.

Become a Member