David Ruch oral history interview, 2017 November 20

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David Ruch served as a board adviser for the Optimist Park Community Association in 2017. Raised in South Bend, Indiana, Mr. Ruch details his experience in integrated public schools, his move to Charlotte in the early 2000s, and how his faith and desire to help others as a life coach shaped his experience as a member of the Optimist Park community. Mr. Ruch explains his desire for the community to uplift and invest in all members of the neighborhood, more specifically the homeless.

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Small But Significant : The Optimist Park Community

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Title: David Ruch oral history interview, 2017 November 20
Interviewee: Ruch, David (Life coach)
Interviewer: Linehan, Aunillie
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2017-11-20
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:01:39) : Digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: David Ruch was a 64 year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at WeWork Stonewall Station in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1953. He was educated at Taylor University and Trinity Divinity School. He was employed as a counselor at Willow Creek Community Church, and was the owner of I Am Discovered LLC.
Abstract: David Ruch served as a board adviser for the Optimist Park Community Association in 2017. Raised in South Bend, Indiana, Mr. Ruch details his experience in integrated public schools, his move to Charlotte in the early 2000s, and how his faith and desire to help others as a life coach shaped his experience as a member of the Optimist Park community. Mr. Ruch explains his desire for the community to uplift and invest in all members of the neighborhood, more specifically the homeless.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master file. Interview originally recorded on Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.
Interviewee Occupations: Counselors
Subjects--Names: Ruch, David (Life coach)
Subjects--Organizations: Optimist Park Community Association (Charlotte, N.C.)
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte, Inc.
Subjects--Topics: Counseling
Personal coaching
Homelessness
Church
Community development
School integration
Gentrification
African American neighborhoods
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Indiana--South Bend
North Carolina--Charlotte--Optimist Park
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1950-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Honors College and Charlotte Action Research Project interviews on Charlotte neighborhoods
Digital Collection Series Title: Small but significant : The Optimist Park community
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by David Ruch.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: CH-RU0034
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2476

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