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.
