News about grants, gifts
Foundation For The Carolinas announced a $45 million stock contribution to the Howard R. Levine Foundation, a donor advised fund held at FFTC. With the gift of 600,000 shares of Family Dollar stock from Howard R. Levine in October 2014 and the subsequent sale of the stock in late January 2015, this major gift brings his total philanthropic funds at FFTC to $65 million.
The 29th Annual A Toast to the Triangle for the Tammy Lynn Center welcomed 1,000 attendees to enjoy the best food and drink in the Triangle while raising more than $211,000 for Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation—exceeding $200,000 goal for the second year in a row. For more, follow the link.
Alumni from the Davidson College Class of 2011 I.S. Dunklin, Kevin Hubbard, Matthew Loftus and George Stewart partnered with clothing company Vineyard Vines to reach their $250,000 goal for the John Frankel Memorial Scholarship. The alumni recently reached the $250,000 goal and continue to sell the ties in Frankel’s honor.
Hospitality House of Charlotte (HHOC), a local nonprofit organization providing affordable lodging to families and patients of all ages undergoing medical treatment in the Charlotte area, has met a generous challenge grant issued by The Leon Levine Foundation to raise $30,000 in 30 days during their latest fundraiser called the Queen City Corporate Challenge (QCCC).
News about people, groups
The Hispanic League will host its Annual Spanish Nite Gala, a bilingual celebration and cultural event, on April 18th, 2015 in Winston Salem. For more, click here.
Due to lack of canned goods, The Salvation Army of Wake County’s food assistance program is suspended indefinitely. To help, please visit www.WakeArmy.org.
News about opportunities, initiatives
Team V, The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s official endurance training and fundraising program, is looking for volunteers to participate in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Raleigh Marathon & ½ Marathon weekend April 10-12, 2015. The V Foundation is the official charity partner of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Raleigh event. For more information and to register, click here.
Spring Intersession Arts Camp: Carnival begins March 30th until April 10th. Visit, durhamarts.org for more information.
Charlotte’s Jazz Arts Initiative (JAI) celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month by kicking off Season 5 of its highly acclaimed monthly series – The Jazz Room @ The Stage Door Theater – on Thursday, April 30, 2015 with internationally renowned jazz master Delfeayo Marsalis playing the music of Duke Ellington.
The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter (LFANC) needs 100 volunteers to help in various functions at its 7th Annual Walk to End Lupus Now: Raleigh. The Walk will be held on Sunday, April 19 at North Carolina State University – Centennial Campus located at 851 Main Campus Drive in Raleigh.
The Durham County Cares Recipient Organization Applications are now open. The applications are due by Friday, April 3rd at 5pm. Follow the link for more.
The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas’ (CBCC) wrapped up its Sixth Annual ‘Pints for Pounds’ campaign by donating 19,600 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.
Local legal aid nonprofits Legal Services of Southern Piedmont (LSSP) and Legal Aid of North Carolina-Charlotte (LANC) hosted their ninth annual Justice for All Luncheon March 12, 2015 at The Westin Charlotte with keynote speaker Chief Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court Mark Martin, chair of the N.C. Equal Access to Justice Commission, to highlight the need for and the work of ensuring access to justice for the Charlotte area’s low-income community. To learn more about Legal Services of Southern Piedmont and Legal Aid of North Carolina, visit www.lssp.org and www.legalaidnc.org.
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) will accept grant applications for the spring cycle until May 21, 2015. The spring cycle of grants will fund arts activities taking place from July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016. For more, visit the link.
The Charlotte, Triangle and Triad Chapters of the Association of Fundraising Professionals are pleased to announce the 11th Annual NC Philanthropy Conference on Thursday, August 20, 2015 in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Koury Convention Center. This year’s conference focuses on best practices and emerging trends in philanthropy. For more, click here.
Fuel in a Bottle Energy Shots has partnered with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to support programs and events honoring our nation’s heroes. The campaign will run through December 31st with donations going to the Foundation. For more information, click here.
Dr. Allan M. Acton will host the Dentistry From The Heart Event providing adults with free dental care on Saturday, April 18. For more information please visit: www.dentistryfromtheheart.org.
On Friday, April 24 Greensboro will be holding a SNAP EBT Farmer’s Market sign-up event giving farmers the chance to enroll as retailers in the SNAP program. Click here.
On Saturday, March 28th, Wilmington area community members and concerned parents gathered at the Food Lion parking lot off S Kerr Ave for a 3 hour event to collect injection drug syringes discarded on the ground. New Hanover county has the 2nd highest rate of heroin overdose in the state and injection drug rates are rising rapidly, leading to increases in the numbers of syringes discarded in public areas. Read more.
On Wednesday, Apr. 01, 2015, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will join North Carolina State Agencies for Agriculture and MarketLink to host a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Merchant Sign-up Day.
The Volunteer Center and Partners Ending Homelessness are seeking young professionals to form Welcome Home Teams. Click here for more.
The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) recently honored its top area blood drive hosts and donors from 2014 in the first of two appreciation banquets. More than 200 people attended the Charlotte event that was emceed by Kristen Miranda with WBTV and took place at Hilton Charlotte Center City.
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