News about grants, gifts
On Sunday, April 19th, the Seventh Annual Walk to End Lupus Now, hosted by the Lupus Foundation of America-NC Chapter, raised more than $83,000 to support lupus programs and services.
Susan G. Komen® North Carolina Triangle to the Coast (NCTC) has given $545,635 in grant funding to 12 community organizations conducting breast health services and education projects for the under-served, under-insured and uninsured populations in its 29-county service area in eastern and central North Carolina.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research is pleased to announce two pediatric cancer research grants to be awarded from the net proceeds of the 10th Annual Dick Vitale Gala. This year’s grants will include $250,000 in memory of Lauren Hill and $200,000 in memory of Dillon Simmons. The event will be held on Friday, May 15, at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Florida. The Gala has raised more than $12 million for pediatric cancer research in its nine-year history.
Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) announced that Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) and national non-profit KaBOOM! awarded a $13,200 Let’s Play Improvement Grant for use in purchasing an Imagination Playground in a Cart™, an innovative playground equipment system.
News about people, groups
Passage Home, an organization committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness in Wake County, held a ceremony honoring program participants who have experienced personal and professional success through the nonprofit. Youth academic achievers, BOOST program graduates and an Outstanding Passage Home Partner were recognized on April 16. Read more.
Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD
In honor of his work in pediatric cancer, the 2015 Shooting Star Award was presented to Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD, executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute at the Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina’s annual black-tie Wish Ball on Saturday, April 18th. Read more.
Attorney General Eric Holder presented the 2015 Special Courage Award to Chapel Hill resident Jennifer Thompson and her friend and colleague Ronald Cotton on Tuesday, as part of its annual National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony and National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Jennifer Thompson is taking another courageous step forward by establishing Healing Justice. It is the first such program in the country that aims to promote healing in the aftermath of wrongful convictions for exonerated former prisoners, victims and survivors of the original crimes, subsequent victims of the actual perpetrators and their families.
Foundation For The Carolinas has announced the selection of Gensler as associate architect for the renovation of the Carolina Theatre at Belk Place. Gensler is a top-ranked global design firm with local offices in uptown Charlotte. With a network of 4,800 professionals, Gensler partners with clients to create more livable cities and smarter workplaces.
ArtsGreensboro, in partnership with Guilford County Schools (GCS), is pleased to offer the 2015 Arts Education Teacher of the Year Award. The award, established in 2006, recognizes an outstanding arts educator in the Guilford County School System. The award will be presented at a Guilford County School Board of Education Meeting on May 28. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 1st. Read more.
News about opportunities, initiatives
Jimall Rice, senior at Roanoke Early College HS, speaks at the Teach for America-Eastern North Carolina’s 25th anniversary event
On April 18, Teach For America–Eastern North Carolina marked its 25th year of partnership with students, families, schools and local communities at an event in Chapel Hill. A special year of programming is planned to celebrate Teach For America–Eastern North Carolina’s anniversary, including local community events across Teach For America’s 16 district partners in the region.
Helping Animals To Survive (HATS) has launched its new Barn Cat Adoption Program to move Lincoln County one step closer to becoming a No Kill community. Before the recent advent of this new HATS program, 100% of all cats labeled as feral were automatically killed after a state mandated three day hold period, even when healthy or treatable, upon entering Lincoln County Animal Services (LCAS).
Band Together NC, a Triangle-based organization that uses live music as a platform for social change, has announced singer-songwriter-guitarist, filmmaker and humanitarian Michael Franti and his band, Spearhead, as its headlining band for this year’s Main Event. The concert will be held June 27 at Red Hat Amphitheater and will benefit Band Together’s partnership with StepUp Ministry.
The Lucy Daniels Center, a non-profit focused on providing mental health services to young children and their families in the Triangle, will join communities across the nation in participating in Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week with an event on May 2. There will be the Inside Out 5K Run/Walk for Children’s Mental Health and a ribbon cutting ceremony for Community Therapeutic Teaching Garden.
The Petty Family Foundation is proud to sponsor Operation North State’s 1st Annual ”Randleman Lake – Top Shelf Fishin’ Festival”, set for Tuesday, May 19, from 8am until 5pm (rain or shine). The goal of the “Fishin’ Festival” is to honor North Carolina’s Wounded Warriors and Disabled Veterans.
The Hearing Loss and Accessibility Expo will take place Tuesday, April 28th in Cary for anyone who is interested in learning more about accommodations for people with a hearing loss. This event will allow participants to learn about the latest in technology and resources to assist with accessibility at home, work, or recreation. There will be presentations as well as vendors available to answer questions about their newest services or products.
Books (and talking animals and congressional bills and a tin man and a toy china rabbit) come alive at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte in the 2015-16 season, with a lineup that includes adaptations of some of the most popular titles and fairy tales, including three productions making their world premiere.
The Harris YMCA will host Ramblin’ Rose South Charlotte, a Women’s Triathlon Tour, on June 7th to celebrate the empowerment of women.
Love Food? Love Art? The Amazing Taste: A Progressive Dinner at Levine Center for the Arts has a little something for everyone. Foodies and arts lovers join for this first-of-its-kind collaboration between Charlotte’s cultural crown jewels! Enjoy appetizers at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, dinner at Mint Museum Uptown, and dessert, coffee, and performance at Blumenthal Performing Arts’ Knight Theater, with a menu crafted by Charlotte’s own Something Classic Catering.
WomenNC proudly co-sponsored Ritu Sharma’s book reading of Teach a Woman to Fish, at Quail Ridge Books on April 25th. Ritu Sharma is co-founder and former President of Women Thrive Worldwide, a non-profit women’s advocacy group that brings women’s voices from around the world to decision makers in Washington, DC.
On Saturday, April 25 at Perimeter Park, family and corporate teams from the Triangle and surrounding areas joined together in the March of Dimes annual March for Babies walk. There was also a 5K run before the walk. Both March for Babies and Run for Babies are chaired by local business leaders Steve Burriss, interim President, Rex Healthcare and Sylvia Hackett, Vice President of Human Resources and the Rex Healthcare Foundation. Multiple events will take place across the state from April to November aiming to raise more than $1 million. Follow the link for more.
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