Gingerbread house by Design Bridge, Amsterdam.
Cary, NC – Triangle Family Services and Cary’s Umstead Hotel are once again serving up their Gingerbread Benefit this Thursday, November 29, 2912. The event helps TFS annually serve 7,000 Triangle residents. Read more
Story contributed by Doc Thorne, president of the Heart of Cary Association. Photo by Sheimei Barger.
Cary, NC- Patterned after the Marine Corps’ Toys-for-Tots program, the Heart of Cary’s ‘Share the Season’ Toy Drive was created last year for the purpose of getting new, unwrapped toys into the hands of children in our community who would otherwise have nothing to look forward to on Christmas morning. It’s a simple premise and one which could not be accomplished without the help and support of more than a dozen businesses throughout the Downtown area. Read more
Story from staff reports. Photo by Brent Moore.
Cary, NC – Our good friends at Dorcas Ministries are having a full-blown carnival in Cary and you’re invited. Read more
Cary, NC -There are strengths in numbers, and for non-profit organizations, often strapped for funds, an umbrella organization may be able to help. Executive Service Corps of the Triangle (ESC) recently sent out a survey to non-profits in the Cary area to test the need for just such an organizing group. Read more
Story by community contributor Anita Punj. Photo via Facebook.
Morrisville, NC – S.A.S Helping Hearts consist of a small team of middle and elementary-age students who express their gratitude by helping sick children through organizing annual fund raisers for various children’s hospitals. Last year, their first event was for Duke University Children’s Hospital and included a yard sale which raised almost three thousand dollars. This year’s goal plans to double that amount, and the proceeds will go to St. Jude Hospital. Read more
Story from staff reports. Photo by Benjamin Bunch.
Cary, NC – The Cary Community Foundation has announced that it is accepting 2012 grant applications now for community non-profit projects. Read more
Cary, NC- When your kids have a passion, you will do anything to help. Kate Cook’s children, Grace and Stuart, want to help orphans in faraway India through a program called Global Hope. Kate is hosting a juried art exhibit to raise the needed funds. Read more
Photo by Brooke Meyer.
Cary, NC – One of our favorite community programs is Read & Feed. It’s an all-volunteer, no-cost program to help economically disadvantaged kids. Now is their Capital Campaign. Find out how you can make a contribution to this excellent organization. Read more
Story by Hal Goodtree. Special thanks to Mary DeMilia. Photo by Lost-In-Maylene.
Cary, NC – For 25 years, Swim Across America (SAA) has been raising money for fight cancer. Now, with the support of Triangle Aquatic Center, this iconic event is coming to Cary on May 20, 2012. Show your support by signing up or sponsoring a swimmer. Read more
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Paul Li.
Cary, NC- Bats For Matt is this Saturday, April 14, 2012. It’s much more than a baseball game between area high schools (Green Hope and Cardinal Gibbons). In its sixth year, the event raises money and awareness to fight lymphoma, a disease that took Matt Cossa from his friends and family in 2006.