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Dorcas

Support Dorcas Ministries to Help Cary Families

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Cary, NC — Last week, Dorcas Ministries’ 4th annual Thanksgiving Breakfast fundraiser collected almost $154,000 for people and families in need. Find out how you, too, can help people in crisis who live right here in Cary this holiday season. Read more

Food Truck

Food Truck Culture in Cary

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Cary, NC — Cary’s final food truck rally of the year is this Sunday, October 4, 2015. In the spirit of food trucks, I interviewed Jessica McCarthy, the co-owner of Cary’s own The Humble Pig, to find out more about food trucks and what it takes to own one. Read more

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New YMCA Planned for Northwest Cary

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Cary, NC — A new, full-service YMCA will open next to Crosspointe Church in Northwest Cary in January 2017. The funding for the Y is made possible by a partnership with the church.  Read more

Train Station Stories

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Cary, NC — Train stations are places to collect stories. I dropped in on my friend CoCo at the Koffee Kafe to catch up on some of the travelers’ tales at the Cary Depot.
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Cary Elementary

Business: Sponsor Cary Elementary School

Cary Elementary

Cary, NC — Cary Elementary is seeking community sponsors to help purchase supplies for classrooms, fund the school carnival and furnish the school garden. Read more

Yard waste

The Trash Series: Where Does Yard Waste Go?

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Cary, NC — Did you know that, in Cary, yard waste like leaves, grass clippings and branches can be put out at the curb to be picked up with your regular trash? Read more

Quilts of Valor

Cary Group Sew Quilts for Veterans

Quilts of Valor

Cary, NC — Each month at Elegant Stitches in Cary, a small group of women meet to sew quilts for wounded soldiers. The group is part of a large non-profit called Quilts of Valor, and I talked to Lisa Garner Wardenaar, who started the Cary chapter, to find out more. Read more

Pageant

Miss Heart of the USA Pageant: June 13 in Cary

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Cary, NC — The Miss Heart of the USA scholarship will host a pageant and food drive at 2 pm on June 13, 2015 at The Point Church, 1503 Walnut Street in Cary. Read more

Photos from Cary Night Out

Cary Night Out

Cary, NC — On Sunday, May 3, 2015, the streets of Downtown Cary were blocked off for Cary Night Out–a family-friendly festival that celebrates our town’s status as one of the safest places to live in the country. Photographer Kurt Hilton shared some photos with us. Read more

Would You Donate a Kidney to a Stranger?

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Editor’s Note: In October of 2012, CaryCitizen published an article about Maria, a Cary resident and mom of two, who needed a new kidney. This is her update.
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