Cary, NC – So you think you can dance? How about dance to raise money for the March of Dimes? The Cary Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. will present Dancing for Dimes Danceathon here in Cary at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Cary, 1263 Kildaire Farm Road (in Saltbox Village) on April 20. Read more
Story and pictures courtesy of Cary MacGregor Rotary Club.
Cary, NC – Nineteen members from seven Cary-area Rotary and Rotaract Clubs recently returned from the Dominican Republic where they worked jointly with Dominican Rotary Clubs constructing and installing 44 latrines in three low-income villages outside the city of Santiago during a week long stay in-country. Read more
Cary, NC – TJ Cawley, a longtime reader of CaryCitizen, has pledged to shave his head to raise money for charity. Help him reach his goal. Read more
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – I try to get to the Cary YMCA everyday. Shoot a few baskets, do a few push ups, that kind of thing. When I was leaving the Y on Wednesday morning, imagine my surprise to find a couple of dozen people framing walls out on the front lawn. Read more
Story from staff reports. Photo by Valerie Everett.
Cary, NC – The Cary Women’s Giving Network will host a lunch on February 21, 2013 at The Matthews House and several very worthy non-profits will receive a grant. The network is giving back $15,000 worth of grants at this event. Read more
Morrisville, NC – Have you got your beads? Ordered your king cake? No? Then head over to the Mardi Gras Gala this Saturday presented by the Morrisville Community Fund . Read more
Photo from KayYow.com.
Cary, NC – The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is hosting its For A Higher Goal Gala on Monday, December 3, 2012, at The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, N.C. The Gala commemorates the five-year anniversary of the charitable organization, established by the late Kay Yow, the former N.C. State University head women’s basketball coach and Cary resident who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 and battled the disease until her passing in 2009. Read more
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 by Doc Thorne, President of the Heart of Cary Association (HoCA). Photo by Robert Couse-Baker.
Cary, NC – It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to pumpkin pie and turkey with gravy. But it’s also a time when local food banks see a dip in donations, just as the winter season approaches. Doc Thorne sent us an email asking for help. Today, we dedicate the Food Column to his request. 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