Here's a taste of the giving going on around North Carolina, as reported in the news recently. You may even see a story from your neck of the woods!

"AmeriCorps volunteers help weatherize Burton Street Community Center" (Asheville Citizen-Times)

 ASHEVILLE - Volunteers prepped five low-income homes for cold weather to reduce residents' energy costs this winter.
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"Area students recognized for doing the right thing" (The Star)

SHELBY - High school student Brian Black, 4th grader Amiee Littlejohn and 5th grader Christ Towery were honored in Do the Right Thing, The Star's monthly recognition of local students exemplifying goodwill.
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"Bicycle charity rides on faith" (Charlotte Observer)

CHARLOTTE - Businessmen and fathers Andy Beard and Dick Dunn started a contest to see who could raise the most money to buy bikes for children in need.
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"Emmy Lou Haywood is Woman of the Year" (The Enquirer-Journal)

MONROE - A longtime volunteer is named Union County's Woman of the Year, in honor of her service with the Waxhaw Historical Committee, Union County Heritage Room and other causes.
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"Fourth graders assemble care packages for troops" (The Laurinburg Exchange)

LAUREL HILL - Elementary students collaborated with the Scotland County Veterans' Service to bring holiday cheer to local soldiers stationed overseas.
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"Group collects Christmas gifts for slain women's children" (Rocky Mount Telegram)

ROCKY MOUNT - Quenesha McNair, founder of beGlobal, Inc. is partnering with two other local groups to help the children of the 10 Rocky Mount women lost to violence in recent years.
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"Love Enough to Share: Rebuilding lives through treatment services" (Times-News)

BURLINGTON - Newspaper holiday fund will benefit Residential Treatment at Alamance and five other local nonprofits.
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"LoveLine helps cancer patients through difficult times" (The High Point Enterprise)

HIGH POINT - When treatment costs strain cancer patients' wallets, LoveLine raises money to ease the burden, allowing them to focus on their recovery.
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"Military families' children pick gifts for less fortunate" (The Fayetteville Observer)

FAYETTEVILLE - Fort Bragg children learned a lesson in giving as they selected which toys should be given to Toys for Tots.
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"Pitt County nonprofit a family affair" (Philanthropy Journal)

GRIMESLAND - Carolyn Spencer follows through on her father's vision to feed the poor with First Born, a nonprofit that serves roughly 500 families each month.
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"Residents help launch abolition movement" (The Dispatch)

THOMASVILLE - Local abolitionists held a film event to raise awareness about human trafficking.

"A safe place to rest their little heads" (The Herald-Sun)

DURHAM - Durham Connects, a newborn nurses program that provides free home visits to new mothers, has begun a Cribs for Kids holiday drive for babies in need of a safe sleeping space.
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"UNCW to honor Full Belly Project co-founder Brandis" (Wilmington Star News)

WILMINGTON - Film gaffer and technician Jock Brandis will receive an award for helping start Full Belly, a nonprofit that aids Third World farmers and villages through technology.
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