Stories of Giving
Nicole Cashwell: “9-year-old girl thinks of helping other kids” (from The Fayetteville Observer)
With everything else on her to-do list, Michele Ellis wasn't sure how in the world she would get 67 Christmas stockings decorated and personalized in time for the seventh annual Falcon Children's Home party she was helping to plan. Nine-year-old Nicole Cashwell came to the rescue. ...Read More
Gloria Canonizado: “Canonizado exhibits poise in life’s dance” (from the Fayetteville Observer)
[Gloria Canonizado is one of several North Carolina givers featured in NCGives' mini-documentary "Asian American / Pacific Islander Giving," a part of the project North Carolina Giving: Philanthropy Across Cultures & Communities. Learn more at www.ncgives.org/documentaries.] ...Read More
Elena Gonzalez: Siler City woman volunteers to give back
September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month! North Carolina's Latino and Hispanic communities have a rich heritage of giving back to others. Here is one such story, about a Siler City woman so generous with her time that her county has nominated her to receive the Medallion Award (the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service's highest honor). ...Read More
Zoë Kronovet: Charlotte teen catches philanthropy bug
Although she's only 17, Charlotte teen Zoë Kronovet already has awarded charitable grants, worked at a foundation and spent time matching volunteers with projects in need. ...Read More
“Lumbee youth learn skills, history” (from The Fayetteville Observer)
(by Venita Jenkins) RED SPRINGS - Lucille Bullard's nimble fingers sewed tiny stitches into a piece of fabric as she talked to a group of Lumbee teenagers about quilt making. Before she started, Bullard showed the girls how to thread a needle, something some of them had never done before. ...Read More
Marny Penix: Fayetteville woman gives to help kids
When Marny Penix was 11 or 12 years old, her mother asked her and her brother if they would like to give some of their belongings to children less fortunate than they were. ...Read More
Kexin Yin: North Carolina Youth Know How to Give
Kexin Yin, a student from Winston-Salem, NC, is a member of Youth Grantmakers in Action (one of the 17 local youth giving programs launched by NCGives through our partner, Leading to Change). ...Read More
Louisa Warren: From the Stage to the Circle, Giving Thrives in this Hive
If you happened to walk into Raleigh's Helios Coffee on a Wednesday evening several years ago, you might have come across a group of young working women, enjoying each other's company and showing off their knitting skills. Come holiday season, you may have seen their wares displayed around the coffee shop for a holiday auction, raising money for various community initiatives. ...Read More
Francisco Rodriguez: “Two Hands” Plus Many Hearts Equals A New Home
Dios me dio dos manos—una para mí, y la otra para los demás. (“God gave me two hands—one for myself, and the other for everybody else.”) ...Read More
What Are These Stories?
From barbershops to quilts to fondue, North Carolina is overflowing with inspiring stories of giving — stories of people who are truly making a difference in their communities.
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