Stories of Giving
Category: African American
Jamie Lathan: Jamie Lathan Honored For Service
By Sommer Brokaw On Thursday morning, Feb. 22, when Air Force One touched down at the tarmac at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Jamie Lathan, a Durham mentor, received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from President Bush. ...Read More
Jereann King: From quilting circle to giving circle
Quilting has a long tradition in the African American community, and Jereann King knows that history. ...Read More
Ken Perry: Guy talk turns to giving back
Ken Perry is a big guy. He likes the camaraderie he knew as a member of an ACC championship football team. And he wants to do "something positive" for his African American community. ...Read More
Raleigh conference offers fledgling philanthropists help and hope
"You will talk to somebody here who will make a difference," promised Darryl Lester as he spoke recently to a packed room at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel here. ...Read More
Linsey Mills: So, you want to be a philanthropist
Linsey Mills, a 36-year-old African American financial planner, isn't your Daddy Warbucks level philanthropist. But he is a philanthropist, and he's making more. ...Read More
Tim McIntosh: Barbershop talk turns into Community Philanthropy
Tim McIntosh, 32, owns a barbershop and hair salon here, and, as he says, "it's a place where people talk." ...Read More
Cynthia Brickey: Playwrights and Green Bean Casseroles
Cynthia Brickey has a way of getting involved even when it's not her intention. ...Read More
Arlene Ugbaja: Generational Philanthropy
Once Arlene Ugbaja actually said the words out loud, she was destined to begin another aspect of her legacy as a philanthropist. "I mused, 'I think I could start a giving circle,' and that was the catalyst for the creation of Raleigh's 'Having Our Say' women's giving circle," recalls Ugbaja. "After that statement was out there in the universe, it was bound to happen." ...Read More
Keith and Belinda Shannon: Couple Offers Educational Spin to Spring Break
It's not the typical spring break to the beaches of Florida or Bogue Banks. Rather, it's a spring break tour for high school students to historically black universities and colleges and the students keep coming. ...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.
What's your story? We'd love to hear from you.
