CAPTRUST HAPPENINGS
GIVING BACK
The Green Chair Project hosted a pillow fight, and CAPTRUST donated 1,066 pillows. Vickey Collins, Lorry DeSantis, and Cheryl Wickham packing up the pillows.
Charity of Choice and National Grants Each year, the CAPTRUST Community Foundation (CCF) selects a Charity of Choice and five organizations to receive national grants. The chosen 501(c)(3) organizations’ core missions must align with the CCF’s mission to enrich the lives of children in the communities we serve. The CCF collects applications from charitable organizations throughout the country, and each qualified applicant goes through a stringent vetting process. For 2022, the CCF selected The Green Chair Project, a nonprofit organization that reuses donated furnishings for people facing the challenges of homelessness, crisis, or disaster as the Charity of Choice, receiving a $100,000 grant. Additionally, the CCF announced five national grant recipients, each receiving a $25,000 grant: Communities In Schools of Wake County, Families Together, Kinetic Kids, Sunrise Day Camps Association, and Table NC.
Giving Back in Texas Lisa Miller and Julia Gavrilov from CAPTRUST Austin hosted local women business owners at the Seedling Foundation Fab Five Gala. Additionally, CAPTRUST served as an underwriter for the Texas Women for the Arts Annual Champion of the Arts dinner in San Antonio. Christina Lecholop and Lisa Miller attended the event (pictured above).
100GREAT in Akron CAPTRUST Akron Financial Advisor Steve Wilt and the CAPTRUST Community Foundation contributed to the Kevin Love Fund to raise funds and promote awareness for mental health. Wilt also participated in a 60-day push-up challenge with 100GREAT to train the mind, body, and soul to do more push-ups than the participant ever thought possible. It incorporated not only push-ups but also mental health awareness tools and meditation. More than 900 people joined the challenge from five continents. The entire event raised $175,000, which was distributed among several charities, including the Kevin Love Fund, LIVIN, and the Crisis Text Line.
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