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school supplies during a Food Giveaway Friday event at Bethel Family Worship Center on Jan. 22. The school supplies were distributed to the Feed Them Foundation.
The Durham Bulls and Capitol Broadcasting Company established a partnership with United Way of the Greater Triangle in February to support the nonprofit’s mission to eliminate poverty and promote social mobility. The corporate-nonprofit collaboration will use storytelling to bring awareness to the work of organizations helping to rebuild vulnerable communities. “This new partnership will further build on the work being done and awareness we can bring to [United Way’s] valuable and much-needed work in our community,” says Nick Bavin, director of corporate partnerships at the Durham Bulls. “2020 has exacerbated many of the issues [that] United Way is working hard to combat every day, and so we are happy to play a part in assisting them in 2021. We know 2021 will be an exciting year watching the ‘comeback’ take place in our community, not least here at the [Durham Bulls Athletic Park], so we look forward to hosting events that will benefit the United Way and their partners.” 16
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The Emily Krzyzewski Center raised $18.85 million during its three-year Game Changer Campaign, surpassing its $15 million goal. The center serves as a nonprofit college access hub, and the funds raised from the campaign doubled the center’s endowment, created new scholarships, funded a building expansion and exponentially increased the number of students it can serve. “I cannot thank our community enough,” says Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Men’s Basketball coach and founder of the center. “Their support made this possible. It is my hope that, thanks in large part to this campaign, the Emily Krzyzewski Center will be able to support Durham students for many years to come.” The Animal Protection Society of Durham raised $10,710 during its annual Movers for Mutts campaign in October 2020. The fundraiser’s sponsor, Two Men and a Truck, matched all donations up to $5,000. Donors for this year’s fundraiser could purchase pet cutouts to place in the stands at Duke and N.C. State football games, enter a raffle or donate supplies.
North Carolina Central University’s Career and Professional Development Center received
a $100,000 grant in February from the State
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Employees Credit Union Foundation to provide 20 students with paid internships. This is the second year the SECU Public Fellow Internship Program, which is available to rising sophomores and juniors, has offered NCCU undergraduate students from various academic areas the chance to learn about and engage with rural communities in North Carolina through 10-week internships. “The SECU Public Fellows Internship Program provides NCCU an opportunity to enhance its strategic experiential learning initiatives that support growth in rural counties,” says Shannon Morgan Keith, NCCU assistant director of experiential learning.
Durham Children’s Initiative hosted a
successful Holiday Zone event in December 2020, which brought toys to children throughout the city. This annual event gives families the opportunity to shop for free holiday gifts for their children. DCI adjusted this year’s event in compliance with COVID-19 safety measures, so families could select gifts for their children virtually and pick them up via drive-thru. Pictured are Hayden Bryant, Avery Bryant and Isabella Fitzpatrick, who helped give out the gifts to some 275 families and a total of 460 children.