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PEACH Apartments Fundraiser EMPOWERment, Inc. hosted an evening of fundraising and celebration for Chapel Hill’s new PEACH apartments held at the William and Ida Friday Center on May 20. Lillian Lee, a longtime educator and community champion, was honored for her years of advocating for affordable housing and was presented with the POWER award. The PEACH, or Pine Knolls Empowerment Affordable Community Housing, apartments are debt-free, multiunit and affordable residences located in the Pine Knolls neighborhood for those making less than a liveable wage. Contribute to the PEACH apartment efforts or learn more at empowermentinc.org. Photography by Earl Bynum CHM
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1 EMPOWERment, Inc. Board President Alean Farrington, Lillian Lee, Earline Davis and former Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee. 2 Back row: Phil Ford, Emila Sutton, Cory Flannery, Charlie Scott, Erroll Reese and David Bright. Front row: Chapel Hill Town Council member Paris Miller-Foushee, Alean Farrington, Laura Wright, EMPOWERment, Inc. Executive Director Delores Bailey, Monica Wallace and Creighton Blackwell. 3 Charlie Scott and Fred Black.
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July/August 2023