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Taking Care
BY SINCLAIR HOLIAN P HOTO G RA P H Y B Y C L E VE L AND MAY
Caring House – a nonprofit that provides Duke Cancer Institute
patients with affordable housing, a healing environment, and a positive and supportive community – hosted its annual benefit gala at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club on Jan. 27. More than 400 guests enjoyed dinner, heard from nearly a dozen guest speakers, including Caring House Executive Director Sasha Zarzour and former Caring House guests Nancy Thompson and Larry Thompson, and participated in a live auction and dancing at the end of the evening. The gala raised more than $340,000 for Caring House, which also announced its $8.5 million “Making Room to Heal” Capital Campaign for Expansion, an endeavor to double its capacity and serve more patients.
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1 Kurt Euler, Caring House board chair Robinson Everett Jr., Ian Niedel, Jen Niedel, Betsy Euler and Elizabeth Everett. 2 Joe Saleh, Laina Womble, Stephen Hampton and Michelle Hampton. 3 Caring House campaign co-chair Jeff Howard and State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation board chair Chris Ayers. 4 Antwan Lofton and Rhonda Brandon. 5 Former Caring House guest Nancy Thompson. 6 Caring House Executive Director Sasha Zarzour.