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W H AT W E ’ V E H E A R D A R O U N D O U R C I T Y …
GIVING BACK
The Durham Regional Association of Realtors donated $11,000 to 11 local nonprofits throughout 2023 via fundraisers and charitable activities, from refreshing public school grounds, to collecting school supplies for Fill That Bus, books for Book Harvest, toys for Duke Department of Pediatrics
and more. The organization’s largest fundraiser was Oct. 12, 2023, when it raised $24,291 for Hope Renovations, a nonprofit that provides hands-on training for women and older adults within construction fields. Habitat for Humanity of Durham
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partnered with Garman Homes and J. Hoffman Studio Design and Build for its 2023 Home Builders Blitz, an annual event where organizations come together to build two homes in seven days in response to the need for more affordable housing opportunities for Durham families. Durham Habitat acquired the land and required permits while the two building companies provided materials and labor for the homes, which were completed Oct. 20, 2023.
FLYING HIGH
Raleigh-Durham International Airport held a grand opening on Sept. 21, 2023, for Durham’s own Beyu Caffe, which now offers its unique variety of coffee blends, smoothies, teas, baked goods, snacks, and grab-and-go sandwiches and salads to travelers at its new location between Terminals 1 and 2. PHOTO COURTESY OF RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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The Museum of Life and Science welcomed male red wolf Adeyha in October 2023, as red wolf Niko moved to the Niabi Zoo in Illinois. The transfer is part of a national effort to maximize the chance for red wolves to reproduce by introducing new partners. Fittingly, MLS also recently launched a T-shirt campaign to support red
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Interior design studio Leslie May Designs and A Lotta Love, an organization that transforms homeless shelter bedrooms through inspiring makeovers, partnered together to renovate and decorate a Durham Crisis Response Center family crisis shelter. Thanks to sponsorships from organizations like the Durham Bulls, Leslie and A Lotta Love were able to turn a whole house into “a true home that is a warm cozy place for families to regroup, heal and move forward,” Leslie says. “The sense of dignity and self-worth that comes from living in a place, even temporarily, that is cared for and loving, is a tremendous boost to these families.”
On Oct. 23, 2023, Durham’s
Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team (HEART) expanded
to provide services to all residents within the city, seven days a week, 12 hours per day, thanks to the hiring of 19 new employees. Its units – Crisis Call Diversion, Community Response Teams, CoResponse and Care Navigation – can all be reached by dialing 911.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF LIFE AND SCIENCE