Durham Magazine June/July 2018

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A red wolf gave birth to pups at the Museum

Foundation in support of improving and

second time in two years a birth of the critically

expanding

financial literacy initiatives to

students. The

grant will further Durham Tech’s

financial literacy workshops, in

which it aims to

increase students’ knowledge, skills

GOOD NEWS

More than 40 Triangle-based executives

– including Paula Alexander of Burt’s Bees and Taylor Higgins Ludlam of Kilpatrick, Townsend

& Stockton LLP (pictured above) – spent a day in

mid-April helping to build homes for low-income families as part of the eighth annual Habitat for Humanity CEO Build. Participating executives,

their employees and their businesses provided labor and funding for the construction of three

homes in Orange, Wake and Durham counties.

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The SunTrust Foundation granted $2,500 to the Durham Technical Community College

PHOTO BY CHRIS SCHNUR

From births to awards to new biz and more –

and abilities to manage their

personal finances, college tuition and living

of Life and Science April 21. This was the endangered species has

occured at the museum, and the fourth time in 25 years. This was the first litter of

pups for the female red wolf, and the third for the male.

A female pup and two male

pups were born but, sadly, the female pup died a week after the birth. Worldwide, fewer than 300 red wolves exist,

including those in captivity

and those living in the wild.

expenses, and plan for their financial futures.

WHAT AN HONOR

Members of the Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center

city to start a business by WalletHub.

partnered with the Museum of Durham History

The Bull City was ranked the No. 5 best large

to present an exhibit on one of the oldest Muslim

SpareFoot, a storage and moving company,

“Building Bridges Through Good Faith,” opened

for physician assistants to move to in 2018.

communities in North Carolina. The exhibition,

listed Durham as one of the 10 best cities

in April and will run through August.

The study cites our city’s job availability,

average annual salary and rent affordability

The Exchange

More than 170

as reasons why Durham

raised more

17 local businesses

choice.

12 conservation

Cocoa Cinnamon’s

enhance EarthShare

4th Dimension Coffee,

Family Center

employees from

than $13,000 at

volunteered with

its fifth annual

Pinwheels Family

nonprofits to

Fun Day. About

430 moms, dads,

NC’s mission of

kids, volunteers

and community go-karts, face

center’s efforts to

prevent child abuse and neglect. |

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Seattle. Co-owner Areli Barrera de

of the Mountains-

– all benefiting the

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in North Carolina.

a 200-foot section

skating and more

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was selected for a

month-long residency

The volunteers built

painting, roller

roasting operation,

protecting water,

air, land and wildlife

members enjoyed

is an all-around good

at La Marzocco Cafe in

Grodski and select employees will

to-Sea Trail, collected 127 bags

participate in the setup of a small, pop-

mulched more than 1,000 sq. ft. of

Marzocco that will host tastings and events

of trash, recycled 25 computers,

up Cocoa Cinnamon location outside La

garden space and more.

from September 17-October 21, 2019.


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