{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Thank you for your gifts to NCCF\u2019s Disaster Relief Fund","url":"\/news\/thank-you-for-your-gifts-to-nccfs-disaster-relief-fund","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>We have been overwhelmed by your generosity, as more than 1,500 individuals, businesses, corporations and foundations have given to NCCF&rsquo;s Disaster Relief Fund to support eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Florence and related floods. Your gifts came from every state in the U.S.<\/p>\r\n<p>Many people gave from the heart, including Philip Wong, an Exploris Middle School student from Raleigh, who saved up his allowance and personally delivered a check for $200 to our office. When asked why he chose NCCF, he said he did his research to find a &ldquo;trusted&rdquo; organization. Thank you, Philip!<\/p>\r\n<p><img style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Philip-Wong-LAJ-Disaster-Relief.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Wong, who attends Exploris Middle School in Raleigh, saved up his allowance and personally delivered his donation to NCCF&rsquo;s Disaster Relief Fund. Leslie Ann Jackson, director of grants and scholarships, was happy to accept this gift from the heart.\" width=\"3357\" height=\"2518\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>While we can&rsquo;t list everyone here, please know that each donation is meaningful and will go a long way towards support of recovery. Below is a list of gifts above $5,000, received to date from corporations, businesses and membership organizations. NCCF has raised more $1.5 million so far. Grant allocations to NCCF affiliates serving the hardest-hit counties will be announced soon. Stay tuned for more information.<\/p>\r\n<p>Florence has been described as the most expensive storm in our history, and many areas will be rebuilding for years to come. NCCF&rsquo;s long-term approach to disaster recovery means we will be there for the duration. If you are interested in making a gift to the NCCF Disaster Relief Fund, simply mail your check with that designation to 3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/donatenow.networkforgood.org\/nccf\" target=\"_blank\">GIVE NOW<\/a> to make an online donation.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Corporate, business and association donors at $5,000 and above (as of Oct. 31)<\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Corporate and business donations:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>AC Restaurants<\/li>\r\n<li>adMixt<\/li>\r\n<li>Alliant Health Solutions<\/li>\r\n<li>American Airlines<\/li>\r\n<li>Blackbaud Philanthropy Corp<\/li>\r\n<li>Chef and the Farmer\/Vivian Howard<\/li>\r\n<li>First Citizens Bank<\/li>\r\n<li>Gilead Sciences Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Levi Strauss<\/li>\r\n<li>LP Building Products<\/li>\r\n<li>PlasticsOne<\/li>\r\n<li>SDS Restaurant Group\/Pizza Hut franchisers<\/li>\r\n<li>StarPet Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Wake Stone Corporation<\/li>\r\n<li>Wells Fargo<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Associations and membership groups<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Airforce Chaplain Corps<\/li>\r\n<li>Independent Beer Distributors Relief Fund<\/li>\r\n<li>Sierra Club members nationwide<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"<p>We have been overwhelmed by your generosity, as more than 1,500 individuals, businesses, corporations&nbsp;and&nbsp;foundations have given to NCCF&rsquo;s Disaster Relief Fund to support eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Florence and related floods.<\/p>","media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Philip-Wong-LAJ-Disaster-Relief.jpg","title":"Philip Wong LAJ Disaster Relief","caption":"","size":"1433210"}],"custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Philip-Wong-LAJ-Disaster-Relief.jpg"},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1542053700,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"2ea244a364654746a9a2edceb0a564f8","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":56528,"created":1542140240,"modified":1542211694,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"NCCF News","url":"\/categories\/nccf-news","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1536248733,"source":null,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"1b78a2294942490a941757f68891b9dd","parent":"9fd09d3a1e4f4302a38c86e00a22828b","node":20907,"created":1536248733,"modified":1536248733,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}