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Currituck-Dare’s 2012 annual meeting highlights scholarships

March 27, 2012

By Peggy Birkemeier, Regional Associate Sheila Tyler, president of the Currituck-Dare Community Foundation, summarized goals to strengthen and grow scholarship opportunities for students in Currituck…

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Timing is everything . . .

March 23, 2012

And so the expression goes.   Last year at this time we began to focus on the community leadership dimension with our statewide network of affiliate…

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Do You Know a Volunteer Who Deserves the Hobart Award?

March 21, 2012

Nominations are open for the 2012 Frances Finch Hobart Award for voluntary community service, according to Butch Scott, president of the Johnston County Community Foundation.…

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Community Garden grows more than food

March 20, 2012

By Kelly Lee, Regional Associate, Coastal Plain North You could not have asked for a more beautiful day to visit the Conetoe Family Life Center’s…

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Don’t “mind” the dog…he’s with me

March 14, 2012

I heard something yesterday that I could not get out of my mind.   While attending a Rotary Club meeting in downtown New Bern, one of…

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Duplin CCF grant criteria now available

March 14, 2012

The Duplin County Community Foundation ‘s 2012 grant cycle opened on March 12, and it will be accepting online applications for the community grants program…

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If I had $20,000 . . .

March 7, 2012

Last August, after several meetings, many lively discussions and amid much laughter and cheers, 19 women in Wilmington launched the Women’s Impact Network of New…

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Community grants season opens for 2012

March 6, 2012

The board of advisors of the Alleghany County Community Foundation (ACCF) announces the opening of its 2012 grants cycle. Charitable organizations are invited to apply…

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Dates set for Summer’s Evening Wine Tasting & Dinner

March 4, 2012

Our annual wine tasting and dinner is set this year for August 10 and August 25, with details to come on venue and vintners. In…