CWC Philanthropy Meeting Minutes October 9, 2025
Location: Uwharrie Bank 12:30-1:30
Attendees: Becky Hart, Berle Chamblee, Marilyn Bosian, Mary Schild, Cathy Kane, Robin Saddler, Melissa Waters, Ellen Koch, Kristen LeCrome, Donda Thomasson, Evie Goldstein, Terri Fishman, Barbara Guth, Edie Hubler, Dorinda Jenkins, Carol Rubin, Mary McGarvey, Helen Ray, Bogusia Rodgerson, Susan Perkins, Pinky Dukes Ray, Catherine Lewis, Beth Daniels, Debbie Peterson, Barbara Lowrance, Ceci Robinson, Amanda Griffin, Sandra Durst, Deb Sokol, Crystal Egbuna, Sheryl Johnson (31)
UPCOMING EVENT: SAFE ALLIANCE EVENING AT BECKY’S HOME
NEW DATE: Wednesday, November 19th 4-6 pm
Appetizers & Desserts Sign-up to go out soon.
We’ll be making a holiday craft
for the children at Safe Alliance.
Bright Blessings—website: www.brightblessingsusa.org
CWC Coordinators: Gayle McKearin (gmckearin@gmail.com) and Beth Daniels (elizabethndaniels@gmail.com). Next Event: November 4, 2025 12-1:30 p.m. at Bright Blessings, where gifts will be wrapped.
Classroom Central--website:classroomcentral.org
CWC Volunteer Coordinator: Barbara Hambacher(barbarahambacher@yahoo.com)
Tuesday October 14 - Volunteers will pack much needed school supplies for teacher pick-up. FYI, you must also sign up on the Classroom Central site once registered on the CWC page. For directions on how to do this, please call Barbara at 704.618.1238 so she can send you a link.
Dress for Success – website: charlotte.dressforsuccess.org
CWC Volunteer Coordinator: Marda Kornhaber(mjkornhaber@yahoo.com)
Next Volunteer Event: TBA They will be moving to their new location the first week of November. If you are able to help them move, please let Marda or Mary McGarvey know. DFS should be up and running in January.
Lift Up Carolinas (formerly the Assistance League)—website: liftupcarolinas.org
CWC Volunteer Coordinator: Terri Fishman (terrifish103@gmail.com)
Next Volunteer Events: Wed., November 12 (1-3pm) We’ll be making holiday wreaths that will be sold at the store.
Promising Pages--website: www.promising-pages.org
CWC Volunteer Coordinator: Ceci Robinson. Email: Ceciplus1925@gmail.com
Assistant Dorinda Jenkins / Next Volunteer Event: Thursday October 16th from 10 am to 12 noon. Refurbishing books for children. Sign-up on the Promising Pages site is necessary, as well. Link will be added to the Event registration page.
Safe Alliance/ website: www.safealliance.org
CWC Volunteer Coordinator: Kathy Marcello: email: rkkmsb6@yahoo.com .
Next Volunteer Event: November 18th Holiday Tree Trimming. There is a great need for new, pre-lit trees. Two 8-10’ and three 5-6” trees. Event will be 9:30 a.m.-1ish.
STEM for KIDS—website: www.stemforkidscharlotte.org
CWC Volunteer Coordinators: Ruth Hood & Crystal Egbuna & Betty Blackwell: email:cegbuna66@gmail.com. Next Event: March 22,2025 Casino Night at Longview Country Club—Fun, fun, fun!
The Pink Bow Campaign website: www.thepinkbowcampaign.org
We were pleased to have Robin Saddler, founder and executive director of the Pink Bow Campaign, as our guest speaker. The group engages with the local community to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer detection, prevention, and treatment, by offering pink bows for individuals, businesses, neighborhoods, communities, and schools, to “Pink Out” their surroundings and show support for those fighting breast cancer.
The Campaign’s impact:
Go Jen Go’s mission is to help those who are affected both financially and emotionally by a breast cancer diagnosis.
A special MBC Thriver Pink Bow (Metastatic Breast Cancer) and MBC Travelers mission to provide bucket list travel opportunities.
Support of patients, survivors, and thrivers throughout the year with Donate-A-Pink Bow and messages of hope.
Adopt-A-neighborhood supports underserved communities by sharing pink bows and breast health information and awareness.
We created bows and messages of hope to make beautiful Pink Bow Wreaths for distribution and display. They have distributed over 7,000 bows this year, of which 1,000 have been distributed to Novant Health Breast Centers.
Please join us for our NEXT Philanthropy meeting:Thursday, November 6th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. We’ll work on a Bright Blessings project.
There is no December meeting, but please put the Holiday Luncheon on your calendars!
Special thanks to Uwharrie Bank, and to our wonderful Minutes-taker, Sheryl Johnson.
UPCOMING PHILANTHROPY CALENDAR
October 14: Classroom Central
October 16: Promising Pages
November 4: Bright Blessings 12-1:30 p.m.
November 6: Philanthropy Mtg. 12:30-1:30 pm
November 12: Lift Up Carolinas 1-3 p.m.
November 18: Safe Alliance 9:30a.m.-1 p.m.
December 3: **Holiday Luncheon and Safe Alliance Fundraiser**
January 8, 2026: First Meeting of the new year! (Note: This is a second Thursday)
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