Bill Shaw fund helps families here in Cumberland County and the Sandhills
Your donations to the Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund make an impact right here in the Sandhills.
Three single mothers, each with three children, recently came through the shelter via the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Continuum of Care system, said Maj. Tim Grider of the Salvation Army of the Sandhills. Within three months, each of the women had received housing, jobs and transportation. Their kids were enrolled in Cumberland County schools and in after-school care. The women and their children also reconnected with family members and were able to find a church to attend.
"They were thrilled with their individual progress, and creating hope they had lost during their life struggles," Grider said. "Every year, Bill Shaw donors support us to give folks like these three families an opportunity to reset, start over (and) reboot their lives"
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Remember, the fund doesn't just help families during the Christmas season. It helps support all Salvation Army programs throughout the year, including those that provide food, shelter, education and love to families in crisis. The staff at the Salvation Army is extremely grateful for the support, as are all the employees at the Observer. There’s no doubt that longtime Observer photographer Bill Shaw, for whom the fund is named, would be proud.
Write your tax-deductible check to the Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund and mail it to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 110, Fayetteville, NC, 28302 or drop it off between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Salvation Army, 220 E. Russell St., Fayetteville, NC, 28301. You can also donate online at salvationarmysandhills.org.
Here’s this week's list of donors. You are all appreciated by those who will be helped and by the organizers of the fund.
Grace Greene: $10
Olga Clarke Williams: $20
Mr. and Mrs. D. Lloyd Stoker: $70
Margaret Hedgecoe: $100
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Jones: $200
Carolyn James: $25
Buddy G.G. Martin: $25
Sammie Harris: $20
Roger and Barbara Tatum: $100
Lora Carter: $30
Leland A. Dubois III: $30
Robert Hartell: $143
Richard Bryant Jr.: $100
Rose Stanford: $35
Otha T. McFadyen: $100
Betty Jo Wheeler: $25
Ruth A. Crumley: $100
Denise M. Conrad: $100
Birgitta Lundberg: $45
Berline R. Carroll: $35
Cathy Stanley: $30
Fotini Nixon: $25
Susan W. Pitt: $100
William L. Jones: $30
Rita Savory: $50
Judith Bunce: $200
Mary Buie: $100
Cindy Sosa: $20
Jerry Shaw: $20
Sara Oswald: $100
Eleanor Way: $50
Amanda Hughes: $20
Lawrence McMillen: $100
Hal Thrower: $100
Samuel Harris: $20
Doris Locklear: $10
Edward Wilson: $35
Harry Clark: $20
Linda Lucas: $100
Lt. Col. Robert T. Garman, U.S. Army retired: $200
Nancy C. Walters: $15
Linda Hargis: $25
Lt. Col. and Mrs. John W. Hazlett, retired: $200
Linda Ringley: $10
Beegie Cavanis: $200
Barbara Ray: $5
Pam Cherry: $50
Shaw University National Alumni Association: $50
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Plummer: $55
Edward Quay: $20
Linda L. Jacobs: $5
Dudley Buck: $1
The Real Estate Law Firm: $200
Thomas Sweitzer: $10
Sandra Wright: $500
James T. Sugg: $80
Frances Rothery: $50
Dori L. King: $400
Cecile W. Kennedy: $50
Deborah Putz: $5
Keith Wright: $100
Judith Maxim: $100
Barbara Lockhart: $100
Patricia Giambelluca: $100
Herbert Teese II: $100
Linda Durant: $10
Dian Moore: $100
Joan Bruno: $50
Philip Fisher: $100
Thomas Bolam: $35
Candace Fairbanks: $20
Jane Gehl: $25
Richard King: $25
John Staunton: $25
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Turner: $10
Ray Kirkland: $100
Barbara Dvorozniak: $50
Robert and Gayl Welter: $10
Philip H. Deturk: $50
Ronald Hile: $25
Rose Heimrick: $100
Barbara Weeks: $100
Anonymous: $5,590
This week's total: $11,499
Grand total: $13,355
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund helps Cumberland families
