These are the latest donors to The Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund

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The Charlotte Observer has sponsored the Empty Stocking Fund since about 1920. All of the money that people contribute goes to the Salvation Army’s Christmas Bureau, which buys toys, food, clothing and gift cards for families.

Here are the latest donors for this year’s campaign:

Alice McLendon, $40, In memory of Walter Lee McLendon and Walter X. McLendon

Alicia McCullough, $50, In loving memory of Lydia V. McCullough

Amy and Alfred Dawson , $2,500

Anonymous, $100, In memory of Don and Emma Elam and Cecil and Gertrude Stephenson

BigCat Tailgating, $250

Bill and Kathie Dyer, $150, In memory of loved ones

Bradley Reavis, $200

Carrington Angel, $100

Cathy H. and Wayne H. Mullis, $100

Channing and Jeff Kirkpatrick, $150, In memory of Jimmy Kirkpatrick; Anne and Bob Johnson; Elizabeth Sides; Alice Thompson

Charley and Karen Watts, $100

Daughters of Penelope — Venus Chapter 102, $100

Edward and Wilhelmina Bell, $30

Elizabeth Callen, $50, In memory of Garmie

Elizabeth Pierce, $50

Flower Trail Garden Club, $2,400

Frannie and Herb Browne, $200

Fred Glenn, $50

Hannah Craighill, $100

Irwin and Judy Zazulia Foundation, $1,000

James and Marion Beahan, $100

Janice and Hugo Pearce, $300, In honor of our grandchildren

Jerry and Sharon Jackson, $500

John and Ingrid Amols, $1,000

John and Nancy Dickson, $210, In memory of Pat and Joanne

Judith Cook, $25

Julia Wade, $300, In memory of Ham Wade, from Julia and his family

Ken Roerden, $500, In memory of my wife, Dorothy

Linda Christopherson, $250

Linda Fox, $100, In loving memory of my parents

Mary Ann Ritchie, $200

Patsi Sheets, $300, In loving memory of Eunice and Gene Sheets; Mary and Ken Dwight; and our sweet boy Jackson

Paul Davis, $500

Paula Owens, $77

Ralph Maloney, $1,000

Stubblefield Foundation, $2,500, In honor of Nancy, Stubby, Ernest, Patsy and Mary Alice

Thomas Carpenter, $200, In memory of Anne Carpenter

Thomas Norman, $250, From the Quarrier, Dewey and Norman kids

Tillie Tice, $500

Timothy J. McLinden, $100

Wilhelmina Whitehurst, $50, In memory of Carol Whitehurst

William McCoy, $150, In memory of Tracy, Bill and Bonne McCoy

Yvonne Finger, $25

Today’s Total: $16,857

YTD Total: $143,681

The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte’s annual Angel Tree program has begun. The program provides toys for children in need. On Tuesday, November 10, 2023 the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary group met for a stocking-stuffing event.
The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte’s annual Angel Tree program has begun. The program provides toys for children in need. On Tuesday, November 10, 2023 the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary group met for a stocking-stuffing event.

How to donate

To donate online: EmptyStockingFundCLT.org.

To donate by mail, send checks to: The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte, P.O. Box 31128, Charlotte, NC 28231. Make checks payable to The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte and write “Empty Stocking Fund” in the memo line.