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Loyal Leisure pitches in at Wilson House
Members of the Loyal Leisure Senior Club are pictured at the Wilson House assisted living facility after distributing donated toiletries and singing songs to the residents on Aug. 28. The 226-member … more
Joyner's helps recognize unsung heroes
Joyner's Funeral Home President Dell Joyner presents Gary Proffitt with an $800 donation to help sponsor the Wilson Community College Unsung Heroes banquet.  more
Joyner's supports Emilee Hunter Memorial 5K
Joyner's Funeral Home President Dell Joyner presents a $250 gift to Lisa Hunter to help sponsor the fourth annual 2018 Emilee Hunter Memorial 5K run and walk. The 5K will be held Saturday, Oct. 20. … more
Joyner's Funeral Home President Dell Joyner, left, presents a $300 gift to First United Methodist Church member Bob Craft. The gift will help support the church's upcoming barbecue sale. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit mission projects.
Joyner's supports church fundraiser
The Greater Wilson Rotary Club recently provided food for the Wilson Police Athletics and Activities League's football and cheerleading camp, feeding about 180 youths and volunteers. The club also presented Maj. Craig Smith and Chief Thomas Hopkins of the Wilson Police Department with a $1,000 donation to assist with the weeklong camp's expenses. Pictured from left are Smith, Buzz Wilkinson, Bucky Robbins, Dennis Winstead, Bill Blackman, Hopkins, Wayne Johnson and Connor Bedgood.
Rotarians pitch in for PAL sports camp
Southern Bank recently donated $5,000 to the Arts Council of Wilson for program funding. Pictured from left to right are community banker Gabriel Farris; Cathy Hardison, arts council executive director; Beth Searcy, arts council board president; and Matt Whitley, Southern Bank market executive and senior vice president.
Southern Bank supports arts council
Rob Bissett, president of the All-American Kiwanis Club of Wilson, left, presents a $10,000 endowment donation to Wilson Community College on behalf of the club last Wednesday. The funds were received by WCC President Tim Wright, right, and Jessica Bailey, WCC director of marketing and public relations, center. The funds are being used to establish an endowment with the Wilson Community College Foundation to be used for student scholarships.
Kiwanians establish WCC endowment
Mickey Grizzard, left, of Mulligans Fore Kids, accepts a $1,000 sponsorship check from Jack Schmick of the Knights of Columbus for Mulligans Fore Kids' gala auction, dinner and golf tournament planned Sept. 20-21. The Knights of Columbus raised the money through its annual Tootsie Roll sales and Operation LAMB, or Least Among My Brothers. The donation will benefit children with disabilities in Wilson County.
Knights of Columbus supports Mulligans Fore Kids
Arts Council of Wilson President Beth Searcy, left, and Executive Director Cathy Hardison receive a $2,500 check from Wes Berry, senior vice president of BB&T. The bank's donation will support the arts council's ACT For Youth theater program. “BB&T has a long history of supporting the arts in Wilson and we can honestly say that we would not be where we are if it were not for them,” Hardison wrote. “They are supportive of the arts in this community in more ways than one and truly understand the positive impact of the dramatic arts on our youth.”
BB&T supports children's theater
Tensy Wilkins, pictured behind the children holding the sign, helped the St. James Christian Church youth organize a yard sale to raise money for Pennies From Angels, a Wilson County charity that helps cancer patients and their families with living expenses. St. James youth raised $800 and presented the proceeds to Pennies From Angels founder Helen Harwood. Contributed Photo
Youth group supports Pennies From Angels
Joyner's Funeral Home owner Dell Joyner, left, with dog Sweetheart by his side, presents a $500 donation to Middlesex Mayor Lu Harvey Lewis, a member of the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, to support the department's 53rd annual Firemen's Day celebration planned for Sept. 8. Contributed Photo
Joyner's supports Middlesex Firemen's Day
United Way of Wilson executive director Judi Thurston, left, receives a $125,000 corporate contribution from BB&T presented by Scott Evans and Tracy Wood. Contributed Photo
BB&T boosts United Way's reach
AgCarolina Farm Credit recently made a $2,050 donation to the Free Will Baptist Children's Home near Middlesex through its “A Cause A Quarter” charitable campaign. Pictured from left to right are Skipper Jones, AgCarolina senior vice president of marketing and communications; Gary Lee, president and CEO of the children's home; and John Bledsoe, AgCarolina senior marketing specialist.
AgCarolina supports Baptist children's home
Southern Bank recently donated $5,000 to the Imagination Station Science and History Museum for program funding. Pictured from left to right are Matt Whitley, Southern Bank senior vice president and market executive, Nancy Van Dolsen, Imagination Station executive director, Woody Harrison, Imagination Station board president, and Jimmy Southerland, Southern Bank vice president and branch manager.
Southern Bank supports Imagination Station
Wesley Shelter Executive Director Lynne White and United Way of Wilson County Executive Director Judi Thurston load electric box fans into a trailer Thursday during a donation drive at Lowe's Home Improvement of Wilson. The fans collected were distributed to community organizations, so clients of each charitable agency who are in need can request a fan to beat the heat this summer. Brie Handgraaf | Times
Charities gather fans for needy residents
Andre Grebenstein, plant manager of Fresenius Kabi, left, shakes the hand of Cathy Hardison, executive director of the Arts Council of Wilson. Fresenius Kabi recently gave the Arts Council of Wilson $1,000 to assist with arts programs. Contributed Photo
Fresenius Kabi supports arts programs
Troy Blaser of the Wilson Parks and Recreation Department, left, accepts a $750 donation from Billy Forbes, president of the Breakfast Optimist Club of Wilson, to support Wilson City Little League athletics. Contributed Photo
Optimists support Little League program
Erin Fox, director of development for the American Heart Association, left, accepts a check from Bill Caldwell, Wilson Medical Center CEO; Donna Beaman, Wilson Medical Center’s Heart Walk chairwoman; and Chris Brown, associate administrator. Wilson Medical Center employees collectively raised $23,894.81 through various fundraising efforts throughout the year to help support the 2018 Wilson Heart Walk. Contributed Photo
Heart Walk raises nearly $24K
All-American Kiwanis Club of Wilson President Rob Bissette, left, presents a $2,500 donation to Arts Council of Wilson executive director Cathy Hardison and past president Jim Fitzgerald to support ACT For Youth, a program designed to provide live theater opportunities for the youth of Wilson County and surrounding areas. Contributed Photo
Kiwanians support youth theater program
Breakfast Optimist Club of Wilson President Billy Forbes, left, presents a $1,000 donation to Tammy Daniel of YOUTH of Wilson County to support the nonprofit agency's services. YOUTH, or Youth-Oriented Understanding Through Help, provides prevention and intervention services including mentoring, community service, restitution and prevention consultations to youths ages 6-17. Contributed Photo
Optimists help youth intervention agency
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