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Carolina Stories

Nicci and Martin Gafinowitz

4 min read

Preserving a natural treasure

Smith and Scarlett posing together in a garden.

1 min read

Supporting a ‘gem of a museum’

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6 min read

Transformational Gift to Fund New Sports Medicine Complex

Ann Rankin Cowan poses with feet kicked up in an outdoor chair.

1 min read

Born and bred

ForevHER Tarheels

5 min read

Lifelong learners, lifelong supporters: Snow family bequest

1 min read

Gift to the future

Cynthia Bulik smiling for a portrait.

2 min read

Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative: Every dollar matters

Champ and ET Mitchell smile for a portrait with wooden bookcases in the background.

1 min read

Winning his battle, helping others fight theirs

Gladys and David McNelis sit on a bench in the NC Botanical Garden.

1 min read

Together in living, loving and giving

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5 min read

An Epic Journey, An Epic Carolina Future

Cheryl and Ken Williams hold a framed artwork and smile for a photo with David Routh.

2 min read

Helping to unlock the mysteries of cancer

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1 min read

A thousand miles for Luc