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Carolina Stories

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

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A passion for helping others

Pamela Brewington stands in front of the North Carolina Administration Building.

5 min read

No higher calling

A thumbnail for a video, featuring an bird eye view of a town with a blue bar saying, "A New Beginning."

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Kannapolis, revitalized

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

Atencio stands on the shoreline smiling for a photo.

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Surveyor and storyteller

Jim and Frances Kerr

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Supporting civil rights work

Betsy Steele and Geo. "Watts" Carr smiling for a photo.

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Inspired to give

An Indian woman in a sari stands in a field of solar panels.

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Investing in the future of sustainable business

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health