Empty Stocking Fund

Here are donors to the Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund

Toys fill shelves of the space used by the Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte for its angel tree program, supplemented by the Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund.
Toys fill shelves of the space used by the Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte for its angel tree program, supplemented by the Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund. mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com

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Empty Stocking Fund

Charlotte Observer readers contribute to the fund, which helps with expenses for the Salvation Army’s angel tree program.

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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:

On behalf of, Amount

Alicia McCullough, $200, In loving memory of my mother, Rosella C. McCullough, and my sister, Lydia V. McCullough

Ann B. Wood, $100

Ann T. McCain, $100

Anonymous, $100

Anonymous, $100, In memory of RED and BMD

Barbara Miller, $100

Carter Pittman, $100

Charles A. Love, $100

Christopher and Anne Woolley, $200

David and Cheryl Carson, $750, In loving memory of Tom and Carolyn Samson

David George Taylor, $100

Del Eck, $100, In loving memory of Rob and Clarence Eck

DeSoto Family Foundation, $1,000, In memory of Ruth and Claude Taylor

Diana and Emmett Boyd, $50, In memory of our friend, Maralon Haviland

Donald E. Stevenson, $100

Elizabeth Stone, $50

Ellen Fligel, $200

Eugene and Connie Buccelli, $100

Frank B. Aycock III, $50

Gail Salmon, $200

George and Liz Karagounis, $200

Greg Howren, $500

H. Thomas Webb III, $1,000, In memory of Coach and Ben

Harley Green, $100, In memory of Brian Royle

Harmon Construction Company, $200

Henry B. Cantrell, $500

James and Rosemarie Sartori, $100

James E. Rogers, $250, In honor of Jackson Griffith, George Griffith, Pierson Rogers and Grant Carpenter

Jane Belo, $20

Jeanie Martz, $100

Jerri McCain, $400

Jim Seagle, $100

John and Christen Scott, $500

John and Marlene Wilson, $1,000

Johnette and David Orr, $250, In memory of Stephanie Gabriel

Kathleen Bryant, $250

Kay Archer, $1,000

Kimberley Golden, $20

Kristy McCarter, $100, In memory of my husband, Larry McCarter

Larry and Linda Price, $300

Lavelle Porter, $100, In memory of Joe and Bill

Lisa Adams, $200

Lucille Howard, $100, In memory of Gary D. Howard

Mary May Gillespie, $30

Michael and Catherine Grady, $100

Patricia Jankowski, $100

Patti and Andy Anderson, $100, In memory of Juliette Bolduc

Paula and George Moore, $1,000, In memory of Andy Carroll

Paula Margaret Reilly, $100

Peggy C. Howard, $100

Robert and Diane Seymour, $100

Robert and Lisa Pharr, $200

Rolfe Neill, $1,000, In memory of Dana Baker

Ronald and Phyllis Swiatek, $75

Ronald Coble, $100, Merry Christmas from the Cobles!

Sandra Johnson, $200, In memory of Thomas Johnson, Marge Arnold and Victor Arnold

Selwyn M. Smith, $250

Shirley Burns, $5,000, In memory of Gene W. Moore

Susan Buff, $500

Susan Hudson, $50, In memory of Grampy John. Love, Hudson

Susan Oleson, $100, In honor of Kensie, Hudson, Hayes and Kaden

Terry Thompson, $50

Toula Keretsis, $500

Van Smith, $500, In honor of Jan Smith

Veronica Sorban, $25, In honor of Carolina Hussy Society

Today’s Total $21,270

YTD Total $104,692

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.

Questions concerning your donation? Call 704-716-2769.

Adam Bell
The Charlotte Observer
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Empty Stocking Fund

Charlotte Observer readers contribute to the fund, which helps with expenses for the Salvation Army’s angel tree program.