Here are donors to the Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund
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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
Anne Flint, $150
Anonymous, $300
Anonymous, $100, In memory of Louise, Ava
Austin Vernon, $20, In honor of my grandfather, a former Empty Stocking recipient
Barbara Ann Huffman, $250
Beverly Thomas, $50
Byrd Smith Heaton, $200
Carol F. Pollard, $200
Catherine Covington-East, $200
Claire Rauscher, $100
Diana B. Pinckney, $100
Dot and Dick Beatty, $100, In memory of Don South and Elgert Tolson
Douglas Smith, $405, In memory of Roy, Ann, Carl and GG... who are responsible for all of us!
Emily Boone, $200
Ernest H. Dwight, $2,500, In memory of my wife, Vicky
Hugh E. Bigham, Jr., $384.76
J.B. “Buck” McQuay and Family, $1,000, In memory of friends that we have lost
Jerry and Celia Stallings, $100
Jim and Marilyn Charles, $50
Jo and Steve Smith, $50, In honor of our grandchildren — Elizabeth, Smith, Lauren, Virginia, Jack and Cooper
Jo and Steve Smith, $50, In honor of our daughters, Jenny, Katie and Meg and their families
Joe and Judy Clark, $100
John and Beth Robinson, $500
John and Ginger Marr, $250, In memory of our parents, John & Estelle Marr and M.T. & Becky Gordon
Karen Swope, $150
Karen Wilson, $100
Larry and Susan Campbell, $150
Leslie Simmons, $150
Lester Oliva, $100
Lisa Roche, $100
Marvin and Marilyn Armstrong, $150
Michael F. Grace, $500
Michael Peterson, $1,000, In memory of Helen Peterson
Neill and Peggy McBryde, $500
Paul and Jacqueline Carty, $200
Plant Partners, Inc., $2,000
Richard Osborne, $100
Sallie Plumlee Close, $500, In loving memory of my Dad, Claude Armstrong Plumlee Jr.
The Mallards, $200, In memory of K & G, J & G, P.P. & J
W. Randall Lemly, $200
Today’s Total $13,460
YTD Total $158,067
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.
This story was originally published December 15, 2021 at 8:46 AM.
