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

Angela Pierson, $75

Anonymous, $400

Austin Vernon, $20

Bill and Kathie Dyer, $300, In honor of Beau, George and Worth

Bruce Elliott Springs, $25

Caroline Winslett, $100

Dyanne Frazier, $250, In honor of my family

Gregory and Mary, Elizabeth Dixon, $100

Gretchen Johnston, $500

Gwendolyn Whitfield, $100, In loving memory of Lady Von Barkeley

Jane Stout, $200

Janice Huff, $100

Jarleth Nurkin, $100

John W. Ringwood, $300, In honor of our families, the Ringwoods

Joyce Poe, $1,000, In loving memory of Eddie Poe

Kathy Ballantine, $50, In memory of Peter & Rose Ballantine

Kathy Ballantine, $50, In memory of Robert & Georgene Kiernan

Kelli C. McGuffey, $100

Kerry and Bill Flye, $125

Larry and Jean Leonard, $1,000

Marsha J. Rhodes, $100

Marshall Van Loon, $50

Michael Dawn, $100, On behalf of David and Susan

Paul and Becky Efird, $100

PayPal Giving Fund, $5,017.84

The Turbessi Caleca Family, $200

Thomas Carpenter, $300, In memory of Ann Carpenter

Today’s Total $10,763

YTD Total $209,466

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
Award-winning journalist Adam Bell has worked for The Charlotte Observer since 1999 in a variety of reporting and editing roles. He currently is the business editor and the arts editor. The Philly native and U.Va. grad also is a big fan of cheesesteaks and showtunes.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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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.