Here are the latest donors to the Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund
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
A&F Book Club, $235
Ann M. White, $200
Anne and Bill Claytor, $250
Anne Conradsen, $150
Anonymous, $500
Anonymous, $300
Anonymous, $250
Ashley Blevins, $25, In memory of Jan Webb
Bill and Daria Wallace, $100
Carl and Kathleen Neun, $250
Catherine Covington-East, $200
Chester and Patricia Tobias, $200, In memory of my parents, Margaret and David Smith and Erma and Chester Tobias
Chris and Elizabeth Daly, $250
Diana B. Pinckney, $100, In memory of Elizabeth Barnes Pinckney
Dolores S. Eck, $100, In memory of my beloved son, Rob, and husband Clarence Eck
Donald and Elizabeth Wood, $75
Dot and Dick Beatty, $100
Edward Bell, $30
Evelyn C. Gerdes, $100, In loving memory of Phillip, Eddie, Brad, Jeff and parents
Francine Scevers, $25, In memory of my mother, Anne S. Ingle
Gary and Brandon Ellison, $200, In memory of Judy Hankins Ellison, wife and mother
James and Jan Brittain, $500
John and Suzan Dabbs, $100
John Crehore, $200, In honor of The Lunch Bunch: Rev./Dr. Fred Pashal, Rev. Marty Hedgpeth and Maitre’D Bill Lowry
Jordan Abshire, $500
Karen Rabon Broyhill, $100
Kathleen Pristash, $300
Ken and Judy Rose, $150
Loretta Wertheimer, $150
Marion A. Cowell, $250
Marvin and Anita Shapiro, $100
Mary Jane Whittington, $150
Mary May Gillespie, $100
Maurice Bessette, $200
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Charlton, $1,000
Nancy and Richard Thigpen, $100
Nancy Wilkerson, $200, In memory of Bud Wilkerson
Randall Lemly, $200
Randi and George Edmiston, $500
Ray Flynn, $100
Robert and Diane Seymour, $100
Robin Paterson Coira, $200, In honor of Alice Mackey
Ronald and Phyllis Swiatek, $75
Sally Staub Moore, $500, In memory of Thomas T. Moore, Jr.
Sandy and Claude Hamilton, $500, In memory of Tussy and Alicia
Sherry Shearer, $500
Susan Buff, $1,000
Tate K. Sterrett, $100
The Horne Company Partners, LLC, $500
Tillie S. Tice, $200
Vicki and Gregory Smith, $100, In memory of Rachel Harper
William and Holly Murphy, $100
William Shuford , $1,000
Today’s Total $13,415
YTD Total $55,921
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.
This story was originally published December 6, 2022 at 10:29 AM with the headline "Here are the latest donors to the Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund."