Empty Stocking Fund

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. Joe Souviron, $1,000

Abigail and Blake Morgan, $100

Andre and Donna Leeds, $500

Anonymous, $312, In honor of Maggie, Sophie and Tommy Parker

Anonymous, $35

Anonymous, $100

Anonymous, $100, In memory of HiBoy and Tootoo

Anonymous, $100, In memory of Lt. Col. Charles E. Ayers

Anonymous, $100

Barbara A. Van Hellemont, $100

Barbara O’Brien Greene, $50

Barry and Judith Brown, $25

Barry and Pat Gettys, $200, In memory of Biel Gettys

Benjy, Ann and Jim Seagle, $200

Brad Fach, $250

Brenda Smith, $25, In memory of Ann and Jack Sink

C. Seaton, $200

Carol Rodgers, $150

Craig and Paula Reutlinger, $250, In honor of Charles W. Smith, Jr.

D. Max Muhleman, $150

David George Taylor, $200

Deborah Foster, $100

Debra Gray, $150

Denise Morrison, $100, In honor of my coworkers at Novant Midtown Outpatient Surgery Center

Dominic and Teresa Dicesare, $100

Don and Anne Carmichael, $100

Don Niven, $100

Donald T. Cates and MaryEllen Cates, $200

Edwin King, Jr., $200, In honor of my Christian friends, Michael, Charlie and Jim

Elizabeth and James Carrothers, $50

Elizabeth and Thomas Carpenter, $100, In honor of our parents

Elizabeth Pierce, $100

Flagship Healthcare Properties, LLC, $35

Frank and Sarah Gentry, $200

Fred Stubblefield, Jr., $5,000, In memory of Nancy, Stubby, Patsy, Ernest and Mary Alice

Gene and Marie Daniels, $1,000

Hannah Craighill, $100

Jack and Rosemarie Stein, $1,000

Jean Ann Hammons, $100

Karen and Charley Watts, $100

Karen Kernosek-Rhee, $200

Kathryn K. White, $200

Ken Roerden, $500, In memory of my wife, Dorothy, and daughter, Christine

Larry and Joyce Pressley, $300

Mark and Elizabeth Flagler, $100

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Scott, Sr., $500

Paul Carty, $200

Paula and Dalt Ruffin, $250

Paula M. Ryan, $200

Penelope G. Karagounis, $100

Penelope G. Karagounis, $100, In honor of the 100-Year Anniversary for the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community of Charlotte

Penelope G. Karagounis, $100, In memory of Dr. Tyrel (Tink) Moore and Dr. Harrison (Harry) Campbell from the UNC Charlotte Geography and Earth Science Dept.

Rebecca Lee, $100

Robert and Pamela Cavalline, $500

Shirley Burns, $500

Thomas Schoenheit, $50

Tom Moser, $1,000, In memory of Mary Moser

Trevor Ford, $100, In loving memory of his sons, Jackson and Owen Ford

Wayne and Cathy Mullis, $100

Wayne Plybon, $100

Today’s Total $18,182

YTD Total $112,021

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 14, 2022 at 9:35 AM with the headline "Here are the latest donors to the Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund."

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