Story and photos courtesy of the Inhulsen Family. Cary, NC – A seventh grader in Cary decided to see how much food he could collect for charity by clipping coupons. Over the course of three months, he spent less than $20 and collected over 1,400 pounds of food.…
Caroline Lucas of Cary, N.C., a Peace Corps volunteer, helped launch a women-owned small business in Armenia that produces and sells handmade stuffed bears. Since the Berd Bear project started in March 2011, the women of Berd have earned thousands of dollars to support their families.…
Don't know the Miracle League? It's a baseball league for special needs kids. Call it an exercise in pure joy.…
Story by Lindsey Chester, photos by Brooke Meyer. Cary, NC- The Umstead Hotel and Spa hosted the 9th annual Gingerbread House benefit to raise funds for Triangle Family Services last Thursday.…
If you are around Thanksgiving weekend, MTG is continuing their 2011 fund drive playing at the Southland Ballroom in downtown Raleigh raising "Toys for Tots". The event is on Saturday, November 26th, doors open at 8 pm. Bring a (new) toy and get in free! …
A friend of mine, Jeri Wade, contacted me. She is a "survivor" of family suicide and an active volunteer with The Triangle Survivors of Suicide (SOS).…
I first came across the Kramden Institute when they were awarded a grant from the Cary Community Foundation last month. They refurbish used computers and donate them to deserving school-aged kids around the state, using thousands of volunteers in the process.…
Photo by Hal Goodtree. Cary NC – Friday November 4 is one of Cary’s big dress-up events of the season, the CVA Art Ball. It’s a black-tie affair with dinner, dancing and a silent art auction, all to benefit Cary Visual Art.…
The event showed students what it might be like if they were to lose their peers, perhaps in a car or other accident due to another student's/friend's destructive decision.…
For a long time, we've wanted to have a few pages on CaryCitizen to collect all the information on a few particular subjects. Our first was the Cary Non-Profits page. Now, we've added two more Community Pages.…
