CityView‘s November “Giving Issue” magazine marks an important nationwide and global initiative celebrated on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving: GivingTuesday. It is a movement that encourages practicing radical generosity by giving back to the community, according to GivingTuesday.org.
As a part of this initiative, each November we award four community members with the CityView Power of Giving Community Impact Awards — this year presented by the Public Works Commission — honoring community members who quietly go about helping others and who give selflessly, working behind the scenes to improve the lives of those around them.
After we received your nominations (thank you!), candidates were reviewed and selected by a panel of three judges deeply connected to the Fayetteville and Cumberland County community — DeSandra Washington, vice president for academic support services and civic engagement at Fayetteville Technical Community College, Cassandra Haire, owner of the Etiquette School of the Carolinas, and Jeffery Womble, the university ombuds (representative) of Fayetteville State University. We’re ecstatic to present the following awardees for the 5th Annual CityView Power of Giving Community Impact Awards, presented by PWC: Ralph and Linda Huff (presented together through one nomination), Emily Ruth Perry, Antonio Jones, and Jeremy Fiebig.
This month we also bring you a short story on the Gallberry Farm and its Corn Maze in Hope Hills, which opened last month for its 11th year. The owners of the farm, the McLean family, shared what the land offers for popular fall-time activities.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was in September, but Cape Fear Valley Health (CFVH) continues to bring awareness to this silent killer year-round. The CFVH sponsored feature tells of the story of hope and healing of a retired U.S. Army command sergeant major’s journey through cancer care at CFVH.
The columns in this edition are chock-full of all things Thanksgiving: a survival guide from a child’s perspective on the most celebrated November meal; a debate on cranberry’s place during the annual dinner, and a fresh take on giving and gratitude.
We also have a special guest column by Tim White, the vice chair of the CityView News Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to engaging the community and proccuring financial resources to uphold CityView’s mission of providing free, local news about Cumberland County and Fayetteville’s essential issues. Find out how you directly can support CityView’s local journalism.
On Oct. 10, we held our annual Food, Wine & ART signature event, presented by CFVH. The successful event welcomed 224 attendees, and, if you were one of them, you may even be featured on our website.
We hope this magazine ushers in gratitude as we approach Thanksgiving and celebrate the wonderful winners of CityView’s 2024 Power of Giving Community Impact Awards, presented by PWC, who are making Cumberland County an even better place. The winners will be honored at an event in February 2025. (P.S. Readers and community members are strongly encouraged to submit nominations for next year’s CityView Power of Giving Community Impact Awards.)
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Read CityView magazine’s “Giving” November 2024 e-edition here.
