Donor News
Posted on May 16, 2012
View photos from our 2012 Tar Heels for SECU Family House BBQ & Golf Tournament from our Flickr gallery. Thanks to Steve Campbell for these delightful photographs!
BBQ & Auction, Thursday April 26 at SECU Family House
Golf Tournament, Friday April 27 at UNC’s Finley Golf Course
Please feel free to download images for your personal use. We [Read More]
Posted on May 7, 2012
Pure Barre studios generously hosted a donation class for SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals May 12 that raised $280 for Family House–enough to provide housing for a family for one whole week. Thank you!
The class took place at the Chapel Hill studio, located in Meadowmont (address below), and participants were asked to provide a [Read More]
Posted on May 3, 2012
Press Release May 2, 2012
Generous support from the Chapel Hill community and UNC Athletics Department made the 2012 Tar Heels for SECU Family House BBQ and Golf Tournament the most successful yet. Co-hosted by UNC Men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams and Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham, the event grossed $161,477 to benefit SECU Family House at [Read More]
Posted on March 12, 2012
You know you want some Chick-fil-A… that original chicken sandwich, those waffle fries, the milkshakes. Now you have an excuse to eat there: You’ll be raising money for the SECU Family House.
Thursday, March 15th, from 5 to 7 p.m. Chick-fil-A at University Mall will have “Spirit Night” for SECU Family House. Mention our name when [Read More]
Posted on February 29, 2012
Leap Into Action! 29 Ways to Give Back to SECU Family House
Volunteers and donations are critical to the SECU Family House’s ability to provide an affordable, comfortable home away from home for our guests who are receiving treatment at UNC Hospitals or who serve as the support system for those patients. On this Leap Day, [Read More]
Posted on February 17, 2012
SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals thrives on the efforts of a committed, generous group of volunteers. Many have been volunteers here since our doors first opened in March 2008. Some, like Wivi Sternbach, were here even before then.
The opening date had been set, and the house was not yet livable when Wivi (pronounced “Vee-Vee”) [Read More]
Posted on February 17, 2012
Once a month, Roger Pritchard and his mother, Nola, make a three hour trek to SECU Family House from their home in Newton, North Carolina. For the past several months, Roger has been receiving chemotherapy treatments at UNC Hospitals for multiple myeloma—a cancer of the white blood cells that are responsible for producing antibodies. [Read More]
Tags: 2012 BBQ & golf, bbq, chapel hill, golf tournament, secu family house
Posted on February 6, 2012
On Thursday and Friday, April 26th and April 27th, 2012, the Tar Heels for SECU Family House BBQ and Golf Tournament hosted by Coach Roy Williams and new Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham will take place at SECU Family House and UNC Finley Golf Course. All proceeds from the tournament benefit SECU Family House at UNC [Read More]
Tags: chapel hill, elaine o'neill, everette james, freddie kiger, jim ketch, nancy farmer, nc culture series, patti holden thorp, secu family house, unc hospitals
Posted on August 9, 2011
Chancellor Holden and Patti Thorp will serve as hosts for this Wednesday night series featuring local artists, historians, writers, and professors. Various people who will share their expertise, knowledge and passion include:
Everette James, an expert on American art of the early 20th Century, will kick off the series on August 24th with a session called [Read More]
Tags: billy terry, chapel hill, donation, family house, highland baptist church, jacquie terry, secu family house
Posted on August 9, 2011
Last month, a large van arrived in the large circle in front of SECU Family House. What emerged was not only a team of joyful volunteers from the Highland Baptist Church in the Cumberland County town of Hope Mills, NC, but also a wonderful mid-summer replenishment of supplies and “chefs” for a dinner that night [Read More]