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
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
During their nine-week stay at Family House while their son recovered from a bone marrow transplant, George and Trudy Hall, 82 and 81, of Bethel Park, Pa. had many reasons to celebrate: their discovery of Southern cooking; their 59th wedding anniversary; and, primarily, Ken’s successful bone marrow transplant.
George and Trudy’s [Read More]
Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, SECU Family House takes in the most guests from Cumberland County, home to Fayetteville and Fort Bragg.
Among our many guests from down that way are Capt. (U.S. Army, retired) John Shoemaker and his wife, Motsie, who recently stayed with us while John underwent radiation treatments for thymic and [Read More]
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]
Ronald McDonald House and SECU Family House Celebrate National Hospitality House Week
July 24-30 marks National Hospitality House Week, and the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill and SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals want to recognize and affirm all the work accomplished by their wonderful volunteers and donors who make our homes such special places. [Read More]