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Volunteer Spotlight: Sharing the Love
Many say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Considering that Family House guests - UNC Hospitals patients and their caregivers - head off every morning for serious medical treatment and procedures, a hot, homecooked breakfast can truly ease one into the day. T… Read More
The "Finishing Touch Challenge" for the Capital Campaign
Construction has started and we are closing in on the capital campaign fundraising goal! Generous donors have offered a matching gift challenge of up to $100,000 to help to raise the final $200,000 between now and June 30, 2019. All new gifts to the capital campaign will be doubled in the F… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Rosemary Pierce
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of Family House. They arrive, ready to work, doing a wide range of tasks - tasks that allow the house to run smoothly every day of the year. One such dedicated volunteer is Rosemary Pierce. After a long career as a surgical nurse, she moved to Chapel Hi… Read More
Guest Spotlight: Staying Positive
Every few months, one of the most cheerful guests to walk through our doors returns. Kathy Plummer, along with her husband, Michael, make the 90 minute drive from Fayetteville, North Carolina to Chapel Hill so that Michael can receive treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at U… Read More
Emerald Isle Marathon 2019 Benefiting Family House
SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals was the proud beneficiary of the 2019 Emerald Isle Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K! The race was held on March 30, 2019. We are proud to serve families from all over the state, including from Emerald Isle and Carteret County. Since 2012, Famil… Read More
Congratulations to Julie Vozella, 2018 Volunteer of the Year!
The annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast was held earlier this month at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens. The morning's hilight was the announcement of the 2018 Volunteer of the Year by Director of Volunteer Services Claire Veazey: the winner is Juli… Read More
Family House Diaries: Giving and Getting Hope
Bill and Julie Patterson live in East Helena, Montana—but for the past seven months, they’ve called Family House home. Bill's receiving treatment at UNC Hospitals for an aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after learning he needed a bone marrow transplant last fall. W… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Music with Michael Paris
A remarkable qualilty about many of our volunteers is that many of them have been with us since we opened our doors 11 years—a true testament to their dedication and belief in our mission. One of these committed volunteers is musician Michael Paris. For the past nine years, he’s… Read More
FM Charity Invitational Benefits Family House
Volunteers help support Family House in more ways than we can count. When FM Lending Services, Guaranty Title, and Long & Foster Insurance were looking for local charities to benefit from their annual golf tournament, a few of our meal providers shared the story of Family House and encou… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: The Tar Heel Breakfast Club
Our guests are treated to amazing meals each week, thanks to our growing group of volunteer meal providers. In the last fiscal year alone these teams prepared no less than 365 meals, serving nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for more than 2,300 patients and family members staying h… Read More