Philanthropy and Fundraising

Charlotte Alpha Phi Alumnae

Philanthropy and Fundraising

If you are interested in participating in our philanthropy programs this year contact our Philanthropy Coordinators:

Karen Jones:

kjoynerjones@carolina.rr.com or (803)396-2013

Beth McCarthy:

bethwalker73@hotmail.com or (704)334.3565

Change of Heart Campaign

We will continue the Change of Heart campaign during the 2007-2008 fund raising year. This simple idea made a big change in our fund raising efforts last year. At each event the goal is to collect spare change from those in attendance. We were able to collect nearly $150.00 at only a few events last year and hope to do even better at collecting this year! The idea is that members will empty their spare change from their own purse at all Alpha Phi Alumni events. The change will be collected throughout the year. We encourage all members to get their families involved and start their own change collections at home to contribute as well. We will have larger containers available at the big events, such as Founder’s Day and our annual Christmas Party where you can bring any larger change collections. You can submit any change collected at big events, or make arrangements to get it to Beth McCarthy, Philanthropy Co-Chair. Our collection will be donated to the Heart of a Woman program at Carolinas Medical Center, and will truly bring a Change of Heart! Let’s see if we can double our effort this year!

2006-2007 Philanthropy Results

The Charlotte Alumnae Chapter raised over $1,200 for philanthropy & convention expenses during the 2006-2007 year with three fundraising events. The three events were the Southpark Mall Evening of Giving in the fall of 2006, a lollipop sale at local BB&T branches in the spring of 2007 and the Change of Heart Campaign throughout the year. Here is a breakdown of money raised by each event:

Southpark Mall Evening of Giving - $810.0
Change of Heart Campaign – $132.50
Easter Lollipop Sale - $1431.04

Once lollipop & convention expenses are subtracted, we had $1,238.47 to donate to charity. Using the Alpha Phi Foundation Community Contributions Program, $1,052.70 will be donated to the Heart of a Woman organization at Carolinas Medical Center and $185.77 to the Alpha Phi Foundation. Based on our 2006 donation to the Heart of a Woman program at CMC, the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter was recognized as a bronze level sponsor for the 2nd year at the Cupid’s Cup 5K which benefits the Center for Cardiovascular Health at Carolinas Medical Center. Our own president, Tracy Hickman, ran in the 5K. Mona Baset, Allison Shelton, & Karen Jones volunteered at the 5K. We plan to continue our relationship with this wonderful organization in 2007-2008.