Pikeville Lions Club makes donation to children's home
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on December 31, 2017 3:05 AM
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The Pikeville Lions Club delivered a donation check of $1,000 to Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina in Lake Waccamaw recently.This donation was made possible due to the Pikeville Lions annual golf tournament Oct. 18. The check was presented to Gary Faircloth, president and CEO, and Gary Greene senior development director, by Lion Gerald Mitchell.
Recently the Pikeville Lions Club delivered a donation check of $1,000 to Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina in Lake Waccamaw.
This donation was made possible due to the Pikeville Lions annual golf tournament Oct. 18. The check was presented to Gary Faircloth, president and CEO, and Gary Greene senior development director, by Lion Gerald Mitchell.
Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina is called home by more than 50 boys and girls who have been deprived of the traditional homes most of us take for granted.
More than 7,000 young people from age 10 to 18 have made this home since its inception by A. D. Peacock in 1954.
In 1998, the Homes began a foster care program that has served more than 350 children from birth to 21 years old and is licensed as an adoption agency by the state of North Carolina.
In 1960, the Lions of N.C. completed a cottage on the grounds that will accommodate 16 boys. Through the years the Lions of N.C. have been the largest contributing civic organization and, consequently, have contributed the largest total amount of money in support of Boys and Girls Homes.