DECEMBER 2022

This is the time of year that causes us to reflect on our past experiences, be thankful for our loved ones, and contemplate future opportunities. However, many in our community don’t have this luxury. They are managing a host of life issues. Whether it’s finding an affordable and safe place to live, developing skills needed for employment, or navigating our health care system for an aging parent, sibling, or friend, these are real challenges to so many in our community.

These and other causes are front of mind for your Community Foundation. We are uniquely positioned to see the opportunities each of these issues present because of the diverse relationships we have across the community. We envision a community where everyone lives in a safe, affordable home, enjoys the benefits of meaningful employment, and can access quality health care. 

Your Community Foundation is focused on making this vision a reality, but we can only do it together. Thank you for collaborating with us and thank you for giving back to the community. We are truly better together.

During this holiday season, ask yourself, what are your dreams? Working together, the possibilities are endless.

Happy Holidays,

Company Open Houses & Tours

Are you interested in learning more about Guilford Apprenticeship Partners? Would you like to tour potential companies? Sign up for the GAP Company Open Houses and Tours! Students must attend at least one GAP Company Open House with a parent or guardian to be eligible to apply to GAP.

Click the link below to learn more and sign up today!

Meet the Companies:

ABCO Automation

Atrium Health High Point Regional Hospital-Pharmacy Tech Program

Berico

Berkshire Corporation

Blue Ridge Corporation

Brady Services

Cross Company

Endura Products

Guilford County Government

City of High Point

Ilderton-Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM

KAO Specialties Inc.

LC America, Inc.

Lincoln Financial Group

Machine Specialists Inc.

Parker-Hannifin: Aerospace Filtration Division

Parker-Hannifin: Hose Division

TE Connectivity

Tardigrade Technology 

Ziehl-Abegg

Annual Luncheon - March 6th

Women to Women's 13th Annual Celebration Luncheon is scheduled for March 6 and we are thrilled to announce Tala Raassi as the keynote speaker.

Tala Raassi, a fashion designer, entrepreneur, and author, was born in the United States and raised in Iran. With bravery, a dream, hard work, and some needle and thread, she went from Iran to the Miss Universe competition and ultimately being named "One of the Most Fearless Women in the World" by Newsweek Magazine. Learn more about her through her inspiring book, "Fashion is Freedom: How a Girl from Tehran Broke the Rules to Change Her World".

Reserve your seat today! Visit womentowomengso.org to learn more.

Our Legacy Society members are at the heart of our mission to strengthen communities for present and future generations. Legacy gifts to the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro provide permanent funding to address the needs of our community while also demonstrating the value of charitable giving for generations. Your Development & Donor Engagement team is eager to assist you with planning for the future or getting more involved today. If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Knowles at cknowles@cfgg.org.  

Please take a look at our most recent list of Legacy Society members and join us in paying tribute to those who have passed on and whose stories will continue to be told for generations. Legacy Society members who are no longer with us become members of Dear Greensboro and their gifts will serve our community for generations.  

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, in collaboration with the City of Greensboro, created a Housing Loan Fund to address the City of Greensboro’s affordable housing crisis. The first of its kind in Greensboro, this fund will provide below-market rate loans to developers for the preservation of existing multi-family affordable housing units and for the creation of new multi-family affordable housing units.

Vic Nussbaum Jr., a member of the Community Foundation’s Legacy Society, made provisions in his estate plan to support our housing initiatives. He would be very proud to know he was a part of making this happen for our community. 

Erika Woodruff has joined the CFGG staff as our AP Specialist & ETWI Program Assistant!

Erika is originally from Fayetteville, NC and recently relocated to the Greensboro area from Charlotte, NC. She graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2014 with a B.A. in Business Administration and later received her M.S. in Sport Management from Wingate University. Erika’s introduction to nonprofits began in her early college days where she regularly volunteered at Loaves and Fishes, Girls on the Run Charlotte, and Second Harvest Food Bank. Erika began her professional career in management and transitioned into working with nonprofits in 2016 as an Intern with the Big South Conference HQ, then promoted to Assistant Director. 

As a new resident of Greensboro, Erika is looking forward to trying new restaurants, visiting museums, and learning the history of Greensboro as a whole. She and her husband, Daniel, recently married in April 2022 and they enjoy spending quality time with family & friends, participating in athletics, traveling, and helping others. 

Erika is an acrylic painter and enjoys abstract artwork!

Welcome, Erika!

As CFGG celebrates 40 years, we are bringing together legacy donors with a new generation of philanthropists and impact-makers determined to fund meaningful work in our community.

Logo inspiration

To express CFGG’s inclusive approach to community impact and a sense of philanthropic partnership, our 40^th anniversary logo uses our full-color palette to suggest multiple perspectives and experiences. 

Overlapping colors and shapes create something new and suggest interconnections. The geometric shapes are structured and steady—like CFGG. The bold, optimistic shapes and colors inspire a sense of pride and hope.

Here are a few helpful tips from our Development and Donor Engagement team:

• Sending a stock gift? Please notify us at development@cfgg.org! We receive many stocks every year with no name attached. To be sure your stock is deposited to the correct fund (and you get the tax credit!), we need to know who sent the gift and where it should go.



• To be credited in 2022, all gifts must be postmarked or received in our office on or before December 31.

• Have questions? We’re here to help! Please note that CFGG is closed for observance of Christmas on December 23 and 26 so our employees can spend time with their families.