Our Good Deeds

This month, The Coard Foundation Board voted to help 2 families. We reached out to local organizations to find a deserving family who needed a little help to get through the holidays. We were provided with the name of a struggling single mother for whom we provided financial aid for food and Christmas presents for her young child. We then received word of a local family struggling to make ends meet. So, we also provided financial aid to this family to help towards their utility bills.

Side note: We once again participated in The Boykins Circle of Trees event in the Buck Lassitter Mini Park which has turned out to be a great way to jump start your Christmas spirit through fellowship with friends and neighbors, refreshments and the singing of Christmas carols.

Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year from all of us at The Coard Foundation (Eric Coard, Sandy Coard, Linda Beatty, Renee Lassitter and John Cann)

While Thanksgiving is certainly a time to give thanks for all we are blessed with…family, friends, the roof over our heads, a good paying job and food on the table for our family. Unfortunately, some are facing serious obstacles and may not feel quite so blessed. With the help of Southampton Social Services, we were able to donate complete Thanksgiving dinners including a Walmart gift card for turkeys or hams for 6 local families whose tables may not have been quite so full this year.

We would also like to extend thanks to Barry and Laura Gadd who donated most of the food for this Thanksgiving project.

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When a child is diagnosed with a serious medical condition, it’s critical that the parents maintain a positive attitude. They need lots of positive role models in their lives and should be surrounded by loving and supportive people who treat them with as much love and affection as possible. So, when we learned about a young couple who’s newborn was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, the decision to help was an easy one. So, this month, The Coard Foundation donated a fuel gift card to assist with trips to and from CHKD and a Walmart gift card to purchase whatever food or necessities the family needed most.

By donating money, time, goods, or services to a worthy cause in your area, you help the entire community. That’s why The Coard Foundation voted to sponsor Boykins 2021 PumpkinFest this month. Thousands have visited the Town of Boykins to enjoy this event since it’s inception more than a decade ago. This is good for both the town and the businesses along Main Street.

It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize instead of actually getting involved. But, we encourage you NOT to be a spectator; get involved. You’ll feel great about it afterwards. We promise.

With the loss of jobs, inflation and general economic problems throughout the United States due to to Covid-19, The Coard Foundation decided this month to purchase school supplies for 24 students in Southampton County. Thank you also to members of Boykins United Methodist Church and Tarrara Women’s Club for selling shoes at just $1 per pair and donating all proceeds to The Coard Foundation. All leftover shoes were donated to other charities and all leftover school supplies were donated to Meherrin elementary School. What a wonderful day that turned out to be!

Nurses are often one of the most underappreciated jobs. They work long hours, care for patients who are sick with potentially deadly diseases, and they deal with an incredible amount of stress. But, all of this has never been truer than throughout this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic. That’s why, The Coard Foundation voted to show them some love by donating 6 large trays of gourmet cookies for all of the nurses at Southampton Memorial Hospital who are dealing with Covid patients. The trays were distributed to multiple departments for both day and night shifts.

If you have a friend or loved one who is a nurse, please be supportive and give them lots of encouragement.

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