Carolina United for Change will present Torch awards to three local individuals for demonstrating support throughout the community.
Tracy Madigan, Dr. Alice Sallins and D’Asia Stutson will be honored at an awards banquet Mar. 16 at Southern Charmn Events Center, 200 S. Garnett St. The evening includes dinner and live music by Best Friends.
“We’re trying to acknowledge people who have been in the community and have worked to make (their) communities a better place to be and live,” said Joseph Brodie, one of the founders of Carolina United for Change.
Tickets for the event are $30 each and are available for purchase now, Brodie said. No tickets will be sold at the door, he said.
A mission of the organization is to help support the poor and needy and to help protect the rights of all people.
This is the third year the group has given the awards, and Brodie said on Monday’s TownTalk that the 2024 recipients join previous recipients that include 2022 winners Margaret Ellis, Kendrick Vann and Angela Thornton, as well as 2023 winners Brenda Gant, Hilda Delbridge, Henderson Mayor Melissa Elliott and EJameel Williams, president of the Vance County NAACP.
This year’s honorees were selected from among nominations, Brodie said, for their contributions to the community – Madigan has been instrumental in several events hosted by Carolina United for Change, and is very knowledgeable about resources available for nonprofits. Sallins is a driver of the Vance County Arts Council and has taken on responsibilities within the community like organizing the annual Henderson Christmas Parade.
Stutson’s work with Gang Free, Inc. also has proven beneficial to many in the community, Brodie said.
Visit https://carolinaunitedforchange.com/ to learn more.
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