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Episode #41 – Simple ways to give wisely with the North Carolina Community Foundation

In this episode, host Mary Ann LeRay sits down with Kristen Mihaljevic, Director of Development at the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF), to explore something every supporter of The Filling Station should know about: simple, smart ways to give that don’t require writing a check, swiping a credit card, or hiring an attorney. Kristen brings more than a decade of community foundation experience to the conversation, and she doesn’t shy away from a challenge many donors know all too well — the year-end flood of appeals and email solicitations that can leave even the most generous hearts feeling fatigued. Her

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Back to School Bash

Back to School Bash This Year’s Back to School Bash for Jones County School kids will be on Sat, Aug. 8th 10am-1pm! At the Jones County Civic Center. In Partnership with The Filling Station for backpack donations and healthy food donations, along with Jones County Public Schools greeting the students and handing out school supplies with a host of additional vendors like The Girl Scouts in Carteret, Craven, Jones & Pamlico Counties and Jones County DSSCommunity Closet. Community Partners are welcome to complete the Vendor App to attend (all vendors must be approved by our event committee, please read the

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Jones County Commissioners Approve Cost Share Agreement

Jones County commissioners recently approved a cost-share agreement between Jones County and The Filling Station to bring a dedicated family and consumer sciences agent to N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Jones County Center. Previously shared with Onslow County, Sarah Ware will now serve Jones County exclusively, with The Filling Station and Jones County each covering 33% of the salary and N.C. State University covering the remaining 34%. It is a meaningful partnership, and one that reflects exactly the kind of community-rooted collaboration The Filling Station was built on. Part of what makes Sarah’s work possible is knowing where the need is greatest.

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Episode #35: Mandy Gillis – A Principal Led by Purpose

Mandy Gillis didn’t just find her way to Maysville Elementary. By her own account, she was led there. After 26 years in education, including a difficult final year in Onslow County during Hurricane Florence that took a real toll on her health, Mandy stepped back and trusted that the right path would open. It did, in the most unexpected way, during a conversation at Vacation Bible School. She updated her application materials on the spot, and the rest, as they say, is history. Seven years later, she is the current Jones County Principal of the Year and describes every day

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