Public Service

TAHU supports the following charitable organizations.

TAHU Public Service Fund
A charitable Fund created at the request of our membership to provide financial support to community projects throughout the year.
Sponsors

First Book
"What Book Got You Hooked?" invites readers everywhere to celebrate unforgettable books from childhood and help provide new books to the children who need them most. First Book asks visitors to share the memory of the books that made them readers and then vote for the state to receive 50,000 new books from First Book, helping to get more kids hooked on reading. As of September 16, 2009, NC moved from 7th place to 4th place!
http://www.firstbook.org/whatbook

Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
Established in 1980, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a non-profit organization that provides food to people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina. In 2008-09, the Food Bank distributed over 36.8 million pounds of food through 800 partner agencies including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and after school programs for children.
www.foodbankcenc.org

Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County develops partnerships to build healthy, affordable homes with and for God's people in need, promotes self-reliance through home ownership, affirms the dignity of family, and creates sustainable communities.
www.habitatwake.org

Raleigh Rescue Misson - Pediatric Care Center
Raleigh Rescue Mission’s Pediatric Care Center which is part of the Raleigh Rescue Mission. The Pediatric Care Center provides an initial well child screening and immunizations for all children that are guests of the Mission as well as children identified through the Salvation Army. The Mission provides free health care for acute and chronic problems for women, men, and children. The funds raised by our Golf Tournament will help support the free medical care for children provided by the Raleigh Rescue Mission’s on-site medical clinic.
www.raleigh-rescue.org

School to Career of Wake County
School-to-Career is a collaboration ... School-to-Career of Wake County is a collaborative effort between the business community and the school system to enhance curriculum and provide additional learning opportunities for both teachers and students.

The mission of School-to-Career is to ... Prepare every student to make knowledgeable career choices through academic rigor and work-based learning experiences. This requires a systematic, comprehensive, community-wide effort.
http://www.wcpss.net/school_to_career/

SOROPTIMIST International of Raleigh, NC
Soroptimist International of Raleigh, NC is a local club of Soroptimist International. Our local projects include a Professional Clothing Closet that distributes donated business appropriate clothing to job seekers in need. Locally we also support initiatives for prevention of domestic violence and cancers affecting women.
www.soroptimistraleigh.org

Toys for Tots
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The Toys for Tots program wishes to play an active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable natural resources - our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign.
http://www.toysfortotsraleigh.org/