happenings
School's Village, a $10 million project located at the corner of Davis Drive and Parkside Valley Drive in Morrisville, was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting celebration in November. Arvind Mahajan and his wife, Neha, own the nearby Goddard School and are co-owners of the new plaza. Businesses now open at School’s Village are MyGym, Safesplash/Swimlabs Swim School, Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids and AKM Investments. Future tenants include Khara Orthodontist, Growing Smiles (a pediatric dentist), Domino's Pizza and Handles Homemade Ice Cream. More than 450 people, including Morrisville mayor TJ Cawley and several town council members, attended the event. akminvestment.com
BAND TOGETHER AND UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE’S COMEBACK FEST raised over $1.1 million through the annual philanthropic concert in October. The funds were divided among 100 nonprofit organizations in Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston County. Local recipients include Read and Feed, Interact, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, NAMI Wake County, and many others. bandtogethernc.org/impact-partners
Bonafide Bakeshop & Cafe’s decadent egg- and
was recently elected as the executive director of Girls on the Run Triangle. The
dairy-free Chocolate Cream Pie has
job change was effective Dec. 1. Girls
won a spot on PETA’s list of the
on the Run is a physical activity-based
Top 10 Vegan Pies served around the country. The Apex business was highlighted by the animalrights organization in October, in time for holiday entertaining. bonafidebakeshop.com The
AIESHA EDWARDS
positive youth development program for girls in third-eighth grade. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. gotrtriangle.org
CARY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION announced $4,270 in grants to local nonprofits in October. The recipients
were: Made4Me, the Center for Volunteer Caregiving, Family Promise of Wake County, and NAMI Wake County. The CCF was founded in 2009 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets by creating permanent endowments, making grants and leveraging leadership – specifically to benefit Cary. nccommunityfoundation.org
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