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Thanks to our Sponsors, 29 Foursomes to Play at our May 17 Event!

Response has been strong for our 8th Annual Community Matters Golf Tournament! We now have 116 players ready to tee up for the event on May 17 at Raintree Country Club. None of it would have been possible without our generous sponsors, who have eagerly stepped up to...

Community Matters Cafe Opens

Representatives of Community Matters member companies were among the more than 500 guests at the Community Matters Cafe opening ceremony on Sunday, April 7. The ceremony included remarks to Tony Marciano, Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM) President & CEO; Kristin Kelly...

Inaugural Bowling Tournament Raises $100,000

Awesome! That's the only way to describe the inaugural Community Matters Bowling Tournament. From start to finish, the tournament was a huge success, bringing together 57 teams from across the Charlotte insurance industry - plus more than 70 spectators - for a day of...

Leaders & Coordinators Meeting Kicks Off 2019

Thanks to our Leaders & Coordinators who came out to our 2019 kick-off meeting. Nearly 40 company representatives attended the meeting at Charlotte Rescue Mission's (CRM's) uptown campus to hear about plans for the year, have lunch and tour the soon-to-be-completed...

Community Matters Presents $200,000 Check to Charlotte Rescue Mission

In late December, Community Matters representatives presented Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM) with a check for $200,000 at the soon-to-be-open Community Matters Cafe. The check is Community Matters' 2018 gift, raised though fundraising by the organization and its...

Community Matters Wins Philanthropic Award

Community Matters has been named the city’s 2018 “Outstanding Philanthropic Organization” as part of this year’s National Philanthropy Day Awards. The honor was presented by the Charlotte chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) at a...

2018 Celebration Dinner Raises More Than $100,000

At our most successful dinner ever, Community Matters raised more than $100,000 to cap off our second-year partnership with Charlotte Rescue Mission. That's a testament to the outreach and caring of the many insurance professionals in the Charlotte...