Year Around Giving: The Charlotte Women in Non-Profit (Scoop Charlotte)

Giving Tuesday may have been last month, but that doesn’t mean giving and the work of nonprofits in the Charlotte area have stopped. Actually, it never slowed down. In honor of the fearless leaders of local nonprofits, we have put together a list of notable women in Charlotte nonprofits. Highly educated and extremely dedicated, these women are the heartbeats of our city. Some you may know and some you may not, but all are unsung heroes. We are honored to create, list, and to include these women who fight the good fight daily for those in our community who are underserved, often forgotten, and those who deserve all the chances in the world to succeed.  

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How this $1M donation at Levine Children’s Hospital aids treatment of rare cancer (Charlotte Business Journal)

Levine Children’s Hospital now has a specialized treatment suite for an aggressive form of childhood cancer, thanks to a $1 million donation from the Isabella Santos Foundation.

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Special cancer treatment room opening at Charlotte children’s hospital (WBTV)

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – A special lead-lined room is opening Wednesday at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte to treat rare cancers. Isabella Santos, 7, and her never-ending fight against cancer inspired and funded the room.

Santos died of neuroblastoma in 2012. She was diagnosed at two years old. Santos’ family and community supporters raised $1 million to create the special room that will help kids with specific cancers get treatment in Charlotte.

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