Lindsay Byrd, left, and Deana Byrd man a booth at the Davis Arena to benefit the Cheer Fund.
“If I call Stan Byrd at the last minute, he just asks me what they need,” said Hinson. “SerCo has never turned away anyone; they have never turned me down.”
The SerCo Club, which manages the Archdale-Trinity Cheer Fund, doesn’t want to turn anyone down, said Stan Byrd Sr., but this year they are way behind on donations.
“We are the furthest behind that we have ever been,” Byrd said Monday. “Many of the businesses which usually donate are struggling just to keep their doors open.”
The goal is $25,000 with $20,000 in cash. As of Friday, donations totaled $9,624. Last year, the Cheer Fund at this time of year had hit the $12,000 mark.
The shortfall comes at a time when the SerCo Club is trying to help a multitude of families. In some cases, both parents are out of work.
“We are hearing about more people who are behind on their rent,” Byrd said. “And we just don’t have the funds to help them.”
In addition to their normal procedure of asking individuals and businesses for donations, the SerCo Club held a spaghetti dinner at First Baptist Church of Archdale to kick off the Archdale-Trinity Cheer Fund.
A fundraiser event was held Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Davis Arena in Archdale. Decorated trees were auctioned off.
“We paired up with Team Austin,” said Deanna Byrd, a SerCo member. “We split the donations between Team Austin and the Cheer Fund.”
Team Austin is raising money for Austin Reddick, who needs a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia.
Byrd does not want to turn anyone away this year.
“If people can’t give what they normally do, if they could just give a percentage it would help out a lot,” he said. “We would still be extremely grateful.”
How to donate and a list of contributors are on page 12.
Make checks payable to the Archdale-Trinity Cheer Fund and mail to P.O. Box 4956, Archdale, NC 27263, or drop off at Stan Byrd Realtors, 10468 N. Main St., Suite B, at Archdale Drug or give to a SerCo Club member.
For more information about the Cheer Fund or SerCo Club, call 442-1268.
Here’s a list of the most recent contributors:
Ann M. Lowe . . . . $100
In memory of ‘Chuck’ Lowe
Kathryn A. Johnson . . . . $20
Deborah & Joseph Godwin . . . . $100
Avis Williams . . . . $50
Bettye L, Tuttle . . . . $35
Raymond C, Gross . . . . $100
Carl E, Anderson . . . . $50
Kevin, Christy & Evan Renn . . . . $25
Betty Roach & family . . . . $50
In memory of Bill Roach
Harry & Jane Kuflik . . . . $10
Corr Ina Talbert . . . . $25
In memory of TC Talbert
Keith & Jandra Dillon . . . . $50
In memory of Gordon Dillon
Dorothy F Hall . . . . $50
In memory of Jack Hall
Colleen C. Justice . . . . $25
Kermit Metheny . . . . $25
Highland United Methodist Church . . . . $50
In memory of Henry Wells Jr.
CommunityOne Bank . . . . $100
First Bank . . . . $250
JoAnne & Mark Buckley . . . . $100
Peggy L, Wells . . . . $25
In memory of Henry & Randy Wells
Paul & Elsie Barnes . . . . $50
In memory of George Clements
Harold & Jennifer Earnhardt . . . . $25
A Therapeutic Touch Inc. . . . . $200
Belva & Tim Cook . . . . $25
In honor of our grandchildren Cory & Kendall Lewis
Adult Fellowship Class . . . . $50
Archdale United Methodist Church
Phil & Shirley Butler . . . . $25
William P. Phillips . . . . $100
In memory of Diane Phillips
Edith Reddick $25
In honor of brothers & sisters
Edith Reddick $25
In memory of Ivey & Josephine Reddick
Dru’s Hair Fashions . . . . $50
William & Barbara Farlow . . . . $50
Triad Eye Associates . . . . $100
Paul Spurr . . . . $100
In memory of Lloyd Taylor
Archdale Animal Clinic . . . . $200
Lewis A. Stroud . . . . $50
Carroll & Vera Bowles . . . . $50
JAD Electrical . . . . $200
In memory of Carol Cook
Gurney & Nancy Davis . . . . $200
In memory of Carol Cook
Allen & Julie Smith . . . . $200
In memory of Carol Cook
Sandra Hale . . . . $25
In memory of FN “Pete” Kennedy by his family
Michael & Sandra Myers . . . . $25
Darrell & Gayle Sugg . . . . $50
Pat Wood . . . . $25
In honor of my card playing buddies
Doris Overman . . . . $50
In loving memory of Ron C Johnson, by Mom, Larry, Sherri & Dianne
Robert & Marie Node . . . . $25
Mike & Kay Manley . . . . $50
Linda R. Faircloth . . . . $25
Jimmy & Sharon Stanley . . . . $100
Larry & Cornie Warlick . . . . $50
Wayne & Dorothy Woodell . . . . $35
In memory of Bruce Woodell
In honor of Sarah Woodell
Ed & Diane Henderson . . . . $200
Yvette L. Dills . . . . $100
Darrell & Martha Bullock . . . . $100
E. Jane & Cassie Maness . . . . $50
Total to date . . . . $9,624
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