AANC Members Give Back

As NAA states: "We pledge to improve our world through the various philanthropic initiatives undertaken not only by our organization as a whole, but by our generous members who help their community."

Here you can see what our members are doing across the state!

Piedmont Triad Apartment Association

Annual Food Drive: In April, the PTAA kicked off our Twentieth Annual Food Drive in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of NW NC. For 2024, the PTAA set a goal of raising over 500,000 meals by the end of summer. The PTAA Food Drive is probably best known for our 'Fill the Stands with Cans' events at the Greensboro Grasshoppers and Winston-Salem Dash ballparks. At these games, PTAA members solicit donations from attendees before the first pitch. PTAA members are also participating by hosting food drives in their communities and by having donation boxes in high-foot traffic areas for residents to donate.

When you support the PTAA food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank, every dollar you give provides 7 meals for someone in need in the Triad community!

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PTAA’s ECHO Committee members served up some tacos and cupcakes for people staying at SECU Family House in Winston-Salem, NC. The Winston-Salem SECU House has provides lodging, meals, supportive programs and transportation for adult patients and their families while receiving treatment at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.

Triangle Apartment Association

Xcel hosted another very popular Happy Hour Headshots during the Networking time at TAA’s 2024 Membership Dinner Meeting. It was extremely well received with 46 members taking advantage of the opportunity for a new headshot. We asked for a minimum $20 donation and raised $1,030 for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. The money raised will provide 5,150 meals. Thanks to Megan Kime Photography and everyone who participated. (photo – Xcel Committee members deliver the donation check to the NC Food Bank.)

TAA members volunteered at the Special Olympics NC Summer Games (SONC) for our 2024 TAA Day of Service. SONC is one of the largest Special Olympics programs in the world, with nearly 45,000 registered athletes who train and compete in year-round programs in 20 different sports.

TAA had the opportunity to assist with Track & Field events, guiding the athletes to their race and cheering them on. Later in the evening we served as venue assistants at the Victory Dance, a celebration for all SONC athletes and families. We were honored to spend the day with these amazing SONC athletes and come together as an association to volunteer.

Copper Circle

Copper Circle is the name of the new entity created by the merging of A New Lease on Life & Education Foundation.

Copper Circle's mission is to build stronger communities by harnessing the skills and resources of the rental housing industry to advance professional development and efforts to end homelessness.

Copper Circle hosts different fundraising initiatives throughout the year such as the Reverse Trade Show and the Leaves to Leases 5k.

Wilmington Apartment Association

2024 Charity of the Year: Kids Making It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth woodworking program that teaches valuable vocational, entrepreneurial and life skills to at-risk, low income and disadvantaged youth.