During the store’s grand opening on Sept. 1, Sam’s Club Manager Buffy Bullard announced the 15 grants to local organizations through the Sam’s Club Giving program.
The $25,000 was given to these groups, listed alphabetically:
*Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc., $1,500.
*Endeavor Charter School, $1,500.
*First in Families Wake County, $1,500.
*Franklin County Humane Society, $1,500.
*Kerr Family YMCA, $1,500.
*Miracle League of Franklin County, $1,500.
*Note in the Pocket, $1,500.
*Optimist International Wake Forest Optimist Club, $2,500.
*Special Blessings, $1,500.
*The American National Red Cross, $1,500.
*Wake Forest Chamber Foundation for Common Progress, $2,500.
*Wake Forest High School, $1,500.
*Wake Forest Police Department, $2,500.
*Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, $2,500.
*Wake Forest Woman’s Club, $1,500.