All Volunteer Profiles
Edwin Burnett and Ryan Lund
“I’ve Got Your Back” backpacks offer help and fun for UNC pediatric cancer patients.
Jean Kitchin
If you want to get something done, involve Jean Kitchin UNC Class of 1970. People who know the Scotland Neck resident will say she has one setting — full speed ahead.
Helping Hands Warming Hearts
Last fall, a small group of mothers created Helping Hands Warming Hearts, a charity service league for their daughters who are 2nd grade students at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Pink Pacers
The Pink Pacers is a group of men, women and children dedicated to supporting active living, community outreach and families affected by cancer in the Triangle.
Brian and Tricia White
Brian and Tricia White, owners of Fleet Feet Sports in Carrboro, are longtime supporters of UNC Lineberger events.
Brian and Tricia White
Brian and Tricia White, owners of Fleet Feet Sports in Carrboro, are longtime supporters of UNC Lineberger events.
Julie Amos
Julie Amos, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker HPW, is a longtime UNC Lineberger volunteer.
Elizabeth Rubio
When Elizabeth Rubio, Catering Manager at The Carolina Inn, was asked to volunteer for UNC Lineberger's Tickled Pink Luncheon a few years ago, she was happy to dedicate her time to a cause so close to her heart - her mother and 17-year-old nephew have both been affected by cancer.
Gary Crunkleton
“Cancer seems to be on the rise. It seems as though everyone knows someone with cancer,” says Gary Crunkleton, owner of the Franklin Street bar of the same name.
Edwina Woodbury
Edwina Woodbury has served on most committees and in almost every office for the UNC Lineberger Board of Visitors, receiving the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from UNC Lineberger.
Meet Sarah Russell
Family and friends of Sarah Russell of Wilson have always described her as an independent and resilient person who could stand up to any knocks life dealt her.
Meet Polly Hudson
Polly Hudson likes to say that she has cancer only every four months when she comes for her CT scans. “That’s the only time I want to think about it.”
Betty Bouldin
When Betty Bouldin and her fellow volunteers Marilyn Koenig and Jane Rogers Jones serve coffee, tea and snacks to patients and families in the infusion area of the cancer hospital, she says, “We often refer to the patients as ‘stars’ and the family members as ‘cheerleaders’.”
Lisa Jones
Lisa Jones savors her service as secretary of the N.C. Cancer Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Board. "Advisory Board members have learned from their own cancer experiences and are passing along our lessons to help improve patient programs and services."
The Brays
Volunteering for UNC Lineberger is a family event for Christy Bray, and her parents, Joe and Dina. For the past several years, they have volunteered at Fast Break with Roy Williams, Tickled Pink, and the Beach Ball. Christy has also served as chair for past Beach Ball events.
Alexis Westbrook
For years Alexis's talents in sewing and crocheting have brought warmth to many patients. She also played a major part in the creation of the "Hats and Hearts" program.
Jeanne and Armin Hagen
Known as "the dynamic duo" to nurses on the oncology infusion floor, the Hagens have been volunteering at the clinical cancer center for over ten years.
Caroline Brantley
Caroline worked as an intern for UNC Lineberger's Patient and Family Resource Center in the summer of 2008 and will continue to work in the center during the 2008-2009 school year.
Suzie Havens
Suzie Havens is a five-year volunteer and three-year co-chair for UNC Lineberger's annual Beach Ball.
