The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Leadership Circle
The story of the Giving Tree is about a little boy who played in the shade of the tree, and when hungry, the tree gave him an apple. In later years, the boy wanted a home, so the tree gave him his branches. As a young man, he wanted a boat and the tree gave him his trunk. Each time the tree gave, it made him feel good and he was happy. Many years later, the old man came back to the tree stump and the tree said, “I have nothing more to give.” The old man replied, “I only want a place to rest.” So the Giving Tree said, “Come and sit on me,” and the man did. Again, they were both happy – the tree who continued to be needed and the man with happy memories and peace of mind.
The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Leadership Circle was named in memory of an outstanding citizen in Wilson County, Mr. Lowe exemplified the true meaning of “helping others to help themselves”. Through his volunteerism with the United Way of Wilson County, a difference was made in the lives of Wilson County citizens.
Wilson is the “City of Trees”, therefore the symbol of the “Giving Tree” was adopted to stand for the generosity of those extraordinary members of the L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Leadership Circle.
Join with these caring individuals to help give food, security, peace of mind, and much more to the many citizens who need United Way agencies. You too will feel good about all that your gift makes possible.
The 2020 L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Leadership Circle
The following list includes those companies and organizations that have employees that are members of the L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Leadership Circle. If a husband and wife pledge a Leadership gift through two places of employment, credit is given to both organizations. In addition, there are over 25 members that have retired from employment, that are not identified by a company/organization in this list.
| A. B. Mini Storages, LLC |
| Alliance One International |
| Anthony and Tabb, P.A. |
| Barton College |
| Betsy B. Whitt, CPA P.A. |
| Blackman Insurance |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC-Retired |
| Carolina Radiology |
| Chesson Agency |
| City of Wilson |
| Coastal Beverage Co., Inc. |
| Connor,Bunn,Rogerson and Woodard PLLC |
| Diversified Opportunities, Inc. |
| Miller W. Gibbons, D.D.S. |
| Eastern Carolina Pathology |
| Eastern Carolina Pathology retired |
| EmergeOrtho, P.A. |
| First Wilson Properties |
| Fresenius Kabi |
| Greenfield School |
| Hope Station |
| John Hackney Agency |
| Lane and Pridgen, P.A. |
| Linamar Forgings, Inc. |
| Merck and Co., Inc. |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc. |
| Narron and Holdford P.A. |
| NSB, Inc. |
| Paxton Bonded Storages |
| Providence Bank |
| Purdue Pharmaceuticals |
| Quality Truck Bodies |
| Refresco |
| Regional Medical Oncology Center |
| Sarreid, Ltd. |
| Southern Bank |
| St. John Community Development Corporation, Inc. |
| State Farm Insurance |
| Stephenson Millwork Co. |
| T. A. Strickland Electrical Co. |
| The Spot |
| Thomas A. Cozart Consulting, Inc. |
| Towe Insurance Service |
| Truist |
| Truist-Retiree |
| United Bank |
| United Way of Wilson County, Inc. |
| Vaughan’s Jewelers |
| Walter S. Linville, D.D.S. |
| Wesley Shelter |
| West Insurance Agency |
| Wilson Chamber of Commerce |
| Wilson County Library |
| Wilson County Ofice Of Senior Citizen Affairs |
| Wilson County Schools |
| Wilson County Schools-retired |
| Wilson County Tax Administration |
| Wilson Crisis Center |
| Wilson Gastroenterology, P.A. retired |
| Wilson Housing Authority |
| Wilson Immediate Care P.A. |
| Wilson Medical Center |
| Wilson OB-GYN |
| Y.O.U.T.H. of Wilson |
Chairman’s Society ($5,000-$9,999)
| Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gira |
| Joseph Northington |
| Lyn H. Strickland |
President’s Society ($2,500 – $4,999)
| Tom and Susan Hackney |
| William C. Hunter |
| Phil Marion |
| William Scott Biddle |
| Linda and Neill Connor |
| Robert Teele Rawls |
Leadership Society ($1,000 – $2,499)
| Alex and Rebecca Agner |
| Darrin and Darlene Albert |
| John Anthony |
| Will and Emily Aycock |
| Alan and Betty Baker |
| Teresa Barefoot |
| William T. Bass |
| John Wesley Berry |
| Robert Black |
| Terri H. Blanton |
| Mike and Carol Bowen |
| Gasford N. Brown |
| Jon and Mary Ann Carlisle |
| Chris Caskey |
| Anne Clark |
| John E. Compliment |
| Ben and Rebecca Coulter |
| Bob Cowan |
| Sallie and Tom Cozart |
| Janet Curtis |
| Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Daniel |
| Sharon Dew |
| Mr. and Mrs. James J. Edmundson |
| Celena and Matt Edwards |
| Glenn Faber |
| Chuck and Cynthia Finklea |
| Mr. and Mrs. Hunter L. Fleming, III |
| Mr. and Mrs. Vance T. Forbes, Jr. |
| Shawn and Alison Ford |
| James Dalton Fulghum |
| Robert and Sharon Girardin |
| Grant and Shannon Goings |
| Linda and Jeff Hamilton |
| Ron and Kim Hands |
| Cynthia Harrell |
| Wanda G. Harris |
| Charlie and Lori Herring |
| Tracy and Cecilia Hottovy |
| Jerel James |
| Charles Jarman |
| Charles and Jacquie Jeffers |
| Kenneth Johnson |
| Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey E. Jones |
| Mark Jones |
| Tammie Jude-Reiche |
| Alison F. Kennedy |
| Monica J. King |
| Paige Langston-Tedder |
| Rodger and April Lentz |
| Eddie and Oona Lewis |
| Cherie Lindsay-Chapman |
| Kari McCollough |
| Joseph McLamb |
| Thad Meeker |
| Dr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Michalak |
| Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Mills |
| Gary and Wayburn Mills |
| Clark and Mary Etta Moore |
| Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Morello |
| Ashley W. Narron |
| Matt and Tobi Nestor |
| Bea and Eldon Newton, Jr. |
| Roxane Olson |
| Norm Osborn |
| Nancy and Billy Owens |
| Mr. and Mrs. W. Coalter Paxton |
| Charles & Brenda Pittman |
| Al and Stephanie Proctor |
| James H. Prunty, Jr. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bill Putney |
| Jerry and Debbie Raper |
| Mark and Connie Roswell |
| Nancy G. Sallenger |
| Alex Sarratt |
| Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Satterfield |
| Matthew Shaw |
| Lisa L. Skinner |
| Mrs. Richard T. Smith, Jr. |
| Eliza and Lee Stephenson, III |
| Russ and Susan Stephenson |
| Judi Thurston |
| Elizabeth H. Tulloss |
| Harry E. Tyson |
| Kimberly Van Dyk |
| Kelly Vick |
| Henry and Betty Lou Walston |
| Stephen and Heather Ward |
| Joel and Audrey Watson |
| Brian Westcott |
| Wendy White |
| Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Whitley |
| Betsy and Steve Whitt |
| Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wiggins, III |
| Johnny and Teresa Williams |
| Margarette and Reeves Williams |
| Teresa Bridgers Winstead |
| Wanda and Jerry Woodard |
| Richard Worsinger |
| Dr. Lawrence Yenni |
| Lindsay Yount |
| Jerry Zemble |
| Bill Adams |
| Susan Agar |
| Dr. and Mrs. Kent T. Anderson |
| Stephen Anderson |
| Felicia D. Artis |
| Matthew T. Bailey |
| Virginia & Archer Bane IV |
| Susan and Jason Baran |
| David C. Barefoot |
| Joel Watson Barnes |
| Melinda Barnes |
| Erica Barnhill |
| Licia J. Batchelor |
| Lisa and Johnny Batchelor |
| Mary Kelly Best |
| Robert B. Best |
| Avis O. Blakeney |
| Ryan Blalock |
| Crawford B. Bolton |
| Doug and Brenda Boone |
| Robert A. Boswell, Jr. |
| Merrilyn Boyer |
| Casey and Victoria Boyette |
| Benny T. Boykin |
| Brandon H. Boykin |
| Terry Boykin |
| Jerlonda Branch |
| Danney Brantley |
| Wilbur Braxton |
| Keith Brenner |
| Evan T. Brewer |
| Elizabeth E. Brock |
| Cary L. Brown |
| Darrell Capps |
| Jim and Cindy Cash |
| Pedro Cazares |
| Lorraine M. Chin |
| David E. Clark |
| Samantha C. Collins |
| Charles and Ray Reniece Cowan |
| Terrance Cox |
| Cody Crocker |
| Edward Crockett, Jr. |
| Glenn Crowder |
| Karen S. Crowder |
| Brandon Currie |
| Denise Davis |
| Kellianne Davis |
| Grady S. Dawson, Jr. |
| Scott Denny |
| Pablo Dubusceac |
| Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Eagles |
| Timothy Eaton |
| Jeffrely Ellis |
| Donald and Brenda Evans |
| Nora and Ed Finch |
| Shane Floars |
| Taja Frails |
| Sheryl Futrell |
| Carlos Garcia-Osorio |
| Becky and Miller Gibbons |
| Courtney Gibbons |
| Walton Gibbons |
| Sally L. Gilliland |
| Greg T. Godard |
| Berry Godwin |
| Sidney Ray Grant, Jr. |
| Tammy Griffin |
| John N. Hackney, III |
| Steve Hamlett |
| Skip & Linda Hanson |
| Ashley Harris |
| Sally A. Harris |
| Nancy and Woody Harrison |
| Carla Harvey |
| Douglas S. Haste |
| Shelton Hedgepeth |
| James Hendricks |
| William C. Herring |
| William F. Hitchcock |
| Wayne and Janet Holland |
| Ashley and Diane Hooks |
| Roger Hudson |
| Kymberly Jackson |
| Roy Johansen |
| Daniel Johnson |
| Kim and Karen Johnson |
| Gronna Jones |
| Patrick Jones |
| Mike and Angie Kearney |
| Susan Kellum |
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kendall, Jr. |
| Kathy R. Kennedy |
| Joseph C. Kirkland |
| Tim and Dawn Klock |
| Larry and Kathy Krabill |
| Mr. & Mrs. Averette M. Lamm |
| Henry D. Lancaster |
| Korey Lee |
| Eric D. Lewis |
| Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Linville |
| Jay and McKenzie Long |
| Bonnie Lucas |
| Corky and Andra Lucas |
| Patricia Lucas |
| Jerry Marraccini |
| Russell Martin |
| Theresa A. Mathis |
| Melanie and Charlie Mauze’ |
| Bernard McLean |
| Melissa H. Mincey |
| Tracy Mitchell |
| Ronnie Moore |
| Peter Mower |
| David and Tonja Musick |
| Vedas Neal |
| Danny Nichols |
| Rebecca Nichols |
| Shannon V. Nichols |
| Kevin M. O’Brien, Jr. |
| Brandon Ochoa |
| Leigh Anne Orr |
| Kevin Overton |
| Brad and Leigh Parker |
| Carrie Parker |
| Wendy and Robby Parker |
| Linda Phillips |
| Tabitha Pierce |
| David Pietras |
| Tom & Mary Piggott |
| Steven Jacob Pittman |
| Heidi Pope |
| Kenneth R. and Susan P. Powell |
| Brian Poythress |
| Malcom Pratt |
| Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pridgen |
| Jerry and Lanette Pridgen |
| Ray Proctor |
| Tom and Deenie Purinai |
| Amy Radford |
| Dexter Radford |
| Kevin Randolph |
| Gavin Ray |
| Lorria Ray |
| Adam and Rachel Rech |
| Bridget Reno |
| Thomas Rhodes, Jr. |
| Donald Richardson |
| Stehpanie Robl |
| Timothy M. Rogers |
| James F. Rogerson |
| Jane L. Rosenmarkel |
| Christopher Sauls |
| Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Sharp |
| Joni Wilson Shelton |
| Dr. Sharon Shepard |
| Warren Shepard |
| Ericka Simmons |
| Ryan W. Simons |
| Brittany Smith |
| Colton Smith |
| Eric G. Smith |
| Kevin Smith |
| Cody Stallings |
| Jerry L. Stancil |
| Virginia Stinely |
| Tammy Storms |
| Yulonda Strickland |
| Michael R. Summers |
| Angela Taylor |
| Jimmy E. Taylor |
| Erika Thomas |
| Quincy Thompson |
| Thomas Thorne |
| Joni Tyson |
| Bill and Kathy Vaughan |
| Dusty R. Viverette |
| Karen Wagamon |
| Linda Walling |
| Martha K. Walston |
| Russell M. Ward |
| Vince J. Watson |
| Robin Weatherford |
| Christopher Webb |
| David West |
| Sandy and Tonya West |
| Carolyn Wester |
| Lynne White & Jack Mobilia |
| James R. Williams |
| Joseph B. Williams |
| Harold and Diana Williams |
| Shonecia Williams |
| Linda R. Williamson |
| Denise and David Wilson |
| Melanie E. Wink |
| Gail Zeigler |