Lafayette Society
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Lafayette Society, founded in 1981, funds educational endowments and scholarships while organizing Fayetteville's annual Lafayette celebrations.
Best for
- supporting Lafayette-focused history and civic education
- scholarship and university endowment donations
- attending public lectures and educational events in Fayetteville
- participating in the annual Lafayette Birthday Celebration
- local poets, visual artists, and videographers entering the creativity contest
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- seeking commercial products or contractor services
Specialties
- Lafayette history education
- scholarships and university endowments
- public lectures and educational events
- Lafayette Birthday Celebration
- creativity contests
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) organization
What makes them different
- Founded in 1981 to raise funds for Fayetteville's Lafayette statue
- Funds endowments at Fayetteville State University and Methodist University
- Organizes North Carolina's official Lafayette Birthday Celebration in Fayetteville
- Awards the Medaille Lafayette to graduates of U.S. Army Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Master Leader Courses
- Established Fayetteville's sister-city relationship with St. Avold, France, in 1993
- Years in business
- 45
- Serves
- Fayetteville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 112 Hay St, Fayetteville, NC 28301-5650
- Phone
- 19108686472
- Website
- http://www.lafayettesociety.org
Services
- charitable fundraising
- educational programming
- scholarship support
- community heritage preservation
- civic recognition programs