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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• 🎙️ Cary Spotlight Connect: 100 Who Give
• 📰 News: Hands-On AI Learning at the 2025 SAS Hackathon
• 📰 News: Demo Daze Returns Tonight
• 😄 Meme of the Day – Just for laughs
• 🎁 Conversations that connect Cary: Show Your Support
• 📅 Events: Upcoming Events (Top Picks)

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100 Who Give

🎙️ Cary Spotlight Connect – Episode Title:
"Big Hearts, Limited Time, Huge Impact”

🎧 Host: Dr. Chris Coetzer
🎤 Guest: Carolyn Walters, Executive Director of 100 Who Give (100 Women Who Give a Hoot / 100 Men Who Give a Damn)

Summary

In this inspiring episode of Cary Spotlight Connect, Dr. Chris Coetzer welcomes Carolyn Walters, Executive Director of 100 Who Give, a growing network of giving circles transforming philanthropy in the Triangle.

Carolyn explains how 100 Women Who Give a Hoot (Greater Raleigh and Chapel Hill-Durham) and 100 Men Who Give a Damn (Triangle) bring together community-minded individuals who each contribute $100 quarterly.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How giving circles amplify small donations into powerful impact

• Why simplicity and transparency attract busy but generous members

• The process of nominating and vetting local nonprofits

• How voting and presentations ensure community-driven decision-making

• Stories of past donations and their transformational results

• The growth of 100 Who Give and plans for expansion

• Ways to get involved as a member or guest

Memorable Quotes

• “When we all do it together, we magically watch $100 turn into $23,000 in one hour.” — Carolyn Walters

• “Big hearts, but limited time—that’s who our members are.” — Carolyn Walters

• “You walk out on a Monday night feeling like you really made a difference.” — Carolyn Walters

📣 Call to Action:

Ready to be part of something bigger than yourself? Join a giving circle, attend a local event, or nominate a nonprofit that deserves support. Visit the links below to learn more, sign up, or connect with Carolyn directly. Together, we can build stronger, more generous communities.

Resource Links

• 100whogive.com

• 100 Men Who Give a Damn of the Triangle

• 100 Women Who Give a Hoot of Greater Raleigh

• 100 Women Who Give a Hoot of Chapel Hill-Durham

Just curious…

Carolyn’s giving circles prove that collective generosity creates real change. We’d love your take.

Hands-On AI Learning at the 2025 SAS Hackathon

AI continues to reshape the workplace by automating repetitive tasks and supporting complex decision-making, creating demand for workers with strong data and AI skills. The SAS Hackathon, now in its fifth year, aims to meet that demand by providing participants with practical, career-building experience.

The monthlong, fully digital event begins Sept. 15 and allows teams from around the world to address challenges in business and society using advanced analytics and AI. Participants receive access to SAS tools such as Viya, Viya Workbench, and Data Maker, which are designed to help teams build and test AI-driven solutions.

In previous years, hackathon teams have applied AI to improve worker safety, reduce medical billing errors, assess nuclear site risks, and strengthen supply chain oversight. Winners are selected by a panel of experts and recognized in industry and category tracks.

This year’s competition introduces a new student-focused track, where individuals can compete through an analytics simulation game called Cortex. Alongside this addition, industry-specific tracks remain available in areas like finance, health care, energy, and retail. The event is produced by SAS and sponsored by Microsoft and Intel.

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Demo Daze Returns Tonight

Downtown Cary Park is hosting Demo Daze this evening from 6 to 9 p.m., an interactive event offering a look into the creative process behind various art forms. It serves as a prelude to the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival and includes demonstrations by local artists and makers.

Frantz Square Lawn will showcase everything from acrobatics and graffiti art to watercolor painting and children’s activities. Academy Plaza and Academy Pavilion will host additional demonstrations in music, ceramics, painting, and calligraphy.

Food trucks will be on-site starting at 4 p.m., serving a variety of meal and dessert options. Open to the public and designed for all ages, Demo Daze invites the community to explore and engage with art in an open, festive setting. Get More Details

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🎟️ Upcoming Events (Top Picks)

Outdoor events may be changed due to weather, so click the links to see latest event information. Here are a few ideas for the week, so plan ahead:

• Friday: Demo Daze 6PM-9PM
• Saturday: Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival 9AM-5PM
• Saturday: CaryLIVE!: Squirrel Nut Zippers 7:30PM-9:30PM
• Sunday: Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival 9AM-5PM
• Sunday: UB40: The Relentless Tour 2025 6PM
• Monday: Carnivorous Plants – Plants that Bite Back  9AM-10AM

To save space in your inbox, we’ve moved the full list of events online — now you can plan ahead with access to this week and next! See Full 2-Week Calendar