Copiers Plus, in partnership with KYOCERA Document Solutions awarded $500 donations to 40 different organizations across North Carolina to honor its upcoming 40th anniversary in business.

The “40 Years of Caring: Sharing the Love Across NC campaign” aimed to commemorate the shared journey of Copiers Plus and KYOCERA by giving back to the communities they have served since 1985.

“This entire process has been both humbling and inspiring. The organizations nominated for this initiative represent such incredible missions and narrowing the list to just 40 was one of the hardest decisions we’ve ever had to make. The stories and work shared by these groups were so powerful that they moved me to tears and made me pause to reflect on how I, personally, and we, as a company, can do even more to care for our neighbors. There is no better way to celebrate 40 years of serving North Carolina than by supporting these organizations that give so much to their communities every single day with the key ingredient my grandfather has instilled in our company: CARE,” shared Drew Smith, Director of Communications for Copiers Plus. 

The nomination process was open to the public from Dec. 5, 2024, to Feb. 14, 2025, and incurred over 100 submissions from organizations across the state. The only requirement for nominated organizations was that they must be actively and legally operating in North Carolina. The winning organizations were selected by a team of six employees from Copiers Plus, with members representing each of their five branch locations.

Organizations awarded within the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal’s coverage area include:

• Alpha Life Pregnancy, Inc. (Raeford)
• Berean Baptist Academy (Fayetteville)
• Bladen County Public Library (Elizabethtown)
• CrossPointe Church (Fayetteville)
• Elizabethtown Christian Academy (Elizabethtown)
• Employment Source, Inc. (Fayetteville)
• Fayetteville Area Operation InasMuch (Fayetteville)
• Meals of Hope (Hope Mills)
• NC Central Fishers of Men (Angier)
• Spring Lake Family Support Services (Spring Lake)
• The School of Hope (Fayetteville)
• Westarea Volunteer Fire Department (Fayetteville)

Organizations across the state awarded include: 

• 86 Hunger Now, Inc. (Wilmington)
• Alamance ElderCare (Graham)
• Altamont United Methodist Church (Newland)
• Anchor Baptist Church & Ministries (Pisgah Forest)
• Burnette's Country Store (Spruce Pine)
• Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. (Wilmington)
• Equip, Inc. (Marion)
• Five14 Revolution, Inc. (Wilmington)
• Fuquay Varina Emergency Food Pantry (Fuquay-Varina)
• Good Shepherd Center (Wilmington)
• Grace Given (Asheboro)
• Greater Wilmington Chamber Foundation (Wilmington)
• Habitat for Humanity of Randolph County (Asheboro)
•  Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area (Wilmington)
•  Impact Church (Wilmington)
•  Keaton's Place (Asheboro)
•  Kids Making It, Inc. (Wilmington)
•  Military Missions in Action (Fuquay-Varina)
• NC Baptists on Mission (Cary)
• NourishNC, Inc. (Wilmington)
• Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, Inc. (Asheboro)
• Randolph Senior Adults Association, Inc. (Asheboro)
• Restored Souls (Wilmington)
• Share the Table, Inc. (Surf City)
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc. (Fuquay-Varina)
• Step Out Counseling (Morehead City)
• The Children’s Center of Transylvania County (Brevard)
• Vigilant Hope, Inc. (Wilmington)