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Giving Tuesday

This year we are partnering with Cumberland Community Foundation to participate in #GivingTuesday–a national day of giving that will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025.

Donate Here (Starting 11/24)

We are asking our donors to give local this year by donating through CCF’s Giving Tuesday catalog. Gifts made between 11/24 and 12/2 will be amplified by a $500,000 matching fund, made possible by Cumberland Community Foundation, Fayetteville New Car Dealers Association, Holmes Security Systems, Elizabeth “Beth” Keeney, Carol and Sammy Short, Daphne and Ray Manning, and four anonymous donors. 

Contact our staff at info@fayettevillesymphony.org or (910) 433-4690 with any questions.

There are many ways to give!

  • Credit card – Give $25 or more through the online catalog by clicking on the Donate Now button above between November 24th at 9am and December 2nd at 11:59pm.
  • Check – Write your check payable to “Cumberland Community Foundation” with “GivingTuesday – FSO” in the memo.
    • Checks must be received by CCF no later than December 2nd to be eligible for a match. 
    • Mail checks to CCF, PO Box 2345, Fayetteville, NC 28302
    • Drop off checks at CCF, 308 Green Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 using the secure mail slot located on the front, street-facing side of our building. This mail drop is accessed only by the staff of CCF.
  • Donor advised grant – Make your grant recommendation payable to Cumberland Community Foundation (Tax ID 58-1406831) and designated for GivingTuesday-FSO.
  • Stock gifts – Call Cumberland Community Foundation at (910) 483-4449 (Mary Holmes x103 or Mary Anne Brooks x106) for instructions.
  • Charitable IRA Rollovers – Donors 70.5 or older may make gifts directly from their IRA to Cumberland Community Foundation for GivingTuesday. (Your plan administrator must send the check directly to CCF. To ensure prompt gift acknowledgement, give CCF a call (910)483-4449 or send an email to Gifts@CumberlandCF.org to let them know the amount of the check, the name of your plan administrator, and which charitable organizations you wish to benefit.)

Please help us take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to amplify your generosity.

Featured Musician

Patrick Herring – Principal Bassoon

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A native of North Augusta, South Carolina, Patrick Herring’s primary teachers were Nancy Goeres, Peter Kolkay, and Carol Lowe.  Mr. Herring has also performed in master classes for Phil Pandolfi, Frank Morelli, Sue Heineman, and Judith LeClair.

Along with the FSO, Mr. Herring holds the position of principal bassoonist with Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach, SC and South Carolina Philharmonic in Columbia, SC; the latter awarded in May of 2016.  Patrick has performed with Symphony Orchestra Augusta, Charleston Symphony, and Hilton Head Symphony orchestras.  While pursuing his master’s degree in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Patrick performed with the Akron Symphony Orchestra in Akron, OH and the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra in Wheeling, WV. 

Mr. Herring received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Performance Certificate from the University of South Carolina, and earned his Master of Music degree in bassoon performance from Carnegie Mellon University. During his time at CMU, Patrick performed with the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic in 2009 and 2010 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and was a finalist in the Silbermann Chamber Music Competition.

As well as performing regularly in orchestras in NC and SC, Patrick is a licensed massage therapist in South Carolina where he has been practicing body work since 2013.

To Educate. To Entertain. To Inspire.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource.  Praised for its artistic excellence, the Symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape for Fayetteville and the southeastern North Carolina region.

The Fayetteville Symphony typically performs 8 concerts during any given season performing both at Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Partnerships with other agencies include collaborative performances with Cape Fear Regional Theatre, chamber concerts at St. John’s Episcopal Church, as well as the city’s annual Independence concert with fireworks. The Symphony brings music to the schools and the community by performing educational concerts, as well as having its own Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, after school strings and summer music camps.

This organization is supported in part by a space grant from the BB&T Term Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.


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