The granddaughter of one of Franklin Street’s original “Flower Ladies” is still uplifting the community through flowers, forty years later. Bettye Jenkins’ family has been passionate about flowers for decades, so it makes perfect sense for her to run her own flower-arranging business, Bettye’s Floral Design, which is still based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Chapelboro.com) UNC HIV Cure Center Awarded $26.2 million over the next five years
The Collaboratory of AIDS Researchers for Eradication, or CARE, which will receive $5.2 million each of the next five years, was one of the two.