The Good Friends tradition began in 1987. This timeline tracks the highlights of our annual celebration since our beginning:
Date: December 8, 1987 – First Annual Good Friends Luncheon
Location: Christ Episcopal Church
Attendance: 451
Speakers: Velva Woolen, Joan Zimmerman, Jeanne Bohn
Donations: $32,205.00
Members: Convening Committee of 20 Women
December 13, 1988
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 725
Betty Chafin Rash, Patty O'H. Dewey, Sara James
Donations: $53,956.28
December 15, 1989
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 790
Caroline McMillan, Moira Quinn, Jonnie McLeod
Donations: $64,757.25
December 11, 1990
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 800+
Jean Graham Ford, Betsy Smith White, Miriam Suarez Musgrave
Donations: $75,815.00
December 12, 1991
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 961
Peggy Culbertson, Deborah Harris, Lisa Cooley
Donations: $71,586.00
December 15, 1992
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 940
Reverend Lisa Saunders, Sonja Gantt, Ruth Shaw
Donations: $121,475.72
December 14, 1993
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 1,000
Margaret Gragg, Emily Zimmern, Suzanne Steven
Donations: $90,000
December 13, 1994
Charlotte Civic Center
Attendance: 1,000
Dee Dee McKay, Muriel W. Helms, Viola T. Alexander
Donations: $94,500
December 12, 1995
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 1,200
Ann B. Clark, Stephanie Counts, Mary Lou Babb
Donations: $105,481
December 12, 1996
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 1,050
Marjorie Warlick Tate, Linda Lockman-Brooks, Betty T. Hunter
Donations: $126,000
December 9, 1997
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 1,200
Denise Dory, Cary Bissell Pickard, Pamela A. Syfert
Donations: $120,658
December 8, 1998
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 879
Ruth Castleberry, Elizabeth "Pepper" Dowd, Sharon Decker
Donations: $120,562
December 7, 1999
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 985
Lisa Saunders, Dianne Ward English, Judy Diamond
Donations: $121,676
December 12, 2000
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 815
Jill Flynn, Jane Summey Mullennix, Emily Zimmern
Donations: $134,398
December 11, 2001
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 738
Mary Howerton, Karen Geiger, Cyndee Patterson
Donations: $113,338.84
December 10, 2002
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 602
Jeannie Falknor, B.E. Noel, Kathy Southerland
Donations: $105,302.10
December 9, 2003
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 785
Harriet Sanford, Pamela Lewis, Emily Smith
Donations: $131,259
December 7, 2004
Charlotte Merchandise Mart
Attendance: 772
Mary Tribble, Sally Van Allen, Judy Allison
Donations: $116,010
