CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 25 toward others. He recalls Healy offering a helping hand to a popular retired Wake Forest trainer. "Mac hired him at his distributorship, and he worked there until he passed," Burr says. Oddly, Healy says he had no intention of coming to or remaining in Fayetteville aer graduating from college. e Healy family hails from the Flint, Michigan, area, but Mac Healy grew up mostly in Greensboro before heading to Winston-Salem and Wake Forest University. When the beer distributorship came open in Fayetteville, his father jumped at the opportunity. "My father (Fritz) bought the business in 1978, and he wanted something to pass on to his kids." Healy says. "Fayetteville in 1980 was a little bit of a cultural shock coming from Winston- Salem, North Carolina. But I adored the town, loved the people. at's the thing Fayetteville gets underestimated on: the quality of the people and the friendliness of the people," he says. Healy says there is no secret to becoming involved in your community. "You pick civic organizations based on what you enjoy working on or if you see a project that will improve the community. Do a good job and the word gets out. en another one may call you and ask you to become involved." When he first came to town, Healy says, he became involved in the more standard programs: chamber of commerce, economic development, and the arts. "You pick a project that you think will have a more dramatic impact on the community," he says. His first venture in community service was with the Arts Council, then under the directorship of Carol Weaver. "She taught me an awful lot about volunteering," Healy says. "Once you live here, you realize how great Fayetteville is. It's a matter of getting people past its reputation." He says people are amazed at Fayetteville's transition, especially those in the military community who have not been here for several decades. "'Fayettenam' was a point in time. We've moved way past that. What I tell people is just come visit." Do your rug cleaning with us! HOMEMAKERS FURNITURE & INTERIORS WE CLEAN RUGS 611 West Russell Street • 484-7161 (beside Highsmith-Rainey Hospital) www.homemakersfurniturenc.com NEW 8' x 11' Karastan Rugs starting at $950 00