Southern Serendipity
A unique Charlotte to Chicago connection forms to help children
T
This is a story of the serendipity of
life, of the powerful ties that we create
throughout our lives and of our many
activities and pursuits, which extend
to our volunteerism and our philanthropic activities. Just like a spider’s
web, our interconnected work may be
difficult to see and might often appear
insignificant. But the connections we
create are, indeed, strong.
Jane Tune, a Fort Worth, Texas native,
has spent significant amounts of time
over the last 20 years living in Chicago
94
PEACHY
WRITTEN BY
Laura Thompson
and Charlotte: first in Chicago for
graduate school, then on to Charlotte
after getting married, then back to
Chicago and then back again to Charlotte—all in a span of 15 years. While
living in both cities, Tune dedicated
a great deal of time to local organizations, in particular, The Southern Alliance while living on Chicago’s North
Shore and the Council For Children’s
Rights while living in Charlotte.
Tune recently experienced a wonderful turn of such serendipity—her two