19 Nov 2025 Supporting Raleigh Rescue Mission

Posted at 18:22h in The Friday Brief by

Driving the kids to school a few days ago, Jack said, “Dad, can you believe we’re already halfway through November?” I respond by pointing out that school started three months ago, and neither of us could believe it. The old saying that “the days are long but the years are short” is more true the older I get.

Another way to say “mid-November” is ‘Here come the Holidays!” Next week, we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving and then before you know it, Christmas. In-between, there will be office parties and school activities, sports, get-togethers with friends, and shopping. It can be a hectic time and, for some, a time of loneliness and struggle; reminders of how life turned out differently than expected.

As we have in years past, Beacon Wealthcare is partnering with Raleigh Rescue Mission (RRM) to provide much needed goods and supplies for people in exactly those seasons of life. The opportunity to help comes at an exciting time as RRM is developing a new campus in Knightdale–The Garden–specifically to house 350-400 women and children. The new facility will increase their ability to serve women and children by nearly 500% while also freeing up beds for men in their Raleigh location. In total, they hope to be serving more than 2,500 individuals by the year 2027.

Please consider helping in one of two ways:

Donate Items. Raleigh Rescue Mission has created a short Amazon wish list for us with items that are most urgently needed. You can have them delivered to our office (1633 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27608), or you can drop them off when you’re in the area. We’ll be collecting gifts now through December 12th when we have our Christmas Open House.

Donate Cash. Here is a link for you to give quickly and easily. You can also use tools like Donor Advised Funds and Qualified Charitable Distributions out of your IRA. You can make a gift to their general fund or directly towards The Garden.

As we enter a busy time of year (the busiest?), we hope you’ll take a few minutes of your day to support a local, worthy organization as they show love and care to people that desperately need it.

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Ryan Smith
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Born and raised on the North Shore of Massachusetts, I moved to Raleigh in 2011 to marry my wife, Emily. We have two kids, Jack and Gwen, a golden retriever named Olly, and are members of Church of the Apostles. I have been a Financial Advisor since 2005 and earned a Master’s of Science in Financial Planning from Bentley University in 2007. I became a CFP® professional in 2009, a Retirement Income Certified Professional® in 2015, and a Certified Tax Specialist™ in 2023.