​Paige had shown interest in serving PORCH long before, and she embraced the partnership with enthusiasm and dedication. She already has met Amy Jones, PORCH Durham’s director, and visited PORCH headquarters to learn about its operation.  

 

“I’m truly happy to have Paige as a partner,” Dick said. “She puts people at their ease because she is a good listener, and her quiet demeanor does not obscure her sincerity and desire to help others.”

 

Paige moved into our neighborhood in late February 2025, but she has lifelong experience with Durham and its needs. Born in Chapel Hill, she grew up in North Durham and has good memories of it. 

 

“I moved to South Durham 15 years ago, and it has such a different feel,” she said. “I have fond memories from childhood of North Durham, including playing in creeks bordering two of the homes my family lived in. I still hang out with some elementary and high school friends. But I love South Durham, and although my move from my townhome a few miles away was a bit bittersweet because it was where I landed to start a new chapter in my life, I couldn't be happier to be living at the Courtyards at Southpoint.”

 

Both Paige’s parents, now deceased, were from North Carolina. She has a younger sister living in a nearby 55+ community, who encouraged her to make a similar move. She worked in various administrative positions in a variety of industries during her working years, the last being in support of the title attorneys and the marketing team at Investors Title Insurance Company in Chapel Hill, from which she retired in May 2023.

 

Explaining her commitment to PORCH, she notes: “Volunteerism is something that has always been important to me, so I volunteered here and there during my working years, with a promise to myself that I would increase my level of volunteerism when I retired, thinking that I would like to get involved with something around food insecurity or homelessness. I got busy with two shoulder surgeries and building a house, so it took some time, but I was delighted when Dick presented the opportunity to work with him as a fellow coordinator for PORCH.”

 

Beginning with the May collection, neighbors will be free to leave a donation with Paige or with Dick, whichever they find more convenient and with no regard to the Phase 1/Phase 2 distinction. “We are one community,” Paige and Dick stressed.  

 

For a donation that needs pick-up, contact either Paige Boyette or Dick Fox.