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On a Dream
& a Prayer
A slice of the European countryside in a
most unlikely place, Fox Hollow emerges
as a destination with a vision — and a
purpose

BY JANET GIBSON UFFINGER - PHOTOS BY CINDY BURNHAM
It’s been 10 long years of planning and
saving, planting and pruning, building and
tearing down. But mostly, it’s been 10 long
years of never giving up for Daniel Fitch so
he could fulfill a promise to God.
In 1999, in an empty field, Daniel, a Bostonian
with a tough resolve, got down on his knees
and declared his vision for these 23 acres in
east Fayetteville — an unspoiled slice of
countryside, which is just down the road
from the folksy Kinlaw’s Supermarket &
Welcome Grill.
“I have a dream for this place, and if you help
me, I will not forget you ...” >
Fayetteville Wine Society Spring Gala
Fox Hollow
May 2, 2009

The Fayetteville Wine Society raised a
toast (or two) and raised money for the
Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
and Childrens Charity International.
Assorted wines were available for
tasting. Live music was provided by the
Fayetteville Jazz Orchestra.
Daniel Fitch never questioned how could he, a man who mowed lawns for a
living, dare to dream so big.  Almost immediately after saying his prayer,
the land’s owner agreed to let Daniel make small monthly payments.
Daniel — a former Army soldier and the youngest of seven children — says
he grew up understanding the power of faith, determination and hard work.
And a strong woman by his side. His wife, Kathy, grew up modestly in
Fayetteville’s Massey Hill neighborhood, where her grandfather was a
preacher.
A longtime systems analyst for Eaton, she now works as a Realtor for
Coldwell Banker Huff & Pennink. Kathy never complained when Daniel
spent entire weekends with hired laborers working on his dream — often
with their yellow Lab, Theodore, by his side. She’d find something to do in
their ranch house across from the property on Sunnyside School Road.
That’s why the night of May 2 is so remarkable.
It’s the public unveiling of Fox Hollow Design, site of the Fitches’ estate,
which includes a French country Tudor home and, across a courtyard,
another near-matching home for their design center and landscaping
company— plus turrets, walls, statuary, formal English gardens and a
swimming pool. The official name for this night’s event is the Spring Gala
for the Fayetteville Wine Society. It’s a benefit for
The Children of Fallen Soldiers and the Fitches’ own Children’s Charity
International, largely inspired by a missionary trip that Daniel took to
Mexico.