Organizations work together to provide support to New Bern

Local non-profit and civic organizations continue to support the community with charitable donations as well as activities that raise funds to support those activities. Here are just a few of their recent offerings to the community.

Club collects for Humane Society

The Greenbrier Garden Club recently collected items for donation to Colonial Capital Humane Society. The club collected several hundred dollars worth of dog food and monetary donations at their Christmas luncheon held Dec. 14.

Concerts set for January in Pamlico County

Described as “John Hartford meets John Coltrane,” Circus No. 9 combines music that blurs the lines between bluegrass, jazz, and rock. Celebrate the new year when these virtuosos take the stage at the Old Theater on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. On that same date, the band will conduct an performance at 2 p.m. at the Holt's Chapel Community Center, 136 Janiero Road, free and open to the public. Both events are sponsored by the Pamlico Musical Society. Tickets to the evening concert are $25 and are available in Oriental at Nautical Wheelers, 411 Broad Street or online at pamlicomusic.org.

A concert by the Georgia Guitar Quartet, presented by the Pamlico Musical Society will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 24, at the Oriental United Methodist Church. This event is free and open to the public. A reception and meet and greet will follow. The Georgia Guitar Quartet is a pioneering ensemble on the American chamber music and classical guitar scenes. Borrowing from both the past and present, the GGQ draws inspiration from classical masters such as Bach and Brahms, experimentalists in the vein of Cage and Stockhausen, and contemporary rock icons like Led Zeppelin and Radiohead.

Torchbearer Zeta Support Boys and Girls Clubs

Torchbearer Zeta of the international sorority Beta Sigma Phi recently donated $520 to the Boys and Girls Clubs in Beaufort, Havelock, and Morehead City. In October the chapter donated food and money to the Havelock food pantry. The chapter will take part in the Trolley Tour in New Bern. The trolley tour includes a visit to the New Bern Academy Museum, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Christ Episcopal Church. Beta Sigma Phi International is a non-academic sorority with members of all ages and educational backgrounds. Torchbearer Zeta is one of seven chapters in Carteret and Craven Counties who contribute monetarily and volunteer their time to causes in this area and nationally.

Group holds Duffyfield Cleanup

At a recent clean-up of New Bern's Duffyfield, sponsored by the Duffyfield Phoenix Project Habitat for Humanity of Craven County led by Anne and Jim Schout and Pastor Robert Johnson cleaned assigned parts of Duffyfield.

Companies collect and donate hygiene products for women

Employee volunteers at the International Paper New Bern Mill gathered to assemble 375 feminine hygiene kits as a part of a United Way of Coastal Carolina and International Paper initiative to end period poverty in our community. The kits were delivered to school nurses, guidance counselors and principals in Craven, Jones and Pamlico Counties. With COVID-19 preventative measures in place and practiced, the International Paper volunteers packed kits that included products from some of the company’s own customers. Kits included feminine care pads, pantiliners, feminine wipes and a note of encouragement, packed in an International Paper Kraft paper bag. For more information, visit unitedwaycoastalnc.org.

Good Shepherd Nursing Home receive donations

The 35th United States Colored Troop recently adopted Good Shepherd Nursing Home. The group was happy to bring joy and smiles to the residents with their donation. Most state-supported nursing home facilities receive limited outside support. The troop is asking for anyone to help by providing a monetary donation, essential clothing and goods to the residents at this home.

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