Announcing the 2019 Recipients of Community Grants from BEMC - Carolina Country
Co-op awards $47,000 to 40 area non-profit organizations May 2019
Co-op awards $47,000 to 40 area non-profit organizations
May 2019

Brunswick Electric is proud to award $47,000 to the following local non-profit organizations: 

  • Autism Society of North Carolina — Improving Lives of Individuals with Autism in Brunswick County
  • Brunswick Christian Recovery Center — Install an ADA compliant handicap ramp and entrance door
  • Brunswick Concert Band, Inc.— Music Students Assistance Program
  • Brunswick County 4-H — 4-H STEM Programs
  • Brunswick County Composite Squadron (NC-170)— Civil Air Patrol
  • CAP’s new Operations Base Station at Brunswick County — Airport’s new terminal
  • Brunswick County Computers 4 Kids — Computers 4 Kids
  • Brunswick County Fishing Club — Brunswick County Fishing Club Annual Youth Fishing Tournament
  • Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity (BCHFH) — Habitable Homes Repair Program
  • Brunswick County Literacy Council, Inc. — Literacy For All
  • Brunswick County Schools — Brunswick County High Robotics Club
  • Brunswick Interagency Program at Brunswick Community College — Greenhouse-Brunswick Blooms
  • Brunswick Islands Baptist Church— Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry
  • Brunswick Little Theatre — Audio Capability Upgrade
  • Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc. (BSRI) — The Liquid Nutrition Program
  • Columbus Baptist Association — Columbus Baptist Association Toy Store
  • Columbus County Beekeepers Association — Columbus County Beekeepers Pollinator Education Project
  • CUE Center for Missing Persons — Search And Recovery For Missing Children & Adults
  • Friends of the Leland Library — Project Give-a-Book
  • Going Beyond the Pink — Newly Diagnosed Care Bags
  • Good Shepherd Center — Rehousing the Homeless in Brunswick County
  • Helping Hands Parkinson Support Group of Columbus County — Helping Hands COMMUNICATE Parkinson Support Knowledge & Resources
  • Hope Harbor Home — Security Updates
  • Imani’s Light— Headstone Restoration
  • New Hope Clinic, Inc. — Community Health Outreach and Screenings
  • Oak Island Beautification Club — Invitation to our Seaside
  • Power Walking Ministries — Shoes Change Souls
  • Seaside United Methodist Church — STARS (Seaside Teaching And Reaching Students) Summer Literacy Program
  • South Brunswick Interchurch Council — SBIC Food Pantry
  • Southport Lions Foundation, Inc. — Southport Lions Foundation, Inc. Vision Assistance Program
  • Southport Woman’s Club — Arts Festival for South Brunswick High and Middle School students
  • Southport Wooden Boat Show — Reconstitute SWBS signage & sponsor board from impact of Hurricane Florence
  • St. James Tennis Association — 2019 Racquet Relay to feed Brunswick Kids Brunswick Family Assistance—Summer Food Program
  • St. James Fire Department — Emergency Firefighting Water Pumps
  • Sunset Lakes Homeowners Association — Lake Medcalf Dam Replacement
  • The Concerned Citizens of Lake Waccamaw — St. James Waccamaw Siouan Festival
  • The Pasture at Mercer Farm — Equine Barn Renovation
  • Towncreek Vision Corp — Town Creek Community Garden
  • Veterans Memorial Park of America, Inc. — Freedom Circle
  • West Columbus Soccer Club — West Columbus Soccer Club Concession/Press Box
  • Wilmington CareNet Counseling Center — CareNet Benevolent Initiative

BEMC Community Grants

Funded by the proceeds of our auction at the annual meeting, BEMC Community grants lend a helping hand to community groups with worthy projects in five major areas: family services, civic and community programs, cultural and arts programs, emergency services and economic development. Groups may apply for up to $2,500 starting in December, and through Feb 15 of the following year. Grants are awarded in Mar/April. 

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