Harrelson CenterJo Ann Carter

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Newsletter June 2014

Successful First “Day In the Country” Event

This spring we kicked off a new fundraiser, “Day In the Country” and successfully raised over $26,000 for the Harrelson Center!

A “Day in the Country” was held at The Harrelson Family’s Genteel Plantation in Atkinson, N.C. Guests competed in corn hole, fishing, and skeet shooting tournaments. They also enjoyed Lewis Farm’s strawberry ice cream, Trolly Stop hot dogs, and a Parchie’s barbeque dinner. The day ended with awards, live music from 3 for A Dollar blue grass band, tastings of Trey Herring bour-bon, and a cigar station provided by Davis and Son Tobacconists.

Thirty seven companies sponsored the event including presenting sponsors Park Sterling Bank, Compass Pointe, and McKinley Building Corporation. For many, this fundraiser presented an opportunity to step out of the office into the fresh country air, network with other business leaders, and learn about the Harrelson Center.

Vicki Dull- Executive DirectorMeghan Osborne- PR & Events Coordinator

Jennipher Love- Outreach CoordinatorWilliam Peacock- Maintenance

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Our Sponsors:

Scott Pennington was referred to us through our partner Drug and DWI Rehabilitation program. We connected him to our business partner Riverside Dental Arts and he was able to have complete dental work performed. Pennington returned to the Harrelson Center the same day of his dental appointment with a fresh new smile and warm thankful heart.

Harrelson CenterPartner News:

Riverside Dental Arts Provides New

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Dr. Weaver of Wilmington Optometry, PA is providing eyeglasses and op-tometry care to people in need at the Harrelson Center. One of our part-ners, Phoenix Employment Ministries, has referred several people in need. We look forward to connecting more individuals with Dr. Weaver’s services in the future!

Introducing Our Newest

Business Partner:

Dr. Edward Weaver

A Letter From A Grateful Recipient

Angel Outreach Ministry

The Angel Outreach Ministry allows The Harrelson Center to assist people whose

needs fall outside the scope of our partner organizations’ missions.

From January 2013 to June 2014 Angel

Outreach Ministry has assisted 54 individuals financially at a total of

$12,830. In addition to this financial

assistance, the Harrel-son Center has coun-

seled and referred over 100 others to our

community partners.

The angel outreach ministry assisted with the purchase of a new van to pro-vide Nicole’s family transportation to work, school, and community commit-ments. Pictured above is the family at their Habitat Home Dedica-tion Ceremony.

Habitat For Humanity Family Receives Car

To the Precious Angels,

Thank you to the special “Angels” who have done so much for me during this time of economic difficulty. It takes a special group of people who show their Christian love and compassion to other people. Without your help and compassion, I would not have made it through this tough time in my life.Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I know that God sent these “Angels” as a blessing to me and others who are struggling. I so appreciate your support and help.

***The Angel fund paid this fine lady’s monthly rent and car payment, and we con-nected her to Good Friends and First Baptist Church who paid her second month of bills. This assistance allowed her to stay afloat during a temporary job loss.

Cape Fear Habitat For HumanityHabitat would like to welcome Joy

Norris, a participant of the Phoenix Em-ployment Program, to their office staff.

Norris began working in their main office and now works at the Restore!

Cape Fear Resource Conservation & DevelopmentCape Fear RC&D is working with

the Town of Oak Island on funding a handicapped-accessible kayak launch on

Dutchman Creek.

Centre of Redemption COR will present “A Day in the Life”

Luncheon on Friday July 11th 12-1pm at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Luncheon includes testimonies from

survivors of their programs, as well as updates regarding COR’s work locally

to combat commercial sexual exploita-tion and human trafficking. To pur-

chase tickets and learn more visit www.centreofredeption.com.

Cape Fear Communities In SchoolsCIS is grateful for all the volunteers and donors who helped them provide aca-demic and behavioral support to more

than 1,200 students and families during the 2013-2014 school year! Congratula-

tions to all the graduates!

First Book WilmingtonFirst Book is expanding book cart

hours. Stop by the main lobby, M-F 8-4 p.m., to pick up one book each month

for a child in need.

Philippians 3 MinistriesDuring a recent open house, a former Philippians client visited. Four years

ago he arrived from Milwaukee and was homeless. Now he’s in college and gain-fully employed, and is very appreciative of the support and encouragement from

Philippians 3 Ministries.

Phoenix Employment MinistriesSince 2013 Phoenix has placed 29

people into jobs.

Wilmington Area Rebuilding MinistryFrom Jan. 2014 to May 2014 WARM has served 44 households by making safety related repairs and accessibility

upgrades.

WOW Volunteers Make a Difference

Spring Volunteer Highlights:

“Something You Can Call Home,” a documentary produced and directed by Rebecca Kenyon, was shown at our courtyard this April. In the film Kenyon documents how homelessness effects people living near the coast of North Carolina. For more information visit www.moteofdustfilms.com.

Documentary Presented at

Harrelson Center

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WOW Volunteers Make a Difference Farewell to Ashton

Harrelson Center Welcomes New Staff and Board Members

Jennipher LoveOutreach Coordinator

Meghan OsbornePR and Event Coordinator

Meghan Osborne comes to us from South-ern Pines, NC. An East Carolina University graduate, Osborne majored in Public Rela-tions and Sociology. Osborne looks forward to contributing her unique experiences, including internships and volunteer work, to the Harrelson Center!

Jennipher Love began volunteering at the Harrelson Center in Fall 2012. The former Director of Recruiting at Richmond Com-munity College, Love now home schools her grandson in the Wilmington area. She is also Minister of Music at Roberdel Baptist Church in Rockingham.

Congratulations WARM:JC Skane, Executive Director of Wilm-ington Area Rebuilding Ministries, was awarded the 2014 Entrepreneurship Award in the non-profit category. This award is given by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Spring Volunteer Highlights:We’re thankful for Micheal Moore who volunteers at our wel-come desk and also gathers community outreach information for the center. Wilbur Earp, a student assistant, helps the center with a variety of office tasks and puts his significant technical knowledge to good use! We appreciate your dedication to the Harrelson Center.

Techs For Tots, a community partner, serviced com-puters in the Harrelson Center office and also donated a computer for use in our lobby. For more information about Techs for Tots visit www.techsfortots.org.

Special Thanks to Techs for Tots!

About 50 volunteers worked at the Har-relson Center on “Work on Wilmington” Saturday, washing exterior windows and sidewalks, planting flowers, and painting some indoor office spaces! Special thanks

to JC Skane, Executive Director of WARM, for organizing the day, and thank you to all the volunteers who donated their time and talents to the Harrel-son Center!

Ashton Gourlay, who served as the Public Relations and Events Coordi-nator since 2011, leaves the Har-relson Center to join her husband in Raleigh for an exciting career opportunity. Her bright warm smile will be missed in the Harrelson Center lobby!

Will LeonardCape Fear Commerical

Real Estate

Bill AnlyanAnlyan & Hively

Asset Management

Dianne KellyCommunity

Volunteer

Jack RichardsonPark Sterling Bank

2014 Board Members

With the Harrelson Center courtyard in full bloom this spring, donor’s gathered for an afternoon brunch. The Do-nor Appreciation Reception was coordinated by Harrelson Center staff and board members as an opportunity to thank donors for their support and contributions over the last year.

Our non-profit partner organizations displayed promotional materials and were on location to answer questions and recruit volunteers. Thank you to all of our donors. Your sup-port makes the work of the Harrelson Center possible!

Donor AppreciationReception

Day In the CountryThankful Hearts Luncheon

Community & Business Donors

Anlyan and Hively Wealth ManagementColdwell Banker Commerical - Suntrust Partners

East Coast ContractingEngineering Consulting Services

Event Shuttle ServicesJacobi Hardware

Mega Plumbing of the CarolinasMarkraft Cabinets

Odyssey Fire ProtectionPro Build

Trey Herring’s Carolina BourbonSteel Technology Inc.

Watson ElectricalAirmax Heating and Air

Builder’s First SourceCarolina Commerical Floorcovering Inc.

Container Products CorporationCornerstone Advisory Partners

FergusonGlass Standard

Greencoast Container Services, LLC

Harley and AssociatesHighland Roofing Company

MannaMatkins GlassN2 Publishing

Nolan Painting Company, Inc.Parchie’s BBQ

Precision Walls, Inc.

Pridgen Brothers Contractors, Inc.Port City CeilingsSherwin Williams

S & W Ready ConcreteStructural Systems Inc.

Wellons Construction Inc.Wells Insurance

Yow, Fox, & Mannen, LLP.

American Endowment FoundationAndrew’s Mortuary

Dan Cameron Family FoundationGE Foundation

Wilmington Downtown Inc.Exposure Marketing and

Promotion Inc.First Baptist Church

Fuzzy Peach- Porter’s NeckNorth Carolina Sorosis Night

DepartmentWilmington Gastroenterology

AssociatesSky Enterprises Inc.

Bowman Murray Hemingway Architects

Caison Enterprises, Inc.D. Evans Contracting, Inc.

Eye Spy Home Inspections, Inc.First Federal

Fisher Holdings, LLCMatchpoint, Inc

N & F Investors, Inc.

St. James Episcopal ChurchWB Brawley Co.

Fidelity CharitableMurchison Taylor & Gibson, PLLCRenaissance Charitable Foundation

Ruth Campbell Foundation

Williford, High & Co.

Coast Mechanical Contractors

Neil AndersonAnlyan & Hively Wealth Man-

agementDock Street Printing

Ken & Vicki Dull

Clarence EvansEvent Shuttle Services

Fast SignsGlo Med Spa

Harrelson Center Angels

Trey Herring’s Carolina BourbonSusan Luhrs

McKinley Building CorporationMiddle of The Island

Greg Neel

Port City JavaThe Bob Timberlake Gallery

Calvin & Shannon WellsWells Fargo Advisors

Gifts Made In Kind

Harrelson Center Business Partners

In memory of Rev. Felix ArnoldJim & Lisa Everette

In memory of Lucille BarkerPhil & Jennie Barker

In memory of Lamar BrooksJim George

In memory of Elise ChessorWB Brawley Co.

In memory of Judy EveretteJim & Lisa Everette

In memory of Mabel Everette Wanda Porter

In memory of Catherine FallisTom and Frieda Harrington

Wanda PorterIn memory of Willie & Ester Gore

Andy & Wendy Knowles

Gifts Made in Honorarium

We Could Not Do it Without You- Thank You to Our 2013 Donors!Harrelson Center 2013 Annual Report

In honor of Claude and Odette ArnoldLouise & Kevin Hicks

Bradley & Cindy Hudson

In honor of Claude Arnold Odette Arnold

In honor of Beth & Doug BarbourJim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Sarah BassRob & Turner Aycock

In honor of Ann & Willis BrownJim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Joe CapellJim & Jeannie Skane

In honor of Garrison CookeTravis & Pam Cooke

In honor of Ruth DossBill & Laraine Butler

In honor of Vicki DullOdette Arnold

Wayne & Holly BullardGeorge & Beth Chadwick

Brent & Beth Dixon

In honor of Ben & Phyllis EllenbergCarter Ellenberg

In honor of Jim & Lisa EveretteWanda P. Porter

In honor of Bert & Kimberly ExumMary Mertz

Charles & Caroline NealStuart & Chris Point

In honor of Carlton FisherDonn & Melissa Evans

In honor of Julie FisherD. Evans Contracting, Inc.

In honor of Dean & Mary GorntoAlex & Anne Murchison

In honor of Janet & Ebe GodwinJim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Bobby & Estell HarrelsonJim & Lisa Everette

Tom & Carolyn FinleyRick & Mary AndrewsDoug & Lois MaloneLillian & Percy Smith

The Bob Timberlake Gallery

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. HillJohn & Mary Anne Furniss

In honor of the Malone FamilyDoug & Lois Malone

In honor of Lisa & Doug Malone Jim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Emory & Charles MaxwellJohn & Mary Anne Furniss

In honor of Murchinson, Taylor, & Gibson Clients

Murchison, Taylor, & Gibson, PLLC

In honor of Ed & Pauline NesselroadeJim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Frances & David ParkerJim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Wanda PorterJim & Lisa Everette

In honor of Don SkinnerSheri McGraw

In honor of Percy & Lillian SmithAlex & Anne Murchison

In honor of Sandy & Stephen Smith Jim & Lisa Everette

In memory of Rev. Felix ArnoldJim & Lisa Everette

In memory of Lucille BarkerPhil & Jennie Barker

In memory of Lamar BrooksJim George

In memory of Elise ChessorWB Brawley Co.

In memory of Judy EveretteJim & Lisa Everette

In memory of Mabel Everette Wanda Porter

In memory of Catherine FallisTom and Frieda Harrington

Wanda PorterIn memory of Willie & Ester Gore

Andy & Wendy Knowles

In memory of Jo Ann Carter HarrelsonJim & Lisa Everette

Cecil & Barbara KnightIn memory of Mary Lee Hartley

Mr. & Mrs. Ben EllenbergIn memory of Max Isley

Missy MusserIn memory of Larry Johnson

George & Peggy RobertsonIn memory of Margaret & Chris John-son

Frank & Mary MeeceIn memory of James M. Kolb

Colleen Kolb

In memory of Hezekiah Penning-tonMalone II, Hezekiah Pennington Malone III, & Mary Bevone Malone

Doug & Lois Malone

In memory of Claude Marshall Lyn & Tammy Blizzard

Willis & Ann BrownTracy & Nancy Formy- Duval

FBC DiaconateJim George

Bobby & Estell HarrelsonKaren HyattJoan Jewell

Tom & Carolyn MarshburnPhilip & Ann Nickerson

NC Scorosis Night DepartmentDr. Louis & Lib Ramsay

Carolyn RellyElaine Weller

Tom West In memory of David McCall

Carolyn DavisJim George

The Well Sunday School ClassIn memory of Della Pigott

Lyn & Tammy BlizzardJim & Lisa Everette

Tracy & Nancy Formy- DuvalTom & Carolyn Marshburn

In memory of Lee W. Porter Jr.Jim & Lisa Everette

Wanda PorterIn memory of Mary Rose Rissaher

Bill & Mary Jo CameronIn memory of Jean H. Rutledge

Bobby & Estell HarrelsonHaywood & Carolyn Davis

In memory of Olin Lee SandersJim & Lisa Everette

In memory of Richard T. ScottSusan Pleasants

In memory of Rev. Clyde SmithJim & Lisa Everette

Brandon and Annie AdamsAustin and Christy Aley

Steve and Elizabeth AndersonRick and Mary AndrewsBill and Elaine Anlyan

Claude and Odette ArnoldPete and Juanita Avery

Rob and Turner AycockJames and Enan BaldwinDoug and Beth Barbour

Rebecca BarefootJim and Rosalind BarkerPhil and Jennie BarkerDavid and Ann Barkley

Carol BarreJack and Mary Barto

Jimmy and Sarah BassJeanie Bellamy

Barbara BiedenbachJeremy and Laura Blair

Lyn and Tammy BlizzardLinda Blumfeld

Robert and Rebecca BoggsJohn and Karen Bohm

Eugenia BoswellKimberly Boyce

Ron BraswellClaude and Cissie Bridger

Spence and Kimberly BroadhurstMary Margaret Brooks

Betty BrownWillis and Ann Brown

Nancy BuckinghamWayne and Holly Bullard

Bill and Laraine ButlerBrett and April Caines

Nan CaisonBill and MaryJo CameronJoe and Mararuth Capell

Steve and Jan CappsPam Carroll

Matthew and Pamela CartretteSid and India Causey

George and Beth ChadwickMartha Cheek

Bob and Beth CherryTerry and Liz Coffey

Bill and Suzanne ColemanPenn and Martha Compton

Matt and Allyson CookTravis and Pam Cooke

Bill and Jana CottinghamWill and Theresa Cozart

Kathleen CraigAllen and Brenda CribbDavid and Julie Criser

Billy and Susan CrockerTom and Mimi Cunningham

Helen CurrinJim and Glenda Currin

Dale CurtisThomas and Kim Dalton

Haywood and Carolyn DavisWesley and Jayne Davis

Lenwood DeanNorma Dean

Steve and Margaret DiabBrent and Beth Dixon

Linda DohertyElizabeth DonaldMr. R.T. DooleyBrook Dorosko

Calvin DossAshley Doyle

Bob Drach and Nina HsiaoKen and Vicki Dull

Laird and Elizabeth DunlopAlan and Mary Dyar

Bill and Shelby EakinsRyan and Peyton Earey

Carter EllenbergAlice Evans

Clarence and Sue EvansDonn and Melissa Evans

Jim and Lisa EveretteSkip and Meredith Everhart

Bert and Kimberly ExumDon and Pam Fallis

Brian and Julie FaulkTom and Carolyn FinleyCarlton and Julie Fisher

Nancy Formy- DuvalMargaret Freeman

Ted and Val FronebergerJohn and Mary Furniss

Jim GeorgeTheresa Gevinson

William and Colleen GinnaLouise Gorham

Jan GreeneSam and Alida GreshamVick and Denise GriffinBarry and Leslie Hales

Cathy HalliganFrank and Berta Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby HarrelsonTom and Frieda Harrington

Allen HarrisDana and Phillip HarrisFrank and Pat Hawkins

Thomas and Patricia HeadScott and Catharine Hedrick

Russell and Betsy HerringSusan Herring

Hamilton and Linda HicksKevin and Louise Hicks

Patti HillJerri Holliday

David and Sara HoneycuttRudy and Nan Howard

Anne HowellScott and Emily HuddleBrad and Cindy Hudson

Greg HumphriesAllen and Julia Hunt

Karen HyattRichard Inlow

Randy and Julie IveyJoe JacobusJean JarvisJoan Jewell

Mark JohnsonMark and Meredith Johnson

Billy and Annie Gray JohnstonDavid Jones

Don and Dianne JonesJerry and Beth Jones

Dianne KellyCecil and Barbara Knight

Andy and Wendy KnowlesColleen KolbStuart Laney

William and Paula LanierBurke and Harriett LennonWill and Michelle Leonard

Cal and Jackie LewisLance and Meredith Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Brook LindbertDavid and Laura Lisle

John and LouAnne LivermanFrank and Mary Loney

Coleman and Patricia LongTony and Margaret Lopatka

Jenette LowChip and Peggy MahanDoug and Lois Malone

Jerry and Stephanie MannenChris and Robin ManningKenan and Millie Maready

Joan MarshallMilton Marshall & Jan Rhyne

Tommy and Carolyn MarshburnJon and Lorraine MasonDavid and Meg Massey

Chris McArtorWilliam and Julie McEachern

Sheri McGraw

Lee and Lauren McLeanWilliam McMillan

Ronnie and Cyndi McNeillMary Mertz

Clint and Kathy MeyerRoger and Cynthia MeyerGeorge and Margo Miars

Teresa MidgettRick and Perri Miley

Tommy and Ann MillardDoug and Kim Miller

Alex and Anne MurchisonMissy Musser

Charles and Caroline NealJeff Newell

Philip and Ann NickersonJohn and Holly Novak

Rich and Sharon NovakTom and Anna Oppelt

Donnie and Delores OverbyDavid and Patricia Parker

Frances ParkerMichelle Parker

Lon and Susan PaulsonLee and Helen Pearson

Bob PhilpottStuart and Beth Pike

Susan PleasantsStuart and Chris Point

Judy PorterWanda Porter

Andy and Ann PowellGrayson and Darlene Powell

Mike and Bobbie QueenBeth Quinn

Jeremy and Vanessa ReeseCarolyn RellyCindy Retchin

Greg and Ann RichardsonJack and Gail Richardson

Allen and Jodie RippyBobby and Jenny Rippy

George and Peggy RobertsonMarvin and Margaret Robison

David RoysterDoris RuffnerJoyce Russell

Rick and Kathy SchomoMary Searson

Donna ShannonRobert and Lucy Sherman

LouAnn SidburyAngie Sides

Jim and Jeannie SkaneJoy SkinnerEmily Sloan

Percy and Lillian SmithWilliam and Jean Smith

David and Jennifer SpringerGeraldine Storch

Tony and Karen StroudLaura Sullivan

Joe and Sharon SuttonDavid and Diane SwainJason and Katie Swain

John and Mary SweeterRyal and Kimbrough Tayloe

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor Jr.Walker and Amy TaylorKerry and Susan Taylor

Tommy TaylorLillian Teer

Ron and Tracey ThayerRonald and Judi Thayer

Courtney ThomasErnie and Elaine Thompson

Alex and Lee ThorpeEllis and Leslie Tinsley

Frances TraskBerry and Beth Trice

Rich and Lynne TrottaJeff and Jeannie TroutmanTerry and Margaret Turner

Jeff and Jan TurpinBarbara Van Duyne

Erik and Sarah VanRensKurti and Jean WachtelJoe and Kenda Walter

Edward and Barbara WardMarilyn Ward

Rudy and Kay WarrenDori Weaver

Edward and Sherry WeaverElaine Weller

Calvin and Shannon WellsHarold and Helen Wells

Elaine WernerTom and Bettie Anne WestBart and Sandra Williams

Harry and Barbara WilliamsCassie Williamson

Tom and Alicia WilliamsonCarl and Kim Williford

Janet WilsonDick and Brenda Wingo

Gary and Susan WinsteadRoberta Wishart

Don and Judy WombleKenny and Melissa WoodruffEdward and Darlene Worrell

Ben and Amy Wright

Gifts Made in Memorium

Non-Profit OrgU. S. Postage

PAIDWilmington, N.C.PERMIT NO. 226

Frances Trask- PresidentClaude Arnold- Vice President

Tammy Blizzard- TreasurerBeth Trice- Secretary

Harry Williams- Past PresidentJim Everette- Ex-Officio

Bill AnlyanDoug Barbour

Sarah BassJoe Capell

Kimberly ExumDon Fallis

Dianne KellyWill Leonard

Jan RhyneJack Richardson

Margaret Robison

HarrelsonCenter

Partners

Vicki Dull- Executive DirectorMeghan Osborne- PR & Events Coordinator

Jennipher Love- Outreach CoordinatorWilliam Peacock- Maintenance

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Meet Our Newest Partner: Health Connections

Network

Harrelson Center Board

Harrelson Center Staff

We’re excited to welcome a new partner to the Harrelson Center, Health Connec-tions Network, HCN.

Health Connections Network supports cancer patients and their families by con-necting people with resources, coordinating support systems, and providing advocacy education. They navigate people through the process and identify each client’s unique needs such as child care assistance, counseling, nutrition, and cancer treatment programs. HCN then connects individuals with these resources.

Lasonia Roberts-Melvin, HCN Board President, be-lieves that partnering with the Harrelson Center is a “great fit” for the organization’s mission. She said this partnership gives HCN the ability to provide and con-nect cancer patients with the resources they need. HCN has referred people to some of our partners previously including WARM and Philippians 3 Ministries.

“It’s all about making the health connections,” said Roberts- Melvin. To learn more about Health Connec-tions Network, visit their website: www.healthconnec-tionsnetwork.org.