May 21 Tuesday
Please donate ALL through the month of May. Our Eastern NC migrant workers who pick our fruits and vegetables need long sleeve cotton t-shirts during the hot summer months. They need protection from the sun, chemicals, and cuts. Please donate new or gently used t-shirts all sizes for men and women.
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library offers several Conversational Language Discussion Groups: French, Spanish, German, and Sign Language Practice.Offered during the afternoons and evenings. Please see the website for the current calendar. Register online at: https;//bit.ly/languageregistration
The Unitarian Coastal Fellowship of Morehead City is pleased to announce a Social Justice Film Series about various social justice topics, from racial justice to environmental issues to LGBTQ+ rights. Showings will take place in the church’s sanctuary. All films will be free to the public, and there will be ten films in total. Check our website and social media for full list of films.
Join us at the Winterville Depot for a fun evening with Lipbone Redding, a Pitt County native and one-man orchestra. He is a musical story-teller and is sure to delight all in attendance with his unique style. This event is sponsored by the Winterville Historical and Arts Society and supported in part by Emerge Gallery & Art Center, home of Pitt County Arts Council and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Stormwater administrator/superintendent for the City of New Bern, Avery Smith, will describe how the City of New Bern is using FEMA buy-out land to create green space for flood mitigation. Avery will also explain how this project and the Duffyfield stormwater project will improve environmental qualities. A question and answer session will follow this presentation. Join CNC and Avery at UUFNB, 308 Meadow St., New Bern, Tuesday, May 21st, at 7:30 PM. This presentation is open to the public, or, join us via zoom. Find the zoom link on the Carolina Nature Coalition website.
May 22 Wednesday
The Coastal Carolina Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is recruiting new members during its Spring Membership Drive from April 1 to May 31, 2024.
Coast Carolina Chapter is an all-volunteer, nonprofit military, veterans organization and is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who want to “continue to serve” and give back to their community. While we support MOAA’s national goals, our chapter’s focus is serving the needs of military members, veterans and their families in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Green, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico, and Pitt counties.Membership is open to those who hold or have ever held a warrant or commission in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and their surviving spouses.
Our chapter offers college scholarships for military dependents and supports a wide range of veteran related community activities such as Toy for Tots, the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston, local high school JROTC and ECU’s ROTC programs, and Wreathes Across America (WWA).
To learn more about our chapter please visit www.CCMOAA.org or email CCMOAA@outlook.com attention Mike Kennedy.
Our members make a difference!We look forward to hearing from you and joining the Coastal Carolina Chapter!
May 23 Thursday