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One Estell Lee Place
Wilmington NC 28401
Phone: (910) 762-2611
Fax: (910) 762-9765 Click Here to Email


Civic Organizations

The Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce relies on civic organizations to notify us of current contact information.  If your organization wishes to be added or revised, please contact Scott Czechlewski at  762-2611, ext. 216 or email at czechlewski@wilmingtonchamber.org.

* Indicates members of the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

Adoption Services, Inc., Children at Heart
Mark Bergeron - (910) 799-6140
705 Burnes Street
Wilmington, NC  28403
fth143@aol.com
www.childrenatheart.com

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
President: Maggie Parrish
392-7372
Membership Chair: Sue Wood - 392-1592

American Business Women Association (ABWA)
Cape Fear Chapter
791-9073

American Legion Post #10
Charlie Willis - (910) 799-3806
702 Pine Grove Drive
Wilmington, NC  28409

American Red Cross
Stephen Barnett
1102 South 16th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 762-2683

Amigos International*
(Promotes outreach for Latinos)
Lucy Vasquez - (910) 341-0007
1516 Market Street
Wilmington, NC  28405
amigosinternatl@cs.com
www.amigosinternacional.org

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry*
Joseph Knox Jr. - (910) 762-6452
P.O. Box 7253
Wilmington, NC  28406
jcknox@wilmington.net

Arboretum - New Hanover County Coop. Extension
Melissa Hight - (910) 798-7660
6206 Oleander Drive
Wilmington, NC  28403

Audubon North Carolina
Andy Wood - (910) 798-8376
3806-B Park Avenue
Wilmington, NC  28403
awood@audubon.org

www.ncaudobon.org

Big Dawg Theatre Productions
President: Christy Grantham
www.bigdawgproductions.org/

Boy Scouts of America, Cape Fear Council*
Doug Clevinger - (910) 395-1100, Ext. 15
110 Longstreet Drive
Wilmington, NC  28412
cfcbsa@coastalnet.com
www.capefearcouncilbsa.org

Boys & Girls Club (Brigade)*
Darrell Clark - (910) 392-0747
2759 Vance Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
DClark@brigadebgc.org
www.brigadebgc.org

Boys & Girls Club (Community)
(910) 762-1252
901 Nixon Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Bridge - Duplicate
Mary Stewart Hood - (910) 343-1640

Child Advocacy Commission*
Clancy Thompson - (910) 791-1057
1401 South 39th Street
Wilmington, NC 28403
thompsonc@childadvocacywilm.org
www.childadvocacywilm.org

Choral - Cape Fear Chordsmen
Wally Bader - (910) 313-2584

Choral - Harmony Belles
Suzy Schmitt - (910) 799-5850

Choral - Wilmington Choral Society
52 Northwood Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405
David Hardee, President
toytrains40@yahoo.com
www.wilmingtonchoralsociety.com

Chorus - Sweet Adelines
Joan Obernesser - (910) 270-3313
Ramona Averette - (910) 791-3846

Civitan Club - Wilmington
Wayne Jackson - (910) 509-2040

Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina*
Austin Ragsdale - (919) 781-3474
3701 National Drive, Suite 217
Raleigh, NC  27612
ccanc@bellsouth.net
www.cca-nc.com

Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.*
Margaret Weller-Stargell - (910) 790-0187
615 Shipyard Blvd
Wilmington, NC 28412
stargell@coastalhorizons.org
www.coastalhorizons.org

Community Mediation Center of Cape Fear Inc.*
Kirsten Bailey Atkinson - (910) 362-8000
108 - A Cinema Drive
Wilmington, NC  28403
CMCofCF@aol.com
www.wemediate.net

Community United Effort - CUE 
(Center for Missing Persons)
Monica Caison - (910) 452-9480 
or toll-free (877) 838-7852
6603 Murrayville Road
Wilmington, NC  28411
cuecenter@aol.com
www.ncmissingpersons.org

Democratic Party - New Hanover County
Helen Worthy
762-6091

Domestic Violence Shelter & Service, Inc.*
Mary Ann Llama - 343-0703
2901 Market Street
Wilmington, NC  28403
www.domesticviolence-wilm.org

Downtown Business Alliance
Katie Lucas
343-4114
www.dbawilmington.com

Elderhaus at the Lake*
Linda Pearce - (910) 343-8209
1950 Amphitheatre Drive
Alper Center
Wilmington, NC 28401
lipearce@bellsouth.net
www.elderhaus.com

Elks Lodge #532, Wilmington*
Robert Hardin - (910) 799-2365
5102 Oleander Drive 
Wilmington, NC  28403

Exchange Club of Lower Cape Fear/Wilmington*
(Child Abuse Prevention)
Anne Scott, President
P.O. Box 4595
Wilmington, NC  28403
392-9641
ascott6434@aol.com
www.nationalexchangeclub.com

Exchange Club, Greater Wilmington
(Child Abuse Prevention)
Marion Spencer - (910) 452-3215
3718 Merestone Drive
Wilmington, NC  28412
www.nationalexchangeclub.com

Family Services of Lower Cape Fear*
John Blair - (910) 794-2100
4018 - C Shipyard Blvd.
Wilmington, NC  28403
Jtjblair@aol.com
www.spinsites.org/fslcf

Fathers for Equal Rights (NC)
Johnnie Henagan - (910) 762-8596

Filipino-American Association of Lower Cape Fear
Godfrey Guerzon - (910) 343-2718
5123 Everette Court
Wilmington, NC  28412
godfrey.guerzon@nhhn.org

Fleet Reserve Auxiliary, Branch 299
(Assists Marine Corps, Coast Guard & Navy active duty & retirees)
Betty Herman - (910) 762-3258

Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina at Wilmington*
1314 Marstella Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
(910) 251-1465
ttaylor@foodbankcenc.org
www.foodbankcenc.org

Garden Club - Cape Fear
Carole Ellis - (910) 791-0922
P.O.  4751
Wilmington, NC  28406
wlynch@ec.rr.com

GCF Donation Center & Store
(formerly Goodwill Industries, Inc.)
709 Kerr Avenue - 791-2764
5662 Carolina Beach Road - 794-9650

German Club - Deutscher Klub
Christa Mintz - (910) 791-0548
335 Pine Valley Drive
Wilmington, NC  28412
mint1515@aol.com

Girls Incorporated of Wilmington, N.C.*
1502 Castle Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
(910) 763-6674
www.girlsinc.org

Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
P. O. Box 52294
Raleigh, NC 27612
800-284-4475
www.nccoastalpines.org

Good Shepherd Ministries*
Katrina Knight, MSW - (910) 763-4424 ext. 104
3333 Wrightsville Avenue, #100
Wilmington, NC  28403
Homeless/Soup Kitchen - First Baptist Church, 5th & Market Street
Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
katrinaknight@bellsouth.net
www.goodsheperdwilmington.org

Guardian ad Litem Program
Christine Catlett, Volunteer Recruiter
(910) 341-1520
316 Princess Street, Suite 122
Wilmington, NC 28401
christine.s.catlett@nccourts.org

Habitat for Humanity, Cape Fear*
Barbara Birkeneuer - (910) 762-4744
1208 South Third Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
info@capefearhabitat.org
www.capefearhabitat.org

Historic Wilmington Foundation*
George W. Edwards - (910) 762-2511
516 N. Fourth Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
edwards@historicwilmington.org or
garethevans@historicwilmington.org
www.historicwilmington.org

HOLA
(Human Service professionals improving services to Latinos)
Victoria Velazco - (910) 792-9989
P.O. Box 483
Wilmington, NC  28402
amigotis@bellsouth.net

Home Builders:  Wilmington - Cape Fear Home Builders Association*
Donna Girardot - (910) 799-2611
3801-5 Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC  28403
donna@wilmhba.com
www.wcfhba.com

Hotel/Motel Association
Rick Guttenberger
343-6150

Humane Society, New Hanover*
Martha Raynor - (910) 763-6692
2405 No. 23rd Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
nhumanesoc@aol.com

India - Cape Fear Cultural Indian Association
Anil Shah - (910) 799-0948
anlshh@aol.com

Italian Heritage Society
Cape Fear Region of North Carolina
P.O. Box 299
Carolina Beach, NC 28428

Jack and Jill of America, Inc.  (Wilmington Chapter)
6313 Branford Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28412
910-798-4099
ballen23@ec.rr.com
www.jack-and-jill.org
Bernadette A. Correa – President

Jaycees-Wilmington*
Sue Griffin - (910) 772-8643
P. O. Box 3341
Wilmington, NC  28406
www.wilmingtonjaycees.org

Junior Achievement of the Cape Fear Region
Cynthia Crane - (910) 762-3690
313 Walnut Street
Wilmington, NC  28403
ccrane@jacarolinas.org
www.jacarolinas.org

Junior League of Wilmington, NC Inc.*
Mary Lisa Lindstrom - (910) 763-6653
www.jlwnc.org

Junior Sorosis (Volunteer Women's Club)
Nicole Rollins - (910) 686-3029
20 South Cardinal Drive
Wilmington, NC  28403
nadrollins@aol.com

Justice In Motion
Barb Lynch
709 Squire Lane
Wilmington, NC 28411
686-0753
barblynch@msn.com

Kiwanis Club of Wilmington
Bob Livingstone - (910) 313-2036
P.O. Box 15474
Wilmington, NC  28408

Library, New Hanover County*
Main Branch:  (910) 341-4390 - 201 Chestnut Street
Carolina Beach Branch:  (910) 798-6385 - 300 Cape Fear Blvd.
Law Library Branch:  (910) 798-6306 - 316 Princess Street, Judicial Blvd.
Myrtle Grove Branch:  (910) 798-6391 - 5155 S. College Rd.
Northeast Branch:  (910) 798-6371 - 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

Lions Club - Cape Fear
Ben Stillman - (910) 762-6417

Lions Club - Hanover
Pat Schimire
(910) 395-1664

Lions Club - Wilmington
Richard Gerrish - (910) 791-3015
P.O. Box 984
Wilmington, NC  28402
lionsherry@ec.rr.com
www.lionwap.org/wilmingtonnclionsclub

Lions Club - Wrightsville Beach
Gerald Hardison
256-3803

Literacy Council of Cape Fear
Billie Granger, Dir. - 251-0911
1012 South 17th Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
bgranger@wilmington.net

www.cfliteracy.wilmington.org

Lower Cape Fear Coin Club
Bob Neale
www.lcfcc.org

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society
Latimer House
126 South Third Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 762-0492
www.latimerhouse.org

Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter
Executive Director Laurie Bystrom, RN, BA, MPH
Corporate Office: 2222 S. 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
910-796-7900
Hospice Care Center: 1406 Physicians Dr., Wilmington, NC 28401
910-762-9422
www.hospiceandlifecarecenter.org

Master Gardeners Association
Melissa Hyatt
452-6393

Merchants Association - Greater Wilmington
Chuck Langley
791-1558

MOMS Club of Wilmington
(at-home mothers)
(South) Emily Dillmann - (910) 619-8595 - dillmann@atmc.net
(North) Jennifer Woodall - (910) 392-0768
www.momsclub.org

New Hanover County Chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW)
2840 South College Rd.
PMB 134
Wilmington, NC 28412
910.796.9673
newhanovernow@gmail.com

Navy League of United States
Howard Loving - (910) 799-3601

NCEITA* - North Carolina Electronics & Information Technologies Association
(919) 856-0393
P. O. Box 28299
Raleigh, NC  
mmorgan@nceita.org

Newcomers Club (Daytime Group)
Maureen Ferry
Phone: (910) 270-4216
New Arrivals (Evening Group)
Genia Palicari: (910) 686-3616

Wilmington Newcomers
Viv Jones
(910) 632-6228
www.wilmingtonncnewcomers.com

New Hanover County Community Action, Inc.*
Cynthia Brown - (910) 762-1177
P. O. Box 839
Wilmington, NC  28402
nhcca@wilmington.net

New Hanover Health Network Foundation*
Aline F. Lasseter, CFRE - (910) 815-5002
Executive Director
2259 South 17th Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
aline.lasseter@nhhn.org
www.nhhn.org

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust*
Camilla Herlevich - (910) 790-4524
3806-B Park Avenue
Wilmington, NC  28403
nccoast@wilmington.net
www.coastallandtrust.org

North Carolina Sorosis
(Volunteer Women's Club)
The oldest federated women's club in North Carolina
Vivian Gardner - 791-9073 (Meetings held at 10:00 a.m. the 3rd Thursday of the month  from September to May) 
Ann Tremblay  - 792-1270 (Meetings held at 7 p.m. on the 3rd Monday from September to May)
20 South Cardinal Drive
Wilmington, NC    28403
www.gfwc.org –National
www.gfwcnc.org - State

Optimist Club of Cape Fear
Jeff Jordan - (910) 762-7065
3420 North Kerr Avenue
Wilmington, NC  28405

Optimist Supper Club
(910) 791-5272
605 Eastwood Road
Wilmington, NC  28403

Peace Corps (Coastal Carolina Returned PC Volunteers)*
Mary Lou Snowden - (910) 784-9440
MaryLouSnowden@msn.com
Coastal Carolina RPCV's

Pilot Club
Roselyn Upchurch, President
1222 Columbus Circle, Apt. B
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-251-0265
rupch@bellsouth.net

Professional Engineers
Ken Diehl
962-4079

Railroad - Cape Fear Model Club
Ben Jackson - (910) 270-2696
www.capefearmodelrailroadclub.org

Rape Crisis Center
(910) 392-7460 or (800) 672-2903
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
615 Shipyard Boulevard
Wilmington, NC  28412
www.coastalhorizons.org

Realtors- Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors, Inc.*
(910) 799-2611
1444 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
www.wrar.com

Red Cross Blood Center - American Red Cross
(910) 762-9663
1102 S.16th Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
www.arccapefear.org

Republican Party - New Hanover County
Chris Dean
332-0053

Residents of Old Wilmington
Alice Mitchell
762-2707

Retired Federal Employees - National Association of
Al Everett
392-4813

Retired Physicians
Tom Marshburn
350-0206

Rotary Club - Wilmington
Melissa Hight - 798-7666
www.wilmingtonrotaryclub.org 

Rotary Club - Wilmington Central
Gary Broughton - (910) 681-1181
www.wilmingtoncentralrotary.org/main.php

Rotary Club - Wilmington East
President Jerry Flake - (910) 547-7969
www.wilmingtoneastrotary.org

Rotary Club - Wilmington West
President Holt Moore
763-4500

Rotary Club - Wilmington South 
David Brownlow - (910) 452-1685

Rotary Club - Wilmington Cape Fear
President Bruce Williams - (910) 313-6785

Salvation Army
(24 Hr. shelter for Men, Women & Children)
Capt. Rob Vincent - (910) 762-7354
820 N. Second Street
Wilmington, NC  28401
vincetsa@aol.com
www.thesalvationarmy.org

SCORE - SBA (Service Corps of Retired Executives)*
Pat Geyer - (910) 815-4576
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC  28403
counselor@wilmingtonscore.org
www.wilmingtonscore.org

Self-Help Credit Union*
(910) 442-1020
272 N. Front Street, Ste. 215
Wilmington, NC  28401
www.self-help.org

Senior Center
(910) 798-6400
Annette Crumpton, Director: (910) 798-6410
2222 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC  28403

Senior Games by the Sea*
Annette Crumpton, Local Coordinator: (910) 798-6410
2222 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC  28403

Senior Softball League
Joe Seme
395-1862

Sertoma Club - Wilmington
Todd Kampschroeder
279-4828
http://wilmingtonsertoma.googlepages.com

Shriners Club
395-6272

Sierra Club, Cape Fear Group
Charles Kernan - 392-9074
P.O. Box 4432
Wilmington, NC  28406

Singles Club - Sharendipity Singles
Ruth Murray - (910) 791-1949
Pine Valley Baptist 
3940 Shipyard Blvd.
Wilmington, NC  28403
woddleruth@yahoo.com

Singles Club - Wilmington
Elizabeth Bird  - (910) 799 -1683
Ken Gonka - (910) 790 - 5184
American Legion Hall

Sister Cities Association of Wilmington
Marilyn Cantarella
mdcantarel@aol.com

Smart Start of New Hanover County
Janet Nelson, Ex. Director - (910) 815-3731
3001 Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC  28403
info@newhanoverkids.org
www.smartstart-nc.org

Soccer Association (Cape Fear Youth)*
Jim Braswell - (910) 392-0306
6726 Netherlands Dr.,  #700
Wilmington, NC  28405
cfysa@wilmington.net
http://cfsoccer.wilmington.org

Special Olympics North Carolina
Jonathan Embler - (910) 392-5776
4607 Franklin Avenue, Suite 109
Wilmington, NC 28403
jembler@sonc.net
www.sonc.net

State Employ Association of NC Dist #62*
392-4648
Technology Community Development Center
151-104 Halyburton Mem Parkway
Wilmington NC 28412
Stephen Belser, CEO(910) 836-8084
www.tcdcforkids.org

Tidewater Camellia Club
Matt Hunter - President
Richard Buggeln - Vice President
Kathy Connolly - Secretary
Joan Boyer - Treasurer
Betty Gail Buggeln - Show Chairman
(910) 509-1792
tidewatercamellia@ec.rr.com
www.tidewatercamelliaclub.org

Wilmington Minority Professional Networking Group
Shann Coleman
(910) 398-2811
shann.coleman@wmpng.com
www.wmpng.com

 



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