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.
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
A.C. Everett - (910) 762-6452
P.O. Box 7253
Wilmington, NC 28406
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: Suzanne Nystrom
686-7872
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)
Betsy Cromartie - (910) 791-1557
418 Arbor Way
Wilmington, NC 28409
bcromartie@grahamltd.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
217 N. 5th Avenue, Suite 101
Wilmington, NC 28401
ccrane@jacarolinas.org
www.jacarolinas/capefear.html
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
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
Cape Fear Literacy Council
Linda Lytvinenko, Executive Director
251-0911
1012 S. 17th St., Wilmington, NC 28401
llytvinenko@cfliteracy.org
www.cfliteracy.org
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 Myles, RN, BA, MPH
Corporate Office: 725 A Wellington Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401
910-772-5444
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 NC Newcomers
www.wilmingtonnewcomers.com
Elaine Gomperts
windsorgomps@yahoo.com
910-254-7100
NHC Partnership for Children
Janet Nelson, Ex. Director - (910) 815-3731
3001-B Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
nhcpfc@aol.com
www.smartstart-nc.org
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
President Al Corbett - 763-9991
www.wilmingtonrotaryclub.org
Rotary Club - Wilmington Central
Sandra Criner - (910) 341-1120
Wednesday, 12:30pm, Wilson’s
www.wilmingtoncentralrotary.org/main.php
Rotary Club - Wilmington East
President Julian Burnett - (910) 395-2060
Monday, 6pm, Blue Water Grill, Wrightsville Beach
www.wilmingtoneastrotary.org
Rotary Club - Wilmington West
President Ron Moore
Thursday, noon, Grouper Nancy’s, Coastline Convention Center
Rotary Club - Wilmington South
Jon Rosborough - (910) 341-4333 x 1001
Wednesday, 12:30pm, Harvest Moon Food & Spirits
Rotary Club - Wilmington Cape Fear
President Randy Reeves - (910) 762-8551
Friday, 7:30am, Jungle Rapids
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) 452-6400
2222 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
Senior Games by the Sea
Annette Crumpton - (910) 452-6400
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 (Partnership for Children)
Janet H. Nelson - (910) 815-3731, Ext. 102
3001-B Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
janet.nelson@newhanoverkids.org
www.newhanoverkids.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 Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM)
Jeannie Cariker Skane
Executive Director
3300 N. Kerr Ave
Wilmington NC 28405
910.762.2583
www.warmnc.org
info@warmnc.org
