Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival Annual Art Auction Dinner

Come enjoy the spirit and spectacle of Mardi Gras while supporting the arts in Pleasure Island!

The Annual Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival Art Auction is a fun- and art-filled event to help support the overall Festival. With costumes, music, appetizers, raffles and opportunities to bid on fantastic works of art from all around the country, it's no wonder the event has already sold out of advance tickets! But don't worry -- tickets will still be available at the door.

6th Annual Polar Plunge - February 20th, 2010

The 6th Annual Polar Plunge is just around the corner. They will return to the Carolina Beach Boardwalk for their Plunge to support Special Olympics New Hanover County.

Please join them on Feb. 20, 2010 in the big tent on the boardwalk starting at 11:00 am and be ready to take the Plunge at 3:00 pm.

They will have entertainment and other activities throughout the day.

Please go to the registration pages for online individual and team registration at www.PlungeNHC.com.

Ashley High School Athletic Boosters to Host Golf Tournament

Joint the Screaming Eagles Football team and the Boosters from Ashley High School in a football fundraising golf tournament.

Details:

• What: Swinging Iron for the Gridiron Golf Tournament
• When: Saturday, October 24th at 1:00 pm
• Where: Wilmington Municipal Golf Course
• Info: Cost is $60 per person or $220 per team

There will be a 1:00 shotgun start, Captain's Choice.

For more information, please contact Butch LeCompte at elecompte@bellsouth.net or call 910-398-2785.

4th Annual Pro/Am Silvagni Benefit Surf Contest - August 1st + 2nd

Watch the Pros Catch a Wave This Weekend (and even try yourself)!

Details:

• What: The 4th Annual Pro/Am Silvagni Benefit Surf Contest
• When: Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd, 2009 at 8:00 am
• Where: Hamlet Street Public Beach Access, Carolina Beach, NC
• Info: All proceeds go to benefit Andrew Silvagni and The Lyme Disease Foundation

Divisions include Pro Short Board & Long Board as well as Amateur Short Board & Long Board. The competition will take place in front of the Boardwalk next to the Courtyard Marriott Hotel (please park a the Hamlet St. access and walk over).

This years event will also include an art Festival on the Boardwalk area featuring local and area artists.

For more information, please visit the blog entry for the 4th Annual Pro/Am Silvagni Benefit Surf Contest at www.SurfSchoolNC.com or contact Tony Silvagni at (910) 232-1592.

Fundraisers At The Last Resort Bar in Carolina Beach

The Last Resort Bar in Carolina Beach, NC is holding two important fundraisers this weekend. Please read below for details about each:


Friday, July 31st at 7:00 pm - Join the members of The Last Resort Bar in Carolina Beach, NC tonight, July 31st, at 7:00 p.m. for a fundraiser for Step up for Soldiers in honor of North Carolina troops leaving Iraq who face lifelong injuries.

Step up for Soldiers assists families making homes handicap accessible for those returning home with lifelong disabilities. Step up for Soldiers and its volunteers build ramps, widen doorways, do plumbing or anything else these injured soldiers need to make their lives whole again.

There will be a Pig Pick’n with all the fixins and the rock band Bald Fury will provide live entertainment. Come on out & support this extraordinary organization.

Sunday, August 2nd at 4:30 pm - The Last Resort will be holding a Live Bachelor Auction to benefit the NHRMC Coastal Care Van on Sunday, August 2nd from 4:30 - 9:00 pm.

Twelve unmarried bachelors will strut their stuff, bearing unique prize packages to the highest bidder all to benefit a great cause - the fight against breast cancer.

Bidding for the bachelors begins at 7:00 p.m.



For more information about these fundraisers, please contact The Last Resort at 910-458-1128.

Rip Current Awareness on Pleasure Island and the NC Coast

In light of the recent tragedies on Pleasure Island due to Rip Currents, Bob Lewis from The Last Resort is starting the Pleasure Island Rip Tide Awareness Campaign to educate the public on Rip Currents.

Bob is challenging the local businesses to pitch in and help get enough Rip Tide Awareness Posters printed so that each business, real estate company, property rental company and individual owners of condo/beach house rentals can display and educate the public on a daily basis. Bob has volunteered to organize, collect donations for printing expenses and will also go around to the local businesses and distribute the information.

While our lifeguards, fire and safety rescue personnel and the police department are doing a wonderful job, we need to do our part to help educate the public immediately.

If you would like to donate your time or money to this incredibly valuable campaign, please contact Bob at 599-2879 or visit him at The Last Resort at 600 N. Lake Park Boulevard.

We need your help to avoid any further loss of life on our Island.

Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project Wine Tasting Fundraiser

Support the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Porject at a Wine Tasting Fundraiser this weekend.

Details:

• What: Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project Wine Tasting Fundraiser
• When: Sunday, May 17th from 2 pm to 5 pm
• Where: Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar, 1211 S. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC
• Info: Advance tickets are $25, tickets at the door are $30

Price includes all the wine you can taste from dozens of varieties, heavy hors d'oeuvres made by the Ocean Grill, and a special etched wine glass that is yours to keep.

There will also be a silent auction with great items donated by local merchants.

Proceeds from the event will be split between the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital.

Tickets can be purchased at the Ocean Grill or from Nancy at her office at United Beach Vacations: 910-538-2918.

Items Included in the 2009 Touch of Class Charity Auction

Don't miss this year's Touch of Class Charity Auction sponsored by the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce!

The Pleasure Island Chamber invites you to attend the 9th Annual Touch of Class Charity Auction. Come out to the Courtyard Marriott this Friday, May 8th for a fun filled evening of not only wonderful items up for silent and live auction but all kinds of surprises that will bring a smile to your face.

Some of the items at this year's Auction include:

• Napa Valley Wine Country Experience
• Fighter Pilot for a Day Adventure
• Wine tasting party for four with cheesecake pairing
• Seafood, Blues, and Jazz Package with tickets, t-shirts, photo op with the headliner and a Fender electric guitar to be signed by the headliner
• The ever popular child's Police Pedal Car and Fire Truck
• Golf Packages
• Landscape Packages
• Woman's Beach Cruiser
• Original sculptures from Shaw Lakey
• Massage Packages
• Virginia Beach Getaways
• And much, much more!

Tickets are $35 and include:

• Two Beverage Tickets
• Delicious Butlered Hors d'oeuvres
• Bidding Paddle
• Variety of Dinner Stations

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center.

Registration starts at 5:00 along with the silent auction and the live auction will begin at 7:30.

Reservations are required as there is limited seating available. Tickets can be purchased at the Pleasure Island Chamber offices. Reserved tables of 10 are also available.

Call the Chamber at 458-8434 to make your reservation today!

9th Annual Touch of Class Charity Auction, May 8th

The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 9th Annual Touch of Class Charity Auction on Friday evening, May 8th.

Details:

• What: Touch of Class Charity Auction
• When: Friday, May 8th at 5:00 pm
• Where: Courtyard by Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave, Carolina Beach, NC
• Info: Tickets are $35.00 and include admission for both the silent and live auctions, two free drink coupons, delicious butlered hors d'oeuvres, dinner, and, of course, the all important bidding paddle!

A percentage of this year's auction proceeds will benefit the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center.

Tickets are on sale now at the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce. Please visit our Touch of Class Charity Auction webpage for more details.

The Last Resort Bar in Carolina Beach Hosts Cure Cancer Cornhole Tournament

Join The Last Resort Beach Bar and Team Barker in the fight against blood cancer during a fun filled afternoon with music, drinks, prizes, and cornhole!

Details:

• What: Cornhole Tournament to benefit the fight against blood cancer
• When: Saturday, May 2nd with registration starting at 1:00 pm
• Where: The Last Resort Beach Bar at 600 Lake Park Blvd, Carolina Beach, NC
• Info: $10 per person to play, double elimination tournament

All Tournament and Raffle proceeds will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

For more information, please call Jen at 910-520-2093 or visit pages.teamintraining.org/nce/rnr09/teambarker

Have fun and good luck!

Beach Dogs "Dog Day" Fundraisier Event - March 28th

Today, March 28th, 2009, Beach Dogs Restaurant & Spoiled to the Bone Mobile Pet Spa are taking part in a fundraiser for Saving Animals During Disasters, a nonprofit organization that provides essential care to animals during emergencies.

Beach Dogs, a burger and hot dog restaurant located at 304 N. Lake Park Blvd. in Carolina Beach, will be collecting donations such as dry food, bedding, crates, food and water dishes, and any other pet related items.

Spoiled to the Bone Mobile Pet Spa will also be on site offering a massaging bath, fluff and puff blow dry and nail trimming special for your pets.

The fundraiser continues until 5:00 pm today so be sure to get down there with your donations!

For more information about this event, please contact Beach Dogs at 910-458-4623.

For information about Spoiled to the Bone, please contact Terri at 910-368-7416 or visit: www.SpoiledtotheBone.com.

1st Annual Tri-4-Rye - Carolina Beach on April 18th

Be sure to come out for the 1st Annual Tri-4-Rye event benefiting the Carolina Beach Elementary School in honor of our own Ryan McKee whom we lost late last year.

Details:

• What: 1st Annual Tri-4-Rye Triathalon
• When: Saturday, April 18th
• Where: Hamlet Beach Access, Carolina Beach, NC
• Fees: $20 per persons ages 8 and above and $30 for those needing a beach cruiser style bike courtesy of Pleasure Island Rentals

Shuckin'Shack Oyster Bar, Pleasure Island Rentals, and Muscleworx Personal Fitness Systems have put together this great three-stage event which will include:

1. a 2-mile bike,
2. a 2-mile beach run, and
   
3. a 3-tier sandcastle building race

For more information about the Tri-4-Rye event, incuding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sean Cook at 910-228-8103

2009 Special Olympics Polar Plunge - Coming Up!

You have just one more week to register for the 2009 Special Olympics Polar Plunge that takes place at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk Saturday, February 21st at 11:00am.

Time to Get Chilly!

Please visit the following link for more information about registering for this event:

Special Olympics Polar Plunge

Mom's With A Mission Event Hosted by Stroller Strides

Jump for Kids! That's the name of the fundraiser put on by the Luna Moms Club powered by Stroller Strides. Kids get to have fun jumping to their heart's content at Monkey Joe's while a portion of their admission price will benefit other children who need special help and attention.

Details:

• What: Jump for Kids! Fundraiser event
• When: Wednesday, December 3rd between 10 am and 3 pm
• Where: Monkey Joe's in Wilmington, Long Leaf Hills Mall
• For: Benefit for the Yahweh Center of Wilmington

$1 of each child's admission will benefit the Yahweh Center of Wilmington. The Yahweh Center helps bring hope, healing, and restoration to traumatized children and their families.

Hope to see you there!

Got 'Em On Live Scholarship Golf Tournament

On Monday, October 27th, the Got 'Em On Live Bait Club will be hosting their 11th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Echo Farms in Wilmington. Check-in is at 11:00 am with a shotgun start at 1:00 pm. A social will be held afterward at the Echo Farms Clubhouse.

For more information, please contact Donna Gurganuas at (910) 470-1374, by email at dgurganus@firstcancorp.com or visit the Got 'Em On Live Bait Club Golf Tournament webpage.

Proceeds from this Golf Tournament will help create fellowships that benefit graduate students in Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.