ORCA VOLUNTEERS - 2019

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        ORCA Service Club

       In 2019, hundreds of Ocean Ridge residents again stepped up to help make life better and brighter for our neighbors in need here in Brunswick County.  Thank you so much to all you wonderful volunteers who helped out!  Because we are so blessed to have so many volunteers, in 2019 we established a new way to record the efforts and support of our volunteers.  We are calling it the ORCA Service Club. 

        This new approach will make it easier for us to include many Ocean Ridge residents in the planning and executing of ORCA activities and events.  Many of our activities will be one-time only, and others recurring, typically on an annual basis.  When you sign up for The Service Club, we will ask you which activities you might help us with.  We will also ask you if you are interested in providing support for administrative functions such as finance, communications, news articles, and much more. There are lots of ways to help!

        If you have not already, and you'd like to join the ORCA Service Club, or would like more information, please contact George Briggs at briggsghb@aol.com.

                                                            Events during 2019

            Once again, we enjoyed so many of our traditional events throughout the year - and of course added some new initiatives, too.

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    Something Old - You made our wonderful social events like Trivia Night, the Dinner Dance, the Murder Mystery, the Arts & Crafts Fair, and the Holiday Open House Tour such fun times -- and extremely successful FUNdraisers to assist our local charities.

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     You handcrafted beautiful Dolls, Angels and Hearts for patients and families served by Hospice.  You again very generously donated hundreds of backpacks and groceries for schoolchildren - without enough food to get through the weekend. 

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     Something New - During the summer so many residents very generously donated to our first Computers4Kids drive.  As the 2019 holidays approached, we undertook two more new efforts:

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     - The Festival of Trees fundraiser at the Coastal Carolina Museum in Ocean Isle Beach.  We're thrilled that ORCA's Christmas tree was voted #1 Best Tree!

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     - We also assisted with the Brunswick County Toy Run for disadvantaged children, helping ensure that children in need could still celebrate a very Merry Christmas!

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​            The list goes on and on.  In past years we've listed the names of all our volunteers.  But the list keeps growing so much, into the hundreds, that it has become almost impossible. Sincere thanks to each of you for all your time and hard work to help the neediest among us! 

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                                     ​           Thank you so very much !!