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Send more than just letters with your mail carrier

Submitted by Heather Setzler, Executive Producer, Theater/Arts Reporter

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 11:34am

Send more than just letters with your mail carrier

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Mail carriers in Wilmington and across the country need your help to put an end to hunger.

They will participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 11. Postal workers will deliver the mail and collect food on their routes.

The public is asked to place bags filled with non-perishable food items next to their mailbox. A mail carrier will collect the donation and take it back to their postal branch.

Volunteers from the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will be at the branches throughout the day to unload the trucks.

Local donations will benefit the food bank in Wilmington located on Marstellar Street which serves four counties.

For more information, click here.

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Chick-Fil-A hosts mother-son "Date Knight"

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 11:43am

Chick-Fil-A hosts mother-son "Date Knight"

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Alright moms, grab your son Thursday night and take him out to a special “Date Knight” at Chick-Fil-A.

Mothers and sons are encouraged to spend some time together while they enjoy dinner, conversations and several special activities.

The event will be held April 18, 4:30-7:30 p.m. with seatings available every hour. Reservations are required. Customers can visit www.mothersondate.com/wilmington to make a reservation.

“One of Chick-fil-A’s goals is to promote community connections and enrich the lives of everyone we come in contact with,” said Valerie Watkins restaurant marketing director for the Chick-fil-A at Mayfaire. “We understand the importance of mother-son relationships and want to encourage Wilmington moms to come to Chick-fil-A, enjoy their son’s company over a meal and have fun!”

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Get saucy with the 17th annual Wing Fling

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013, 10:34am

Get saucy with the 17th annual Wing Fling

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) – Things will soon get saucy in Carolina Beach with the 17th annual Budweiser Wing Fling.

Get tickets for the event online now at www.wilmingtonwingfling.com. They cost $15 for general admission and $20 for VIP.

The admission includes wing tastings from:

Elijah’s
Halligans’s Public House
Might as Well
Kick Back Jacks
Rucker Johns
The Dive

VIP ticket includes free shuttle service to the event and early entry through a VIP gate.

Wing Fling will take place March 23, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Cape Fear Blvd. at the Boardwalk in Carolina Beach.

Proceeds from the event benefit Wilmington’s Residential Adolescent Achievement Place, Delta Tau chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon, Step up for Soldiers, and Federal Help Point Center.

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Lower Cape Fear Hospice presenting four-day celebration

Submitted by Robert Demetrious on Wednesday, February 20th, 12:17 pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation and Fiore Fine Flowers present Celebration of Flowers, a four-day event featuring celebrity event designer Matthew Robbins.

A fashion show, brunch, festival, and oyster roast will be held Feb. 19 to Feb. 23.

A “Garden Party Ready” Fashion Show featuring torri/bell, Gentlemen’s Corner, Reeds Jewelers, Bangz Hair Salon and Spa, Robbins and Fiore Fine Flowers will be held 7 p.m. February 19 at The Terraces at Sir Tyler.

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Support of NHC businesses needed for school fundraiser

Submitted by Kim Kopka Ratcliff, News Anchor, Carolina in the Morning

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 11:18am

Support of NHC businesses needed for school fundraiser

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC(WECT) - Volunteers with the Murray Middle School PTA are organizing a dinner theater and silent auction on April 4, but they need help from the New Hanover County community -- specifically, local businesses.

The dinner thater and auction will be a unique event that includes a catered dinner, performance, a dessert social and silent auction.

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Sweeten your Valentine's Day with some heart-shaped Bo's

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 12:11pm

Sweeten your Valentine's Day with some heart-shaped Bo's

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Bojangles’ is making Valentine’s Day a little sweeter by offering its limited time heart-shaped Bo-Berry Biscuits®.

According to a press release from the franchise, the biscuits will be available in participating locations from Friday, Feb. 8 through Valentine’s Day.

“Bojangles’ is always looking for fun ways to celebrate the holidays,” said Bojangles’ Senior Vice President of Marketing Randy Poindexter. “This mouth-watering treat has been a customer favorite since it was introduced more than 20 years ago, so we felt offering the heart-shaped biscuits would be a fun and fitting way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.”

The heart-shaped biscuits will be available as a pair in addition to the half-dozen and dozen.

Bojangles’ is also offering their Facebook fans prizes in the coming days.

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Get free pancakes at IHOP

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Monday, February 4th, 2013, 10:35am

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – For the eighth year in a row, IHOP® restaurants nationwide are offering each guest a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes on Tuesday, National Pancake Day, in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the Children’s Miracle Network.

In 2012, the restaurant served four million free pancakes nationwide and raised more than $3 million to children’s charities.

According to the franchise, since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP® has raised more than $10 million and given away more than 14 million pancakes to support charities.

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