BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Employees at Duke Energy’s Brunswick Nuclear Plant will take some time this week to deliver more than 250 bikes and helmets to children in the area.

According to a press release, the bike drive supports requests from 42 schools in Brunswick, Columbus, Pender and New Hanover counties. School officials help determine the need for each school.

“We couldn’t do this without the support of Brunswick employees,” said Jimmy Blackburn, program coordinator. “The team here has made this program successful through the years with both financial support and through pick-up and delivery of the bikes and helmets to area schools.”

The bike drive started in 1997 when an employee approached another about buying a bike for a deserving child in an area school.

The bikes will be delivered to the following schools:

Sunset Park Elementary School (New Hanover County)
Monday, Dec. 17

ROCKY POINT AND WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Second Chance Angels is a non-profit organization that helps local families in need. They are asking for volunteers from Pender and New Hanover counties to donate coats for the less fortunate this holiday season. You can donate any time from now until Saturday Dec. 22.

Volunteers will be handing out coats at the Rocky Point community center in Pender County and The Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington in New Hanover County on Saturday, Dec. 22 from Noon until 2p.m.  

If you would like to donate or  volunteer call, Felicia Grady at 910-300-9288 or Alexandria Nixon at 910-471-3560. 

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Halloween may be over, but the recycling process is an ongoing event, and officials at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher are encouraging local residents and students to help by collecting used candy wrappers to recycle.

According to a news release from an aquarium spokesperson, folks and students from classes around New Hanover and Brunswick counties are invited to participate with the wrapper recycling.

Anyone is welcome to contribute, but any participating class with the most candy wrappers by weight to the aquarium Dec. 1 will win a free outreach program with a live animal presentation.