WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - LINC(Leading Into New Communities), FoodCorps, Feast Down East, VISTA, and Corporation for Public and Community Service have come together to host a Martin Luther King Day of Service Event for Monday, Jan. 21 . This event will take place at LINC farm located at 222 Division Drive near the airport from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

 According to the press release, the day will be spent clearing and preparing this future urban farm for spring planting. Community volunteers, students, and corps members will pitch in for this event.

Everyone is welcome to volunteer.  After volunteers finish their farm duties, a celebration meal will be prepared by senior corps volunteers from the Wilmington area.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – New Hanover County schools raised close to $39,000 as a result of their participation in the annual United Way of the Cape Fear Area campaign, according to a spokesperson on behalf of the school system.

The campaign is said to be the most successful one in more than eight years.

"The United Way helps fund education, economic and health programs that are offered to community members,” said Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley in a statement. “Many community members that rely on these programs come directly from the NHCS family. It's encouraging to see our employees ban together in generosity to give to this campaign.”

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