Bladen We Care will hold its 26th annual fundraisers over the next 30 days. The annual Gala will be held at The Venue at White Lake on Friday, April 17 and this year’s golf tournament will be played at Vineyard Golf at White Lake, one of North Carolina’s finest, on Thursday, April 23rd..Tickets are now on sale for the Gala at The Venue for $100 per couple. Included in the cost is fun, food and fellowship. Enjoy.live music featuring the Black Water Rhythm & Blues Band, a reverse raffle with prizes of $500, $1,000 and $2,000 and an auction.Tickets are available at numerous locations including Fishers, Campbell Oil, Minueman Food Marts, The Venu, Ashley Marie Group, or from any member of the board or staff including Mac Campbell, Jr; Norgie Hester; Billy Fisher (Bladenboro), Marvin Tatum, Hayes Petteway, Charles DeVane, David Cross, Dr. David Allen, Wesley Campbell, Alan Thompson, Catherine DeVane, Robert G. Hester, Tori Martin, Ann Warner, Kelly Bryan.
The Annual Byron H. Gooden Memorial Golf Tournament will be played Thursday April 23 at The Vineyard Golf at White Lake. Applications are available at the golf course, Campbell Oil or any Minuteman Food Mart. A BBQ lunch will be served, raffle drawings and great golf, all for a good cause. Flight winners (blind flights). 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.tee times are available. The cost is $125 per player.Bladen We Care has raise nearly $2 million over the previous 25 years to assist Bladen County residents who are falling through the cracks in the health care system. In 2015, nearly $50,000 was spent in individual grants. The demands seem to increase annually. In January 2015, individual grants totaled $6,400.Individual grants include all types of medical care, but also for Bladen residents with special needs to be able to support themselves while receiving medical attention. Examples include, assisted with a home ramp for a wheelchair bound child: assisted by providing funds to re-connect to public water for a family where the father was in the hospital and two youngsters ages 4 and 6 were in the home. Usually, in those type situations, Bladen We Care partners with other organizations including Bladen Baptist Association, Bladen Crisis Center, Bladen Habitat, Bladen Free Health Clinc and many others.Bladen We Care has served and continues to serve residents all over Bladen County.The 2 fundraisers annually are the primary sources of income for the non-profit organization. Memorials are also received throughout the year and regular contributions from churches and organizations in the countyBladen We Care has no paid staff. All the activities are carried out by volunteers.This years Gala at The Venu will be “The Wear White Party” and will be sponsored by Smithfield-Farmland & Murphy-Brown LLC, from 7:00 to 11;00 p.m.
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