Club news for Oct. 12

American Legion Post 10

WILMINGTON  -- American Legion Post 10 will hold a Dog Tag breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at 702 Pine Grove Drive. Tickets are $6 in advance, available at Post 10 or $7 at the door.

American Legion Post 68

LELAND -- American Legion Post 68, Leland, will meet Oct. 17 at Magnolia Greens Golf Course, 1800 Tommy Jacobs Drive. A meet and greet  begins at 5:30 p.m. with the general meeting at 6 p.m. in the banquet building next to Blossoms restaurant. Attendees wishing to have dinner should arrive no later than 4:45 p.m. Members of the Post 68 Chapter of the American Legion Riders will meet at 5 p.m. also at Blossoms. All Legion Riders are welcome to attend. The speaker will be local retiree Edward Hawfield. Hawfield will provide additional excerpts from the letters written to family and friends by his grandfather, Edward Hardin, a World War I veteran and local Wilmingtonian boy. All veterans are welcome to attend. Any veteran in need of a ride can call Richard Fry at 910-769-8961.

Association of Naval Aviation

WILMINGTON -- The Seahawk Squadron #59 of the Association of Naval Aviation will meet for their monthly luncheon at noon Oct. 17 at Hieronymus Seafood Restaurant, 5035 Market St. Anyone with an interest in Naval Aviation is welcome. The speaker will be Col Dave Gould USMCR (retired),  a Naval Aviator and Airline Captain. His talk is entitled “My Carnival Ride.”

Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club

CASTLE HAYNE -- The Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club meets 7 p.m. Oct. 15 in the McKeithan Center, North Campus Cape Fear Community College, 4500 Blue Clay Road. Check with security for room number. An Elmer (help) session from 6-7 p.m. The program will be on ”An Old, New Ham’s Perspective.” Jeff McCulloch will speak about what it’s like these days for a new ham who’s also an older guy. The meeting is open to all Amateur Radio Operators and anyone interested in learning more about Amateur Radio. For more information, visit www.ac4rc.org.

Cape Fear Camera Club

WILMINGTON -- The Cape Fear Camera Club meets 7-9 p.m. Oct. 15 at Cape Fear Community College, Room 202 Building N (corner of Front and Red Cross streets). Kemille Moore, associate professor of Art History at UNCW will present "Photography as Social Documentation from 1890-1945: Giving A Face to the Forgotten.” Moore will show the work of photographers who documented this era and influenced changes in social justice. Meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, visit capefearcameraclub.org.

Cape Fear Orchid Society

WILMINGTON -- The Cape Fear Orchid Society will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive. The guest speaker will be Hadley Cash of Marriott Orchids, Kernersville. Cash is the recipient of over 500 AOS Awards with being awarded the AOS "Award for Excellence in Hybridizing" in 2015. He will be speaking on "The World of Slippers and How to Grow Them." There will be an overview of Complex Paphiopedilums and discuss how to grow them, more importantly, how to bloom them. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for orchid sales. For more information, contact Byron Price at 910-754-6906, or Pam Layne at 910-620-9349.

Kiwanis Club of Wilmington

WILMINGTON — The Kiwanis Club of Wilmington will meet at noon Oct. 16 at the First Baptist Church Activity Center, 1939 Independence Blvd. The speaker will be Tony Vivaldi. His topic will be preventing veteran suicide. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. Guests wishing to attend can call Tom Lamont at 910-742-1937. Details: https://www.wilmingtonkiwanis.org/.

Kiwanis Club of Topsail Island Area

TOPSAIL BEACH -- The Kiwanis Club of Topsail Island Area will host is annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-10 a.m. Oct. 19 and 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Oct. 20 (before the Autumn with Topsail Festival) at the Historical Society of Topsail Island Assembly Building, 720 Channel Blvd. The breakfast cost $7 for adults and children over age 12, $4 for ages 6-11, and free for ages 5 and under with an adult purchased breakfast. All proceeds support scholarships and our service projects.

Knitting Guild of America

WILMINGTON -- The Knitting Guild of America, Cape Fear Knitters will meet 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 19 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 N. 16th St. The parking lot entrance is off of Princess Street. Guild members are reminded to bring any donations of hand knitted hats, scarfs and mittens to be collected for winter distribution. Knitters of all skill levels and experience are welcome. Enter the church through the red doors to the left of the parking lot.

Loblolly Garden

WILMINGTON -- The Loblolly Garden will hold its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Oct. 15 at St. Paul’s  Episcopal Church, 16 N. 16th St. Refreshments at 9:30 a.m. Various committees will meet to discuss this year's outreach to the community through their projects. Guests are always welcomed to attend. If you are interested in learning more about gardening in the Southeast, we are accepting applications for membership. For more information, call 910-793-1709.

North Carolina Sorosis

WILMINGTON -- The North Carolina Sorosis will be holding their monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 17 at 20 South Cardinal Drive. The Conservation Community Service Committee will host the program with the speaker, Lloyd Singleton, New Hanover County Extension Director, Commercial Horticulture-Landscape. Lloyd’s topic will be resilient tree canopy and its value to our community. A potluck luncheon will be served afterward. The meeting is open to all women ages 18 and older who are interested in learning new ways to serve their community and make new friends. For more information, contact Kathy at 910-619-6180 or email ncsorosis@gmail.com.

Also the North Carolina Sorosis will be holding their Fall Game Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 20 Cardinal Drive. Card, Mahjong, board or your game of choice may be played at a fee of $30 per person or $120 for a table of four. Lunch, snacks and beverages are included. A silent auction and tickets for a basket raffle will also be available for purchase. Reservation deadline is Sunday, Oct. 27th. Contact Becky at 910-350.8040.  The Fall Game Day Fundraiser will be in honor and memory of a beloved member of North Carolina Sorosis, Brigitte Harris. She was the inaugural chair of this fundraiser.

Senior Men’s Club of Wilmington

WILMINGTON -- The Senior Men’s Club of Wilmington will meet 10-11 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St. Coffee, doughnuts and fellowship networking begin at 9:30 a.m. All men over 60 are welcome to attend. Ron Copley will present a program on "Capitalism verses Socialism." When you decide to become a member the annual dues starting in January will be $80. For new memberships or more information, contact John Gill at 910-686-4316 or jag4440@yahoo.com.

Shallotte American Legion Post 550

SHALLOTTE -- The Shallotte American Legion Post 550 will hold its monthly meeting at  7 p.m. Oct. 17. The Post meets the third Thursday of each month at Camp United Methodist Church, 4807 Main St. For more information, email ALPost550@gmail.com or call Ron Markum at 910-880-9030. The American Legion now allows any veteran to join.

UNCW Association of Retired Faculty

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH -- The UNCW Association of Retired Faculty will hold its fall luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at the Hanover Seaside Club. Cost is $16, and reservations are required. The guest speaker will be acclaimed author and creative writing professor Philip Gerard. He will discuss the adventure of researching and writing “The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina,” his account of the cataclysmic war that took one in four men of military age in the state. Also the presentation will include songs that capture the intensity of the men and women caught up in the conflict. All retired UNCW faculty and theirs guests are invited to attend. Contact Bob Appleton at 910-520-8818.

Vietnam Veterans of America

WILMINGTON -- Chapter 885, Vietnam Veterans of America, in Wilmington will be at Sam's Club on Oct. 12. Also the Chapter will have a booth at the Autumn with Topsail Festival on Oct. 19-20 in Topsail Beach. On Saturday, Nov. 9, members of the Chapter will participate in the third annual Veterans Day Parade on Front Street. in downtown Wilmington. This year the American Legion will be recognized for their 100 year anniversary. Past and present members of the Coast Guard will also be honored.

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