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  • 2 weeks ago | wect.com | Frances Weller

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The road ahead for the New Hanover Community Endowment now known as just The Endowment is literally a road map. The goal is to improve the quality of life for New Hanover county residents and to provide resources starting from birth to adulthood. For Dan Winslow, the CEO of The Endowment, its not just a vision but a mission. β€œWe plan to concentrate our resources--that is our dollars to make this road map a reality.

  • 2 weeks ago | wect.com | Frances Weller

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - If you ask most kindergartners what they love most about school, many will say recess. Children love to head to the playground. But that’s a challenge for one wheelchair bound student at Hallsboro Artesia Elementary School. That’s why the student’s first grade teacher, Carrie Hawley is seeking donations through DonorsChoose, an online charity that helps teachers get funding for school projects.

  • 2 weeks ago | wect.com | Frances Weller

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - In just a little over a month from now, Wilmington’s top cop will end a career that started over three decades ago. Police Chief Donny Williams will retire at the end of June. Now, city leaders are tasked with finding a new chief. β€œWe’re looking for someone who can lead the department in the foreseeable future--someone who has integrity,” said Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo.

  • 3 weeks ago | wect.com | Frances Weller

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two new touchscreen computers would be music to the ears of a teacher at Island Montessori School. Kristin Woodie teaches music there and is hoping she can get help buying the computers through DonorsChoose, an online charity that helps teachers get funding for school projects. β€œI’m excited to share an opportunity to enhance our music classroom, and I need your support,” Ms. Woodie says on her Donors Choose page.

  • 1 month ago | wect.com | Frances Weller

    WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Students at Wilmington Preparatory Academy could soon enjoy β€œA Night in Paris.” That’s the theme of a dance Ashley Castillo is hoping to host for her students in the school’s gymnasium. The elementary school teacher is asking for donations to buy party supplies though DonorsChoose, an online charity that helps teachers get funding for school projects. β€œOur students have been working extra hard on their End of Grade Test prep and after-school tutoring sessions,” Mrs.

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Frances Weller| News Anchor| Managing Editor
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14 May 24

9th Annual Coastal Duck Derby: teams: Double Duck - Margaret - Weller-Stargell https://t.co/S8BgzF2JEv

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26 Mar 24

Prayers for everyone involved in that horrific bridge collapse in Baltimore.

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18 Sep 23

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