Community Service Projects
The club is strongly invested with a number of public service projects during the course of the year. It is an effort to give back to the community in which we meet and display. A way to say Thank You to the community.
The club is strongly invested with a number of public service projects during the course of the year. It is an effort to give back to the community in which we meet and display. A way to say Thank You to the community.
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The Wall
The traveling Vietnam wall made it's first tour post Covid including a stop in New Bern. CPC was asked to provide photographers to cover the event. |
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MS Bike Ride
While not fielding a club team to ride, we do contribute in our own special way by providing photographs of the individual teams and "on the road" photos of the fund raising event. |
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Veterans Stand-Down
Annually New Bern hosts a Veterans Stand-Down event. The free event brings veterans, their families, as well as, caregivers, and active duty personnel form Craven, Carteret, Jones, and Pamlico counties together under one roof to learn about services available from more than 50 organizations. Food, haircuts, hygiene kits, job assistance and much more is available for those who have served our country. For the past few years we has been asked to show our support by sending a couple photographers to capture the event and provide photos for use on social media and to promote future events. |
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Merci on Middle Street
Each year in early November portions of Middle Street are blocked off and “one long table” is set up for over 700 dinner guests to enjoy culinary delights created by area restaurants. "Merci on Middle" is an event for Merci Clinic to raise funds to help provide quality health care, limited dental care, and pharmacy services to residents of Craven, Jones and Pamlico Counties with limited income. Each year several of our members photograph the event and provide photos for use on social media and to promote future events.. |
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Folds of Honor Patriot Golf Day fundraiser
Patriot Golf Day is a fundraiser benefitting the Folds of Honor Foundation. Folds of Honor Foundation is a 501C 3 nonprofit organization which provides educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our country. For several years we have been asked to show our support for this worthy cause by providing a few photographers to capture the Friday evening dinner and Saturday golf tournament. The event is fun to photograph as we buzz around the course in a golf cart. Everyone is eager to be photographed while having a great time. |
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Trent River Raft Race
In the 70's and early 80's there was an event . . . an event that drew thousands to the shores of the Trent River to watch a spectacle like no other. Hundreds of participants built homemade rafts and raced in The Great Trent River Raft Race. The event died out. A couple of decades later the race is back! June 2018 saw the successful return of the race to New Bern NC – folks from all over the State grabbed their paddle boards, jumped on their kayaks, built paddle and pedal rafts and got together with friends for a fantastic day of fun on the water! We were asked to photograph the event as it returned for a second year. |
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Howell Center
Howell Center is a Child Care Center for severely handicapped individuals who need 24 hour care. For several years our members have helped the organization by setting up four or five portrait studios and taking photos of the residents. The club provides a package of prints to the families at no charge. In addition, for the past several years, New Bern Civitan has organized a prom for the community. Our members take prom photos which the New Bern Civitan print on the spot for the residents to have free of charge. |
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National Night Out
This annual event is a community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. It is celebrated in thousands of communities across all 50 states on the first Tuesday in August. We support the New Bern Police by taking photos of this event. Volunteers ride in a police caravan as they go to various neighborhoods to interact with residents. Each neighborhood has a “celebration” with food, games, and dancing. We photograph the police as they connect with the residents and help show the positive relationships that exist between our police and citizens. |
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Military Homecomings
Our military members and their loved ones sacrifice a tremendous amount for us. During the Gulf wars lengthly and frequent deployments were very common. Each time our local Marines are deployed they leave behind love ones. A mother worries about her son or daughter, a husband or wife longs to see their spouse, a child anxiously awaits the return of their mom or dad. They all sacrifice so much for us and expect nothing in return. We all know how much photographs can mean to a loved one. For several years each time we were asked we captured the homecoming, photographing those special moments when loved ones were reunited. Each family we captured was provided with memories to last a lifetime. Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station is transitioning to more modern aircraft and security on base has become more strict. That, along with the end of the Gulf was as put a temporary hold on our photographing homecomings. If the need arises and we get requests, we will respond. |
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