CFCC Announces Major Gift Supporting Nursing Students
September 10, 2021
WILMINGTON, NC — Cape Fear Community College is pleased to announce a significant expansion of support for CFCC’s nursing program and its students through the leadership gift of Dan Saklad, in memory of his wife, Sheila. Gifts to both the Cape Fear Community College Foundation and NHRMC Foundation ($400,000 in total) will support two major initiatives. … Read More 
CFCC Holds Drive-In Ceremony to Celebrate May Graduates
August 4, 2021
Wilmington, NC — Cape Fear Community College held a drive-in graduation ceremony at its North Campus on Friday, May 14, 2021, to celebrate the achievements of fall 2020 and spring 2021 graduates. The ceremony included a commencement address from guest Mrs. Margaret Weller-Stargell, President and CEO of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.; as well as messages … Read More 
Fuller Family Endows CFCC Scholarship for Broadway for Better World Program Participants
May 24, 2021
WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilson Center and the Cape Fear Community College Foundation are thrilled to announce the creation of the Tracy Wilkes Broadway for a Better World Student Scholarship. This new scholarship, endowed by the Fuller Family, was named in honor of longtime Wilmington youth activist Tracy Wilkes – who founded DREAMS of Wilmington … Read More 
CFCC Receives $70,000 from Step Up for Soldiers to Fund Veteran Scholarships
March 18, 2021
Wilmington, NC – Step Up for Soldiers recently awarded $70,000 to the Cape Fear Community College Foundation to be used for student veteran scholarships. Originally founded in 2004 by its current president, Tom Russell, Step Up for Soldiers is dedicated to supporting members of the Armed Forces. “We wanted to give back to the soldiers and … Read More 
CFCC Director of Philanthropy Awarded the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Designation
March 15, 2021
Wilmington, NC — Cape Fear Community College is pleased to announce Logan Thompson, Director of Philanthropy for the CFCC Foundation has been named a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Thompson will join over 7,200 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation. Individuals granted the CFRE credential have met a series of standards set … Read More 
Cape Fear Fair and Expo Funds CFCC Scholarships
February 25, 2021
Wilmington, NC – The Cape Fear Fair and Expo recently awarded over $11,000 to the Cape Fear Community College Foundation to be used for student scholarships. For every ticket purchased at the Cape Fear Fair and Expo, the group donates a dollar to its scholarship fund. Over the past several years, CFCC students have received over … Read More 
Full Belly Project Lives on in New Economic and Workforce Development Scholarship at CFCC
January 8, 2021
The Cape Fear Community College Foundation is among the five organizations to receive funds from the Full Belly Project after the local nonprofit, dedicated to developing simple tools to improve lives around the world, announced its dissolution this past December. Fully Belly Project’s gift to CFCC of $10,000 established the Full Belly Project Technology, Innovation, … Read More 
CFCC Student Veterans Receive $5,000 from MOAA
November 9, 2020
The Southeastern Chapter (SENCLAD) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) — the nation’s largest military officers association—recently awarded $5,000 to nine Cape Fear Community College student veterans. The mission of the SENCLAND Chapter is to benefit members of the uniformed services, their families, and survivors and to advocate for a strong national defense … Read More 
CFCC Foundation Welcomes New Board Directors
November 9, 2020
The Cape Fear Community College Foundation welcomes Kyle Bullock, Dr. Janie Canty-Mitchell, Christopher Dunn, Jack Fuller, Teresa Huffmon, James Mayew, and Margaret Weller-Stargell to its Board of Directors. “It is such an honor to have these esteemed members of our community joining us to raise funds to support students in pursuit of their education. The … Read More 
Kiwanis Club of Wilmington Awards Record High CFCC Student Scholarship Support
October 30, 2020
This year marks the Kiwanis Club of Wilmington’s 100 th year anniversary. On this very special year, the Kiwanis Club of Wilmington, via Zoom call, donated a record $4,000 – more than any previous year – to support student scholarships at Cape Fear Community College. The Kiwanis Club of Wilmington has supported the Cape Fear … Read More 