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 Local High School Seniors Surprised at Home with CFCC Merit Scholarships
June 22, 2020
WILMINGTON, NC – The Cape Fear Community College Foundation recently awarded merit scholarships to eleven local students who will begin their first year of college at CFCC this fall. Since students were unable to participate in traditional graduation ceremonies this year, each student was surprised at home with their award by CFCC Foundation staff. The … Read More Wilmington Women’s Club Impacts CFCC Students
July 16, 2019
Wilmington Woman’s Club (WWC) began awarding two $1,500.00 scholarships to Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) Nursing students in 1996 and one $500.00 scholarship to a CFCC Early Childhood Education student in 2004. They also awarded a one-time grant of $500.00 for materials and supplies utilized by the Early Childhood Education program. As of 2019, WWC … Read More 