On Earth Day, April 22, 2023 we lost Norman Joseph McCullough. After beating lymphoma in 2022, Norm was diagnosed with leukemia in March, 2023. As a friend said, even as
Religious Community Services of New Bern has been actively reaching out to cities around the New Bern area through their Operation Outpost initiative. The Havelock stop brought smiles from both volunteers and those in need.
Operation Outpost is a location rotating and traveling group of volunteers who bring food and clothing to those in need to Bridgeton and Havelock in Craven County, Pollocksville in Jones, and Alliance in Pamlico on designated days every month. The program is relatively new and is made possible by community donors and grants. Havelock s visit comes on the first Wednesday of every month.
The services are an extension from what is available out of the downtown New Bern center, according to David Kick, board of directors president, and the Havelock event was held at the Pregnancy Resource Center at 925 East Main Street in the East Professional Plaza.