The Catherine Kennedy Home Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to be awarded in April 2021. The foundation accepts requests from nonprofit organizations that serve the elderly in New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties. Individuals are not eligible.
To request a grant application, mail your request to The Catherine Kennedy Home Foundation, P.O. Box 4782, Wilmington, N.C. 28406 or email Linda Hundley at lbhundley@ec.rr.com . Your completed applications and accompanying documents must be emailed or postmarked by no later than Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
The foundation was established in July 2000 upon the closing of The Catherine Kennedy Home, then the oldest retirement home in the United States.
We ve seen a host of Christmas traditions in the Wilmington area.
Because of the pandemic, this year s Christmas will be harder on many people, whether they have lost loved ones due to COVID-19 or spending time alone to remain safe.
With that in mind, here s a look at past holidays in the Port City area via photos to provide some measure of good cheer.
Wrightsville Beach: 1940s
At the time, there were very few year-round residents in the beach town, but still some kids ready to try out their new Christmas toys. World War II changed the population, however, with an infusion of shipyard workers during the war and a year-round population that stayed around 1,000 or more afterward.