BCAR Cares

During the month of July, the BCAR Cares Committee is collecting donations for Autumn Care of Shallotte.

Please donate:

• Adult coloring books
• Puzzle / word search books
• Sports magazines

Deadline: July 31

To make a monetary donation, click here. BCAR staff will shop for you.

All donors will receive recognition.

Join our Facebook group to see updates on this program.

The purpose of the BCAR Volunteer of the Year Award is to recognize those who have given back to our community, exemplifying what it means to be a BCAR member and a responsible and considerate member of society.

APPLY NOW

Applications are due by August 22, 2025. 

Guidelines

• The BCAR Cares Task Force will review all applications received during the appropriate time frame.
• Applications may be accepted from the nominee themselves or a fellow BCAR member.
• No applications will be accepted after the due date.
• No applications will be accepted for members of the current BCAR Cares Task Force.

Criteria

• Nominators should write a paragraph or more stating why the nominee should be chosen.
• Nominee must be a REALTOR® or Affiliate member of BCAR.
• Nominee should have experience serving in other organizations.
• Nominee should have experience serving with BCAR.

Please note: The information provided in the application is more important than the amount of applications received for 1 individual. One detailed application is better than 10 applications with no information about your volunteer work. Tell us why the nominee deserves to win!

Reward

The winner will receive $500 to donate to a charity/organization of their choice.

Past Recipients 

+ 2021: Ginger Harper
+ 2022: Melony Rice
+ 2023: BJ Ellender
+ 2024: Josh Roth

BCAR receives several request for donations and involvement. Do you volunteer for, work with, or know of an organization that BCAR should partner with as a part of our BCAR Cares program?

Complete the form here.

There are some rules about who and/or what BCAR can partner with. You can check that out in the Policy Manual. All requests for help will be taken into consideration by the BCAR Cares Task Force (a group of BCAR member volunteers) and approved by the Board of Directors.

Are you or a fellow BCAR member that you know making a difference in our community? We want to hear about it! Whether you are donating to a non-profit or cleaning your local beach, your volunteer work deserves to be celebrated.

Complete the Member Spotlight form here.

Work can be unrelated to BCAR

Submissions may be added to BCARs annual Social Responsibility Report, website, Facebook page, or our Monthly Member Spotlight in The BCAR Update, BCARs monthly newsletter.

Boswell's Breeze fundraiser collects donations in support of Fran's Fans, which is WECT reporter Frances Weller's program that supplies local seniors with a new fan during the summer heat.

We are not accepting donations at this time. 

After a courageous 2 year battle with cancer, Mike Boswell was laid to rest on November 25, 2023.
The BCAR Cares Task Force will continue to honor Mike's wishes with this program.

All donors will receive recognition.

Contact katie@bcarnc.com for assistance.

2025 Community Clean Up has ended. Read more. 

Check back later for 2026 dates.

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BCAR members from Myrtle Beach to Wilmington are getting their hands dirty by visiting their local park, beach, or road-side to pick up litter.

Here's how you can help:

Choose a Team
Ask your co-workers to join you and get a head-count.

Choose a Location
The choice is yours. See below to see where other teams are cleaning.

Sign Up
Let us know how many team members you have, so we can bring you cleaning supplies.

All participants will receive recognition.

Contact katie@bcarnc.com for help.

Follow BCAR Cares on Facebook for updates.