BCAR Cares

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.

Click here to complete the 2023 Volunteer of the Year application.

Deadline: September 30, 2023

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, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
+ 2022: Melony Rice, Intracoastal Realty

During the month of October, BCAR Cares is supporting Hope Harbor Home, Brunswick County's domestic violence shelter and program.

Please considering making a donation of: 

• Plastic plates
• Plastic utensils
• Plastic cups
• Lysol disinfectant spray
• Windex glass cleaner

To make a monetary donation, call 910-754-5700.

Donations can be dropped off at BCAR - 5051 Main St, Shallotte (beside Trufit).

Deadline: Tuesday, October 31

All donors will receive recognition on BCARs website, social media, and local newspaper. 

Other ways to support

+ Hope Harbor Home has an Amazon Wish List. If you choose to order an item off of this wish list, please let katie@bcarnc.com know. We would love to give you credit for supporting in any way.

October is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

BCAR will accept monetary donations until Thursday, November 30. 

Every year, BCAR host the Holiday Giving Program. With help from our friends at Brunswick Family Assistance, donations received will be used to purchase gifts for local children that otherwise may not receive anything this holiday season. This year, due to high demand, your donations will also be used to provide holiday meals for less-fortunate Brunswick County families.

2017 Total: $11,112
2018 Total: $12,770
2019 Total: $15,311
2020 Total: $17,470
2021 Total: $19,550
2022 Total: $21,846
2023 Goal: $21,847

Donors will receive recognition in The BCAR Update (our newsletter), MoveToSENC.com (our website targeted to the public), and our social media pages. 

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.

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.