Leland Area Rotary Holds 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

The Wells Fargo PGA golf tournament was not the only high profile event going on in our area – at least that’s what the members of the Leland Area Rotary Club say.  They hosted the club’s 7^th annual charity tournament on April 27 at Brunswick Forest’s challenging Cape Fear National Golf Course.  This year’s tournament has exceeded the number of players with 119 signed up to hit the links and support a fund raising effort that will bring in much welcomed funds to the Club.

Rotarian brothers, from left Dan, Ron and Rich Marulli volunteer at the 7th annual tournament.

 

Funds such as these raised at the Club’s annual Golf Classic make it possible to provide assistance to international and local organizations.  Recently the Club donated $10,000 to Brunswick Senior Resources to help fund the kitchen construction at the new Brunswick Center in Leland.  That facility will be used to create homemade Meals on Wheels food parcels as well as hearty lunches for the area’s needy elderly.  Funds have also been, and will continue to be, used for the Computers for Kids program, Matthews Ministry weekend food Backpacks for children, CART Alzheimer’s Research, West Virginia flood relief, local scholarships and much more.

Sponsors  of the event included Mainscape Landscape Solutions, Raymond James® - Jon Tait, CFP, Gold, Carolina Shores Car Wash, Disaster One Restoration Services and IronWord Press represented by author Judith Sanders.

Chartered on February 11, 2010, the 31 member Leland Area Rotary Club serves the community in northern Brunswick County.  Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. For more information about Leland Area Rotary Club log on to visit the website here or follow them on Facebook.

Brunswick Forest Breaks Ground on New Building

On April 4 The Town of Leland, North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce and Brunswick Forest held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new commercial building on Turlington Avenue in the Villages at Brunswick Forest. 

From Left: Jeff Earp, Brunswick Forest Developer; Gary Vidmar, Town of Leland Economic & Community Development Director; Michael Braddock II, North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce President; Brenda Bozeman, Town of Leland Mayor, Norman Chambliss, Chambliss & Rabil Contractors, Inc. Owner/COO and Alan Kerry, President of Lord Baltimore Properties.

Chambliss & Rabil Contractors, Inc. will construct the 10,000-square-foot building, which will mirror the existing building just across the way that is home to The Joyce Bar & Restaurant, Flights Wine & Beer, Legacy Homes by Bill Clark and Swell Vision Center. 

According to Alan Kerry, president of Lord Baltimore Properties, two tenants have been confirmed for the new building: Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar, a well-known, regional oyster bar chain with locations in Carolina Beach, downtown Wilmington and Surf City; and AM Deli, a diner that will offer breakfast and lunch. On the second floor, an open space is being considered as a multipurpose room for current and future Brunswick Forest residents for gatherings and socials. About 2,000 square feet of commercial space is still available in the new building, but Kerry expects them to be leased in the next month or so. 

The building is slated to be finished by the end of 2017, and tenants will begin opening by the first of 2018.

For more information on commercial space in Brunswick Forest, contact Lannin Braddock at 910-341-4224 or lbraddock@BrunswickForest.com.