The Arts

3201 S. 17th St.
Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 395-5999
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The Cameron Art Museum needs volunteers to work in many capacities. Programs, social events, exhibitions and classes are always happening at this lively museum. Volunteers are needed to participate as docents, serve at the information desk, assist in the gift shop, at outreach activities, events and to help with children's programs...more about Cameron Art Museum

1414 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 796-7900
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Healing Arts practitioners offer therapies that complement medical care, enhance life quality and help in the development of coping skills. The goal is to promote healing, improve pain management, ease grief, encourage expression of feelings and enhance relaxation. All practitioners are volunteers who receive orientation and training. Some are certified in expressive arts...more about Healing Arts at Hospice

Historic Preservation and Community Development

Bellamy Mansion Wilmington Volunteer Opportunities
503 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28402
(910) 251-3700
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Love people and history? Opportunities are many in the circle of volunteers at Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts.  Designated a stewardship property of Preservation North Carolina, Bellamy Mansion programs educate locals, school groups and tourists about Wilmington's African-American, Civil War and local history through the lives of the...more about Bellamy Mansion

Burgwin-Wright House and Garden Wilmington Volunteer Opportunities
224 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 762-0570
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Spend a couple hours leading community members back in time at Wilmington’s oldest historic house museum. In the fall, local school children come to supplement their course studies in American History. Additional help is always needed during this busy time of year.

To find out more about volunteering as a...more about Burgwin-Wright House and Garden

126. S. Third St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 762-0492
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Do you enjoy history? Do you enjoy sharing it with others? Would you like to learn more about Wilmington’s history? You have found a perfect niche at the Latimer House in downtown Wilmington.  

One of three Wilmington historic homes open for public tours, the Latimer House is fully furnished with...more about Latimer House

Poplar Grove Plantation Wilmington Volunteer Opportunities
10200 U.S. Hwy. 17
Wilmington, NC 28411
(910) 686-9518
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Poplar Grove Plantation is one of the oldest surviving peanut plantations in North Carolina, having been in the Foy family for six generations, from 1795 to 1971. It opened to the public as a museum in 1980. The present Manor House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and sustained through the...more about Poplar Grove Plantation

Joann Carter Harrelson Center
20 N. Fourth St., Suite 200
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 762-4744
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Founded in 1987, Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity serves New Hanover and Pender Counties by building affordable homes for qualified families to purchase. To date, more than 140 homes have been built, making home ownership a reality for many families who might not have been able to own a home otherwise....more about Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity

The Cape Fear Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches through a network of grassroots community-based activists. The Chapter hosts educational programs in the community and at local schools as well as volunteer projects like Surfer Sweep that strive...more about Cape Fear Surfrider Foundation

516 N. Fourth St.
Wilmington, NC
(910) 762-2511
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Volunteers interested in preserving the architectural heritage of the region are invited to work in these areas: public relations, membership, office work, events, photography, education, preservation action and urban properties. There is a yearly fund-raiser that relies on lots of volunteers for logistics, publicity, entertainment, food and everything else required to...more about Historic Wilmington Foundation

126 S. Third St.
Wilmington, NC
(910) 762-0492
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Volunteers are needed for publicity, fund-raising, membership drives and planning at this venerable organization, which seeks to accurately preserve the history of the area. Volunteers also work as docents and archivists in the society's home, the Latimer House. The society sponsors the annual Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour of Homes, the...more about Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear

225 Water St.
Wilmington, NC
(910) 763-7349
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The nonprofit group WDI advocates and implements economic growth and development in historic downtown Wilmington. WDI's directive is to facilitate and coordinate activities that enhance the economic opportunity of life for people who live, work, play and visit in Wilmington's historic river area. They host a summer-long Downtown Sundown Concert Series...more about WDI - Wilmington Downtown, Inc.

 
 
 
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