Upcoming Events Support Carousel Child Advocacy Center

2023 Making Legends Local Gala & Lip-sync Battle

Lighthouse Beer & Wine Beer & Wine Festival
Benefiting the Carousel Child Advocacy

Friday, October 27 – Voracious Beer & Wine Festival
6 pm to 9pm at Live Oak Pavilion on the River in Downtown Wilmington, NC
We host the most amazing, fantastic night of breweries pouring their most sought-after beer, winery representatives sharing their favorite grapes, oyster stations, and restaurants sharing their bites! The Voracious Rare Beer & Wine Festival is a precursor to our large event on Saturday, but it is also the ultimate date night experience. Tickets are minimal, so get yours in hand ASAP. The evening includes a tasty menu, delightful wine, craft beer, and live music! Tickets are available in the shop and online.

Saturday, October 26

Lighthouse Beer and Wine puts on this fantastic event once a year, always in October. Mark your calendars for October 26th for the Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival, benefitting the Carousel Child Advocacy Center. This is the beer event of the year– more breweries wielding more delights than you can sample, live music, and delicious food, all in one amazing venue. Upon entry, you will receive your tasting cup to taste the delights and find your favorites responsibly! There are no tokens, just unlimited responsible samples! VIP grants you access earlier and allows you to experience the delights with a limited number of fellow lucky VIP ticket holders.

Purchase tickets to attend one or both events!

Holiday Hugs - Sign up to be a Secret Santa

Holiday Hugs
Secret Santa’s fulfilling a Child’s Santa Wishlists

Be a Secret Santa!  Last year, over 160 kids and caregivers were matched with Individuals and Businesses, making our kiddos’ Santa Wishes Come True! Check out the Pictures HERE!

Sign up below to be a Secret Santa for the 2024 holiday season.

2025 Events Support the Carousel Child Advocacy Center

2023 Making Legends Local Gala & Lip-sync Battle

Hagood Homes Presents
Making Legends Local Gala & Lip Sync Battle

6:30 pm Red Carpet Reception | 8 pm Showtime!

For more information about sponsorships or purchasing tickets, please contact Laura Pawlewicz, Event Coordinator, at 910-254-9898.

Thank you for standing beside us and for being a Champion of Children!

Enter an Act in 2025  – Invite your friends, colleagues, and coworkers to join you in the fight to end Child Abuse!  Each ACT picks a song within the Movie Soundtrack Magic theme and performs to win either the Best in Show award or the Ka-Ching Challenge – promote your act far and wide with a personalized URL to share and raise much-needed funds to support the mission and services of the Carousel Center.

Be A Sponsor—Show your support of the Carousel Center. Each sponsor will have the opportunity to showcase their business and support of the Carousel Center to their community, team, and clients.

To enter an ACT or to be a Sponsor, to serve on the 2023 Events Committee, contact Laura Pawlewicz, Event Coordinator, at  910-254-9898

Refund Policy

The Carousel Center (TCC) relies on the generosity of its donors to support the services we offer to abused and neglected children in the Cape Fear region. We work hard to be good stewards of every donation, and we want every donor to be completely satisfied with their support of our mission.

 TCC will gladly give you a full refund for any donation or purchase within the following guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact the Development Manager at 910.254.9898 or [email protected].

Donation Refund

You must request a refund in writing within 30 days of TCC’s receipt of your donation.
TCC will make refunds in the manner in which they were given (see “Refund Timelines” below).

Event Ticket Refund

TCC reserves the right to cancel, reschedule or limit the attendance of any official TCC event.

If TCC cancels an event, we will make every effort to give registrants at least 24 hours’ notice.

  • Registrants have the option to receive a refund or convert their ticket to a tax-deductible donation to support TCC’s services.

If TCC postpones or reschedules an event, you have several options:

  • You can use your sponsorship/ticket at the rescheduled event (please retain your receipt).
  • You may convert your sponsorship/ticket to a tax-deductible donation to TCC, and we will send you a tax receipt.
  • You can give your ticket(s) to friends or business associates. (If you select this option, please contact TCC with the guest(s)’ names.)
  • You can request a refund in writing up to five (5) business days prior to the rescheduled or postponed event, and TCC will issue a full refund.

Note: TCC cannot refund tickets or donations to “third party” or non-TCC controlled events.

Refund Timeframes

  • TCC will refund check or cash donations within 10 business days of receipt of a written refund request.
  • TCC will refund EFT and credit card purchases within two business days of a written refund request.

adopted March 17, 2020