Upcoming Events Support the Carousel Center
Save the Date
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Merry Go Run 10K, 5K, and 1 Mile
Brunswick Forest, NC
EXCITING NEWS FOR 2022! You asked for it and we listened! We will still have the 1 Mile and 5K which everyone loves..but we have added a 10K. If you ran the 5K or 4 Mile this year – challenge yourself to the 10K in 2022.
SAVE THE DATES!!
Lighthouse Presents Voracious & Rare is Friday, October 28th, 2022, AND the Carousel Center Beer & Wine Festival on Saturday, October 29th, 2022
Lighthouse Beer and Wine presents The Carousel Center Beer and Wine Festival at Live Oak Pavilion and Riverfront Park, October 29, 2022!
Stay tuned for updates
I want to volunteer at the 2022 Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival. Add me to your list!


Tee It Off FORE the Kids Golf Tournament
Presented by Johnstone Supply
SAVE THE DATE: November 12th, 2022
Johnstone Supply Presents the Annual Carousel Center Tee It Off FORE the Kids Golf Tournament
We are looking forward to another wonderful day of golf and fellowship with our generous community of supporters! Save Saturday, November 13th and we will update this information as soon as we confirm our location for 2022.
Thank you to each and every one of you who participated in the 2021 Tee It Off Golf FORE The Kids! Together, you helped raise $26,300!
For more information on the 2021 Event – Go to this LINK
You give our youngest victims the time and attention they need to heal, with evidence-based intervention and evaluation protocols, gentle therapies, and more in a safe, child-friendly, accredited Child Advocacy Center. We are grateful for your support and participation. We hope you will come to play with us again. You are our Partner in Hope!
Holiday Hugs
Secret Santa’s fulfilling a Child’s Santa Wishlists
Holiday Hugs
Holiday Hugs matches a child or family in need with a Secret Santa to make a child’s wishes come true. A Secret Santa may be an individual, family, group of co-workers, or an entire business, who is willing to sponsor a family, or families, by purchasing items from their wish list. You can ensure they have a very special holiday.
We are grateful for the generosity of over 40 Secret Santa’s helping over 110 children and their caregivers.
Thank you to this year’s sponsors, TARGET, Books a Million, and American Legion Post 10.
For more details on Holiday Hugs, or to be a Sponsor in 2022
Questions? Laurie Taylor, CFRE, Development Manager, 910-254-9898
Heart of the Matter & Tinman Awards Breakfast
SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, February 8TH, 2023
8th Annual Carousel Center Heart of Matter & Tinman Awards
SAVE THE DATE Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Be a Host in 2023 – Invite your friends, colleagues, co-workers to join you in the fight to end Child Abuse! Each host will host a table of ten to join you at this informative and fun event. You will also have a personalized URL to share and raise much-needed funds to support the mission and services of the Carousel Center.
Be A Sponsor in 2023 – Show your support of the Carousel Center. Each sponsor will have the opportunity to showcase their business and support of the Carousel Center to your community, team, and clients.
Click HERE for more details on being a Host or being a Sponsor
Questions? Laurie Taylor, CFRE, Development Manager, 910-254-9898
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, April 29th, 2023
20th Annual Making Legends Local Gala – Lip Sync Battle
Saturday, April 29th, 2023
6:30 pm Red Carpet Reception | 8 pm Showtime!
We had the time of our life! Thank you to all who attended the 19th Annual Making Legends Local Gala & Lip Sync Battle! After shaking off the Covid Blues the Making Legends Local Gala raised much-needed funds in support of the mission and services of the Carousel Center. For more information Check Out the Event Page
Questions? Please contact Laurie.taylor@carouselcenter.org if you have any questions.
Thank you for standing beside us and for being a Champion of Children!
Enter an Act in 2023 – 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 your community, team, and clients.
To enter an ACT or to be a Sponsor , to serve on the 2023 Events Committee – contact Laurie Taylor, CFRE, Development Manager, or Laura Pawlewicz, 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 laurie.taylor@carouselcenter.org.
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