On Monday, September 17, 2018, I received a phone call from Mayor Jay Bender indicating that the Filling Station would be the best place to stage disaster relief for our area. The night before, my husband and I evacuated our family farm to New Bern so that we would be able to access high speed internet and make the necessary connections to prepare the Filling Station as a possible place to help our community. So, when the phone call came in on Monday afternoon, we could say we were ready to roll. The whole week was consumed with my phone […]
Join us from 11:30 am-1:00 pm on Wednesday, August 29th at the Filling Station Brief program to highlight the milestones of the 1st year Light refreshments and Anniversary Cake!
A NEW AMERICAN FLAG will be raised at The Filling Station on Wed, May 2nd at 2 PM. The Jones Senior High School ROTC will be presenting the colors for this event. Stop by and celebrate with our community the continued work to serve the needs in our county. Nutrition – Education – Connection
The Filling Station received a $500 grant from the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina to be used for continued mission and outreach in December 2017.
The Community Foundation presented The Filling Station with a grant for $700 today. Charlie Jones, President of the Community Foundation, presented the check to the committee. Other Community Foundation Board Members present: Allen Bender, III, Vic Bryan, Chris Henderson, Joan Taylor, Gloria Wiggins, Michael Wilder and Elois Body. The Filling Station Committee present: Carol Mattocks, Shirley Bryan, Eileen Griswold and Mary Ann LeRay
We are pursuing the organization of a 501(c)(3) seeking to broaden the scope of the mission through community partnership. More details forth coming. If you are interested in partnering and learning more about this mission, please fill out the contact form and someone will contact you.
LCC will open a computer lab and begin teaching GED courses at The Filling Station beginning on September 6, 2017. For more information, contact Renee Sutton at 252-448-5201.