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Happy Thanksgiving to all MBCC members and your families.
2026 Charity Update
Thank you all for voting on our 2026 charities either by email or at the November meeting. There were a variety of charities nominated by members and all are in need of support. If your charity was not selected this year, please nominate them again next year. I already have an organization nominated for 2027!
The club has selected Hope Harbor Home. They are the only domestic violence program and shelter in Brunswick County, NC, and the facility is actually closer to Horry County residents than the next closest shelter, which is in Georgetown County. They operate a 24 hour crisis hotline, provide safe shelter, advocacy and education. This organization also runs area Thrift Stores. The monies will be used towards the construction of a new domestic violence shelter.
Additionally, we welcome back for a second year, Canine Angels out of Little River, SC. Rescue dogs are rehabilitated and trained to become service dogs. The dogs are then placed with disabled veterans, children with autism and first responders with PTSD to name a few recipients .Our monies will go toward training the dogs.
We have two wonderful charities to work with in the coming year.
Thanks again,
Debra Labruna
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Hello all,
The MBCC has again been asked to participate in the Broadway at the Beach Christmas Parade. It will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Broadway at the Beach. Line up begins at 9:00 a.m. on December 6th and the parade starts promptly at 11:00. All parade entries can be decorated in a holiday theme, and you may pass out candy. Santa Claus will be in attendance so please, no Santa Claus costumes. I have asked that we have space for 16 cars. As of now I have not heard back on how many they will allow. I will take names on a first come, first serve basis on who responds to me at delcostello@sccoast.net to get your name on the list. I will keep names in reserve in case someone drops out. When I find out for sure how many cars they allow, I will send out a list of who is in the parade. This is always a fun time with a lot of people lining Broadway at the Beach.
Phil DelCostello
President
This Christmas season, our club will be contributing to Julie’s Kids, Inc., one of our current charities.
The individual child’s tags will be available at the November 9th meeting. Please pick one or two tags up at the meeting. If you aren’t able to attend, please contact Debra Labruna at labrunavette16@gmail.com. I will email you a tag.
Another option is (see flyer attached) to purchase some of the listed items and bring the unwrapped items to the December 14th meeting.
We had a great amount of donations last year and I am hoping the club members repeat their generosity this year.
Thank you,
Debra Labruna, Charity Liaison
Visit with Canine Angels
A group of MBCC members recently visited Rick at Canine Angels which is one of the club’s current charities. We were able to watch some of the dogs in training during their daily swim. Rick mentioned that it takes a year to train the dogs. Then he works with the people who will be receiving the service dog. He has more people on the waiting list than he can supply.
While we got a little wet from the dogs, it was fun learning about Canine Angels.
Please scroll through the photos below to see what a great time this was.
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