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Friends of the Hammocks and Bear Island, Inc. (FHBI) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation organized in 1991 by a group of concerned citizens to support Hammocks Beach State Park.
Our Mission:
   To develop, encourage, and promote public awareness of Hammocks Beach State Park; to serve as a philanthropic organization for the support, maintenance of programs and development of facilities of Hammocks Beach State Park; to solicit, hold, invest, and expend funds for such purposes; and to render assistance as requested by the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation and Hammocks Beach State Park.


OFFICERS:

Chair/President Fred Schachter March 2025 - March 2027
Vice Chair Tom Cariker March 2024 - March 2026
Secretary Kelley Brown March 2025 - March 2026
Treasurer Jamie Botinovch March 2025 - March 2027

DIRECTORS:

Brooks Brewington  March 2017 - March 2027
Joan Gerdsen  March 2013 - March 2027
David Pearson  May 1993 - March 2026
Chuck Roberts March 2018 - March 2027
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DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Lafayette Parker May 1998 - Present
(In an advisory, non-voting capacity)
Director of Hammocks Beach Corporation

Paul Donnelly   July 2015 - Present
(In an advisory, non-voting capacity) 
Past Superintendent of Hammocks Beach State Park

Sam Bland      May 2007 -Present
(In an advisory, non-voting capacity) 
Past Superintendent of Hammocks Beach State Park

EX OFFICIO:

Sarah Kendrick, Superintendent of Hammocks Beach State Park   (In an advisory, non-voting capacity)


  
Articles of Incorporation
 
FHBI By-Laws
 

Charitable Solicitation License 




2025 Board Meetings:

*March 1, 2025

 10:00 am

June 14, 2025

 10:00 am

September 13, 2025

 10:00 am

 December 6, 2025

 10:00 am

* Annual General Membership Meeting

Meeting Date and location Subject To Change

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