Onslow County Schools hosted the 2023 BASES reception on Friday, October 6, and it was certainly a day of celebration!
BASES – Businesses Assisting Schools in Educating Students – is a program designed to join businesses, community organizations and schools together as a cohesive network in the education of children. The idea of BASES was conceived in 1991 and has since recognized the strong relationships between OCS and the community through a three-level award program, which encourages businesses, volunteers, nonprofit agencies and civic organizations to increase donations, in-kind gifts and volunteer hours in support of our students.
During the 2022-2023 school year, OCS BASES coordinators reported more than $385,000 in donations and 2,400 hours of volunteer service given across the district from hundreds of community partners. This year, OCS was proud to give awards to 143 businesses and organizations from Onslow County and beyond.
Each year, OCS chooses one business or organization who has gone above and beyond in helping our schools to receive a special honor. The selected organization’s name is added to the “BASES Wall of Fame” in the front hallway of the OCS Central Services office. This year, we are proud to induct MENAC, Inc. into the BASES Wall of Fame.
MENAC, Inc. is a mentoring organization committed to the mental growth, education expansion, and societal awareness of youth and young adults in underdeveloped neighborhoods and communities. As a 501(c)(3) Christian Veteran-founded and operated nonprofit, this organization works within our community for the creation of a safe and supportive environment which ensures that every child, teenager, and young adult they serve receives the personalized attention and guidance they need to thrive.
This outstanding organization has been widely recognized for their work with the Onslow County Learning Center, but they have also been building relationships with Bell Fork Elementary, Dixon Middle, and Northside High. In the wake of last year’s tragic incident at Northside, the volunteers and mentors from MENAC have worked closely with the administration, staff and students at the school as we have all moved forward on the path of healing.
Educating children is built on relationships. Every day, your school system works to create and cultivate positive relationships within the community. Schools work to build relationships with parents; in the classrooms, teachers develop relationships with their students; administrators work with their staff members; and district staff impact all levels of the educational system.
Education also takes the business community and service organizations making a commitment to these relationships, and we are honored to take this opportunity to thank all those who make excellence in education possible in Onslow County!
You can read more about BASES here: OCS BASES Program Information.
Thank you to the following businesses and organizations who received a 2023 BASES Award.
We appreciate all you do!
Major League
A Marine and Spouse Transportation
A&T Hair World Barber Shop
Agave Azul
Amazon
Anchor Real Estate
Baysden Chapel PFWB Church
Big Lots
Butler Cleaning & Home Repairs
Carolina Elite Wrestling Club
Catalyst Church
CiCi's Pizza
CRUSH Nutrition
Darel's Bakery and Sweets
Devoted Nutrition
East Carolina Mechanical
Emmanuel FWB Church
First Christian Church
Food Lion - Branchwood
Gypsy Rose Tattoo
Hair I Am Barber Shop
Heads Up Barber Academics Co.
Hollywood's Pawn and Jewelry
Jersey Mike's
Knights of Columbus Council 7024
Kohl's
Logan's Roadhouse
Lowes Foods
Marshall Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Martin Marietta
Maxwell Christian Scholarship Fund
McDonald's of Sneads Ferry
Midway Methodist Church
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
MyEyeDr.
Naked Panda Designs
Natasha Antinori Realty
North State Mechanical
NutriMax Performance Nutrition
Old Chicago
Parker Dental
Pier 24 Realty
Rack Room Shoes
Reading for Education
Richlands Police Department
Richlands Rotary Club
Rita's Italian Ice
Rotary Club of Jacksonville
Sanders Ford
Simply Judi's
Slyman Bros Appliances
Smithfield Hog Production Division
SNCO Spouses Club
St. Julia AME Zion Church
Strawbridge Studios
Swansboro Police Department
Terri Alphin Smith & Co.
The Spot Nutrition
Tidewater Energy
Union Chapel AME Zion Church
Veterans United Home Loans
VFW Post 9133
Walmart Neighborhood Market - Jacksonville
Warehouse Sports Performance
Watkins Floor Covering
Woodmen of the World
All Star
Carolina Clean Care
El Cerro Tacos
Golden Corral
Hungry Howie's #00627
Hungry Howie's #00632
Kids Under the Radar
Omega Lodge #292
Overland Contracting
Parkway Subaru
Sonic
State Employees Credit Union
Swansboro Rotary Club
Hall of Fame
Albert J. Ellis Airport
Backpack Friends
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Brookwood Baptist Church
Childcare Network - Sneads Ferry
City of Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services
City of Jacksonville Government
City of Jacksonville Police Department
City of Jacksonville Recreation and Parks
Coastal Carolina Community College
Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville, Inc.
Coffee Haven
Colevanelli's
DJ Tiny Tim Entertainment
Folkstone Original Freewill Baptist
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church
Hem of His Garment
Huffman Farms
Hwy 55 of Sneads Ferry
Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce
Jones Onslow Electric Membership Corporation
Kiwanis of Topsail Island Area
Kotton Culture
Mandarin Asian Bistro
MCAS Cherry Point
MCAS New River
MENAC, Inc.
Napoli's Pizzeria
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
Northwoods United Methodist Church
Onslow Community Outreach
Onslow County Courthouse
Onslow County District Attorney's Office
Onslow County Emergency Services
Onslow County Farm Bureau
Onslow County Government
Onslow County Health Department
Onslow County Home Builders Association
Onslow County Museum
Onslow County Parks and Recreation
Onslow County Public Library
Onslow County Sheriff's Office
Onslow Memorial Hospital
Piggly Wiggly of Richlands
Richlands Recreational Football Association
Rock Creek Golf & Country Club
Sneads Ferry Presbyterian Church
Sneads Ferry Rotary Club
Southwest Creek Farm
Sponsors for Academic Talent, Inc.
Sturgeon City
Swansboro Health & Fitness
Swansboro United Methodist Church
Texas Roadhouse
The Daily News
The Fuzzy Peach
United Way of Onslow County
USMC Camp Johnson
USMC Camp Lejeune
Walmart - Marine Blvd.
Walmart - Yopp Rd.
Walmart of Swansboro
WCTI Channel 12
Welcome Home Real Estate
WITN Channel 7
WNCT Channel 9