1996 – 2012 Support

Generous 2012 Supporters

Listed below are individuals/groups whose generosity helped sustain and improve the Cape Lookout Studies Program in 2012 by

New wheels for the Cape!

Thank you Donors!  |  Donor List

  It took a long-time volunteer and friend like John Brewer to know just what we needed in a vehicle for the museum’s field station at Cape Lookout. “Let me help you find a good truck for a great program” he said. And it took the thoughtfulness and generosity of the donors listed here. So when the Chevy Blazer (donated by Cherry Point MCAS) finally had to be retired this summer after 7 years of hard duty hauling people, gear, supplies, and dead whales at Cape Lookout, a loose conspiracy was formed to purchase a replacement vehicle for the Cape Lookout Studies Program. A

fundraiser led by long-time supporter Haywood Holderness raised $8,945 from 36 people from 6 states. This enabled us to purchase a 1984 4-wheel-drive Chevrolet Scottsdale pickup truck. John then spent 10 days customizing it for the Cape by building a top carrier, installing a bumper push bar, taking out the carpeting and weather-stripping (they trap sand, salt, and moisture), replacing electric window cranks and door locks with manual ones (the salt air at the Cape is hard on electronics), replacing worn-out parts, installing large tires on wide rims, and painting it top and

bottom, inside and out, with the most rust resistant coatings available. The result is pictured above. Thanks also to Kittrell’s Auto Parts in Havelock and Atlantic Auto Salvage for their help in this project. Thousands of students, young and old alike

will benefit from the generosity. If you’re feeling left out because you’re not included here, don’t worry, donations are being accepted for new projects!

CAPE LOOKOUT STUDIES DONOR LIST –

$ 1000+ – DolphinRalph & Tabbie Merrill, Beaufort, NC Bruce & Regina McCutcheon, Beaufort, NC Bill Transou, Durham, NC Bud & Anna Doughton, Raleigh, NC	$ 500+ – Sea TurtleHaywood & Mary Holderness, Durham, NC John & Sandra Atkins, Durham, NC Harriette & Hugh Wilde, Beaufort, NC Tom Darden, Raleigh, NC Steve & Pam Hassenfelt, Greensboro, NC
$ 200+ – PelicanGraham & Nora Barden, New Bern, NC Sam & Nancye Bryan, Durham, NC Mike Warlick, Stafford, VA Jim Maxwell, Durham, NC Woody Warburton, Durham, NC John Brewer, Newport, NC Margaret Harker, Morehead City, NC Rusty & Mary Holderness, Tarboro, NC Richard Meissner, Harkers Island, NC	$ 100+ – FlounderBob Barnhill, Tarrboro, NC Alex Denson, Durham, NC Ralph & Sue McCaughan, Durham, NC Sally & Paul Ransford, Chapel Hill, NC Sally Steele, Swansboro, NC Penn Holderness, Orlando, FL Nancy & Tom Reams, Richmond, VA Dail Holderness, Raleigh, NC Tom & Cheryl Walker, Longboat Key, FL Elizabeth Kernan, Mill Valley, CA Jack Jenkins, Morehead City, NC Richard & Joyce Veazey, Stem, NC Worth Dunn, Raleigh, NC Mason Williams, Raleigh, NC Sam Bass, Raleigh, NC Keith Rittmaster, Beaufort, NC
$ 50+ – Fiddler CrabJulian Mann, Raleigh, NC Walker Long, Chapel Hill, NC	$ 25+ – Mosquito