Thank you to everyone who attended our club meeting, Jan. 11. We were thrilled to welcome so many new New Bern Area residents to the club!
Our next monthly meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.
Our speaker will be from the New Bern Historical Society presenting info on the New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park, a property owned and maintained by the society.
The park is home to the Hallowed Group Lantern Tour, scheduled to take place March 21-23, 2024.
Intro to Newcomers 101
Starting with our Jan. 11th meeting, we started offering a brief orientation session, “Intro to Newcomers 101,” at 6:30 p.m. This talk is open to all who recently joined and to those interested in joining. Our goal is to make it easy to take advantage of everything the club has to offer. When you arrive at the Harrison Center, tell the reception desk, “I am here for Newcomers 101”
Check out our new Intro to Newcomers 101 Cheat Sheet for more helpful Newcomers Club tips!
We hope to see you there!
The Newcomers Club of New Bern meeting begins at 7 p.m., Feb. 8th, at the Harrison Center, 311 Middle Street, in historic downtown New Bern. The club holds monthly meetings on the second Thursday of the month except in July, August and December.
Doors typically open at 6:15 p.m. so members and visitors can have extra time to socialize and visit activity tables before the program commences.
The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. The club’s monthly meetings usually last about an hour and a half, wrapping up at about 8:30 p.m.
While street parking in most of downtown New Bern is limited to two hours at a time until 5 p.m. if you arrive in the area after 3 p.m., you can park as long as you like and take advantage of the numerous shops and places to eat conveniently located near the Harrison Center before attending the club meeting.
Monthly club meetings offer a variety of guest speakers who present information about our community.
The Newcomers Club of New Bern is open to all individuals in their first year living in the New Bern Area. The Club operates under the premise of a three-year membership. This prevents the Club from becoming “closed” because of size.
Just in the last two years, featured speakers have included : the CEO of our local hospital, the director of our local airport, New Bern’s police and fire chiefs, a historian from Tryon Palace, the executive director of the airport in New Bern, representatives from our local animal rescue and from other nonprofit organizations who offer volunteer opportunities.
Meetings also include time to get acquainted with fellow newcomers and to learn about the many social activity groups the club has to offer.