Hatteras Island watermen leveraged some of their landings last week to raise $2,940 and truck loads of non-perishable food items and personal care products for the Hatteras Island Food Pantry and for Hatteras Meals, Inc.
Commercial fishermen and charter boat captains donated fish for a Dec. 8 seafood dinner fundraiser organized by Hatteras Connection, a community-based development project dedicated to the vision of a diversified local economy strengthened by commercial and charter boat fishing.
"The idea for the fundraiser originated in the fishing community, but quickly drew support from a cross-section of the island's population," said Sharon Peele Kennedy, a Buxton resident who helped organize the event at the Hatteras Village Civic Center.
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