Rainbow Connection

06/07/2026

06/04/2026

We love celebrating full-circle moments like this. 💙

Congratulations to one of our Big Rock Teaching Fellows, Gracie Fulcher, who has officially graduated from ECU and accepted a 4th-grade teaching position at Beaufort Elementary School, the very school where her own education journey began.

Gracie was awarded the Big Rock Teaching Fellows Scholarship to pursue her degree in education and is now returning home to serve students in Carteret County Public Schools.

This is exactly why this program matters. It is more than a scholarship. It is an investment in local students who become local teachers, pouring back into the classrooms and communities that helped shape them.

Please join us in congratulating Gracie as she begins this exciting new chapter. We are so proud of her and cannot wait to see the impact she will have on her students at Beaufort Elementary School.

Gracie has an Amazon wishlist as she prepares her very first classroom. Those who would like to help welcome and support her students can do so through the link below. Even sharing the link is a meaningful way to encourage a new teacher as she begins her career. 💙

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/VUD3OEYM5AZG?ref_=wl_share&content_source=fb&fb_content_id=Q9-wBQEiLWMfCT6c4NQLKZGPALJrh7KKeaUjMit43h1ZGLM-iIR3UIdKXeQE9bmUTA&channel_type=fb&fbclid=IwY2xjawSOVnNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF6NnJ4cnN4RUl0VUMza2VMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmSb7juOaTg3xswSZgpakxJ-cUarlGUPjsO8yRp3-EMFRq71enWor9s3pOsZ_aem_f2ahvXapvBOUkyy6V8c2Yg

06/03/2026

He will start at the Belk Department Store, 5167 Highway 70 W, in Morehead City from 11 a.m. To 12:30 p.m. After Belk, he will be at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament at the Guy Harvey booth, located on Evans Street at 2 p.m.
Read the story here:
https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_a8c484fe-3118-4347-9fdf-04497d510407.html

06/02/2026

Meet Stormy (F), Aho (M), & Jarvis (M) — our tiny Carolina Hurricanes lineup 🏒🐾

These three kittens are full of energy, chaos, cuddles, and nonstop entertainment. Whether they’re zooming across the room, wrestling each other, or demanding attention, they always keep life exciting. Just like their namesakes, they’re fast, fearless, and impossible not to love ❤️🖤

Now they just need forever homes to cheer them on! 🐱

We do require kittens be adopted in pairs if there is not already a playful cat in the home. Kittens under 6 months have an adoption fee of $125 for a single and $175 for a pair. Over 6 months the adoptions fee is $100 for a single and $150 for a pair.

All cats and kittens are combo tested, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed, and spayed/neutered prior to adoption.

ADOPTION APPLICATION: https://bit.ly/3NeV33c