Carolina Beach, NC
retreat community
Email Kate 3362134733
Retreat Coordinator

Kate Weiss

Kate is a Carolina Beach resident.  She is married to her husband, Bob, and she has 2 daughters and 4 beautiful grandchildren.  Kate is the owner of Kate's Pancakes, which is a community sponsor for the retreat week.  Not only is Kate going to fill your belly with delicious food, she will quickly fill your heart with her kindness and generosity.  

Email Kathy 3362134733
Retreat Coordinator

Kathy Gates

Kathy is from Elon, NC and serves as Little Pink’s Retreat Programs Director. She has a wonderful husband Garry, 4 amazing daughters, and three very doted on granddaughters. Kathy has always loved the beach and sees it as a place of connection and rest, just like the mission of Little Pink for the families that attend a retreat.

Carolina Beach
North Carolina
2025 RETREAT DATE:
Apr 06 - Apr 12

Trade your ordinary beach vacation for an extraordinary one! Find your laid-back beach vibe at Carolina Beach, one of the most down-to-earth, good-time beaches on the Atlantic Coast. Fun-loving and free-spirited, Carolina Beach offers live music and events, a vintage boardwalk and colorful characters around every corner for a beach vacation that’s unmistakably Carolina Beach.

The financial environment of not having to pay for anything was a huge stress relief, and that is priceless.

Erika Balza /2017 New Smyrna Beach Participant
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How to Get Involved
I live close to the retreat location and want to get involved

Join our local planning group called Team Pink.  From getting involved with helping plan the retreat, providing gifts for families, securing activities and meals or using your special talents, Team Pink has a place for you.  Fill out the volunteer application to get involved.

I want to support the retreat with an in kind donation

The primary donations needed for a retreat week include:

  • Grocery Gift Cards
  • Gifts for families
  • Special location-specific items for welcome bags
  • Paper Goods- plates, napkins, plastic cutlery, paper towels, toilet paper
  • Sponsor a family for the week ($1008) by making a general donation
  • Sponsor an activity or meal ($250) by making a general donation
I would like to donate my property for the retreat week

Retreats are only possible because of generous house donors.  Please fill out the Home Donor form

I am interested in getting my business, school, church, or civic group involved

The community is the key ingredient to the success of every Little Pink Retreat week!  Ways for your group to get involved:

  • Adopt a retreat. This is an easy way for a small group to make a BIG impact!  Adopt a Retreat Information
  • Provide a meal for the families and if possible have your group serve the meal!  This is a great way to get to know the families and see the difference that you are making first hand.
  • Conduct a gift card drive for local grocery store
  • Collect paper Goods- plates, napkins, plastic cutlery, paper towels, toilet paper
  • Provide welcome bags for each family
  • Conduct an office fundraiser
I am interested in conducting a fundraiser to support the retreat

What a great idea!  Please fill out our Fundraising event form 

Feel free to call Little Pink’s Development Director, LeKeshia Franklin, at 336-213-4733 or email lekeshia@littlepink.org for further assistance with any of your fundraising ideas or questions.

I would like to volunteer on a retreat

Team Pink is our local planning group and you can contact the Retreat Coordinator listed above for more information on how to get involved locally.

If you are interested in being a full, 24/7 volunteer during a retreat week (either at this location or another location), please visit our Retreat Volunteer Page. 

Community Sponsors