BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Brunswick County Department of Social Services will be hosting its first walk to raise awareness about elder abuse Friday, according to a press release from DSS officials.

Called the Walk, Roll and Stroll & Resource Fair, it will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in front of the Social Services Building at the Brunswick County Complex.

The walk is part of Elder Abuse Awareness Month, which goes from May 11 to June 18.

People from all ages are invited to participate.

In 2006, the Cape Fear Elder Abuse Prevention Network was created, comprised of 25 agencies working in human services in law enforcement from Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties. The group’s goal is to educate senior adults, their families and the community about elder abuse and neglect, along with fraud and scam prevention and financial exploitation.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The North Carolina constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman passed with 61% of voters being in favor of the amendment.

In all, only seven counties in the state voted to oppose the amendment. Those were: Wake, Orange, Durham, Chatham, Mecklenburg, Buncombe and Watauga.

Four out of the five counties in the WECT viewing area voted overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. Brunswick County was above the state-wide average with 65% of voters in favor of the constitutional amendment.

The constitutional amendment reads, "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. This section does not prohibit a private party from entering into contracts with another private party; nor does this section prohibit courts from adjudicating the rights of private parties pursuant to such contracts."