Ed Gore elected to Campbell board

     Sunset Beach real estate developer Edward M. “Ed” Gore, Sr., was recently elected to Campbell University’s Presidential Board of Advisors. Gore is the president of Sunset Beach and Twin Lakes, Inc., and vice president of Sea Trail Corporation real estate companies.
     A 1952 graduate of Campbell College, Gore went on to earn a degree in business education from East Carolina University in 1955. In addition, he studied Russian at Syracuse University. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving a four-year tour of duty, and spent another six years as a member of the Air Force Reserve. Gore and his wife, Dinah, joined his father, Mannon C. Gore, the founder of Sunset Beach and Twin Lakes, Inc. to become second-generation developers of the Sunset Beach area. Mannon C. Gore retired in 1972 and the Gores went on to become sole founders of the 2,000-acre Ocean Ridge Plantation planned development and co-founders of the 2,000-acre Sea Trail resort community.
     Recently, Ed and Dinah Gore donated $4 million toward the construction of Campbell University’s John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center, a $30 million sports and cultural events facility scheduled to be completed within the next five years. The center’s 3,000-seat area will be named in memory of the Gore’s late son, Gilbert Craig Gore, who died in childhood.
     Gore has served on the Sunset Beach Town Council for over 40 years and as a member of the Board of Realtors for Brunswick County. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Lions Club and the South Brunswick Rotary Club, who named him 2004 Citizen of the Year.
     The Gores are members of Calvary Baptist Church in Shallotte, N.C., where he has served as a Sunday school teacher, deacon and member of the Finance Committee
Sons Gregory S. Gore and Edward M. Gore, Jr., are also entrepreneurs. Edward owns Xranda Internet Service and Gregory owns two Century 21 real estate franchises.

Bulletin 0004-5/30/05