BANNER ELK MY HOMETOWN
14 - Mountain Times Publications
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
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The Banner Elk Kiwanis Club and the Avery County Rotary Club work for the greater good of Avery County through community service and fundraising.
DOING GOOD Local civic groups give back BY MATT DEBNAM matt.debnam@averyjournal.com
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For those with a heart for service, the Banner Elk area has three civic organizations dedicated to making a difference in our community through serving others. Guests are welcome to attend meetings of these organizations, all of which are open to accepting new members. Banner Elk Kiwanis Club With a mission of serving the needs of children, the Banner Elk Kiwanis Club meets every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Lees McRae College. Meetings are held in Miller Commons, which is the private dining room adjacent to the MacDonald Student Dining Room. To fill out a membership application, click to www.bannerelkkiwanis. org. Avery County Rotary Club Serving the community through both fundraising and service projects, the Avery County Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Puerto Nuevo in Banner Elk. For more information about joining rotary club, email bloftis@crossnoreschool.org Kiwanis Young Professionals Bringing together young adults from a variety of vocations for the purpose of serving the community, Kiwanis Club of the Blue Ridge Young Professionals meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Banner Elk Winery. For more information, call Dan Brubaker at (828) 260-4792. Area Organizations In addition to the good work of these civic clubs, there are a number of nonprofit organizations in Avery County dedicated to specific causes such as hunger, poverty and affordable housing. A quick web search for any of the following organizations will give would-be volunteers information about opportunities available in the area.
Listed alongside each organization, in parentheses, is the cause supported by each. • Avery Association for Exceptional Citizens (Adults with disabilities) • Avery County Educational Foundation (Educational opportunities) • Avery County Habitat for Humanity (Affordable Housing) • Avery County Historical Museum (Historic Preservation) • Avery County Humane Society (Animal Care and Adoption) • Avery County Shrine Club (Children) • Banner House Museum/Greater Banner Elk Heritage Foundation (Historical Preservation) • Beech Mountain Community Club (Community Group) • Children’s Hope Alliance (Children) • Disabled American Veterans Chapter 87 (Veterans Organization) • Feeding Avery Families (Hunger) • High Country Caregivers Foundation (Care for the Elderly) • High Country United Way (Philanthropy) • MAY Coalition (Economic Empowerment) • Move with Compassion Ministry (Hunger, Clothing) • New Opportunity School for Women (Economic Empowerment) • OASIS (Abuse and Sexual Assault) • Reaching Avery Ministry (Hunger, Clothing) • VFW Pat Ray Post 4286 (Veterans Services) • Volunteer Avery (Community Service) • Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge (Economic Empowerment) • WAMY Community Action (Economic Empowerment) • Williams Academy (Children) • Yellow Mountain Enterprises (Adults with Disabilities)