Category: Education
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DJ’s Wish Freedom from Fentanyl
DJ’s Wish Freedom from Fentanyl (“DJ’s Wish’) is a private nonprofitorganization created by Transylvania County parents who lost their 31-year-old son to illicit fentanyl poisoning in 2021. Fentanyl is a powerfulsynthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and iscurrently the number one cause of death in Americans aged 18-45.The mission…
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Volunteer Opportunity – Fall Book Fair at Rosman Elementary School
Volunteer opportunity at Rosman Elementary Book Fair 10/10-10/14 between 8:30 AM – 2:45 PM plus some after school hours to allow parents to shop with their children. Please download the attached flyer for full details. Contact: Saunders Grommesh, Volunteer Coordinator at 469-569-2314 or saunderv@hotmail.com for more information or to register as a volunteer.
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Smart Start of Transylvania County
Smart Start of Transylvania County (SSTC) works to ensure that every young child in the county enters school healthy, safe, and ready to succeed. As the local nonprofit partner of the statewide North Carolina Partnership for Children, SSTC serves children from birth to age five and the adults who care for them — including parents,…
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Let’s Go Boys and Girls Inc.
While all students are capable of academic achievement, too many do not have equitable access to informal STEM learning experiences that empower them towards educational and professional success in the 21st century information age. LETS GO Boys and Girls Mission: “Break the Cycle of Poverty through STEM Education and Workforce Development”. LETS GO partners with…
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Lake Toxaway Community Club
The Lake Toxaway Community Club (LTCC) serves as the social, recreational, and civic hub for upper Transylvania County, providing a welcoming gathering place for residents from Quebec to Sapphire. The club’s facilities include a quarter-mile paved walking track, sports fields, a children’s playground, a covered picnic pavilion, and enclosed buildings for fitness and community programs…
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Friends of Gorges State Park
Friends of Gorges State Park (FOG) is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to supporting, promoting, and enhancing Gorges State Park in western Transylvania County. Because park staff, as government employees, are unable to solicit donations, FOG plays a vital role in raising funds that support educational programming, scientific research, and recreational facilities that benefit both…
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
For 70 years, FCA has worked to help athletes and their coaches be strong role models of influence. Here in Transylvania County, FCA has direct access into our schools to meet each student, athlete, teacher, coach, and administrators where they are. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is on the frontline serving our schools’ needs spiritually…
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Centro Comunitario Hispano Americano
Centro Comunitario Hispano-Americano, known as El Centro, exists to support Hispanic families in Transylvania County by removing the language, educational, and cultural barriers that limit access to opportunity. Through bilingual, culturally responsive programming, El Centro serves youth and families in a trusted environment — meeting them where they are and helping them build the skills…
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Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation
Blue Ridge Community College is committed to providing accessible, affordable, high-quality education and workforce training that empowers individuals and strengthens the long-term economic vitality of Transylvania County and the surrounding region. For students who are balancing work and family responsibilities, navigating financial hardship, or stepping into higher education for the first time, Blue Ridge works…
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Jameson’s Joy Memorial Service Foundation
Jameson’s Joy recognizes the importance of parents being involved in the lives of their children, and how the lack of a father figure hurts many children. Jameson’s parents, both teachers, see daily the positive effects on children that loving mother and father figures in the home provide. Due to a passion for creating opportunities for…