Tag: Education
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Neighbors in Ministry – Rise and Shine
Rise & Shine has walked alongside working families in Transylvania County for 30 years, providing free, year-round after-school and summer enrichment programming to school-aged youth who need it most. All 32 scholars currently enrolled qualify for free or reduced school meals, and all programming is provided at no cost to students or their families. During…
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Rosman Elementary School
Lake Toxaway Charities approved a grant to Rosman Elementary School for the 2020 and 2021 school year. The grant will provide for an upgraded media center, Muddy Sneakers programming, new programming in the wake of COVID 19, and new library chairs. Rosman Elementary School is a beneficiary of the Tiger Impact Group (TIG).
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Earthshine Mountain Programs
Earthshine Nature Programs (ENP) is a Transylvania County-based nonprofit with a dual mission: inspiring a lasting love of wildlife and wild places through hands-on nature education, and building community resilience through innovative renewable energy solutions. Through live wildlife programs featuring animal ambassadors, guided hikes, environmental education, and demonstrations of solar energy technology, ENP brings its…
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Feed the Tiger – Tiger Impact Group
We would like to introduce you to the new AIM Initiative as part of our TIG (Tiger Impact Group) with the Rosman High School Cheerleaders. Lake Toxaway Charities is proud of our Rosman High School Cheerleaders, who are developing important skills by establishing self esteem, personal drive for excellence, hard work, and goal setting.
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Transylvania County Schools Educational Foundation (TCSEF)
Transylvania County Schools Education Foundation (TCSEF) mission is topromote, develop, and encourage public and private support of the Transylvania County Schools. TCSEF has been able to cultivate partnerships and relationships throughout Transylvania County to build a team, that has been named the Tiger Impact Group, to support Rosman Elementary, Middle and High Schools. TCSEF has…
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Young Life Camp
Young Life Transylvania County has been serving the county’s middle and high school students for more than 17 years, building relationships with adolescents through consistent, in-person presence at every middle and high school in the county. The organization operates three distinct programs: Young Life and WyldLife, which serve high school and middle school students respectively,…
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Brevard College
Brevard College is committed to an experiential liberal arts education that encourages personal growth and inspires artistic, intellectual, and social action. A baccalaureate, residential, church-affiliated institution, Brevard College is situated in the southern Appalachian mountains of Western North Carolina. True to our Motto: Cognosce ut prosis – learning in order to serve, the programs and…
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Mountain School of Strings
Mountain School of Strings (MtnSOS) provides completely free mountain music education to students in Transylvania County, with a focus on the communities that need it most. While Transylvania County is home to exceptional music programs, many carry tuition costs that put them out of reach for local families — particularly in Rosman, where nearly 26%…
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New Adventure Learning Center
New Adventure Learning Center is a full-time child day care center that serves children of many different backgrounds and abilities in each their five classrooms. New Adventure serves 72 local area children, including 18 Pre-K students ages 4 and 5. They are a 5-star center which uses the Creative Curriculum to provide assessments, parent conferences…
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Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County
The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County has served as a cornerstone of youth development in the county since 1999. As the largest youth-serving organization in Transylvania County, the Club provides affordable afterschool and summer programming for young people ages 5–18, with a focus on Academic Success, Health & Wellbeing, the Arts,…