Tag: Healthcare
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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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St Baldricks Foundation of Transylvania County
St Baldrick’s Foundation is a private non-profit raising money forchildhood cancer research since 2005. All fundraising is accomplished by donations and fundraising events including an annual bowlingtournament, a motorcycle ride thru the Blueridge Parkway, a 5K runand other events. Funds raised goes directly to research and impactschildren diagnosed with cancer here in our own community.
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Blue Ridge Community Health Services
Blue Ridge Community Health Services is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center, providing quality healthcare, including dental and mental, accessible and affordable for all. In 2020, Lake Toxaway Charities approved a grant to make a single payment on a loan so Blue Ridge Community Health Services could continue its efforts. In October of 2012, BRH…
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Blue Ridge Mountain Health Project
Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project, better known as the Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic is the only non-profit provider of free comprehensive dental care in Western North Carolina. With a focus on restoration and prevention, the Clinic’s staff dentist and 13 volunteer dentists treat patients five days a week, and dental hygiene is offered three…
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Brevard Lions Club
Lake Toxaway Charities generously supports the Brevard Lions Club in their primary endeavor of providing eyeglasses and eye exams to financially disadvantaged residents of Transylvania County. The Brevard Lions Club demonstrates its commitment to improving vision by allocating an average annual expenditure of over $10,000, benefitting both children and adults within the local community. Numerous…
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Med-Assist
NC MedAssist is a non-profit pharmacy program that provides access to lifesaving medications, patient support, advocacy, and related services to vulnerable and uninsured North Carolina residents. Through a grant from Lake Toxaway Charities, Med-Assist will provide free medications for our neighbors in need. In 2020 NC MedAssist received funding from Lake Toxaway Charities to host…
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Four Season Hospice
Four Seasons is a nationally recognized, non-profit leader in the delivery of care for people with a serious illness. For nearly 40 years, the Four Season staff has ensured that patients and families going through an incredibly challenging time are cared for in a home-like setting with a team of professionals that minister to the…
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Free Rein
Founded in 2000, Free Rein Center (FRC) serves the community by strengthening the spirits, minds and bodies of children and adults through interaction with horses. As an accredited member of PATH International (Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship), FRC offers programs that focus on the human-to-horse connection as the therapeutic agent in working with diverse groups ranging in age…
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Coronavirus Response – MedAssist
Lake Toxaway Charities approved reallocation of a $10,000 grant for MedAssist on March 18th. MedAssist provides medication for those residents who cannot afford it.
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April Spotlight
We will begin our April Spotlight by featuring: Transylvania County Schools, MedAssist, Transylvania Christian Ministry, Sharing House, and God’s Way Food Pantry