JANUARY 15, 2009 ISSUE
Nominate Your Hometown Hero for the Great Friend to Families Award
Nomination Deadline January 23
Here is a wonderful way to say thank you. Do you know someone who loves kids, cares about parents and caregivers and has worked for years to make the High Country a better place for families? You have until Friday, January 23, to help that person become the first winner of the Great Friend to Families Award presented by The Children’s Playhouse.
The award winner will receive $500 to donate to the High Country nonprofit of his/her choice and a piece of art by glassblower Glen Randle.
Sponsored in part by The Children’s Playhouse, First Citizens Bank and Earth Fare, the Great Friend to Families award will recognize sustained contributions by an individual to the well being of young children and their families in the High Country area. Sponsors for the award are still being sought. Individuals and local businesses are invited to be a part of this wonderful tribute. For more information, contact Playhouse Executive Director Kathy Parham at kathy@goPlayhouse.org.
Parham said the nomination is a great way to say thank you to someone who has made a difference for families: “It might be a teacher, doctor, nurse, coach, social worker, philanthropist or volunteer. When you think of helping families, who pops into your mind? Don’t you think that person deserves some recognition?”
The winner will be honored at a luncheon on Friday, February 27, where all nominees will be recognized. The luncheon will also feature a speech by Sheri Lynch of Charlotte’s the LINK Radio Network. Lynch is the author of two humorous books on her parenting experiences.
The luncheon will also raise funds to support family resource services at The Children’s Playhouse, enabling the children’s museum to provide scholarship memberships to low-income families, to offer free parenting classes for community members and to build its free lending library of parenting books and developmental toys. Tickets to the luncheon will go on sale in January.
A distinguished committee of local leaders will chose the winner: Town Council member and local businesswoman Liz Aycock, Chamber of Commerce President Dan Meyer, and Margaret Moore, retired teacher and wife of ASU coach Jerry Moore.
Nomination forms are available online at www.goPlayhouse.org, and members of the community and nonprofits are encouraged to nominate their favorite friend. The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 23, and the nomination form is short, simple and easy to complete. You can also request a form by calling The Children’s Playhouse at 828-263-0011.
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