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November 6, 2014
STRAIGHT-A STUDENTS WITH NO PLACE TO SLEEP 
Nearly 1.26 million public school students are currently homeless, an all-time high. Wendy Cuellar is a school counselor at Enka Middle School and offers a first-hand look at the daily lives of homeless students. Nonprofits are helping out, but these kids face barriers. READ MORE>
UPCOMING EVENTS 
HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE: MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WANT BOOKS
NTCA'S EXTREME MAKEOVER: ENKA MIDDLE EDITION
If you haven't thought back to your time in middle school lately, it's probably because you just want to forget that awkward time ever existed. Adolescents fall off the radar when it comes to charities that distribute holiday gifts, but you can help out this year. While games and gift cards are on wish lists, you'll find lots of books as well. READ MORE> 
It's amazing what 84 employees from NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association were able to accomplish. The organization used an all-day volunteer project to promote team-building and further build a connection with the community. Students got a cleaner, greener, updated campus in return. VIEW GALLERY>
 
GIVE
Save your Black Friday shopping until Saturday! From November 29-December 5, a percentage of sales at Barnes & Noble stores and on BN.com will be donated to United Way when you use a voucher code. It's the perfect time to purchase gifts. READ MORE>  
 
ADVOCATE
Winter officially starts December 21, but we've already enjoyed our first snow. Speculators are expecting a chilly winter and NC 2-1-1 has resources for winter clothing, utility assistance, and food pantries, as well as ways to volunteer this season. READ MORE>
 
 
VOLUNTEER 
We love our volunteers and we've rounded up some prizes to encourage everyone in the area to volunteer through Hands On Asheville-Buncombe. Win goodies from Asheville Community Theatre, Strada Italiano and the Asheville Holiday Parade. READ MORE>
ETC.
Lance Edwards, Community Investment Director, has been elected to the statewide board of directors for the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. READ MORE>

There's a lot of action in South Slope district in downtown Asheville and members of The Peaks Society, Women's Leadership Council and Highlands Circle took a behind-the-scenes tour in October. VIEW GALLERY>

Have you heard we're giving away a 2014 Soul from Paramount Kia of Asheville? Our first three semi-finalists have been drawn, but there are seven more to come! Find out how you can be one of them. READ MORE>
Thank you to our 2014-15 Corporate Underwriting Partners

  

Campaign/Gold: CarePartners, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Mission Health, UNC Asheville

Campaign/Silver: Allergy Partners P.A., Arby's, Asheville Savings Bank, AB Tech Community College, Bank of America, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, Carolina Alliance Bank, HomeTrust Bank, Mills Manufacturing, US Cellular  

 

Community Investment/Platinum:  Mission Health

Community Investment/Gold: Blue Ridge X-Ray, Duke Energy Progress, TD Charitable Foundation

 

Leadership Giving/Gold: Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Northwestern Mutual
Leadership Giving/Silver: Mission Health

Media/Premier: Asheville Radio Group
Media/Silver: Asheville Citizen-Times

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