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for "Non-profit organizations"
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24095
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The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) sparked a non-profit organization created by Jennifer Pickering in 1995. LEAF was created as a global music festival, and because of this, Jennifer started LEAF International, an organization that encourages musicians from different countries around the world to facilitate arts programming in their own communities.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 9 Issue 3, March 2012,
p84-85, il
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28500
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The Vision Resource Center in Cumberland County is a nonprofit that provides an outlet for members of the local blind community to leave their homes, experience life, and gain independence. The center’s executive director, Terri Thomas, talks about the services the group provides to nearly 150 people.
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34912
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The Cumberland County Vision Resource Center opened in 1936 as a non-profit to help the blind community gain independence and improve daily life. The center currently offers classes, camps, programs, and access to services to those who are visually impaired. Their clients are of all ages, so one of the overarching goals is to offer a variety of activities, from winery tours to skydiving. Classes for life skills such as cooking and cleaning are also offered.
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24027
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Dianne Trammel is the executive director of Meals on Wheels in Asheville and Buncombe County. She works to recruit volunteers to deliver food to more than five hundred elderly; the program is not only a food service, it provides volunteers a chance to build relationships with some of the area's most vulnerable populations.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 11, November 2014,
p94-95, por
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24023
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Mountain Area Radio Reading Service provides readouts of the news to Asheville locals over the radio. This Service is particularly geared towards helping those with vision and print disabilities.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 10, October 2014,
p122-123, por
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24020
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Mountain BizWorks in a non-profit organization in Asheville that helps local entrepreneurs get their businesses up and running by providing start-up and expansion loans and training to clients.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 9, September 2014,
p100-101, por
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24035
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Muddy Sneakers is a non-profit organization that takes fifth grade students on trips to the mountains as part of their science curriculum. Unifying classroom learning with hands-on experience helps the children grasp concepts more effectively.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 4, April 2013,
p86-87, il
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24074
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My Place is a non-profit organization located in Hendersonville that focuses on teenagers and young adults. It provides housing for youth coming from homelessness, educating them and providing job training along the way.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 2, February 2013,
p64-65, il
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24071
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Warrior Service Dogs is a non-profit organization in Western North Carolina that helps train dogs to assist veterans in navigating life after military service. Tasks include calming the symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, assisting amputees, and bringing veterans back from seizures or flashbacks.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 1, January 2013,
p94-95, il
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24040
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Open Hearts Art Center is a non-profit organization that serves Buncombe County adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities by providing them with community, creative, expression, and income from the sale of their artwork
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 7, July 2013,
p78-79, il
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27220
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Any nonprofit organization can rent out space in the North Carolina Governor’s Mansion. Next Wednesday, the liberal group Progress NC will host the Garden Party Against Hate inside Governor Pat McCrory’s house. The party is thrown in support of gender equality and will feature the Air Horn Orchestra.
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28775
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Miriam Valle faced many struggles in her childhood growing up in Durham, but she was able to overcome them with the help of the local nonprofit community. Now working in the nonprofit sector, Valle is the winner of the 2016 Schewel Award.
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24086
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Dogwood Alliance is a non-profit organization that relies on big corporations to make commitments to protect forest areas in the South. The Alliance uses public pressure to foster corporate policies that favor forest protection.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 9 Issue 11, November 2012,
p110-111, il
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24022
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In 2001, a bill was introduced to the North Carolina House of Representatives that would turn over Asheville's water system to Metropolitan Sewerage District, effectively taking decisions about water out of local's hands. Clean Water for North Carolina, a science-based advocacy non-profit organization is helping Asheville residents protect its water sources.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 10, October 2014,
p98-99, il
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28003
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An old school house has become an outlet for vision, hope, and music. Jay Miller renovated the former Murphey School in Durham County to be used as a place for nonprofits to gather and music to be played. The school’s history is detailed and its current renovation is detailed. The old school building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 33, August 2010,
p32-33
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