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Cashiers Keeps Caring
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: November 2024
For Cashiers Cares, the need is great, but the love is even bigger.
Living in Cashiers, we are awed by Mother Nature’s mountain majesty.
Whether sunshine or icestorm, most of us are comfy-cozy, relaxing by a fireplace, sipping libations or hot cocoa.
In the winter many part time residents leave. They rarely witness the struggles of many living here. Those are our workers, laborers who keep us going all year round. While we’re cozy, they persevere in the stark winter months. Mother Nature, for all her beauty, can be a tough town for our working residents.
We must be reminded: Without our workers, we’d be the ones struggling. Gandhi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
Our workers have done that for us. This is the time to help them.
A dozen-plus remarkable, unpaid women (not sure where they hide their angel wings) are in the trenches.
They comprise Cashiers Cares. In 15 years, they’ve made a tremendous impact on this area. Last year they achieved their goal: distributing over $100K to 10 local non-profits. Profits of over $40,000 from their 3rd Golf Tournament is giving a great start to their Annual Campaign.
That growth is spawned by events they’ve built over time. The star of the fundraisers is the Annual Trillium Golf Fest. It was the best showing ever with a sell-out and waiting list. The tourney participants are shouting kudos, looking forward to next year. They said, “We had not just a tourney, but you gave us a fabulous party with home-prepared food, gifts, and an event unparalleled.”
Cashiers Cares supports almost as many charities as they have angels: Awake (preventing child abuse); Hampton Preschool and Learning Center; Four Seasons, Care Navigation; Literary Council of Cashiers, NC; Community Care Clinic; Pisgah Legal Services; United Christian Ministries; Cashiers Valley Preschool; Fishes & Loaves; and SAFE – shelter from domestic violence. These organizations help supply a safety net for those youngest to those at end of life.
Cashiers Cares celebrates its 16th Annual Mail and Online campaign to support our hard-working neighbors.
For more information, visit cashierscares.org. Ready to donate? Contact Pam Kerr at [email protected]. You can make checks payable to Cashiers Cares, a 501(c)(3) organization.
