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Eat Up for Education
Written By: Sophia Iler - Scaly Mountain Women's Club | Issue: 2016/05 - May
In 1988, 14 women from the Scaly Mountain community decided to organize a club that could help local students fulfill their dreams of furthering their education. Through guts and many hours of charitable work and contributions, these women raised funds to provide scholarships to aid students.
Today, that club is well-known as The Scaly Mountain Women’s Club and has grown to over 90 members. From one scholar in 1990, the club currently awards over $18,000 annually to several full time students.
The women of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club never rest. The members, near and far, have been busy throughout the winter preparing for their upcoming summer fundraisers – Pancake Breakfast, Annual Auction, and Chocolate Fantasy.
May marks the start of the SMWC’s famous Pancake Breakfast at the Scaly Mountain Historic School House at 41 Buck Knob Road. Opening day is May 28 and will continue every fourth Saturday of the month through September. Doors open at 7:30 A.M. and breakfast will be served until 10:30, featuring buttermilk pancakes, with local blueberries optional, local Blalock sausage, orange juice and fresh coffee, all for only $6. All proceeds support the scholarship fund. Pancake Breakfast Chairwoman Barbara Malmsjo hopes to surpass her record-breaking attendance from last year – let’s help her do it!
For more information about the club, to join, or to make a donation, please email us at [email protected]. The SMWC is a designated 501(c)3 charitable organization; all donations are tax-deductible.
