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Cashiers Cares
Written By: Pam Kerr | Issue: June 2024
An exceptionally healthy year for Cashiers Cares means an extraordinary year for the village.
Cashiers Cares Board Members with the 10 recipients of fundraising efforts for 2023: AWAKE, Cashiers Valley Preschool, Hampton Preschool, Fishes and Loaves, Community Care Clinic, Four Seasons Hospice, SAFE, LIteracy Council of Cashiers, Pisgah Legal Services and United Christian Ministries.
In its 15th year of fundraising and donating to local charities, 2023 was the most successful in Cashiers Cares’ history.
The ceremony was held in March at the Lewis Hall on the Village Green. It was attended by charity representatives, and each explained how the funds will be spent.
Distributions to the 10 non-profits that support the underserved in our community totaled $100,000!
The organizations are classified as 501(c)(3)s, providing assistance to our very young children, health, legal, and general aid to those in need.
AWAKE aids abused children in Jackson County with a variety of services. The two preschools – Cashiers Valley and Hampton – provide daycare and preschool learning to our youngest.
The Community Care Clinic is a source for the uninsured to receive medical services free of charge. Fishes and Loaves is the food pantry in Cashiers and sees more people facing food insecurity monthly. Four Seasons is for those at end-of-life, as well as supporting caregivers along with patients. SAFE is a domestic violence shelter and advocate for its victims. Literacy Council of Cashiers works to educate adults and children with reading. Pisgah Legal gives free legal advice and lawyers for those in need of help and United Christian Ministries assists clients in need of housing, heat and rent, as well as food.
Cashiers Cares is an advocate for the underserved in Southern Jackson County – our friends and neighbors working and living here that make everyone’s lives richer.
Support for Cashiers Cares has come from the Trillium Families, St Jude Catholic Church, Cashiers United Methodist Church. The Annual Golf Tournament at Trillium Links was a successful sold-out event that made a big contribution. The Annual Mail Campaign is a major source of donations.
The Third Annual Golf Event will be held at Trillium on Sept 16 and is open to all levels of players. This is a fun day with a post party and prizes. For info, contact Cashierscares.org.
Or me, Board Chair Pam Kerr at [email protected].
