We’ve created a map!
Not your ordinary map, mind you, that might explain how to get where we want to go. Ours illustrates where we have been and what we have done – a treasure map of sorts filled with X’s marking the spots where we’ve invested our time, talents and treasures.
Please spend some time reviewing our “impact map” (front and back!) in which we list all the projects and programs that our 10 chapters have achieved throughout the Blue Ridge region of Virginia and North Carolina:
- 100 college scholarships we have awarded to date.
- Playgrounds and park enhancements from Waynesboro to Sparta to Buncombe County.
- Concerts featuring Appalachian artists in Asheville, Radford and, coming this fall, Roanoke.
- Pollinator gardens in Hillsville, Shawsville and Buchanan.
- Bike racks in Covington, Salem and Rocky Mount.
- Historic Mill in Floyd.
- Alternative Spring Breaks for college students.
- AND SO MUCH MORE!
Can we help build even better community for your spot on our map? Let us know how we can show more FRIENDship to the place you hold dear.
Lastly, thank you for making all of this work possible through your generous support. Indeed, the most important feature of our map isn’t what is on it, but who is holding it … YOU!
Your FRIEND,
Julie Whalen, Executive Director