3/5/2015 - barium springs
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AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CHANGE LIVES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ROTARY reminder:Largest service organization on the planet
- 1.2 million members in over 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries
- Professionals and business people from diverse backgrounds and locations
Founded and dedicated to serve local community AND the larger world
We are changing lives in a dramatic way
PROVIDE MORE SERVICE:In 2012, we established a foundation to help raise
additional funds to support Rotary service projects in our area
Vehicle for tax deductible contributions, locally or thru Rotary International
More access and appeal to non-Rotarians
Allows donors to be generous anonymously, if desired
Opportunity to provide long term service and significant support to designated projects
OUR GOAL – LONG TERMFocus on three projects in WNC:
Provide long term financial support
Raise significant funds from the immediate five counties
Barium Springs’ Hawthorn Heights --Bryson City, NC
Only Teen Emergency Homeless Shelter west of Asheville
Serves youth 12 to 18 years old in our counties
In the shelter for multiple reasons:
Abuse/Neglect
Homeless
Runaway
Seeking safety and refuge
Hawthorn Heights --Bryson City, NC
• Provide immediate shelter, food, clothing and long term nurturing
• Provide medical care and therapy to address the trauma they have endured
Provide therapists to work with the teen’s family on problems within the home
Ensure teens attend school
Provide close twenty four hour monitoring
The current Hawthorn
Struggling to keep up with overwhelming need
The Shelter is Small and Old
limited storage space
Food must be stored in basement
Teens share a bedroom
Kitchen is very small
house is not up to current code
Buying and Renovating new facilityEach teen will have their
own room
Separate, more confidential therapy rooms
Large functional kitchen
Open floor plan to allow for better supervision
Will meet all state standards for safety
They need our help
New Shelter
THE OPPORTUNITY - IMMEDIATERaise $10,000 for Barium Springs’ Capital Campaign
supporting a teen homeless shelter in Bryson City
Currently $xxxxxx short of needed $xxxxxx
Rotary Clubs provide $10,000 to use as a challenge donation
Challenge fund will be announced at the 23 April Breakfast Event Kickoff
Participating clubs recognized in Program and at the event
Breakfast provided at no cost to Rotarians
Homeless to Hope YOU can be a Child’s Hero
Barium Springs Annual Fund Raiser
Thursday April 23, 2015
8:30-9:45 a.m.
SCC, Sylva Campus Burrell Conference Center
How can we raise $10,000 challenge amount? Work together!!
•Franklin has pledged $1000
•Franklin Day Break
•Bryson City
•Cashiers Valley
•Clay County
•Haywood County
•Highlands
•Highlands Mountaintop
•Murphy
•Sylva
•Waynesville
•Waynesville Sunrise
Need your pledge not later than April 10thAny amount helps!
Questions?Contact Tom Coley at 706-308-5684 or email
For breakfast reservations contact me or Katie Henry at 828.231.5413 or at [email protected]