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Eblen Charities Board of Directors Weekly Briefing 1/14/19 Eblen Charities Board of Directors Weekly Briefing 1/14/19 email: "[email protected] William Murdock" Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 10:56:54 AM Eastern Standard Time To: email: "[email protected] William Murdock" Bcc: email: "[email protected]" "All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.” James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) American poet,critic, editor, author, diplomat, iconoclast Please Remember Members of Our Eblen Family in Your Thoughts and Prayers Please remember those in our Eblen family who have suffered losses and are facing heath challenges the past few weeks. Our close friend and board member George Suggs lost his father on Friday after a long illness. Visitation at 1PM Tuesday January 15th at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. Service to follow in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at 2PM. Burial will take place at Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetary in Fairview will begin our 20th year of our Dental Sealant Program this Friday, January 13th on the campus of A­B Tech in the new Ferguson Building at 8:30 AM. Longtime volunteer Linda Erwin passed away suddenly this week as well. She helped anchor the front desk on Thursday afternoons and was one of the many bright spots of our week. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Skyland United Methodist Church with Rev. Joy Moss officiating. Two of our wonderful long­time and invaluable employees have had loved ones who are facing medical challenges ­ Kathy Conley’s family in Charlotte and Linda Enis, who’s husband Sam recently underwent a liver transplant but now is home and recovering. Few organizations have such a wonderful family as we do with our Eblen family and that have touched so many lives together. Thank you all for the love and care you give to each other as well as our whole community. Eblen License Plate Project Enters Final Month Last spring we began a unique project thanks to a very enterprising young lady at TC Roberson and her senior project. Amy Webster (niece of long-time friend and board member Tony Baldwin) has been part of Eblen ever since she was old enough to help collect and hand out school supplies and help share thousands of Her project is to get a state issued license plate for Eblen Charities. We have to sell 300 of them before we can turn in our application to the state legislation for approval. Once approved the new license plates will be mailed. The cost is $20 (donation to Eblen) in addition to your normal license fee but will be an ongoing revenue stream fo Eblen. We have sold nearly 170 of them so far thanks to our project chairman Matt Wright and our generous board members and friends. Our deadline is the end of this month. We will be contacting you all to see if you will join us in this project. I have also attached the information at the end of the newsletter. “I have always seen the license plates for other organizations, but one charity that was always lacking was Eblen. Since I was very young, my family and I have been involved with Eblen Charities and have always had a great appreciation for everything they have and continue to do in our community. I thought this would be a great way to get the name and mission of Eblen Charities out more, but also a way to combine my senior project with a charity I am very close to,” tells Amy. Dental Sealant Program Off to a Great Start We began our 20th year of our Dental Sealant Program this past Friday at A­B Tech last Friday with the second graders from Johnston Elementary School. We will be at A­B Tech each Friday between now and the end of May. As you know, the dental sealant program has been one of our flagship programs and has served more than 10,000 students since our first year. It is hard to imagine that the first class of students we saw that first day back in 1999 are through college. Thanks to board member Keith Black for his vision and leadership in creating the Dental Sealant Program, as well to Susan Riddle, Deborah Plemmons and Mary Ann McMinn for coordinating the program with all its pieces each week. “Eblen After Hours” Begins with “Full House” A great many thanks to all of our selfless staff and volunteers for once again opening our “Eblen After Hours” program lastTuesday. allowing us to see additional families who may have difficulty getting in before 5 o’clock. The “Eblen After Hours” program is open until 7:00 PM every Tuesday evening until the beginning of April. The extra hours allow us to see more clients and give us a greater opportunity to serve our clients who work during the day. Many, many thanks to our tremendous staff and volunteers not only for last Tuesday, but for staying almost every night until 6:30 or later in seeing the great number of clients seeking our help this past week as LIEAP expanded and the cold weather returned. Keller-Williams Broker Asheville Coat Drive Brings Warmth this Winter Winter has only started but we have already distributed thousands of coats and see clients on a daily basis in need of a warm coat to help get them through the winter. As most of you know, we have a tremendous Spring Clean Coat Drive with our friends and partners at WLOS at the end of March and collect and distribute coats all year long. This month we have been approached by Jeff Stewart’s Broker Asheville Team at Keller Williams as they have joined us in keeping those we serve warm as the cold winds of winter arrive. They will be collecting coats at their two locations from now until the end of the month. Our gratitude to everyone at Keller­Williams for their kindness and helping us make sure that no one is left out in the cold. What’s Coming Up… With a new year upon us, we are already setting course for our events and programs for 2019. We have a lot going on this year and here is the latest list. We are looking for volunteers as always, so please come and join us. This Week: Eblen Sealant Program ­ Friday, January,18th ­A­B Tech What’s Next: January: Waddell Client Service Center Closed ­ Martin Luther King Holiday ­ Monday, January 21st February: Heroes vs Hunger / Fed Cup ­ Saturday­Sunday, February 9­10 ­ US Cellular Center March: Hoops Against Hunger / Ingles SOCON Basketball Championships ­ Thursday ­ Monday, March 7­11th ­ US Cellular Center April: WLOS / Eblen Spring Clean Coat Drive ­ Thursday, April 25th­ Ashley Furniture Home Store (Airport Road) / Ingles Toy Store (Westgate) May: Wicked Weed / Brad Johnson Celebrity Golf Classic Sponsor Reception ­ Monday, May 20th ­ TBA Wicked Weed / Brad Johnson Celebrity Golf Classic ­ Tuesday, May 21st ­ Cliffs at Walnut Cove July: Waddell Client Service Center Closed-July 4th Ingles/Eblen Headlock on Hunger Food Drive-TBA - Ingles Tunnel Rd. August: Ingles/Eblen Tools for Schools Drive-TBA - Ingles Tunnel Rd. Ingles/Eblen Tools for Schools Distribution / Health Fair-TBA - Ingles Toy Store (Westgate) September: Walk Kick-Off Luncheon - 11:30 AM - TBA- Outback- Tunnel Road Pumpkin Kick Off Luncheon - 11:30 AM - TBA - Outback-Tunnel Road BOOster Kick Off Luncheon - 11:30 AM - TBA - Outback Tunnel Road Eblen Dinner / Auction - 5:30 PM - Monday, September 30, A-B Tech October: BOOster / Pumpkin Sales Begin ­ Tuesday, October 1st Avadim Technologies / Heath Shuler Fall Golf Invitational ­ 9:00 AM ­ Tuesday, October 1st ­ Cliffs at Walnut Cove Ingles / Eblen St Nicholas Project Registration Begins ­ Tuesday, October 2nd ­ Waddell Client Service Center ­ Westgate The Walk ­ 9:00 AM­ Saturday, October 12th, A­B Tech BOOster / Pumpkin Sales Ends ­ Thursday, October 31st November: Smoky Mountain Toy Run ­ 10:00 AM ­ Saturday, November 2nd ­ Kearfott (Swannanoa) Crisis Intervention Heating Assistance Sign Ups Begin ­ 8:00 AM ­ Friday day, November 1st, Waddell Client Service Center ­ Westgate Pancake Breakfast ­ 7:30 AM ­ Saturday, November 9th ­ Fatz Cafe Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving Holiday Meal Distribution ­ 9:00 AM­5:00 PM Wednesday, November 27th ­ Ingles South Forrest Shopping Center Waddell Client Service Center Closed ­ Thanksgiving Holiday ­ Thursday­Friday, November 28­29th December: Ingles / Eblen St Nicholas Project Magical Christmas Toy Drive­ Thursday,­ Saturday, December 5­7th ­ Ingles Tunnel Rd Low Income Energy Assistance Sign Ups Begin (Sixty and Older) ­ 8:00 AM­ Monday, December 2nd­ Waddell Client Services Center­ Westgate Ingles / Eblen St Nicholas Project Toy Store Reception - TBA Ingles / Eblen Toy Store - Westgate Ingles / Eblen St Nicholas Project Toy Store Opens - TBA - Ingles / Eblen Toy Store - Westgate Ingles / Eblen St Nicholas Toy Store Last Day Shopping - Monday, December 23rd - Ingles / Eblen Toy Store - Westgate Waddell Client Service Center Closed ­ Christmas Holiday ­ Tuesday­Wednesday, December 24­25th Waddell Client Service Center Reopens ­ Thursday, December 26th Meeting the Challenge email: "[email protected] The Eblen Charities Group" Monday, January 14, 2019 at 10:05:45 AM Eastern Standard Time To: email: "[email protected]" Having trouble viewing this email? 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