From Hendersonville Family YMCA:
Hendersonville Family YMCA Supports Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County
YMCA volunteer-led service committee collecting school supplies for local children
Hendersonville, N.C., July 21, 2016 – The Hendersonville Family YMCA’s volunteer-led TogetherhoodTM group is collecting donations of school supplies for the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County’s afterschool program from August 1st through August 14th. Afterschool participants ages 6–12 will use the supplies during “Power Hour,” their required afterschool homework time. Items requested include lined paper, composition books, pencils, glue sticks, scissors, crayons, and markers. Donations can be dropped off at the Hendersonville Family YMCA.
Ed and Margaret Cole, Togetherhood Committee co-chairs, said, “We are extremely impressed with the Boys & Girls Club facilities and the many activities offered to the different age groups, from day care services to art classes to sports to afterschool study time. And all of it at minimal cost to parents. We are looking forward to assisting the Boys & Girls Club with school supplies collected at the Hendersonville Family YMCA and helping out at the upcoming service day.”
“We are grateful to the Togetherhood committee and everyone in our community for their help. The children will use the donated school supplies during ‘Power Hour,’ which is our homework time. But we also give items to children who might not have the resources to bring their own supplies to their classroom during the school day,” said Bonnie Gibson, education coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County.
For more information about the Togetherhood service group at the Hendersonville Family YMCA, please email hvltogetherhood@ymcawnc.org or call Christine Vanard, member engagement director, at 828 575 2968.
About the YMCA of Western North Carolina
The YMCA of Western North Carolina is one of the area’s leading nonprofits, strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Y serves Buncombe, Henderson, and McDowell counties, engaging over 33,000 households through membership, programs, and child care. Regardless of age, income, or background, our goal is
to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the area’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support the community. Deeply anchored in Western North Carolina, the YMCA has been developing lasting personal and social change in the community for over 125 years. For more information, please visit ymcawnc.org.
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