Asheville Living Treasures, an organization honoring Buncombe County residents “aged 70 years or older with a history of service to the community,” is accepting nominations for its Fall 2015 class from now until Monday, Sept. 21. Recipients of an ALT award will be interviewed in-depth, with photos and the individual’s oral history archived at UNCA. Successful applicants will also be honored at a ceremonial gathering on campus in late October.
To nominate a member of the community for this award, email ashevillelivingtreasures@gmail.com or post a letter to Asheville Living Treasures, att: CR-K, 24 Curve St. Asheville NC 28801 by the deadline.
Here is the full release from Asheville Living Treasures:
The Asheville Living Treasures Selection Committee seeks nominations for its Fall 2015 Class. Asheville and Buncombe County residents aged 70 years or older with a history of service to the community are eligible for nomination. Nominations are open until Monday, September 21, 2015.
Nominations received by the September 21 deadline will be considered for induction as an Asheville Living Treasure. Those selected will have an in depth interview that will be both recorded and transcribed. Photographs and the oral histories gathered from the interview will be archived at the UNC Asheville Ramsey Library Special Collections.
The Recognition Ceremony will be held at OLLI I Reuters Center on the UNC Asheville Campus on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 1:30pm. During the ceremony, families and friends of the Living Treasures are invited to share stories and reminiscences of the elders with the gathered community. Each Asheville Living Treasure will receive a certificate signifying they are Treasures along with recognition from both the City of Asheville and Buncombe County. Detailed nominations can be submitted two ways:
• Email to ashevillelivingtreasures@gmail.com
• USPS: Asheville Living Treasures, att: CR-K, 24 Curve St. Asheville NC 28801Marvelous elders have been inducted into Asheville Living Treasures. Starting most recently; Spring 2015: Bill & Marianna Bailey, Charls Bono & Peggy Kirkpatrick | Fall 2014 Isaac Coleman & Ray Kisiah | Fall 2013: Shirley Cohen, Billy Gardenhight & Adelaide Key | Spring 2013: Thelma Washington Porter, Julia Greenlee Ray & John & Hazel Robinson | Fall 2012: John Bridges, Joe Eblen & Mitzi Tessier | Spring 2012: Matthew Bacoate, Jr., Sara Hill & Dr. John Wilson | Fall 2011: Marie Colton, Dr. Lewis Rathbun & Rosa Walker | Spring 2011: Jessie Coleman, Hyman Dave, Mary Parker & Lucille Flack Ray.
The general public is encouraged to participate. Is there a Living Treasure in your life? If you know an elder that has helped make our community a better place to live, please do not hesitate to nominate them. Though the number of nominations will not determine the Living Treasures selected, the more nominations each person gets, the better portrait the Selection Committee will have to work with.
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