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LOCAL BRIEFS: DAR essay winners, Council on Aging, Empty Bowls

Shown are DAR Regent Sharon Horan, Classical Scholars teacher Yvonne Knowka, essay winners Michael McMullen (eighth grade) and Ava Wright (seventh grade) and American History Essay Chair Laura Lee Jordan. Not pictured is fifth grade winner Anjali Nava.

By Lightning Reports, Published: January 31, 2022

The Joseph McDowell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented American History essay awards during a meeting at Champion Hills Country Club on Jan. 14. Shown are DAR Regent Sharon Horan, Classical Scholars teacher Yvonne Knowka, essay winners Michael McMullen (eighth grade) and Ava Wright (seventh grade) and American History Essay Chair Laura Lee Jordan. Not pictured is Anjali Nava, the fifth-grade winner. This year’s topic commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The students were to imagine they had a brother who lost his life on the battlefields of France during WWI and that they and their family attended the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 1921. The students were asked to describe why it is important to remember those who gave their lives to serve the nation.

Council on Aging gets $2,000 Food Lion grant

The Council on Aging for Henderson County received $2,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help feed neighbors in their time of need. COAHC will use the gift to support its Contigo! (with you) food distribution program to elders in the Latinx community.
“With this funding, we can extend our fresh produce distribution program to aging adults in the growing Latinx community of Henderson County,” said Ruth Birge, interim executive director of the Council on Aging. “We appreciate that the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation recognizes the value of the Contigo! program.”
COAHC realizes its vision of “No One Ages Alone” by providing nutrition and other services to more than 400 aging adults in Henderson County each week.
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting families facing food insecurity across its 10-state footprint. Established in 2001, the foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to feeding local neighbors in the communities it serves. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $15 million in grants.

Empty Bowls benefit scheduled for April 24

For the fifth year, local pottery artists are firing their kilns to help hungry children in the greater Flat Rock area. On Sunday, April 24, Empty Bowls, a community meal benefiting the Flat Rock Backpack Program, will take place inside the Parish Hall at the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness, 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. There are three seatings with suggested reservations at 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Tickets are $25 per person or $50 for a family of two adults and children under 12 years old. Each ticket includes one hand-crafted bowl (all donated by area potters) and a soup-based meal (a variety of soups, breads and desserts). Tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, March 1, at St. John’s Parish House Office, from Backpack team members or at the door on the day of the event. For more information, call 828-693-9783. Credit cards are accepted; checks should be made out to SJIW, noting Empty Bowls. Updated Covid-19 restrictions will be in place.