Monthly Archives: October 2011
Recently a friend of mine asked me “When are nonprofits going to start working together instead of trying to undermine each other and trying to divert money from other organizations to theirs? Aren’t we all supposed to be working towards the same goals…to help people?” In these most troubled times every organization in our community is overworked, understaffed, underfunded, and overwhelmed by the increase of those who need assistance: families who have lost their jobs, are battling illnesses and disabilities, … Continue reading
If you are looking for the perfect place to spend your Halloween evening next Monday, look no further. Once again local neighborhoods will join Eblen Charities with creatively carved pumpkins and pumpkins to collect donations to help the families that Eblen Charities servers in times of need in our community. The festivities begin Sunday on Bevelyn Drive in Oak Forest in south Asheville with their annual Oak Forest Neighborhood Halloween Children’s Festival at 5:00 PM. Halloween night will once again … Continue reading
Unique Partnership Brings Renowned Program to Local Families Partnerships are certainly nothing new for Eblen Charities. So much of our outreach in our community and so many of the tens of thousands of children, adults, and families we serve are touched not by what Eblen does alone, but by what we do together with so many great organizations and companies. In these difficult times, we at Eblen Charities are seeing an unprecedented number of families (many of them new) calling … Continue reading
NBA All-Pro and NASCAR analyst and team owner Brad Daugherty is known for his many endeavors and accomplishments. Throughout his storied career, he has been acknowledged as one of the top high school, collegiate, and professional basketball players in history. As a businessman and entrepreneur he has established numerous companies. In returning to the world of sports, Brad stepped into the world of NASCAR and soon was recognized as one of their top broadcasters and recently as an … Continue reading
PROGRAM REACHES 50% of LAST YEAR’S SERVICE IN FIRST FOUR WEEKS OF SCHOOL YEAR Even though school has just begun, the Student Clothing Project and the If the Shoe Fits Program of the Eblen Charities have seen an unprecedented number of requests from teachers, staff, and parents in our community. Last year, during the first five weeks of school, Eblen Charities assisted 277 students compared to 706 students in need of assistance so far this year. On the first day … Continue reading
This past week the world lost Steve Jobs, innovator, instigator, agitator, collaborator, businessman, marketer, rebel, husband, father, and co-founder of Apple, Inc. He changed the way millions of us communicate, listen to music, watch TV and movies, learn, and look at things in this world. He was 56 years old. Some time ago a friend told me how Eblen Charities continued to surprise her and so many others, and had for the past number of years. She said “you know, … Continue reading
With more than half the year gone, we have seen need in our wonderful community grow to what has to be numbers that have not been seen by any of us in recent memory. Economic forecasters, political pundants, and others cast blame, make speeches, and tell us where the problems lie as we all hope and pray for a quick recovery from the current economic situation. They shower us with information, question each others motives and pit parties, organizations, and … Continue reading
