Eblen Charities, Woodfin Water Form New Partnership, 7-11-2005
Woodfin / Eblen Water Project
Asheville, NC: The Eblen Charities and the Woodfin Water Sanitary Water
and Sewer District have joined together to create a program to assist
Woodfin Water customers who are having difficulty paying their water bills
due to emergencies they may be facing.
The Woodfin/Eblen Water Assistance Project will be part of the Eblen Partnerships
initiatives that joins with the public and the private sector in seeking
out and creating programs that will serve the community and those who may
be in need of assistance.
"This is another great opportunity for us and especially the families
we serve." states Brian Moore, chairman of the Eblen Charities. "We have
worked for some time with the Buncombe County Department of Social Services
and the Health Center, but this is the first time we have had a particular
municipal department contact us with an idea for a partnership."
The idea for the program came from the board of Woodfin Sanitary Water
and Sewer District and its district director, Joe Martin, in effort to assist
their clients. "We are excited to be working with the Eblen Charities
to find a way to assist our customers that may be having difficulty in paying
their existing water bills. We hope to see the partnership grow each year
as we reach out to those in need."
The Woodfin Water district serves more than 10,000 people and covers the
town of Woodfin, and sections of North Asheville, West Asheville, and Leicester.
