Giving Back Articles

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Building Confidence for Kids

Issue: June 2025 by: Danielle Hernandez

In caring for the community’s youngest members, Cashiers Valley Preschool builds a stronger Plateau for everyone. To learn more, visit cashiersvalleypreschool.com.

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Transforming Lives For Generations

Issue: June 2025 by: Cam Adams

A Highlands couple pledges an estate legacy gift in excess of $10M to Western Carolina University.

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Making a World of Difference

Issue: June 2025 by: Danielle Hernandez, Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC

The joys and surprises at the heart of all Big and Little matches lie at the heart of the Cashiers-Highlands Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters. To learn more about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, visit bbbswnc.org, email cashiers@bbbswnc.org, call (828) 399-9133.  

Where is God in My Pain?

Issue: June 2025 by: Lida Herring, Church of the Good Shepherd

Church of the Good Shepherd’s pastoral care committee is staging a series of ministries of hope and care. These are two and we’ll highlight others in our future issues.

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A Hive of Community Service

Issue: June 2025 by: Luke Osteen

Once a hospital, the Peggy Crosby Center has opened its doors to a host of tenants who’ve enriched the entire Plateau.

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A Successful Fest

Issue: June 2025

Food, fun, tooth fairies, and a heroic helicopter – the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau’s May Fest, staged May 3, had it all. (And llamas!)

It’s All About the Kids

Issue: June 2025 by: Catherine Anne Duchac

The vital relationships forged between the Bigs and Littles of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands are deep and unbreakable.

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The Vibrancy of Carpe Diem

Issue: June 2025 by: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms

It’s the Season of Surprises and Celebrations and Sudden Arrivals at Carpe Diem Farms.

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13 Years of Life-Saving Work

Issue: June 2025 by: David Stroud - Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society

With a loyal, resilient staff, extraordinary facilities (indoors and out), and a national reputation for compassionate care, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society enjoys the support of a generous community.

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