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2022 Special Project – Helping Hands

Hello friends of the Brasstown Community Center,

May 2022 – Thanks to a grant in late 2021 from the Community Foundation of WNC to build an outdoor pavilion between the doors of the “schoolhouse” annex. The pavilion is part of our Helping Hands project that could be used to distribute food to families in need. We will partnering up with others to make this happen in 2022!

This new structure could also be used for outdoor potluck dinners, concerts, and other events when social distancing is required. We are happy to report that the work has begun in the smallest way by digging up the areas needed for cement foundations! As the work continues, we will update this post…

July 2022 – We want to thank Greg Teems, his son Tyler and daughter Mavis (site supervisor!), and Abraham Patrick for their hard work during the construction of this beautiful addition to the Community Center. And thank you Clay Logan for coordinating the work, getting and paying for supplies and keeping us organized!

There are a few finishing touches – indoor-outdoor carpet, electrical connections, trim work around the fans on the annex building, and a picnic table – to complete this project, but we are so pleased to have this part of the project completed.

August 2022 – The safety lattice and fans are installed and painted and the construction of the pavilion is COMPLETE!

December 2022 – In agreement with our grant partner, the Clay County Senior Center, and the NC Extension office food preservation projects that serve members of our community have been funded as a part of this Helping Hands project.

Thank you to the Community Foundation of WNC for the grant that made this project possible, thank you to the volunteers that donate their time, equipment and expertise for parts of this project, thank you to the hired contractors for all of their hard work, and thank you to our project manager – his dedication to the community center is greatly appreciated.

 

May 11 – Foundation work started

Jun 10 – Equipment operator ready to go

Jun 10 – Moving dirt…

Jun 27 – Construction material has arrived

June 28 – Unloading material

Jun 28 – Frame building under watchful eyes

June 28 – Base framework in place

Jun 28 – A closer look at the framework

Jun 28 – Good job!

Jun 30 – Floor base goes on

Jun 30 – All Hands on deck

Jun 30 – Little supervisor!

Jun 30 – Floor base is finished

Jul 07 – Finishing the roof

July 7 – Beautifully finished roof

Aug 16 – Finishing touches installed

Aug 16 – Wiring for fan to be installed

Aug 25 – Paint day

Aug 29 – Pavilion is ready to use

Aug 29 – Linda and Peg checking it out!

The Brasstown Community Civic Center with the new pavilion (left in photo), finished and ready to use!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 Quilt Raffle

 

This gorgeous queen size quilt can be seen most days at Carolina Crafting located next to the courthouse in downtown Murphy NC. or at special events at the Brasstown Community Center. Proceeds Support the upkeep of the Brasstown Community Center which is a 501 (c) (3) corporation operated and maintained by donations and volunteers.

 

Raffle Tickets are $1 each of 6 for $5

Tickets are always on sale at Clay’s Corner in Brasstown and Carolina Crafting at 49 Peachtree St. in Murphy. Tickets will also be available at events where the quilt makes an appearance; including the evening of the drawing which will be during the Thanksgiving Community Potluck to be held in November 2023. You do not have to be present to win.

 

Brasstown Community Center would like to thank Deanna Skubal for donating this beautiful quilt. Deanna is a tireless supporter of the Brasstown Community Center and has donated a quilt each of the last 8 years. We truly appreciate her quality craftsmanship, artistry, and her generosity when it comes to the Quilt Raffle and her tireless support of the Brasstown Community Center.

 

2023 quilt flyer

 

 

2022 Thanksgiving Potluck Review

Thank you for the great turnout for our annual Community Thanksgiving Potluck! This is always such a nice way to visit with friends and neighbors. We have so much to be grateful for!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A special shout-out to the kitchen crew for all their hard work and in particular our favorite cook, Kathy Teems – year after year she creates a feast for us. Thank you to those who stayed behind and helped clean up and put things away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And another thank you for all the great side dishes and desserts provided by community. We didn’t get to the dessert table for a “before” picture!

This year we even had entertainment thanks to the Barker family and their friends And the quilt was won by a Brasstown resident – Pam Cray (left in photo). Congratulations! And thank you again to Deanna Skubal who donated her quilt for this fundraiser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also want to  thank Carolina Crafters in Murphy who has so generously displayed our quilt in their store and sold tons of tickets throughout the year. As a matter of fact you can see the 2023 quilt at their store right now! (here is a sneak peek)

 

We welcome two new Board members Melvin Cantrell and Carolyn Anderson and thank Emily Fulford and Angie Jaco and Jackie Jentzch for their help in the past year.  The Board members for 2023 are Peggy Cranford, Linda Gibson, Mary Bess Shelton, Melvin Cantrell and Carolyn Anderson.

Melvin has already started working for us by applying and receiving a $10,000 grant from Grannie’s Attic in Hayesville so we can purchase a new lawn mover – Thank you Grannie’s Attic and Melvin!

Carolyn Anderson has agreed to take over the reservations job so if you need to rent the Community Center for a class or an event, call her at 828-361-3040.

 

And a great big thank you to Clay Logan, our project manager who scheduled and supervised the building of the outdoor stage/gazebo project this year paid for by a 2021 grant from the  Community Foundation of WNC. what a great addition to the Brasstown Community Center!

Aug 29 – Linda and Peg checking it out!

He also managed the Schoolhouse Generator Project to install a new propane tank and generator to power the schoolhouse. This was paid for in part by the Percy E. Ferebee grant we received inn 2021. With the addition of this second generator and a few other tweaks to the Community Center, we are now officially qualified as a Red Cross shelter in our area in case of emergencies.

Clay also attended the Honors Award dinner in Asheville hosted by the WNC Communities program ans received a check for $600. WNC Communities hosts multiple programs throughout the year to help community centers all over WNC, They have “Coffee Hours” on Zoom to bring together community center leaders to talk about a variety of topics, like grant writing, accounting, best Board practices, and programs available in their communities.

 

So thankful for all of people who support the Brasstown Community Center, for the volunteers that help us put on Paint Socials, Easter Egg Hunts, Summer Bluegrass Concerts and our Annual Community Thanksgiving Potluck!

We will see you again next year, enjoy the holiday season and bring us your ideas for events or projects you would like to see happening at the Community Center. The Board meets every month right after the monthly potluck dinners, every third Tuesday of the month at 6pm starting in January 2023.

Gratefully, your Brasstown Bell Crier,
Sarah Staugler

 

 

 

 

2022 Quilt Raffle Winner

The 2022 winner of our quilt raffle is a Brasstown resident – are rare occasion…

Congratulations to Pam Cray, seen here holding her prize (left in the photo)
with the help of Board member Peggy Cranford.

2022 Painting Socials – Photos

Photos of all the fun had during the Painting Socials – Thank you Angie Jaco for your time and your teaching skills!

May 12 – Sunflowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apr 3 – Easter Cross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 2 – Whimsical Clovers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 10 – Love Birds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Community Potluck since Spring 2020…

It’s been a long two years since the pandemic shut down our pot luck dinners in spring of 2020, but on Tuesday we started up again and it was a success! A beautiful spread, families and friends gathering together and table after table of food and fun!

Thank you to all who shared their food, their friendship, and their appreciation of the Brasstown Community Center!

A beautiful spread

Some families gathered early…

Tables….

…and tables…

…and tables of fun!

2022 Easter Egg Hunt

We hosted our first Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 2, 2022. We had lots of goodies and a lively group of children and their parents. Eggs were found, fun was had,  and everyone went home happy! Thank you for participating in this Brasstown Community Center event.

Happy Easter to All!

Welcome to the Easter Egg Hunt!

We have lots of goodies…

Kids of all ages are welcomed…

What are we doing again?

We are so ready…

 

 

 

Let’s go!

We are already finding some eggs…

Yes! I found one…

Hurry, hurry – the eggs are everywhere

Look. what I have!

Coming back with our baskets full…

Prizes for all

And everyone goes home happy…

Blue Ridge Music Trails of NC

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The Brasstown Community Civic Center is proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina.

Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to find festivals, concerts, jam sessions, and plenty of singing and dancing to the Traditional Music of Western North Carolina.

Our Summer Concerts are held May through August on the second and fourth Saturdays. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m.  Admission is $5, children under 12 are free. Hot dog and barbecue sandwich plates, homemade cobbler, ice cream and root beer floats will be available for purchase.

The Brasstown Community Civic Center is located at 255 Settawig Road, just north of the Post Office. The center is a non-profit, and all proceeds from the concerts and facility rentals are for maintenance and upkeep of the building. 

For details, call Clay Logan at 837-3797.

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