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Hello Friends of the Brasstown Community Center,

The Brasstown Community Center Education Building is now available for groups of 20 or less.  

The main building of Brasstown Community Center will continue to be closed for the month of July and bluegrass concerts are not scheduled at this time.  

No pot-luck will be held in July. The situation will be re-evaluated month by month.  Please continue to be vigilant about the risk of the Coronavirus and diligent with social distancing and sanitation measures.

Avoid contact with other people as much as possible, avoid crowded areas, practice good sanitation practices, and protect those who are ill, in poor health and/or elderly.   Consider making phone calls to check on vulnerable family, friends, neighbors and members of the community to make sure they have adequate food and medications.

Here it is, the 2020 quilt we are raffling as a fundraiser for the Brasstown Community Center. The quilt was generously donated by Deanna Skubal again this year.

Deanna has been a tireless supporter of the community center and has donated quilts for the last 5 years! We appreciate her artistry, quality workmanship and her generous heart. Thank you Deanna!

This is a queen size quilt that can been seen at Clay’s Corner most days or at any of the fundraising events held at the community center, especially during the summer concerts between May and August. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and for sale at Clay’s Corner.

The quilt is awarded during our Thanksgiving Community Pot Luck in November. You do not need to be present to win. The Brasstown Community Center is a 501.3c non-profit organization – we survive on your donations.

Every month the Brasstown Community Center hosts a community potluck on the third Tesday of the month so we can come together, share food and see friends. In November, we host the Thanksgiving potluck. The Community Center supplies turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, dressing and rolls and the community shares vegetables and desserts.

Each year, it is an amazing event allowing us to recognize our volunteers throughout the year, hold elections for Board Members and raffle off a quilt as part of our fundraising efforts. This is a time for the community to come together, celebrate what we all love about Brasstown and share fun and food with each other.

Congratulations to our 2020 Board Members:

David Anderson – President
Joe Deslauriers – Vice-President
Linda Gibson – Secretary
Emily Fulford – Treasurer
Dave Mirand – Maintenance
Bill Carringer – Board Member
Peggy Cranford – Board Member

Here are a few pictures of the 2019 Thanksgiving potluck – thank you to the Teems family (Kathy, Emily and Katie) for their tireless efforts in the kitchen, and to all the volunteers who set up tables, decorated, and helped clean up afterwards. This event would not be such a success without you!

Getting ready in the kitchen!

Selling last minute chances on the quilt…

In line for food – the best part of the evening!

Leftovers on the foreground…

This year’s quilt winners – Mr. and Mrs. Bob Myers of Atlanta
(pictured with Clay Logan in the center)

Each year, the Brasstown Community Center participates in the WNC Communities Honors Awards program.

The 65 communities participating in this year’s WNC Honors program represent 5,500 volunteers with an impressive 195,500 hours in outreach programs dedicated to beautification, conservation, education, health & wellness, and the local economy.

Photo from left to right: Clay Logan, Judy Logan, Terri Wells (Director of Community and Agricultural Programs for WNC Communities).

We submit a description of our community center, its activities, projects, and volunteer activities.  WNC Communities rewards services like ours all across  Western North Carolina.

This year, Clay and Judy Logan represented the community center at the annual Awards dinner in Asheville and accepted a check for $500 on behalf of the Brassstown Community Civic Center.

For more information about the program, visit their web site at: wnccommunities.org

As of March 2018, the rental fees for the Brasstown Community Center facilities are as follows:

For Brasstown residents living in the 28902 zip code, the rental fee for the main building (gymnasium/kitchen) is now $60/day.

For all others, the rental fee for the main building is $80/day.

The rental fee for the new schoolhouse annex (classrooms) is $25/day.

The kitchen rental is $5/hr with a 4 hour minimum. The kitchen facilities are still available to local residents for free for their personal canning needs.

The cleaning deposit for all rentals is $50. The deposit is due at the time the reservation is made.

If you have any questions about the fee structure, please call 828-361-3040.