Local News Aviation, Veterans Groups Host Fundraisers Imagine what it would be like to fly above Lake Arrowhead in a UH-1 Huey, or in a Cobra attack helicopter! The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation & Flying Museum, in support of the Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program, is teaming up to help keep a piece of Army Aviation history flying, while helping to raise funds for a Homeless Veterans Shelter in Cherokee County. Tickets are $150 per person for a Huey ride and $495 per person for a Cobra ride, fully re-fundable if it rains. You also can use them Oct. 24 and 25 at the Wings Over-North Georgia Air Show in Rome, Georgia. Reservations are limited. Proceeds benefit the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation & Flying Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and the Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program (CCHVP), a 501(c)(19) veterans nonprofit. Tickets can be purchased by calling Jim Lindenmayer at 678-983-7590 or Betty Lewis at 770-318-6451. The CCHVP is hosting an Oct. 23 golf event at Lake Arrowhead to raise money for programs to benefit homeless veterans. Another aspect of the tournament is the opportunity to purchase signs honoring veterans or COVID-19 essential workers. The signs will be posted on a ridge, which can be seen by the golfers. Anyone who orders a sign can pick it up and display at their homes on Veterans Day. For more details, contact Jim Lindenmayer at 678-983-7590 or jlindenmayer80@gmail.com.
Savannah Smiles team members, from left: Lisa Browning, Michelle Donley, Adilka White, Monica Keheley, Pam Yoder and Joan Dellinger.
Virtual Fundraiser a Success for Next Step The numbers are in from this year’s Next Step Ministries Run, Walk or Roll 5K: 241 participants, 15 sponsors and $14,500 raised for the nonprofit, despite the virtual format. Executive Director Lori Baker said she is thankful for the support, and the photos submitted by all the Next Step supporters of the ways they participated in this major fundraiser. Next Step Ministries serves young adults with special needs. For more information, visit www.nextstepministries.net.
From left: Michael First; Katie Caldwell, president-elect of the Elm Street board; J. Kent Burklow, Christopher Brazelton, and Ann Litrel, president.
Elm Street Welcomes Grant
Rides in a Huey helicopter will be available to help raise money for veterans. 8
AROUND WOODSTOCK | September 2020
Elm Street Cultural Arts Village was given a $20,000 grant from the Rucker-Donnell Foundation, a Tennessee-based and nationally recognized charitable foundation. The money will go toward construction costs for the nonprofit arts organization’s project of building a visual arts facility from the historic Reeves House. The visual arts facility will feature a gallery for rotating exhibits, classroom and artist studios, and a coffee shop/wine bar. Elm Street’s current art classes operate from their administrative offices, making the completion of the Reeves House pivotal in providing a dedicated space for local artists and robust visual arts programming. Elm Street was introduced to the Rucker-Donnell Foundation through board member, Michael First. He fostered the relationship with J. Kent Burklow, president and trustee of the foundation. First and Burklow are longtime residents of Towne Lake.
