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LOCAL BRIEFS: Community Thanksgiving service, Boy Scout grant, art show

Trinity Preschool children gather at a fire truck.

By Bill Moss, Published: November 21, 2015

Trinity kids learn fire safety

The Hendersonville Fire Department visited Trinity Preschool in October to show young children fire equipment and talk about fire safety. The children got to see the gear a firefighter wears and enjoyed the big fire truck covered in pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. Trinity Preschool welcomes children ages 2 to 5 years in preschool and transitional kindergarten classes. For information, call Peggy Hunnicutt at 696-4110 or visit preschool@trinitypresnc.org.

Grace Lutheran donates $45,000 to charities

The Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Foundation will present $45,000 in benevolence grants to 11 local organizations on Sunday morning, Nov. 22, at 10:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary.

The fund will donate to the Interfaith Assistance Ministry operating fund and capital campaign, Hendersonville Rescue Mission, The Storehouse, Homes for Youth, Mainstay, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Youth Fund (National Youth Gathering), NovusWay Ministries (Lutheran retreat centers and camps), Feed the Kids, Thrive (Sixth Avenue Rehabilitation Partners) and Pisgah Legal Services.

Thanksgiving service focuses on gratitude

All are invited to a Community Thanksgiving Service sponsored by Henderson County Churches United at Grace Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.
Combined choirs of HCCU member churches will sing. The Rev. Grace Boyer, interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville PCUSA, will deliver the worship message on “Gratitude.”
“The Thanksgiving Service is a wonderful opportunity for people from different faith backgrounds to experience their unity in the common spiritual language of gratitude to God,” Boyer said.
The child and grandchild of former missionaries in South Korea, Boyer has served as a minister, associate presbyter, chaplain and overseas mission volunteer. She holds theological degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, Columbia Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education.

HCCU member churches include Immaculate Conception Catholic, Trinity Presbyterian, St James Episcopal, First United Methodist, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Grace Lutheran, Providence Baptist and First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville PCUSA.

Square dance club holds Harvest Ball

Southern Lights Square and Round Dance Club will hold its Harvest Ball dance on Saturday, Nov 21, at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road. Advanced dance is at 6 p.m. followed by early rounds at 7 p.m. and squares and rounds at 7:30.

Rudnick Foundation gives $5,000 to BSA

The Perry N. Rudnick Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County has donated $5,000 to the Daniel Boone Council of the Boy Scouts of America to help ensure no youth in Henderson County is denied access to Scouting due to financial challenges.
“Our organization has a positive impact on the youth and families of Henderson County, and throughout Western North Carolina, helping young man achieve their full potential,” said Joshua Christ, Scout Executive/CEO. “We are extremely grateful for the grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County. It will give us additional resources to help our families in need with scholarships to Cub Scout Day Camps, Boy Scout Summer Camp and assistance for uniform needs, handbooks and activity fees.”
Currently, the Daniel Boone Council serves approximately 900 Scouts in Henderson County and nearly 4,000 youth and families throughout the 14 WNC counties in the Daniel Boone Council.

Voorhees Art Show is set for Nov. 21-22

The 18th Voorhees Family Art Show and Sale will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22, from noon to 5 p.m., in a renovated historic Arts and Crafts style home at 89 Woodward Avenue in the Norwood Park area of North Asheville. The weekend show and sale is free and open to the public.
This year’s annual event will feature new work created by five Voorhees family members along with two guest artists. The arts legacy began with Edwin Voorhees (1919-1999), known for his NC coastal watercolor seascapes; and Mildred Voorhees and now their children and grandchildren. Mildred (1924-2007) was best known for her colorful, patterned watercolors and rich oil still-lifes and landscapes. Reproductions of Edwin and Mildred’s artwork will be available.

Three of Edwin and Mildred’s six children plus one grandchild and two daughters-in-law will be showing their work at this event: Susan Voorhees, oil and pastel paintings; Jane Voorhees, watercolors, pastels, prints, cards and calendars; David Voorhees, wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pottery; David’s wife, Molly Sharp Voorhees, sterling silver jewelry, some incorporating natural beach stones; and David’s daughter Elizabeth Voorhees Becker, color photography; and Amy Voorhees, oil paintings. Also exhibiting are guest artists Chad Alice Hagen, felted art and handmade books, and Cheryl Stippich, stained glass.