66th WNC Honors Award Recipients

Sixty-five communities submitted applications and the following awards were presented at the 66th WNC Honors Awards Program in November of 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton.

Here is a listing of the 2015 Honors Awards Winners:

COMMUNITIES OF DISTINCTION:
Bethel RCO and Upper Hickory Nut Gorge

COMMUNITIES OF PROMISE:
Big Cove, Big Y, Caney Fork, Cedar Mountain, Cowee, Edneyville, Ellenboro Woman’s Club, Fine’s Creek, Golden Valley, Grape Creek, Holly Springs, Lake Toxaway, Leicester, Peak Creek Ruritan, Pigeon MCDC, Shiloh, Spring Mountain, Unaka, Walnut, Whitehouse

PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES

ASHE County: Todd Ruritan

BUNCOMBE County: Avery’s Creek, Buckeye Cove, Cane Creek, Fairview, Ox Creek, Rosscraggon Wood

CHEROKEE County: Bellview, Martin’s Creek, Peachtree

CLAY County: Brasstown

EASTERN BAND of the CHEROKEE:  Painttown, Snowbird, Towstring, Wolftown

HAYWOOD County: Beaverdam, North Hominy

HENDERSON County: Crab Creek, Mills River, Upward

JACKSON County: Pumpkintown

MACON County:  Carson, Clark’s Chapel, Cullasaja, Nantahala, Otto, Pine Grove School, Upper Cartoogechaye

MADISON County: Center, Greater Ivy, Revere-Rice Cove, Spring Creek, Upper Laurel, Walnut Creek

MITCHELL County: Tipton Hill

RUTHERFORD County: Gilkey School, Pearidge Ruritan, Union Mills

SWAIN County: Whittier

TRANSYLVANIA County: Balsam Grove, Dunn’s Rock

WATAUGA County: Deep Gap Ruritan, Foscoe Ruritan

PRESIDENT’S 25th AWARD: Lake Toxaway

PRESIDENT’S 50th AWARD: Caney Fork and North Hominy

CALICO CAT: Upper Hickory Nut Gorge

CALICO CAT JUNIOR: Tipton Hill

THANK YOU to the 2015 WNC Honors Awards Sponsors. Their generous contributions made over $38,000 in cash awards possible for our communities.

SPONSOR of DISTINCTION

SPONSORS of PROMISE

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS