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
- Buncombe County Farm Bureau
- Carolina Farm Credit
- First Citizens Bank
- Wells Fargo
