Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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OUR 22 nd YEAR • ISSUE NO. 53 • DECEMBER 31, 2014 RutherfordWeekly.com 828-248-1408 FREE FREE WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! By Allison Flynn • allison@rutherfordweekly.com By Allison Flynn • allison@rutherfordweekly.com B&D'S THRIFT & LOAN 596 South Broadway St., Forest City • 828-245-3551 • Furniture & Appliances • Jewelry • Big Selection Tools • Fishing Rods • Low Low Prices On DVDs • Computers Desktops & Laptops • Scooters & Helmets • Competitive Prices GREAT PRICES! TOO MUCH TO LIST! STOP BY & CHECK US OUT GREAT PRICES! TOO MUCH TO LIST! STOP BY & CHECK US OUT Large Selection Electronics Musical Instruments Game Systems & Games Mon.-Fri. 8:00-5:45 • Sat. 8:30-4:30 Major Credit Cards Accepted Bring us your chains, bracelets, rings... anything gold & we will pay you TOP DOLLAR! Cash on Cash on the Spot! the Spot! ©Community First Media Community First Media From TVs to iPods! • From Drums To Guitars • We Have A Large Selection & Supplies Too! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR GOLD PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR GOLD ©Community First Media Community First Media Would you like an 18 acre home site? Privacy & 50+ pecan trees Boiling Springs, NC Excellent Elementary & High School 312-371-4349 Call Priced to sell! Helping Neighbors One Roof, Helping Neighbors One Roof, Nail or Board at a Time Nail or Board at a Time Volunteers with Rutherford Housing Partnership make repairs, including building decks and wheelchair ramps on homes. Volunteers with Rutherford Housing Partnership will tell you that to be able to touch someone's life by providing much-needed home repairs is powerful — that adding a wheelchair ramp or replacing a roof is truly a labor of love. Since 1995, RHP has provided 1,269 repairs. T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special fundraising campaign, the "Help A Neighbor" campaign. It is a dollar-for-dollar matching program from an anonymous donor through the fund Point Set Match. The donor saw a segment done on RHP's Women Roofers on the NBC Nightly News, and contributed $25,000 as a result. "When I talked to groups about the Women Roofers publicity, I would say I was waiting for the 'big fat check,'" said Nell Perry Bovender, executive director of RHP. "And then we received the anonymous donation for $25,000." In the spring of 2014, Bovender received a phone call from the donor, who told her that due to not only the sincere nature of the volunteers but also the sincere thank you she received for her donation, that she wanted to again help the organization. "Our board developed a strategic plan around her desire to do a matching donation," Bovender explained. "We came up with a goal of $80,000, and Point Set Match will match every dollar given through January 31." RHP also asked the donor to honor donations from sustaining donors - those who send checks monthly to help support RHP's work. Point Set Match will honor all 2015 donations from sustaining partners who sign a pledge form by January 31 indicating how much they plan to give monthly. The donation marks the largest from an individual, Bovender said. "She just wants to help," she said. "It feels overwhelming, because most days we are taking phone calls, and everything is just sort of an emergency. To have the work of this organization recognized by someone out of the county was surprising. The money is just the icing on the cake." Tax-deductible donations to Rutherford Housing Partnership may be mailed to P.O. Box 1525, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. For more information on RHP, visit www. RutherfordHousingPartnership.com or call 828-248-3431. building decks and wheelchair ramps on homes Volunteers with RHP are all ages, and as with any "job," there's an element of fun. To fi nd a drive near you call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org The need for blood IS CONSTANT! Every 2 seconds someone in the US needs a blood transfusion! Mountain Village Mountain Village Chalets & Cabins Chalets & Cabins ~FOR RENT~ ~FOR RENT~ 1 to 5 Bedrooms All Have Hot Tubs & Fireplaces 950 Main St. Chimney Rock, NC 704-472-3100 704-482-4888 704-472-5219 Senior Lifestyle Special Page Publishing next week Call 828-248-1408 to reserve space! Housing Info • Events & More!