Ten Thousand Villages Benefits The Asheville Community

Ten Thousand Villages of Asheville is a local nonprofit retail organization whose mission is to provide vital, fair income to artisans in the developing world by selling their products and telling their stories. The Asheville store has become self-sustaining through its sales over the last 16 years and generated a surplus in 2007. The store’s Board of Directors decided to give back to the local community in thanks for supporting our international mission. Store volunteers were asked to nominate nonprofits that benefit the local community. The store will make a donation in honor of its volunteers to these nonprofits during National Volunteer Week April 27 - May 3. These gifts are made on a one-time basis.

Board Chair, Alice Cohen, commented, "Ten Thousand Villages has partnered with nonprofits that benefit the local community through our Community Shopping program for the last four years. During a community shopping event, we donate 15% of our sales during a specified time to a partnering organization. This year we are also able to make some direct donations on behalf of our volunteers. Our Board of Directors felt that once our store’s needs are met, it is important to give back to our own community. We are so grateful to have such dedicated, local support for our international mission."

The following is the list of organizations (and a link to their website if one is available) that received a gift from Ten Thousand Villages of Asheville:

Organizations	Contact Information
	Homeward Bound 35 Grove Street Asheville, NC 28801 Brian Alexander, Assistant Director (828) 258-1695
	Manna Food Bank 627 Swannanoa River Road Asheville, NC 28805 Kitty Schaller, Director (828) 299-3663
	Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice PO Box 7472 Asheville, NC 28802 Ellen Clarke, Director (828) 252-2485
	Meals on Wheels 146 Victoria Road Asheville, NC 28801 Marilyn Carter, Director (828) 253-5286
	Children First of Buncombe County 50 South French Broad Asheville, NC 28801 Allison Jordan, Director (828) 259-9717
	Loving Food Resources PO Box 25142 Asheville, NC 28813 Mike Stevenson (828) 255-9282
	Our Voice 50 South French Broad Asheville, NC 28801 Barbara Anderson, Director (828) 252-0562
Buncombe County Foster Care Association	Buncombe County Foster Care Association PO Box 17787 Asheville, NC 28816 Pat LaPier (828) 216-3852
Nuestro Centro	Nuestro Centro 531 Haywood Rd Asheville, NC 28806 Althea Gonzales, Director (828) 255-2091
	Literacy Council 86 Victoria Road, Building B Asheville, NC 28801 Amanda Edwards (828) 254-3442
	ARC 50 S. French Broad #257 Asheville, NC 28801 Donald Hendricks, Executive Director (828) 253-1255
	Autism Society 30 Garfield St., Suite F Asheville, NC 28803 Joe Yurchak (828) 236-1547
	Care Partners – Hospice Foundation PO Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813 Carol Copeland (828) 277-4815
	Building Bridges PO Box 63 Asheville, NC 28802 (828) 777- 4585
Delta House	Delta House 218 S. French Broad Asheville NC 28801 Shirley Whiteside (828) 254-6804
Slavic Resource Center	Slavic Resource Center 30 Ben Lippin School Road Suite 209 Asheville NC 28806 Vasiliy Draka (828) 301-5298
	Asheville Parks and Recreation Stephens - Lee Center 30 George Washington Carver Asheville NC 28801 Allison Dains, Center Director (828) 350-2058
	United Way 50 South French Broad Asheville, NC 28801 Funding Council Manager, Ron Katz (828) 255-0696

Jennifer Elliott
Manager
Ten Thousand Villages
10 College Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 254-8374