Written by Kateland Miller, of West Jefferson, NC
For any and all who have donated curriculum to our area, Thank You! The need is far greater than I anticipated. I am serving the High Country of Western North Carolina and the surrounding area. This consists of Watauga, Ashe, Avery, Wilkes, Allegheny NC, Grayson and Carroll VA, and a Johnson TN.
Many lost some, some lost all is my saying. There are not a ton of existing homeschoolers who lost everything. Those will receive priority. There is a huge amount that have significant home damages, vehicle damages, personal property loss and the sheer fact of dealing with the destruction all around. For those people, receiving donated curriculum means they will not have to worry about next years purchase and they can instead use the money to go towards their other needs, which are great. There is a decent amount of new homeschoolers due to 3 schools completely flooding, two of which are still not back in school and the other holding school in a conference center.
I would love to individually thank every person who is making this possible on every group, but I would never be able to help those in need, nor educate my own children.
I have been personally reaching out to individual families who I know were heavily impacted, homeschool co-ops, and any other avenue of finding those that need help. Please follow along on High Country 21st Century Packhorse Librarian to see updates on where your donations are going and the difference you have made.
We will be hosting our first community wide distribution day on December 19th. This ensures plenty of time to receive donations and distribute to the families that are in the greatest need.
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From Jen Wollschlager
Donations of used curriculum that are sorted by subject and are not written in are needed. Student books without teacher manuals are ok, but please no teacher manuals without needed student texts/workbooks. Many new to homeschooling are receiving these materials. Please bind sets with rubber bands or plastic wrap. Materials of all sorts, even those for parents on how to homeschool, are needed and welcome. Curriculum can be mailed to The Gathering Church 370 Mount Jefferson State Park Rd. West Jefferson, NC 28694 or taken to several locations listed on the HSLDA Used Curriculum for Hurricane Victims site or the above links. You can also connect with me on FB for more address options.
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