Toast to ReCOvery
Fundraiser to be held October 10 at the
Prestige Subaru Adventure Center
In response to the massive
flooding that hit Colorado last month, local Western NC businesses including
members of the Outdoor Gear Builders
of WNC, Darby Communications,
Oskar Blues Brewery, and Prestige Subaru are hosting
an evening of fundraising and fellowship for those affected by the Colorado
floods. Toast for ReCOvery will be held on October 10th from 7:00
– 9:30 p.m. at the Prestige Subaru Adventure Center at 585 Tunnel Road,
Asheville, NC.
One of the worst natural disasters that Colorado has seen
this century, the floods that occurred last month left thousands of people
displaced and caused President Obama to declare the area a major disaster.
Officials have said that Boulder County alone will need an estimated $150
million to rebuild major roadways and bridges.
“Asheville is often referred to as the ‘Boulder of the East’
and our team felt compelled to pull the Asheville and WNC outdoor community
together to support those in the Boulder area when they need it the most,”
states Darby Communications founder, Coral Darby.
“The ‘Toast to ReCOvery’
fundraiser is an opportunity for friends to enjoy good music, food and beer
while also raising money for the Oskar Blues’ CAN’d Aid Foundation,” notes
Oskar Blues Marketing Assistant, Aaron Baker. “The CAN’d Aid Foundation
provides support to the communities of
Lyons and Longmont, CO; two areas that experienced massive devastation during
the flooding. We're so grateful that our new neighbors here in Western North
Carolina have banded together to support our colleagues in Colorado.”
For $20 suggested donation, attendees can enjoy music from
local bluegrass band, Old North State, beer from Oskar Blues Brewery and food
from local restaurants. There will be a silent auction with many items from
local companies including The
Adventure Center at Biltmore Estates, Asheville
Outdoor Center, Asheville
Treetops Adventure Park, Black Dome Mountain Sports, Camp Carolina, Eagles Nest Outfitters, KEEN, Mast General Store, Watershed Drybags, Wildwater Zipline Canopy Tours and a raffle for a liquidlogic Stinger creek boat. All
proceeds from tickets, the silent auction and raffle will go to the Oskar Blues CAN’d Aid Foundation.
Toast to ReCOvery is made possible through the support of
these local companies: American
Backcountry, Astral, Blue Moon Water, Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, Legacy Paddlesports, Recover, SylvanSport, and Swaygo Gear.
The event is also supported by AdvantageWest, the regional economic
development partnership, through funding from the U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA). AdvantageWest helped spearhead the creation of the
Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC as part of the EDA-funded WNC AgriVentures grant.
For more information please contact Mandy Gresham at mandy@darbycommunications.com
or Kathi Petersen at kpetersen@awnc.org
.
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