NEWLAND â After one of the busiest seasons in the nonprofitâs history, Feeding Avery Families continues to expand its services throughout the community to help ensure that no one goes hungry in Avery County.
In order to accomplish this mission Executive Director Dick Larson and the many volunteers who contribute the organization have been working to expand the number of available community pantries to Lees-McRae College and the Williams YMCA, creating the new âBackpacks for Seniors programâ and becoming prepared for the upcoming summer food distribution.
â(The pantry at Lees-McRae) is available anytime the Student Center is open. Itâs available for anybody at anytime they have need for food. Weâll be supplementing that with some additional personal hygiene projects. We did put some in to begin with, but this is something we want to keep doing too,â Larson said. âItâs hard to believe when you think about it. How could students be foo
HIGH COUNTRY â The 2021 High Country Senior Games will take place from May 5 to June 15. This 31st annual event is presented by Watauga County Parks and Recreation, Watauga County Project on Aging, Alleghany Council on Aging, Avery Senior Services, Ashe Senior Center, Yancey Senior Center, Mitchell Senior Center and the Region D Area on Aging.
Phone calls regarding starting times will not be made to each individual. All brackets will be available at the check-in time of each event. Participants who do not check in by the scheduled starting time will forfeit that event. Participants are also responsible for remaining at tournament events until they have completed their competition. For more information call Watauga County Parks and Recreation at (828) 264-9511 or