Leadership Asheville 27 Accepting Applications for 2008-09 Program
Since 1982, Leadership Asheville has been working with people who want to play a role in making Asheville and Buncombe County better places to live and work. This nine-month program brings together people who care about issues affecting the community and who share a concern for the region’s future. Leadership Asheville participants strengthen their community leadership, deepen their commitment to Western North Carolina, and examine issues relating to government, education, economic development and the environment.
“For the past 26
years, Leadership Asheville has worked with nearly 1,000 men and women
who live, work and volunteer in the area,” said Gerry Goertz,
Leadership Asheville director. “The program has given them a better
understanding of the history and potential of Asheville and Buncombe
County and has helped them define their personal role in the
community’s leadership.”
The Leadership Asheville class of 2008-2009 will begin in September 2008 and run through May 2009.
Applications will be accepted through June 17. Interested candidates should go to the website, www.leadershipasheville.org/programs to apply.
For more information about Leadership Asheville, visit www.leadershipasheville.org or call (828) 251-6125.
Arts & EntertainmentInternational Ambassador of Hip-Hop, Rennie Harris PuremovementWednesday, 11 January 2012
The preeminent hip-hop dance company in the world, Rennie Harris Puremovement brings pure, contagious stage magic to Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, February 23-24, 2012.
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Our TownThe People’s Scholar, Dr. Boyce Watkins, to Keynote Prayer BreakfastWednesday, 11 January 2012
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Our TownGetting to Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Competence in Multicultural EnvironmentsWednesday, 11 January 2012
by Don C. Locke
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CommunitiesMLK Week Events & CelebrationsWednesday, 11 January 2012
31st Annual Prayer Breakfast - 8:30 a.m.
The Prayer Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Grand
Ballroom of the historic Grove Park Inn & Resort at 290 Macon
Avenue. Guest speaker Dr. Boyce Watkins will be joined by the Unity
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