KERNERSVILLE — Holy Cross Columbiettes 8509 recently celebrated 25 years of participation with the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway program.
Pictured, current committee head Jane Matuszak is presented with a certificate and a silver trash grabber by vice president Maggie Muelker. Also honored was the late Ruth Bailey, who started the committee.
— Patti Dmuchowski
ASHEVILLE — Asheville Catholic School in early March sponsored a Diaper Derby to collect needed supplies for Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte.
In total, school staff organizers reported that 9,782 diapers and 18,670 baby wipe packets were collected. Pictured, the floor of Asheville Catholic School gym spells ACS with collected items after all the school classes brought their collected items to the school gym.
Catholic Charities is grateful to all the students, school staff and their families who made such a generous donation of needed items possible.
Would you like to help Catholic Charities collect more needed supplies of diapers and wipes?
Consider having your parish and/or school group host a Diaper Derby. Catholic Charities can help provide the promotional flyers. For details, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 1-800-227-7261.
— Photo provided by Joe Purello and Leila Menon