Voting for Your Favorite Non-Profit

In conjunction with SkyLine’s 60th year celebration in 2011, the cooperative is presenting a total of $6,000 in donations to area charitable organizations.  These organizations were selected based on the number of votes they received by members and customers who visited the co-op’s commemorative website and cast their votes.

In Johnson County, the Cranberry Festival Scholarship Fund received a donation of $1,000 for having the most votes submitted.   Pictured at left is Richard Price, Principal of Shady Valley Elementary School and a member of the Cranberry Festival Scholarship Fund Committee, with Olan Bentley, who represents Johnson County on SkyLine’s Board of Directors.

In Watauga County, the Mountaineer Ruritan Club received a donation of $1,000 for having the most votes submitted.  Pictured (left to right) are:  Mr. Ray Ward, a member of the SkyLine Board of Directors representing Watauga County, Mountaineer Ruritan Club President Allen Shelton, and Joe McNeil, a member of the SkyLine Board of Directors who also represents Watauga County.

In Alleghany County, the Alleghany Pregnancy Care Center received a donation of $1,000 the most votes in that county and an additional $1,000 for having the most votes overall among the organizations nominated from the five counties that SkyLine serves.  Pictured left to right:  Nicole Daniel representing the Alleghany Pregnancy Care Center, SkyLine President R.C. Mitchell and SkyLine Public Relations Administrator Karen Powell.

In Avery County, the Greater Banner Elk Heritage Foundation received a donation of $1,000 for having the most votes submitted.  Pictured are individuals representing the Foundation and SkyLine (left to right): Foundation Vice President Ciny Brown, Foundation Board member Barbara Cornett, Foundation President Deka Tate, Foundation Board member Charlie B. VonCanon; SkyLine Vice President Buster Burleson, SkyLine PR Administrator Karen Powell and SkyLine Board member D.C. Smith.

In Ashe County, A Safe Home for Everyone (A.S.H.E.) received a donation of $1,000 for having the most votes submitted.  Pictured with SkyLine Public Relations Administrator Karen Powell is Sara Wolf, Executive Director with the Ashe County Partnership for Children and representing A Safe Home for Everyone.