Asheville City Schools Foundation to celebrate parent and community ‘champions’ on Saturday

Jason Sandford

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Asheville City Schools Foundation will be celebrating parent and community “champions” on Saturday during a special event at the Crowne Plaza. Read on for details.

About the Event:

Ticket holders will enjoy live and silent auctions, appetizers by Corner Kitchen Catering, dinner by Crowne Plaza, and inspiring short films and awards honoring community volunteers. Dinner options include broiled filet mignon, blackened salmon, and portabella mushroom napoleon as the vegetarian entree. There will be a cash bar.

Attendees of the 6th annual event will view inspiring “video awards” of honorees Alice and Arthur Helms, The Asheville Chapter of Links, Incorporated, and Brent Skidmore. They will also hear remarks about each of the Parent Champion awardees.

2016 Community Champions Announced!
Volunteer Champions- Alice and Arthur Helms
Agents for Change Champion- Asheville Chapter of Links, Incorporated
Spirit of Service Champion- Brent Skidmore

Parent Champions in ACS
Mike Hawks from Asheville City Preschool
Thomas Priester from Hall Fletcher Elementary
Julie Porter-Shirley and Christy Ramm from Claxton Elementary
Scott Fowler from Vance Elementary
Sophie O’Halloran from Ira B. Jones Elementary
Nick Haskell from Isaac Dickson Elementary
LeVette Campbell from Asheville Middle
LeNoir Medlock from AHS
Gail Bellows from SILSA

These Champions exemplify what it means to support educators and students in our schools and have gone above and beyond to help Asheville City Schools achieve excellence.

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