2023 Awarded: $500 to 828 VETS for basecamp improvement $500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Macon County $500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands Advisory Council for general operating support $500 to Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau for academic programming and out-of-school care in Highlands $1,250 to Casting for Hope for women and families battling gynecological cancer in Macon County $500 to Child Medical Collaborative, Inc. for child victim medical evaluation services $500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolina for Macon County Childhood Cancer Safety Net $1,270 to Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers, Inc. for blood-pressure monitors $1,000 to Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers, Inc. for manual exam table $500 to Hawthorn Heights WNC, Inc. for nutrition security $500 to HIGHTS for Healthy Foods for Inside Out Program $2,000 to International Friendship Center for Highlands Food Pantry $1,500 to Macon County Care Network for Macon County hunger relief program $500 to Macon Program for Progress for community car seats $500 to Pisgah Legal Services for Plateau Poverty Law Initiative $500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Macon County $500 to Southwestern Community College Foundation for New Century Scholars Program $1,000 to The Gordon Center for Children for after-school program enrichment activities $1,000 to Vecinos, Inc. Farmworker Health Program for medical-dental partnership