Habitat at Home photo contest begins; Thrive fundraiser, Progressive Alliance vigil set
Habitat at Home photo contest begins April 5
Conserving Carolina is holding its fifth annual Habitat at Home spring photo contest from April 5-May 15. It celebrates beautiful and wild things in nature, according to a news release. Conserving Carolina is looking for photos that showcase ways people are restoring natural habitat — such as native plant gardens or bird boxes — and also photos of animals spotted around homes and other buildings.
To enter, people can post photos or videos on Facebook and/or Instagram as a public post with the hashtag #habitatathome2024 and can enter as many times as they like. Entries are also accepted by emailing rose@conservingcarolina.org. After the contest ends, a panel of judges will select five finalists. The grand prize winner will be chosen through online voting. The grand prize is a professional landscape consultation by Mark Byington of Byington Landscape Architects. The other four finalists will win $25 gift cards to their choice of local businesses that sell native plants.
More details are at conservingcarolina.org/contest2023.
Thrive's Let Love Brew fundraiser set
Thrive, a local non-profit focused on helping people with mental health and housing needs, is holding its annual fundraiser "Let Love Brew" at 2 p.m. May 4 at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Avenue. Gateaux Cakes and Pastries and Nothing Bundt Cakes will be providing refreshments, with specialty teas donated by Spice of Life and Variety Tea.
Tickets are $35 for a single seat and $250 for a table of eight and can be purchased by visiting https://bit.ly/LetLoveBrew or by contacting Krissey Browder Masotti at kbrowder@thrive4health.org. All proceeds will go to benefit Thrive’s programs.
Walking Series with Spanish interpretation begins April 27
Conserving Carolina will host a series of four easy walks beginning April 27 that will be led by guides who can speak Spanish and English. New Adventures, New Moments was created with the objective of appreciating nature among community, according to a news release. This series is designed to offer short, easy to moderate walks on relatively level trails.
These walks will take place across the Conservancy’s service area, in Henderson, Transylvania, and Polk Counties. Join us on public lands that Conserving Carolina has helped to protect and create including DuPont State Recreational Forest, the Park at Flat Rock, Vaughn Creek Greenway, and the Brevard Greenway.
Registration is required. For more information on each of the walks or to register, visit Conserving Carolina’s calendar of events at conservingcarolina.org/calendar.
Progressive Alliance to hold silent vigil
The public is invited to join the Progressive Alliance of Henderson County in a Silent Vigil for Immigration Refor from 4-4:30 p.m. April 19 in front of the Historic Henderson County Courthouse. The event will be followed by a Postcard Party and Social Time from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Oklawaha Brewery, 147 First Ave. E.
The goal of the Silent Vigil for Immigration Reform is to heighten public awareness of and support for immigration reform legislation, according to a news release. Moms Demand Action (https://momsdemandaction.org/) will supply postcards to be hand delivered to state legislators in Raleigh on April 25, which is North Carolina Gun Sense Advocacy Day.
Seed Swap to be held during April
Conserving Carolina and The Free Clinics are partnering to offer a free, self-serve, community seed swap in Henderson County, taking place at The Free Clinics office at 841 Case St. during the month of April from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Participate and get free seeds at the self-serve Seed Swap station. There will also be empty seed packets on site to share seeds. The seeds can be locally saved, excess store bought, heirloom varieties, native flowers and plants or food sources. For more information visit conservingcarolina.org/seedswap.
The Buzz WNC to host benefit for Hope Coalition
The Buzz WNC, 225 S. Grove St., will be hosting Buzz Bash for Recovery, a concert event benefiting the Hope Coalition's mission to prevent substance misuse and provide essential recovery resources, on April 27, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
Music will be from 7-9 p.m.. The evening's lineup includes award-winning artist Sal Lander and her band PartyRx and The Vou, a local band comprised of students from Hendersonville High School. Admission is free, but there is a suggested donation of $10 at the door.
This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: Habitat at Home photo contest begins; Thrive fundraiser, Progressive Alliance vigil set
