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GREEN OPPORTUNITIES
October Newsletter
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Are you interested in a career in early childhood education?
Buncombe Partnership for Children, Green Opportunities, and A-B Tech are partnering to provide an exciting opportunity for individuals interested in becoming an Early Childhood Education professional.
By joining this cohort, you will be paid to attend training to make you eligible for job placement as a substitute teacher working in licensed child care programs in Buncombe County.
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Lift a pint for GO this month at One World West
Calling all pumpkin beer fans!
Throughout October,
$2 will be donated to GO for every "Nectar of the Gourds" ale sold at One World Brewing on Haywood Street in West Asheville. Embrace these crisp autumn evenings and head over to One World West to drink a seasonal pint for GO. Be sure to toast our sponsors,
One World Brewing and
Sugar Hollow Solar, to thank them for supporting job training and social justice in Asheville. Cheers!
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You're invited to GO's 2018 graduation ceremony
Please join the GO board, staff, and students on Thursday, November 8th, 5:30-7:30 at the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2017-18 training program graduates!
We'll acknowledge all students who completed the Kitchen Ready, Southside Construction, YouthBuild and Ready to Work training programs during the past year, as well as those students who earned their GED
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or achieved other important personal or professional goals. Our partners at Working Wheels will also be donating a car to a GO student at the event!
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The holiday season is right around the corner...
Holiday Bake Sale This year, we're excited to offer holiday cookie tins featuring a signature line of sweets baked by Southside Kitchen. Spread the holiday cheer to your coworkers, friends, and family by gifting them a GO holiday cookie tin! All proceeds support the Kitchen Ready training program.
Email Heavenly Jackson or call (828) 398-4158 x109 to reserve your cookies!
Shop Local & Sustainable
Up-cycled cutting boards handcrafted by our YouthBuild students with reclaimed wood from the Edington Center gymnasium are now for sale! This is your chance to purchase a little piece of Southside history. Each cutting board is unique and features the mark of our young woodworkers-in-training.
Give to GO on #GivingTuesday
Mark your calendars! November 27 is #GivingTuesday, a global giving movement that celebrates all types of generosity.
Make a plan to give your time, skills, voice, goods, dollars -- give whatever you can to help others on Giving Tuesday.
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Sponsor Spotlight: Mountain BizWorks
Thank you to our partners at
Mountain BizWorks for backing our job training programs with a generous Sponsorship at our Champion giving level! We're grateful for the advocacy, partnership, and financial support they bring to our work!
We have some very exciting projects in the works with Mountain BizWorks for 2019...stay tuned for details!
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Thank you J.Jill staff and shoppers!
We want to extend our gratitude to all of the J.Jill shoppers and corporate management who participated in this week's business clothing drive for GO at their Biltmore Village store. Your generosity empowers women to dress for success as they begin their new careers. A special thank you to Blythe Cabe, store manager, who personally advocated for GO to have a three-day event.
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