Century Club
The Century Club Program was initiated in 1996 to
recognize and honor individuals who are at least 100 years
old. Volunteers in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and
Transylvania Counties identify centenarians and work with
these individuals and their families to help plan birthday
celebrations. The volunteers invite local elected officials
to issue proclamations honoring the centenarian. They attend
all of the events in their county to deliver gifts donated
by local area businesses and welcome the person into the
Century Club.
Land-of-Sky Regional Council sponsors an annual celebration
each May to honor all of these special people. All of the
centenarians, their families and the local elected officials
from the four county area are invited. Food, fellowship
and entertainment are enjoyed by all.
There are 94 centenarians that have been identified in
our region. Several of them still live in their own
homes.
If you know of anyone who will soon be 100 years old or
if you would like to become a Century Club volunteer please
contact Christina Giles,
christina@landofsky.org, at Land-of-Sky Regional Council (828)
251-6622.
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