Five members of the extended Mountain Projects family were honored Thursday, May 13, with induction into the North Carolina Community Action Association Hall of Fame.
Honorees include Brenda Oliver-Holt, Board Member; Becky Davis, Section 8 Department; Georgia Forney, volunteer and Board Member; Janice Cook, Finance Department and Vivian Bumgarner, Housing
“If I didn’t have insurance, I would have felt reluctant to go to the hospital when I needed help. I’m grateful for Cynthia and Mountain Projects for ensuring that I could take care of myself.”
“I feel no one should have to move away if just a little help can allow them to continue living in the place they love, where they are comfortable and things are familiar.”
“It was like a dream come true,” Dayton says. “They all fell in together and fixed me right up. They’re super. They all came in here and took down my old trailer and worked with Rocky Branch Church to take up donations. And they let me stay in a motel
“I feel like I might have lucked up on getting this job,” Vivian says. “But I have worked very hard to get where I am today.”
“I know how much it means to receive help when you need it – it’s priceless – and I’m someone who wants to give back. I’m grateful for all the people who have helped me succeed.”
She still has her farm and she makes the best chèvre cheese from goat’s milk I’ve ever tasted. She still tells me often that she is so thankful she took my advice to look at the insurance. It saved their farm.”
