Welcome to the Candy Fund blog!
We've been a little behind on keeping our blog up-to-date this year, so here's recap of events to catch you up on all of our exciting news.
We have had the honor of granting scholarships to women from all over Western North Carolina to programs provided by Clarity Works, the Great Smokies Writing Program, etc.
We just completed our yearly fundraising letter campaign. If you didn't get a fundraising letter and would like one, please contact us at thecandyfund@yahoo.com. We'd love to hear from you.
We are gearing up for next year's fundraising effort soon, so be looking for announcements regarding a new writer's cookbook coming to your inboxes soon.
We elected new officers for 2012 in January (see the list below):
Chairperson: Jennifer Lynn Browning
Vice-Chair: Martha McMullen
Recording Secretary and Treasurer: Jane Dawson
Corresponding Secretary: Whitney Laura George
Other Board Members:
Celia Miles
Betsy Fletcher
Thank you for visiting our blog. We hope you are excited about our news as we are to share it. Have a great day!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Bios of 2011 Board Members
Chairperson Jennifer Lynn Browning, a native of Asheville, teaches literature and writing at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College. She is a poet and novelist as well as an avid scrapbooker and photographer.
Vice-Chair and Recording Secretary Gwendie Camp was a friend of Candy Maier and a founding member of The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund established in Candy's memory. Gwendie retired to Asheville from medical school administration and now writes for her own enjoyment and, occasionally, for publication. She served as Chair of The Candy Fund for its first four years.
Corresponding Secretary JC Walkup spent five years with United Artists Corporation followed by thirty-three years in the aircraft design business. Following her move to Western North Carolina in 2000 she began volunteer work and writing full time. Improvement of her own writing and that of other women is her particular passion. She has written novels, a play and numerous short stories. Her day job is Publisher and Senior Editor of FRESH, a literary magazine.
Treasurer Celia Miles is a native of western North Carolina and retired from A-B Tech Community College. The co-author of a technical writing textbook, she has also published five novels and two short story collections and co-edited two anthologies of writing by WNC women. When not writing and editing, she enjoys traveling and photographing old mills and stone circles.
Other Board Members:
Whitney Laura George has held several positions on the Board of The Candy Fund. She previously was a project consultant to Fortune 100 companies, the legal and banking industries before moving to Western North Carolina, and is now a writer.
Martha McMullen, a founding member of The Candy Fund, brings special expertise to it from service on other Asheville-area Boards, particularly in the areas of Finance and By-laws. After many years in adminstration and software development, she came back to writing through Peggy Millin's ClarityWorks classes where she met Candy Maier. Martha's book, Woodie on the Homefront, is scheduled for publication in October 2011.
Past Chairperson Cheryl Dietrich is a retired Air Force officer and a writer. Her essays, memoirs, and short pieces have appeared in local and national publications. She has also led writing classes at the College for Seniors in Asheville, NC. She is a founding member of The Candy Fund and served on the Board for five years, the last year as Chairperson.
Vice-Chair and Recording Secretary Gwendie Camp was a friend of Candy Maier and a founding member of The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund established in Candy's memory. Gwendie retired to Asheville from medical school administration and now writes for her own enjoyment and, occasionally, for publication. She served as Chair of The Candy Fund for its first four years.
Corresponding Secretary JC Walkup spent five years with United Artists Corporation followed by thirty-three years in the aircraft design business. Following her move to Western North Carolina in 2000 she began volunteer work and writing full time. Improvement of her own writing and that of other women is her particular passion. She has written novels, a play and numerous short stories. Her day job is Publisher and Senior Editor of FRESH, a literary magazine.
Treasurer Celia Miles is a native of western North Carolina and retired from A-B Tech Community College. The co-author of a technical writing textbook, she has also published five novels and two short story collections and co-edited two anthologies of writing by WNC women. When not writing and editing, she enjoys traveling and photographing old mills and stone circles.
Other Board Members:
Whitney Laura George has held several positions on the Board of The Candy Fund. She previously was a project consultant to Fortune 100 companies, the legal and banking industries before moving to Western North Carolina, and is now a writer.
Martha McMullen, a founding member of The Candy Fund, brings special expertise to it from service on other Asheville-area Boards, particularly in the areas of Finance and By-laws. After many years in adminstration and software development, she came back to writing through Peggy Millin's ClarityWorks classes where she met Candy Maier. Martha's book, Woodie on the Homefront, is scheduled for publication in October 2011.
Past Chairperson Cheryl Dietrich is a retired Air Force officer and a writer. Her essays, memoirs, and short pieces have appeared in local and national publications. She has also led writing classes at the College for Seniors in Asheville, NC. She is a founding member of The Candy Fund and served on the Board for five years, the last year as Chairperson.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
New Board Officers for 2011
The Candy Fund Board of Directors has elected a new slate of officers for 2011. They are:
Chairperson: Jennifer Browning
Vice-Chair & Gwendie Camp
Recording Secretary:
Corresponding JC Walkup
Secretary:
Treasurer: Celia Miles
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Other Board members with specific responsibilities:
Maintain database: Whitney George
Update brochures & Martha McMullen
insure adherance
to policies and
procedures:
Chairperson: Jennifer Browning
Vice-Chair & Gwendie Camp
Recording Secretary:
Corresponding JC Walkup
Secretary:
Treasurer: Celia Miles
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Other Board members with specific responsibilities:
Maintain database: Whitney George
Update brochures & Martha McMullen
insure adherance
to policies and
procedures:
Cheryl Dietrich leaves the Candy Fund Board in good hands
The Candy Fund Board of Directors has elected a new slate of officers for 2011. Cheryl Dietrich, Board Chairman for 2010 and co-founding member of the Board is rotating off the Board. We wish her all the best in her other volunteer activities, and look forward to her help with selected projects as a "Friend of the Candy Fund."
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
2010 Board Membership
The Candy Fund has added some new Board Members recently. We now have seven members (the by-laws allow an expansion to twelve..) Current Board Members are:
Cheryl Dietrich--Chair
Martha McMullen--Vice-Chair
Gwendie Camp--Acting Recording Secretary
JC Walkup--Acting Corresponding Secretary
Celia Miles--Treasurer
Jennifer Browning
Whitney George
Please contact the Candy Fund by email (thecandyfund@yahoo.com) if you have an interest in becoming a Board Member.
Cheryl Dietrich--Chair
Martha McMullen--Vice-Chair
Gwendie Camp--Acting Recording Secretary
JC Walkup--Acting Corresponding Secretary
Celia Miles--Treasurer
Jennifer Browning
Whitney George
Please contact the Candy Fund by email (thecandyfund@yahoo.com) if you have an interest in becoming a Board Member.
The Book Fair--A Big Success!!
The Book Fair that The Candy Fund sponsored at the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church in August was a big success for the scholarship fund.
We had more than 50 self-published authors and local publishers meeting with customers and other authors. The Book Fair also included numerous silent auction baskets, a used book table, a raffle of a Kimberly Childs quilt, and a table of baked goods. Volunteer Friends of The Candy Fund donated their time to assist with refreshments for the authors and to allow authors to take breaks.
As has been the case all summer, it was a hot day, but based on the noise level in the Book Fair display area, that didn't stop the "meeting and greeting."
The Fund cleared about eighteen hundred dollars overall from the Fair. This will enable us to award approximately 12-15 scholarships to women writers in Western North Carolina during 2010.
Thanks to all who attended--as authors, volunteers, or customers.
We had more than 50 self-published authors and local publishers meeting with customers and other authors. The Book Fair also included numerous silent auction baskets, a used book table, a raffle of a Kimberly Childs quilt, and a table of baked goods. Volunteer Friends of The Candy Fund donated their time to assist with refreshments for the authors and to allow authors to take breaks.
As has been the case all summer, it was a hot day, but based on the noise level in the Book Fair display area, that didn't stop the "meeting and greeting."
The Fund cleared about eighteen hundred dollars overall from the Fair. This will enable us to award approximately 12-15 scholarships to women writers in Western North Carolina during 2010.
Thanks to all who attended--as authors, volunteers, or customers.
Friday, February 19, 2010
The Candy Fund Sponsors BOOK FAIR in May
ANNOUNCEMENT
WHAT: A BOOK FAIR FOR SELF-PUBLISHED WRITERS OF THE AREA
WHERE: KENILWORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ASHEVILLE
WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010CFROM 10:00 until 4:00
BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS (B-Y-O-BOOKS)
NO BOOKSTORE INVOLVEDCYOU HANDLE YOUR OWN SALES
PLUS
A USED BOOK TABLE (donations appreciated)
A TABLE OF BOOKS DONATED BY ATTENDING AUTHORS (one book from each author—priced at the CANDY FUND’S discretion)
SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE ITEMS
HOMEMADE GOODIES or merchant donated
HANDMADE JEWELRY AND CARDS
LOCAL PUBLISHERS (if possible)
SPONSORED BY THE CANDY MAIER SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR WOMEN WRITERS
Website: www.thecandyfund.com
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
AUTHOR REGISTRATION FEE: By April 15, $10.00 plus ONE signed book. After April 15 and at the door (if space is available) $15.00 plus one signed book
CONTACT INFORMATION: email: celiamiles@fastmail.fm or cheryldietrich@bellsouth.net
MAIL CHECKS MADE OUT TO The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund to
CELIA MILES 104 CLUBWOOD COURT ASHEVILLE, NC 28803
Or
THE CANDY FUND 4B LONG SHOALS RD. # 164 ARDEN, NC 28704-7781
WHAT: A BOOK FAIR FOR SELF-PUBLISHED WRITERS OF THE AREA
WHERE: KENILWORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ASHEVILLE
WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010CFROM 10:00 until 4:00
BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS (B-Y-O-BOOKS)
NO BOOKSTORE INVOLVEDCYOU HANDLE YOUR OWN SALES
PLUS
A USED BOOK TABLE (donations appreciated)
A TABLE OF BOOKS DONATED BY ATTENDING AUTHORS (one book from each author—priced at the CANDY FUND’S discretion)
SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE ITEMS
HOMEMADE GOODIES or merchant donated
HANDMADE JEWELRY AND CARDS
LOCAL PUBLISHERS (if possible)
SPONSORED BY THE CANDY MAIER SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR WOMEN WRITERS
Website: www.thecandyfund.com
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
AUTHOR REGISTRATION FEE: By April 15, $10.00 plus ONE signed book. After April 15 and at the door (if space is available) $15.00 plus one signed book
CONTACT INFORMATION: email: celiamiles@fastmail.fm or cheryldietrich@bellsouth.net
MAIL CHECKS MADE OUT TO The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund to
CELIA MILES 104 CLUBWOOD COURT ASHEVILLE, NC 28803
Or
THE CANDY FUND 4B LONG SHOALS RD. # 164 ARDEN, NC 28704-7781
The Candy Fund Elects New Officers for 2010
Chairman: Cheryl Dietrich
Vice-Chair: Whitney George
Secretary: Whitney George
Treasurer: Celia Miles
Other Board Members
JC Walkup
Martha McMullen
Gwendie Camp
Vice-Chair: Whitney George
Secretary: Whitney George
Treasurer: Celia Miles
Other Board Members
JC Walkup
Martha McMullen
Gwendie Camp
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