The Great Smokies Association raises money, support and public awareness for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The nonprofit has given $30 million for Smokies projects over its history, from the construction of the new Oconaluftee Visitor Center and Museum to educational programs for children and young adults.
New memberships are being sweetened with monthly incentives, such as a drawing for a free weekend stay at a vacation cabin for new members joining in February.
www.SmokiesInfo.org or call 888.898.9102.
The Great Smoky Mountains Association is launching a membership drive in honor of its 60th anniversary this year.
Here they are, books yammering for review: a hillock of books on the floor by the desk; more books stacked on the desk itself, squeezed between a basket of spectacles and a coffee cup filled with pens and pencils, the cup itself bearing Jefferson’s remark, “I cannot live without books;” two more books for review keeping company in the trunk of my car; a lone rider of a book on the arm of the sofa by the porch door.