Women’s Wellbeing and Development Foundation

This Sunday, May 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. the Women’s Wellbeing and Development Foundation (WWDF) will host its second annual “Mother’s Day at the Spa” at the Carl E. Johnson Community Center in Hillcrest.

The free event will feature professional massage therapists, professional acupuncturists, fresh herbal facials, herbal tea-making, nail care, and service information from Our Voice, HelpMate, and Mountain Biz Works. There will also be refreshments, childcare, prizes, and giveaways of live plants and seeds.

Volunteers are needed to assist with childcare, nail painting, and
setup and cleanup duties. Anyone interested in helping pamper the
mothers of Hillcrest should email director Nicole Hinebaugh at
[email protected] or call her at (828) 255-8777.

WWDF is also
introducing a new class, Herbs and Wellness, to be taught by interim
Assistant Program Director, Angelica Driver. Angelica is a 2011 graduate
of the local Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, and is looking forward
to sharing her knowledge of making herbal medicines and natural
products and incorporating herbs and plants into a healthful lifestyle.
Classes will be every Tuesday at 17A in Hillcrest from 4:30 until 6 p.m.

Volunteers are also needed for the Juneteenth event at Hillcrest
on June 16, and the Trail Blazers Outdoor Adventure Club. If you would
like to help please call Nicole at the office.

Juneteenth,
celebrated from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on June 16, 2012, is Hillcrest’s second
annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. The
celebration will feature activities for children and adults, food,
entertainment, and more. Volunteers are needed to help with setup, food
tent, activities, and cleanup.

The Trail Blazers Outdoor
Adventure Club is a summertime hiking series. From June 18 through
August 9 WWDF will take Hillcrest children and adults hiking among the
most beautiful trails and waterfalls around western North Carolina. Last
summer’s hikes totaled more than 65 miles, and participants gained
swimming and hiking skills, plant identification education, and
developed a relationship with nature that most had not had the
opportunity to cultivate prior to the series.

Volunteers to
accompany the hikers are needed from 10 to 4 each day, and should have
experience in the outdoors (and, preferably, also with children); those
with First Aid/CPR and/or life guarding training are especially welcome.