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Ammons sisters chosen for Women to Match Our Mountains award
Amy Garza and Doreyl Cain, co-founders of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, were chosen to represent Jackson County in the Women to Match Our Mountains awards celebration.
The event, held Aug. 25 on the University of North Carolina Asheville campus, celebrated the August 1920 passage of the 19th constitutional amendment that gave women the vote.
Women from six western counties were chosen in two categories, community leadership and political achievement.
Irene Hooper, center, Catch the Spirit of Appalachia board member, nominated the non-profit’s co-founders, Doreyl Cain, left, and Amy Garza, right, for the Women to Match Our Mountains Award presented Aug. 25 in Asheville.
The two Jackson County women were selected for their leadership in heritage education programming in the public schools through Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, the nonprofit organization they founded, now celebrating its 15th year.
“With so many capable and accomplished women in the region, the selection process was very competitive,” said organizer Vera Guise of Cullowhee. “Amy and Doreyl were chosen for their leadership in helping advance girls and women in the mountain region.”
“The arts are alive and well in Jackson County, thanks to the creativity and work of the Ammons sisters,” said N.C. Congressional candidate Patsy Keever, who presented the awards.
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