THE SUSTAINERS OF
QUALITY FORWARD
Sustainers are individuals and businesses who
have made a three-year commitment to support Quality Forward
through sustainable, unrestricted gifts. To learn more about
Sustainer membership and benefits, please contact Susan Roderick
at 828-254-1776 or email susan@qualityforward.org. |
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Quality Forward has moved into a beautiful new headquarters at
357 Depot Street in the French Broad River District. Carolina
Cornerstone is our landlord and upstairs neighbor.
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Joel Gillespie of Smith Dray Lines carries Douglas Madarras'
cigarette sculpture out of 29 Page on its way to 357 Depot.
Thanks
to Smith Dray for the move of 35 years worth of memorabilia
and files.
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Biltmore Rotary members and their kids plant 25 flowering trees
along Hendersonville Road. Thanks to Mary Johnson & Nancy Ferguson
and all their friends for donating these street trees.
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Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy and her darling kids planting a tree
at Arbor Day.
Asheville received the
Tree City USA Award
for
the 28th year!
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Mission Statement:
Quality Forward is a volunteer based 501(c)(3) working to enhance
the environment and quality of life for the citizens of Asheville
and Buncombe County through awareness building, community activities
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Some of Quality Forward's projects include: (click on each item
for more information)
 Planting over 5,000 trees in Buncombe County
Recycling education, training and implementation
Publication of a Walking Guide to Buncombe County
Public and School Education programs
 "Don't Litter Our Mountains" Campaign
River and Stream Cleanup
Highway and Roadside Cleanup
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Our Strengths include:
- Serving as liasion between citizens, city and county government
- Dedicated Volunteers: over 12,000 volunteer hours in 2002
- Over 900 Contributing Members
- Corporate, governmental and academic partnerships
- Grassroots activities to increase public awareness and effect
public policy
If you are interested in attending committee meetings
- Beautification, Clean Community, others, please call 254-1776
for dates/times -everyone is welcome to become involved.
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 Walking Guide Available
Click
here to download our 20 page Walking Guide with maps to all
sections of Buncombe County where walking paths are located. |
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News & Events
NAME CHANGE?
What do you think about changing the name of Quality
Forward to Asheville GreenWorks?
Send your comments.
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GARDEN TOUR
THANK YOU
(pdf)
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Moving Box Exchange now available in two locations. FREE
moving boxes courtesy of Beverly-Hanks, Buncome County
Solid Waste, Quality Forward and Curbside Management, Inc.
Click for details.
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Recycle Metal Free at the Transfer Station
The Buncombe County Transfer Station and Biltmore Iron & Metal
are proud to announce a pilot program for the recycling
of all metal products.
The Transfer Station now accepts metal, aluminum, appliances,
bicycles, water heaters, old grills, lawn mowers, etc.
at no charge.
Please help Buncombe County and Biltmore Iron & Metal
save landfill space by recycling all your old metal
stuff at the transfer station!
If you have any questions please call the Buncombe County
Transfer Station at
250-6205.
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SOUTHERN NON-NATIVE INVASIVE PLANT INFORMATION
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Quality Forward is pleased to announce that we
now have for sale at our location at
29 Page Avenue both rain barrels and 2 types of composters.
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2008
Treasured Trees Calendar
now available
online!
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Newsletter Online
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