Mosaic Realty is proud to support Asheville’s nonprofit organizations, especially as they bring holiday happenings to the region during the winter season. Here are two community events – a standout symphonic series and a fun seasonal 5K – slated for the coming weeks that Mosaic is sponsoring.

Sock It to Me Santa 5K race – Mosaic Realty, along with broker sponsors Megan Shook and Craig Severance, is proud to bring this fun-filled event to Asheville Dec. 9. The race, to benefit Asheville High School, Asheville Middle School and Montford North Star Academy band programs, features a challenging 5K course through downtown Asheville, as well as a kids’ Snowflake Chaser fun run. Participants and spectators can enjoy music at the start and finish lines from Asheville High School’s band and drumline. 

All 5K runners will receive a custom knit hat or t-shirt, and a custom race bib. In addition to top finishers awards, fun prizes will include Black Dome and French Broad Chocolate gift certificates for best-costumed runners; The Hop gift certificates for first and second finishers of the kids’ Snowflake Chaser; and a Second Gear gift certificate for the “Middle of the Pack” award. For more information about the race, visit https://kickitevents.com/sock-it-to-me-santa-5k/.

BRO Revels! 2023 – This annual production from the Blue Ridge Orchestra, taking place Dec. 9 and 10, will showcase holiday favorites, including Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a.” For the event, the Blue Ridge Orchestra will be partnering with composer Andre Madatian to perform his piece “Rigby’s Escape” for flute, clarinet and string orchestra. BRO Revels! will also feature Seth Walker and the Walker Family Band as well as harpist Tori Parrish. Dec. 9’s performance will take place at Haywood Community College in Clyde; Dec. 10’s performance will be held at Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church in Swannanoa.

The Blue Ridge Orchestra is a volunteer ensemble dedicated to engaging Western N.C.’s music community with opportunities to perform, listen to and learn about great symphonic pieces. The orchestra celebrates the region’s rich musical talent by creating opportunities for musicians to play and perform challenging repertoire in a supportive environment, and creates equitable access to symphonic music by offering multiple performances of every concert program, an informal, welcoming atmosphere, and affordable ticket prices. The orchestra is in residence at UNCA and enrolls students in the orchestra through the university’s course offerings. For more information about BRO! Revels 2023, visit https://blueridgeorchestra.org/bro-revels-2023-dec-23.

To learn more about other ways Mosaic contributes to the Asheville community, visit https://mymosaicrealty.com/donations-volunteer-program/. For more information about real estate in Asheville and Western N.C.,  please contact us at Info@MyMosaicRealty.com, or call us anytime at 828-707-9556.

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With the holiday season upon us, we at Mosaic Realty find ourselves reflecting on the many things for which we are thankful. A big part of that gratefulness centers on life in Asheville, N.C. Here are just a few of the many reasons living in Asheville fills us with gratitude.

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Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty has long advocated for the outstanding community organizations that work tirelessly to support the residents of Asheville and surrounding areas. As Giving Tuesday 2023 approaches, Mosaic will grow its community support by offering a matching donation to benefit Asheville City Schools Foundation’s DREAM program. From now until November 28, Mosaic will match donations dollar for dollar, up to $5,000, to help fund DREAM – Dedicated, Responsible, Enthusiastic, After-School Mentors – a program that brings a sense of home and belonging for students, just as Mosaic brings a sense of home in the Asheville area. Make your donation at https://www.acsf.org/giving-tuesday.

Students growing together

DREAM, a youth-centered, paid internship program for high school students to support the mission and programming of Asheville City Schools Foundation, comprises 18 diverse high schoolers who provide mentorship to middle schoolers in the “In Real Life” after-school program at Asheville Middle School. DREAM offers an outlet for tenth- through 12th-graders to work and grow together. The program provides high schoolers with a non-traditional work environment that includes competitive wages, structured professional development, varied skills and work experiences, support in pursuing higher education, and opportunities to participate in extracurricular trips and events. DREAM is the ideal avenue for social-emotional learning, offering the professional life skills that will prove advantageous in the workforce. 

Students in 10th through 12th grade at Asheville High School and the School for Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville are eligible to apply every fall. Each student commits to one to three days per week and is compensated $15-$20 an hour. 

Learning leadership skills

Being part of this inclusive program allows participants to explore different career paths while developing leadership skills. Leadership development for DREAM participants includes classroom and behavior management, cultural responsiveness, conflict resolution, and effective written/oral communication. DREAM interns take part in creating appropriate lesson plans for IRL students, and have the opportunity to incorporate the skills they learn from leadership development sessions.

Structured, peer-mentoring programs such as DREAM have been proven to increase students’ social, emotional and academic growth. DREAM students reflect a considerable boost to leadership skills as a result of participation, and enjoy increased sense of agency, self-advocacy, team-building, collaboration and conflict resolution skills.

To match Mosaic’s donation to DREAM, visit https://www.acsf.org/giving-tuesday.

To learn more about other ways Mosaic contributes to the Asheville community, visit https://mymosaicrealty.com/donations-volunteer-program/. 

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An early leader in the Asheville real estate market’s green movement, Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty is proud to be a part of local initiatives toward a healthier planet. To that end, Mosaic is joining forces with Appalachian Offsets for a fourth year in a row. Appalachian Offsets offers carbon offsets to fund projects that address the damage of climate change by cutting carbon-dioxide pollution in our community.

Helping to ease effects of climate change

The production of harmful greenhouse gases by humans is directly linked to climate change. From purchasing foods and products made thousands of miles away to driving gas-guzzling vehicles to heating and cooling our homes and using electricity, our actions have had an impact on the climate, with devastating results: erratic and destructive weather, severe famine, rising sea levels and crop failures. It’s up to us to find ways to stop and reverse the damage. That’s where carbon offsets come in.   

Carbon offsets are pollution equivalents that can be purchased to help pay for a renewable energy project, an energy-efficiency upgrade, or the like. For example, the money from the purchase of three tons of carbon offsets would go to fund a project that either reduces carbon-dioxide production by three tons, or removes three tons of carbon dioxide from the air. Carbon offsetting is a long-lasting tool that aids the environment as well as the community.

How carbon offset initiative works

An initiative from the Green Built Alliance, Appalachian Offsets allows Asheville residents and businesses to offset their carbon footprint while at the same time helping local schools, non-profits, and other area organizations. A few simple steps will get you there: First, calculate your carbon footprint, then make a (tax-deductible) donation to Appalachian Offsets to offset your footprint, at a rate of $20 per ton. The offset donation is then matched with a local school, non-profit, or other community organization to help pay for an energy-efficiency project. Contributions from Mosaic have gone to support a variety of Appalachian Offsets projects, such as water-conservation upgrades, energy-efficiency lighting retrofits, and solar-energy installations.

For more information on Appalachian Offsets, and to calculate your carbon footprint, go to https://www.cutmycarbon.org/. To learn more about how Mosaic helps to build and support the Asheville community through green initiatives and beyond, visit https://mymosaicrealty.com/donations-volunteer-program/.

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