Our Most Recent News and/or Coming EventsFor the 2011-2012 Fund-Raising Events page CLICK HERE
October 8, 2011
5K along the French Broad click link
We are hosting our second 5K Race to help benefit the students and families in need of child care with our Community Scholarship & Volunteer Program.
Also, this year we will include the 1 miler for kids under 6 (and those
who wish to take it easy but still participate) Click here for more information.
October 8, 2011
Appalachian Heritage Festival click link
Located in the Learning Center yard
from 12 noon - 3 pm > come and listen to wonderful mountain music,
enjoy regional crafts and demonstrations, eat delicious traditional
Appalachian foods.
The whole month of September 2011
Fall Bulb Sale (click here)
Every Spring & Fall HSCLC hooks up with Dutch Mill Bulbs to sell BIG seeds. At just $6 a pack it is a great deal for you and for us! (We get 50% of each sale) Please check out the selections and email or call us with your order TODAY!
September 9, 10, 11, 2011
Back To School Consignment Sale!
HSCLC is teaming up with Hot Springs Entertainment Committee to bring a huge Consignment Sale featuring 'Back To School' type items. Accepting items such as: clothing (0 - 18 years old), back packs, educational games, baby gear, dorm room decor, and more! We need Consigners and Volunteers. For more information, click HERE
Most Recent Past Events
May 28th, 2011
Summer Camp Benefit
HSCLC responds to the extreme budget cuts in child care by fund-raising with fun, family oriented community events. On Saturday, may 28th from 10 am - 4 pm we will have a Summer Camp Benefit in the HSCLC Yard complete with Yard Sales, Silent Auction, Cake Walks, Bingo, Concessions, and Music all day. Muscians include June Trevor & Heidi Summers, The Owens Family, David White and his band Altered, The Solid Rock Singers, Corey & Charlie, and The Madison County Ballad Singers. A small donation of a $5 ticket will go directly to your favorite HSCLC student for their Summer Camp, and includes music all day and fur FREE games of Bingo (with awesome prizes!) Please come and enjoy a wonderful community building day together!
May 1st, 2011
French Broad River Festival & Camper Raffle click here
HSCLC hosts the Children's Village each year at the annual French Broad River Festival > this year come on down from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday, April 30th for our famous bubble blowing, wild-wear dress up station, collage world, and tie-dye art projects. Also, we will be raffling off a 27' Coachmen Camper (market value in the $10,000 range!) Tickets are just $10 each. The winner will be announced Saturday night at the festival and the camper goes home on Sunday! Get your tickets today!!!!
April 16, 2011
Trailfest 2011
HSCLC will host a food table at the annual Trailfest event this spring. We will sell hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, chips, and sodas. Come on out an enjoy the free family friendly festival and help support your favorite local community learning center!
April 15, 2011
Spring Dinner Theater click here
As a culmination of National Turn-Off the TV Week (April 10 - 16) we will host our annual Spring Dinner Theater live entertainment event!. This year, we are creating a tribute to the amazing illustrator / author Eric Carle. As always, we make our costumes, props, and back drops > and we will perform a wonderful 'little rascal' style version of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear', and we will build a rainbow right before your very eyes! So plan on getting one of 50 tickets that will be sold to the general public. Tickets go ON-SALE April 1st for just $15 each > includes dinner & entertainment!!!
April 2, 2011
5K along the French Broad click link
We are hosting our second 5K Race to help benefit the students and families in need of child care with our Community Scholarship & Volunteer Program. Also, this year we will include the 1 miler for kids under 6 (and those who wish to take it easy but still participate) Click here for more information.
The whole month of February, 2011
Spring Bulb Sale (click here)
Every Spring & Fall HSCLC hooks up with Dutch Mill Bulbs to sell BIG seeds. At just $6 a pack it is a great deal for you and for us! (We get 50% of each sale) Please check out the selections and email or call us with your order TODAY!
- Kids Sales Winners: 1st place > Raven, 2nd place Blake, 3rd place > Jackson
February 4, 2011
Cabin Fever Fun Night (click here)
At the Hot Springs Community Center (across from the railroad tracks in town) we will serve a delicious dinner spread of wild game dishes, veggies, and dessert. We will listen to music by local musicians and play some major BINGO!
December 4, 2010
Winter Holiday Wreath, Basket, and Bake Sale
Downtown Hot Springs on the day of the Christmas Parade, in the library parking lot we will sell wreathes made and donated by Fisher Branch Farm, our hand-crafted cardboard baskets woven by the staff and students of HSCLC, and delicious homemade baked goods made by HSCLC parents and supportive community members.
October 30, 2010
Appalachian Heritage Festival click link
Located in the Learning Center yard from 12 noon - 5 pm > come and listen to wonderful mountain music, enjoy regional crafts and demonstrations, eat delicious traditional Appalachian foods.
October 23, 2010
HSCLC 5 K Run click link
Come and run in the fun! We are hosting our first 5K Run to help benefit the students and families Scholarship & Volunteer Program. Click here for more information:
October 2, 2010
Dine & Shop for Education
Modeled after the international fund-raising events that generate money for AIDS service organizations, HSCLC is raising money on the local level for quality education and support services for our area children who would not otherwise have access to such care programs.
Simply dine and shop in Hot Springs and/or Marshall on Saturday, October 2, 2010 where a percentage of their proceeds that day will benefit the HSCLC Community Scholarship & Volunteer Program.
participating vendors include:
Hot Springs: Smoky Mountain Diner, Bluff Mountain Outfitters, Good Eats, Rock Bottom Grill & Pub
Marshall: Good Stuff, Zuma Coffee, Natural Canvas Tattoo & Museum
July 6, 2010
We just received our FOUR Star Rating!! Yahooooo>>>>>>
May 31, 2010
Due to budget cuts and an unforeseeable future of funding for early childhood programs, the Hot Springs Community Learning Center has been preparing for a means of internal funding. Their Community Scholarship Program has recently undergone a change from its original draft last fall. In August 2009, HSCLC launched a pledge drive asking community members, businesses, and extended family to donate to the Community Scholarship Program, a fund that would be help assist families with the cost of tuition. Qualifying applicants simply received a specific scholarship credit each month based on their financial need. Over $12,000 was pledged, collected, and distributed to families throughout the 2009 - 2010 school year. Although the pledge drive begins again June 1st for the 2010 - 2011 school year, the distribution will now involve a commitment of volunteer tasks in exchange for the tuition credit.
This new system will allow the participating families to not only determine how much they would like to receive in tuition credit; it will also continue to build the Learning Centers community. Each participant will have a vested interest in the development and maintenance of the program adding significant value all around.
Currently, there are 25 different volunteer tasks that should accommodate even the busiest of families. For example a parent, (grandparent, or friend) can sign up for a once a month committee meeting, once a week yard mowing, or a once a day lunch server. This comprehensive list is located on the web site:
www.hsclc.org, under Enrollment Information, Financial Aid. Additionally, community members that provide the weekly Community Visitors slots or any other volunteer task can designate their credits either to the general scholarship fund or to a specific participant.
This program is open to any and all enrolled families at HSCLC that apply and can demonstrate a financial need. But anyone can participate by volunteering time or money. To donate time and services simply call the center for an application. To donate a tax deductible donation to the Community Scholarship Fund please mail a check for any amount to: HSCLC PO Box 94 Hot Springs, NC 28743. Please designate that you would like it to go into the Community Scholarship Fund.
If you should have any questions regarding this program, please call the HSCLC office and speak with Project Coordinator, Deborah DeLisle at 622-9575.
Field Days at HSCLC!
Its the end of another wonderful school year and we are planning to celebrate in grand style
the months theme: Our Amazing Bodies! with field day events!
< Parents and Grandparents: Get it on your calendar >After School Program: Wednesday, May 26th at 3:30 pm
Field events, awards, and dinner for all!
Preschool & TK Programs: Friday, May 28th at 1 pm
Field events, awards, and a lovely snack!
The After School, Home School Supplement, and Pre School programs presented a theatrical production of their version of the beloved classic book by Maurice Sendak: "Where the Wild Things Are". The children prepared lovely back drops, their costumes, unique choreography, and musical numbers to enjoy before serving up a delicious dinner! It was a perfect night for the community to come together and be thoroughly entertained....
Thursday, April 9th
