About

Our Story

 

Mountain Youth Charities (MYC) is a local, volunteer-run 501(c)3 based in Cashiers. It was founded in 2013 and continues to raise money “to support great programs for great kids.”

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In 2013 and 2014, MYC hosted two highly successful “Mountain Challenge” events featuring tennis greats Andy Roddick and Jim Courier which raised enough money to launch the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau in Cashiers. MYC also provided the leadership to start and run the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau in its first year.

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For the last 10 years, MYC has raised money through donations and from the proceeds of 3 successful BARN DANCE events (2017, 2018, 2019) as well as several other smaller events. With these funds, MYC has given grants to local youth organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau, the Junior Appalachian Musicians, the Blue Ridge School Education Foundation, the Summit Charter School Foundation, Hampton Preschool & Early Learning Center, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers-Highlands.