The Joseph Initiative is excited to announce that Harriet Ray will be the featured storyteller at the organization’s “What’s Your Story?” Storytelling Event to be held at Lenoir Rhyne University on Thursday, July 19th from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. A children’s story time will be held from 5:00pm to 5:30pm...
July Storytelling Event to Feature Harriet Ray and Her Story
Local High School Students and Area Restaurants to Participate in Food Competition
The Joseph Initiative is teaming up Pro Start students from Clyde A. Erwin High School, Asheville High School, TC Roberson High School, and North Buncombe High School to participate with The Biltmore Estate and Blue Ridge at The Omni Grove Park Inn for a culinary mentoring program and competition....
Once Upon a Time… Storytelling Brings People Together
One of the main focuses of The Joseph Initiative is to unite our community. In our quest to bring people together, we decided to hold monthly storytelling events. As our Executive Director, Karen Cowan, stated in a recent press release,“Everyone has a story to tell, and when we share...
Special Storytelling Series to begin in June
With the idea of bringing members of our local community together, The Joseph Initiative is holding a series of storytelling events each month at Lenoir Rhyne University. The first event is scheduled for Thursday, June 21st from 5:00pm to 7:30pm.
Participate in #GivingTuesday by Supporting The Joseph Initiative’s Teen Programs
Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, may be the day for you to get involved. It’s celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and is a kick-off for the charitable season, when many focus on...
Where boredom ends, creativity begins.
It can be lonely to dream. Only you can contain that passion and desire, and no one will ever have the ability to climb into your mind and fully fathom what you experience. We can empathize to a limited extent and we can share similar experiences, but when it...
Becoming a Professional
Recently I read an article that compared what it means to be an amateur to a professional. The gist of the article was to say that a professional puts in effort to improve and grow in whatever it is they are pursuing, while an amateur remains stagnant. So much more blood sweat and tears – as they...
Enjoy Some Photos from A Red Carpet Event
We hope you enjoy some of the photos from A Red Carpet Event.
Speak Your Truth
When it comes to being creative, we can often feel we must do something fresh and new. I personally grew up rejecting everything that wouldn’t pin me as an individual. I often let the fear of being too unoriginal stop me from creating – even the things that I...
Tickets are on sale for Asheville film event to benefit local non-profit
August 17, 2017, Asheville, NC – Tickets are on sale for A Red Carpet Event to be held on Thursday, September 14, 2017, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Fine Arts Theatre in Asheville, NC. All proceeds from the event will go toward providing life skills and enrichment programs...