The BFF 5K is back!

The much-loved Burnsville Fit Families 5K is back again! Walk, run, jog, or stroll around Burnsville on Saturday, April 12th at 9am. Register before March 31st to get $30 early bird pricing. As always youth under 18 can participate for free!

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Save the Date for Toe River Racqueteer Camps!

Toe River Racqueteers Tennis and Pickleball camps are back this year! Make sure to mark your calendars. Tennis camp will be June 2nd-5th and Pickleball camp will be June 16th-19th. As always, camp is FREE and racquets or paddles are provided for all campers to use.

We’ll announce more details here when camp registration opens closer to summer!

Submissions for the 2025 Summer Resource Guide are Open!

Summer will be here sooner than you think! Submissions for the 2025 Summer Resource Guide are now open. This is the perfect opportunity to make sure your camps, classes, events, and resources make it into the hands of local families.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 14, 2025. The Summer Resource Guide is a free publication distributed online and in local schools that helps families find free or low-cost activities for children to participate in during the summer months.

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Get Current Helene Recovery Resources

Learn up-to-date information for Helene Recovery in Mitchell and Yancey Counties.

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Partners Aligned Toward Health

bringing people together to identify community needs and improve the health of children and families.

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PATH is a non-profit organization that identifies opportunities to improve the health of children and families in Mitchell and Yancey counties. We start by using the Community Health Assessments of Mitchell and Yancey counties to help us identify the most pressing health needs in our community. From there, we bring together community partners to design and implement health initiatives tailored to our unique community and its specific needs. Through each collaborative initiative that we implement, PATH looks to involve, educate and unite our community for long-term, sustainable change.