News from PATH

PATH Board Members play an integral role in the organization. They don't just attend board meetings -- they volunteer at our community events, provide valuable insight into the needs of the community, and even send thank you notes to donors. Over time,...

This past week (January 22-28) was National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week -- a national health observance that links young people to facts that SHATTER THE MYTHS® about drugs. Members of the Youth to Youth group at Bowman Middle School observed National Drug...

Suzette Renfro got involved with PATH very early on -- becoming our executive director just one year into our existence (back when we were “Graham Children’s Health Services”).  Among other projects, she spearheaded the building of the Toe River Children’s Dental...

The week of October 23-27 was Red Ribbon Week -- a national effort to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities. This year, Mitchell and Yancey county middle and high school students participated in the following...

She's not one to brag, so we'll do it for her! Schell McCall, Executive Director of PATH, has been selected to participate in the Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellows Program. It's a really big deal! Since 2006, the Bernstein Fellows Program has...

We have just wrapped up our summer delivery season, and while we are still in the process of quantifying our impact, we are pleased to share an update on what we accomplished during this summer's program: Along with our partner agencies, we made 5 deliveries, serving...

Each year, Partners Aligned Toward Health (PATH) sponsors the Toe River Racqueteers Tennis Camp, with the goal of uniting our community through healthy activity. In June, we held the 9th annual tennis camp in both Mitchell and Yancey Counties, and by all accounts it...

Each year, Partners Aligned Toward Health organizes the Burnsville Fit Families (BFF) 5K with the goal of uniting our community through healthy activity. The 8th Annual Burnsville Fit Families 5K – held on Saturday, May 13th – was a great success! In spite of the iffy...

For 20 years, Graham Children’s Health Services (GCHS) has served Mitchell and Yancey county residents with programs and services designed to improve the health of our community. Since 1997, these initiatives and collaborations have included: Toe River Dental Clinic,...