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Michal Family Supports Pollinator Project
Spring promises the first blooms of Kanuga’s new pollinator garden, which will feature year-round flowering. The Pat Michal Pollinator Garden, nestled beneath the Buddy Carter climbing tower near Pinky Elliott Field, began as a dream of Mary Kait Brown, Kanuga’s environmental programs manager, in 2023.  It wasn’t until a compassionate family saw the vision and...
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Surviving Hurricane Helene
Surviving Helene: A Story of Resilience December 8, 2024 The early morning group text from property manager Glenn Griffith on Thursday, September 27 read, “Winds have arrived and we have lost power campus wide. There is a tree down between the conference center and Camp Bob but as of right now Kanuga Lake Road is...
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Congratulations to Kate Bakko
It is with deep appreciation and sadness that we announce the retirement of one of our most cherished team members, Kate Bakko, after an incredible 22+ years of dedicated service. Kate has been more than just a colleague—she has been a living extension of our mission, a trusted mentor to many, and a warm, familiar...
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Knitting & Quilting Retreat Celebrates 20 Years
A STORY OF FAITH AND FIBER: Varian Brandon’s Knitting and Quilting Retreat Celebrates 20 Years On a crisp western North Carolina day in 2003 while accomplished knitter and instructor Varian Brandon, originally from Columbia, South Carolina, was on a family Christmas retreat at Kanuga, she came across two knitters. One was a guest knitting during...
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