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704-484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Our 40th Year • Issue No. 18 • May 4, 2023 Food Vendors • Craft Vendors • Commercial Vendors For info on Space for Rent – Call 704-487-0651 SATURDAY, MAY SATURDAY, MAY 13 13 th th • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm ADULT DERBY ADMISSION $15 • KIDS 6-12, $8 • KIDS 5 AND UNDER FREE dors pm pm DERBY BEGINS 6:00 PM 8 TH ANNUAL CAROLINA DERBY Strawberry Slam Demolition Derby SATURDAY, MAY 13 SATURDAY, MAY 13 TH TH ADULT DE S "Harvest" Soft Rock Band 70's & 80's 1751 E. MARION STREET, SHELBY, NC 1751 E. MARION STREET, SHELBY, NC "Your Source For Trusted Print" Chairman Powell – Community expects there to be a good rescue mission; help needed by volunteering, partnering, and donating by MICHAEL E. POWELL CF Media michael@cfmedia.info The Cleveland County Res- cue Mission (CCRM) is still in the business of helping people and that isn't going to change any time soon, if ever, accord- ing to Mr. Micheal A. Woods, CEO/President of Western Carolina Rescue Ministries and Cleveland County Rescue Mis- sion. Woods noted the mission is now called Inter-Faith Alliance Corporation, adding it is still in existence, "…but in March of 2021 the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, Inc., ex- ecuted a merger and assumed the management responsibili- ties of the operations officially." He said CCRM is "…a DBA that continues to offer ser- vices to the Cleveland County residents and the surrounding area. So WCRM is the 'um- brella' organization." Woods continued, "In July of 2020 when we took over the operations the Rescue Mission, there were several major prob- lems within the organization. Because of the lack of finan- cial resources, limited staffing, and unfinished projects, the ministry was on a fast down- ward spiral. We worked with the banks, stabilized staff, and invested money from WCRM to continue and improve ministry in the area." The organization has a board headed by Chairman Dr. Jess Powell (retired radi- ologist). Others on the board are: Joey Hamrick (contractor and itinerant preacher); Bob Melton (of Auctions Unlimited); Nicole Mosley (Administrator at Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association); and re- tired school teacher, Dr. Larry Allen. The group has two cen- ters, one for men, and one for women and children. Mr. Woods said, "Women and children are located at 1100 Buffalo St., and the men are located at the new building we purchased in 2021 706 Julius Street." He continued, "We can house 20 women and chil- dren in the over- night shelter and 26 women and children in our women's resto- ration program, Abba's Love. The men's restora- tion program can house 24 men in the six-month program and the seasonal winter men's emergency shelter can house 30 men." Woods noted t h e a v e r a g e length of stay for single women is "…around six months. For women with children, the stay could be as much as six to nine months. For the men, it is three to six months." Dr. Powell added, "Since 2020, the women and children have moved from a small build- ing on 301 Washington St., into the 1100 Buffalo St., build- ing. We remodeled the second floor and now 30 women and children oc- cupy the second and first floors. We have secured a new men's mission at 706 Julius St., and the build- ing was renovated, and 25 men were there for the emergency winter night shelter and 25 more men can take part in the rescue, recov- ery, and restoration program." He continued, "We are working on the other half of Julius St., to make transitional housing with 20 individual units for men. The plan is to remodel the Washington Street Building to make transitional housing for See CCRM, Page 3 CCRM still going strong and committed to helping others The Mens and Women's program graduates pose with Pastor Micheal Woods (red shirt, back row). (photos provided) This lunch was donated to CCRM a little while back by a local youth group. Doing Christ's work by giving someone a helping hand. The Cleveland County Rescue Mission's Win- ter Items drive-in was able to help many.