Grovemont Park
Swannanoa, NC
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Major Makeover Planned for  Grovemont Park Playground

The playground at Grovemont Park, adjacent to the Swannanoa Library, was constructed in 1999-2000 through a major fundraising and volunteer labor effort involving scores of Swannanoa residents. The project was coordinated by two local non-profits, the Friends of the Swannanoa Library, and the Swannanoa Community Council.

The playground and surrounding park have been enjoyed by literally thousands of families in the community for the past 16+
years. But after all those years of service, the playground is showing its age and is in need of an overhaul. An effort to completely replace the protective mulch and make other
repairs and improvements is in the planning stages. A generous grant from Buncombe County Parks & Recreation will help with some of the expenses, but more funding, materials,
planning, and labor are needed. 

The bulk of the community workdays will occur in early
March (stay tuned for updates as dates and details are finalized), and will require lots of volunteer labor for removing and spreading mulch, construction of timber planting beds, building and restoring walking paths, graffiti removal, and much more. Additional funding
and in-kind donations are also needed, along with ready-to-eat food for hungry volunteers.

If you're interested in volunteering time, or making an in-kind contribution of materials, food, etc., please contact George Scott at 828-779-7455 or sgss108@gmail.com. 

If you're interested in making a financial contribution, please send a check to Swannanoa Community Council, PO Box 1008, Swannanoa, NC, and write "Playground Project" in the memo line.

Thank you for your support in restoring this community gem!

The Community Works When We Work Together

NOW ACCEPTING VENDORS: 2023 WINTERFEST

After a beautiful and successful 2022 edition we are inviting local artisan vendors for the 2023 Swannanoa Winterfest.

What is Winterfest? The Swannanoa Winterfest is a Winter Holiday Market for the whole family. It is a joyful, cozy and festive outdoor event with holiday items, various foods and drinks, artisans, kids activities, music, a trolley-ride and more!

The event will start in the afternoon an partly will take place into the evening. Fire and lights are an important ingredient to share that special holiday feeling!

Location: 101 West Charleston Ave, Swannanoa NC 28778 (The Grovemont Square)

Date & Time: Sunday Dec 17th. The market will be open from 2pm-6:30 pm. Vendors can begin setting up at 1pm

Large Pole Tent 80 x 40: Unless you want to stand on the food court area we have something new this year! To make set up easy for our vendors and also be protected against weather circumstances, we have decided to set up a large 80x40 event tent with side walls, festive lightning, heaters, etc. We will also have our regular open-air 40x20 tent. For these tents we have 30 indoor places available. Only bring your own table & chairs for a 10ft spot.

The food trucks will be set up on the basketball court.

Costs and registration: As costs has increased with the lease of the event tent the fee for a vendor booth will be $50 for this year. After your confirmation by email we will send you a registration form.

Promotion: We are promoting the event on social media, on the Grovemont Park website, and on local media outlets. We encourage all vendors to share the event with their social and professional networks as well. We will set up a 2023 Facebook event that you can share and invite others (here is an example of the 2021 event: https://www.facebook.com/events/444546843744575)

We also have an Instagram page for the event: https://www.instagram.com/swannanoa_winterfest

Respond: Anybody interested in becoming a vendor for this years Winterfest please respond by email to Marco Rozenbroek at the earliest convenience as we have a limited amount of places available.

Email: mrozenbroek@me.com

Sadie Simpson