Haywood Waterways Association, Inc.
 

Welcome to Haywood Waterways Association 


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Dave Dudek , President

Become a Member
  • Benefactor - $1000
  • Patron - $500
  • Donor - $200
  • Sponsor - $100
  • Supporter - $50
  • Contributor - $25

Support HWA!
  • Headwaters Challenge Fund
  • Endowment Fund
  • Kids in the Creek
  • I am interested in planned giving



The Haywood Waterways Association (HWA) is a nonprofit association dedicated to maintaining and improving the water quality of the Pigeon River. Its focus is reducing non-point pollution in the Pigeon River Watershed. It works toward this goal through a variety of voluntary initiatives. These include educational programs, gathering water resource information, sharing information to increase public awareness, greenway efforts, and obtaining grants and other resources to address nonpoint pollution problems. It is funded by contributions from members, grants and donations. Much of its work is guided by a Technical Advisory Committee with representatives from federal, state, and local agencies as well as many volunteers from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. You can learn more about Haywood Waterways by reading our story.

HWA was selected NC the Water Conservationist of the Year in the 1999 Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards Program. This award was in recognition of several initiatives HWA has undertaken in recent years. These include the annual Kids in the Creek Educational Program; the Volunteer Water Information Network monitoring program; working with TVA to create a GIS database of the sources of non-point pollution in the Pigeon River Watershed in Haywood County; writing a Watershed Action Plan for the county, Greenway planning and implementation; and several other public information and awareness efforts.

If you believe that clean water is a key part of the quality of our life, we invite you to join us. You will be part of an energetic group of folks working for a better environment. You will receive an annual subscription to our newsletter, special event notices, and an opportunity to meet other folks who share your interest in clean water.

Haywood Waterways representatives make presentations to groups interested in learning more about water quality in the Pigeon River Watershed. If you would like a speaker on this conservation issue, please contact us.

Support Your Haywood Waterways Association!

Haywood Waterways Association (HWA) has historically been dependent on local, state, and federal grants for program support and operating income. Nearly 90% comes from this type of unreliable funding source. It is critical we diversify our sources of income. We have initiated a major donor program to provide short-term, intermediate and long-range income.

Our short term goal is to increase membership dues to $16,950 per year beginning in 2007. The intermediate goal is to build a reserve fund of $75,000 over the next five years. This fund, called the Headwaters Challenge Fund, will be used to prepare us for emergency needs and other time-sensitive opportunities in good times and bad.  The long-term goal is to build a $2 million Endowment Fund that will provide annual support for the core operations that make everything else possible.  In addition, $10,000 is also needed annually to support HWA’s premier education event, Kids in the Creek. This is our largest event of the year with nearly 725 students, parents, and teachers participating. These funds will help ensure the financial security and sustainability of HWA and its programs.

Both the Headwaters Challenge Fund and Endowment Fund have been started thanks to generous donations from HWA Board members and the community. However, we still need your help! Please join us (membership application) and consider an additional contribution to the reserve fund, endowment fund or Kids in the Creek program (donor form). HWA can also help you set up a planned giving program. Your support will ensure the continued success of our organization and ultimately the long-term protection of our precious waterways. Thank you! 

For additional information please call Ron Moser, HWA Director @ 828-452-9077 or Bill Eaker, Fundraising Committee Chairman @ 828-251-6622 or 828-456-9508.

Please mail your dues and donations to: HWA, PO Box 389, Waynesville, NC 28786.

HWA is a 501(c) 3 tax exempt non-profit, charitable corporation so all donations are tax deductible.

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This site was last updated on March 22, 2008.

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