Blowing Rock Rotary restores Davant Field pavilion, hosts community leaders in October

BLOWING ROCK — The Rotary of Blowing Rock had a busy October, restoring a rotary pavilion and hearing from local leaders and volunteers. Throughout October, Rotary members worked on restoring the Rotary Pavilion at Davant Field on Saturdays. The Pavilion was gifted to the Town of Blowing Rock in 1996, and members wanted to restore it to its former glory by sanding, painting, and other necessary work. At the first meeting on Oct. 5, Alexandra Forter Sirota, Executive Director of the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center, explained how taxes build community and how income taxes provide over half of state funding in North Carolina. Carrie Afandor, Executive Director, and Yolanda Adams, Deputy Director of The Meeting Place, presented the Oct. 12 meeting. The Meeting Place is a community-centered hub where social services, immigration legal services, and community resources come together in one shared location. On Oct.

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