Yesterday on Wednesday July 12, 2017, students spent time at different areas at Cherokee Indian Hospital, the Family Safety Center, Indian Care Clinic/Family Care Clinic and Urgent Care. Each student had a different type of experience and will share in their blogs.
The highlight for me occured at lunch time! Not only did we have an amazing down home cooking style buffet at Granny's Restaurant in Cherokee the ER we spent time with Victoria Harlan a well respected and experienced Cherokee Registered Nurse.
Victoria helped paint a picture of the historical grief and trauma that has lasted generations, issues with the community as well as how these people are overcoming obstacles. The information we received from she and Kayla Holland, the Nurse Educator, have been eye opening to view others differently as we never know someone elses story.
As part of Service Learning, the students were able to help meet a need in the community by donating some of the items collected to the Macedonia Baptist Church in Cherokee as it was identified as a place that helped meet needs of children and their families. You can check out the church on the following link: https://www.facebook.com/Macedonia-Baptist-Church-Cherokee-NC-113662932128291/
The Church made up of mainly of Cherokee people and a Cherokee Indian pastor, extended an invitation for us to attend their Wednesday evening service. The students agreed it would be a unique experience and a better way to understand culture as their are many Baptist churches in the area. The people here were very kind and the students got to meet some families and children who will benefit from donations. They publicly thanked the students in the service and were very appreciative of the generosity of the college. The pastor and his wife gifted me with a New Testement Bible that is written in Cherokee next to the English scripture.
July 13, 2017 Thursday
The drive to Asheville to Mission Children's Hospital was just about an hour away from our cabin. The students were so impressed and several interested in pursuing this organization as a future employer. It was state of the art and completely geared for children and thier families. The students toured PICU, Peds, NICU, OB at the main campus. We then drove to Reuter's clinic and toured the pediatric specialty clinics. I would encourage you to read the student blogs as much was gained from this experience.
As the Biltmore estates is 6 minutes away and has much history to the area, we headed their for lunch and toured the house and estate gardens. When considering the amount of time and resources spent making the mansion in the 1800's, it was quite the contrast to the poverty that Appalachia region. We did find that the Vanderbuilts and thier decendents have made many contributions to the Asheville community and they are respected for thier generosity.
As part of Service Learning, the students were able to help meet a need in the community by donating some of the items collected to the Macedonia Baptist Church in Cherokee as it was identified as a place that helped meet needs of children and their families. You can check out the church on the following link: https://www.facebook.com/Macedonia-Baptist-Church-Cherokee-NC-113662932128291/
The Church made up of mainly of Cherokee people and a Cherokee Indian pastor, extended an invitation for us to attend their Wednesday evening service. The students agreed it would be a unique experience and a better way to understand culture as their are many Baptist churches in the area. The people here were very kind and the students got to meet some families and children who will benefit from donations. They publicly thanked the students in the service and were very appreciative of the generosity of the college. The pastor and his wife gifted me with a New Testement Bible that is written in Cherokee next to the English scripture.July 13, 2017 Thursday
The drive to Asheville to Mission Children's Hospital was just about an hour away from our cabin. The students were so impressed and several interested in pursuing this organization as a future employer. It was state of the art and completely geared for children and thier families. The students toured PICU, Peds, NICU, OB at the main campus. We then drove to Reuter's clinic and toured the pediatric specialty clinics. I would encourage you to read the student blogs as much was gained from this experience. 
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