Hospitality House of Boone 338 Brook Hollow Rd. Boone, NC 28707 828-264-1237 info@hospiltalityhouseofboone.

org Contact: Zoe Croft Email: croftcz@appstate.edu Phone: 207-776-5030 Time: 60 seconds Words: 158 Public Service Announcement for 90.5 WASU-FM Radio LIVE COPY (ANNOUNCER): DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE IN WATAUGA COUNTY LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE? THIS MAKES WATAUGA ONE OF THE THREE POOREST COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, WITH MORE THAN 1,200 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA. THE FACES OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS INCLUDE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND CIRCUMSTANCES. THEY MAY BE YOUR FRIEND, CLASSMATE, COWORKER, OR NEIGHBOR. THE ONLY HOMELESS AND CRISIS SHELTER IN SEVEN COUNTIES, THE HOSPITALITY HOUSE OF BOONE IS WORKING HARDER THAN EVER TO ERADICATE HUNGER, POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. MAKE THE HOLIDAYS HAPPIER FOR THOSE IN NEED AND VOLUNTEER OR DONATE TO THE HOSPITALITY HOUSE OF BOONE. LOCATED AT 338 BROOK HOLLOW ROAD IN BOONE. TO DONATE ITEMS OR TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, VISIT W-W-W-DOT HOSPILIATIY-HOUSE-OF-BOONE DOT-OR-G OR CALL 828-264-1237 THIS MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HOSPILTATLY HOUSE OF BOONE AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. xxx