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About TCPO
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TCPO’s mission is to create a sustainable community while preserving Todd’s rich history, natural beauty and culture.
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TCPO meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Upstairs Gallery at the Todd Mercantile. Meetings are open and everyone is welcome to attend and participate.
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The Todd Community Preservation Organization was established in 2000.
Its original mission was to support Todd Ruritan Club in finding funding and support for various community projects.
Since those early days, TCPO itself has grown and now produces many projects in the Todd community, such as the free summer concert series held each June and July in Cook Park. TCPO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. It has a 15-member Board of Directors and relies on other volunteers to maintain its viability. TCPO’s mission is to create a sustainable community while preserving Todd’s rich history, natural beauty and culture. As a non-profit, TCPO achieves its purpose by helping find funds to support its own projects as well as those of other community organizations, notably Elkland Art Center and Todd Ruritan.
Through TCPO, Todd is an active member of HandMade in America’s Small Towns Program, established in 1999. This partnership has yielded grants from, most recently, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and the NC Rural Center’s STEP Program. In addition, TCPO is part of The Conservation Fund’s Resourceful Communities Program, funding several projects through their Creating New Economies Fund.
In 2009, a CNEF grant enabled TCPO to open an office in the Todd Mercantile building. Our e-mail address is info@toddnc.org.
Meeting Minutes
TCPO meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Upstairs Gallery at the Todd Mercantile. Meetings are open and everyone is welcome to attend and participate.
Here you'll find our meeting minutes and other information:
Minutes
- June 2011 (pdf)
- July 2011 (not available yet)
Community Partners
Elkland Art Center
Elkland Art Center (EAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational arts organization dedicated to experiential growth through the arts. Programs include community parades, puppet shows, workshops, video, and of course, you! They provide experiences that strengthen communities and individuals. They educate and enlighten on such matters as the environment and care and concern for all living things. EAC presents programs to schools, festivals, parties, and other events. EAC offers creative opportunities to folks regardless of sex, race, color, religion, or ethnic origin. Find out more about Elkland Art Center.
Todd Ruritan Club
Todd Ruritan Club is a community service organization started in the mid 1990s. It's members uphold a rich tradition of service in keeping with the aims of the National Ruritan Club. Projects include the Todd New River Festival, now in its 18th year, and establishing the Ruby A. Trivette Scholarship Fund.
Todd Ruritan members meet the third Tuesday of each month at the South Fork Baptist Church fellowship hall at 7 p.m. For more information, call 828-964-1362. To read more about Ruritan projects, click here.
Green Valley Community Park
Green Valley Community Park is multipurpose community park on the banks of the New River in Watauga County, North Carolina. The park offers a picnic shelter, playground equipment, multipurpose playing fields, hiking trails, and a canoe ramp as well as gorgeous views of the western North Carolina mountains. The park, maintained and operated by a non-profit board of directors, plans to preserve the natural beauty of the property and protect the riverbank and the wetland area, while providing a variety of park amenities. To date, volunteers have constructed walking and hiking trails and a canoe ramp, established a roadside parking area, constructed a picnic shelter and bathrooms, established the main athletic field, and installed park benches. Click here to read more about the many accomplishments at Green Valley Park.
Regional Partners
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