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Helene: One Year Later - Community Remembrance & Resilience Day

East Asheville Public Library

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Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:45 am

5.8 hours

3 Avon Road, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28805

Date & Location

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:45 am to 04:30 pm (EDT)

3 Avon Road, North Carolina 28805

3 Avon Rd, Asheville, NC 28805-1901, United States

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Helene: One Year Later - Community Remembrance & Resilience Day
On the one-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Helene, join us for a daylong series of events and activities centered around remembering the events of the past and building resilience and community for the future.

Schedule

Storytime (for children of all ages)- 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Children of all ages welcome

Meet a Therapy Dog (all ages) - noon - 1:00 p.m.
Drop in and sign up for a session with a certified therapy dog from Alliance of Therapy Dogs.

Rooting into Resilience: Somatic Experiencing Workshop (for adults) - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
A workshop focused on learning basic nervous system concepts after a natural disaster in order to lean into resourcing, grounding, and orienting to our present state which increases our potential for living life with more vitality and ease.
Co-led by Sarah Eisenstein a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Bodyworker (NCLMBT #16530) who has lived with her family in Asheville for 20 years and has a multigenerational history in the region, her gratitude and love for our WNC home has deepened through riding out Hurricane Helene as a community. And Sarah Becker a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Massage Therapist (NCLMBT #08662) who has a private practice in Asheville and is dedicated to helping people live there most authentic and vibrant lives.

Meet a Therapy Dog (all ages) - 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Drop in and sign up for a session with a certified therapy dog from Alliance of Therapy Dogs.

Drop in any time to use (all ages)
oral history backpack recorders
Coloring pages & art supplies


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Helene: One Year Later - Community Remembrance & Resilience Day
Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:45 am