Global Studies Independent Educational Travel Abroad Program Clay County NC

08/29/2026

We had an AMAZING SUCCESSFULLY DAY!! 🚨 LAST-MINUTE YARD SALE HOURS ADDED TOMORROW for those last few items that didn’t sell today.🚨 We’re opening back up TOMORROW, Sunday, August 30 from 12–3 PM and EVERYTHING IS 50% OFF! 🎉Come help us clear it out! Every purchase—big or small—helps us raise scholarship funds for our Global Studies students. ❤️🌎Come shop, snag a bargain & support our students! Please SHARE!

Ginger Scerri Carrie Walrond Hood Toni Sheppard

08/29/2026

We are ready for you at the old Carlotto‘s building today. We are here from 7AM to 3PM today (8/29) and have tons for you …see the sneak pictures here! 😀😀All proceeds go to the nine scholarships of students that have qualified for financial aid come out and support a great call and find some goodies while you’re at it! #

Ginger Scerri Carrie Walrond Hood Toni Sheppard

08/28/2026

Local friends… share!! Tomorrow, Saturday, April 29th is our 2nd Annual Global Studies Yard Sale behind the old Carlotta’s (across from United Community Bank)! 7am-3pm

All processed from our yard sale will go towards providing financial scholarships to designated students in the Global Studies program so that they can travel to Peru next summer as part of an independen study/learning abroad experience!

It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day so come support our students! 🌎✈️🌎

11/26/2025

🎁 Support Our Holiday Gift Wrapping Fundraiser! 🎁Our Global Studies travelers are spreading holiday cheer—and raising funds for scholarships for their upcoming independent trip to Peru this June 2026! Come out and support their efforts:

📅 Dates: Dec. 6 & 13*
📍 Locations: Clay County Public Library, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
💵 Suggested Minimum Donation: $10

So, come out and enjoy beautifully wrapped gifts while helping students raise funds for needs based travel scholarships. Every donation makes a difference!

Plesee note that Dec. 13 will only happen if Dec. 6 is successful—so help us make both days amazing!

Check out the flyer for all the details, and bring your holiday spirit to support these amazing travelers!

08/04/2025

Edited to add: Good morning all! I just wanted to notify everyone that tonight’s parent night out is canceled. We were unable to get any registrations for the event this evening. We think it was a combination of vacation and timing. The awesome Kelly Jones will be rescheduling that for a September date or we can hopefully be a bit more successful! Thank you all for being willing to step up this evening, and stay tuned for that date!

Mark Your Calendar! Parents Night Out – Saturday, August 9th, 5:00–8:30 PM. This Parents Night Out will be a ton of fun and hosted at the Hayesville First United Methodist Church in Hayesville ). So, treat yourself to a well-deserved break—plan a relaxing evening, enjoy a date night, or check a few things off your to-do list—all while supporting a fantastic cause!

Join us for our next Parents Night Out, hosted at Hayesville First United Methodist Church, where your kids will enjoy a fun-filled evening with pizza, games, and age-appropriate activities in a safe and engaging environment.

All proceeds go toward our Global Studies Independent Travel Abroad Program, helping create life-changing international travel opportunities for students in our schools.

Parents Night Out (Provided by Global Studies Independent Italy and Greece Travelers for Fundraising). Contact Ginger Scerri at 828-361-1289 or [email protected] with any questions! Drop off will be at the Hayesville First United Methodist Church in town in Hayesville. Pizza will be pro...

07/03/2025

Not only do we have amazing travelers working on the Rodeo this evening, but we have had travelers teaming together work around the houses of our community members who need the help for donations for the program outstanding balance that we owe for our amazing trip that we just got back from. Led by Carrie this morning, this group of boys raked and pulled a lot of ivy and weeds from the beds and then laid a bunch of mulch for 4 hours. Thank goodness for good food and a cool down in our very own lake. Thank you to The Watson’s for hiring our amazing travelers to come do this work and giving them the opportunity to pay down our balance! 

If you have made of Yardwork, pressure washing, cleaning, painting, or anything in between these kids are rock stars willing to work using any funds they would get to put down on our balance due. Proud of these kids and understatement! 

07/03/2025

You might see some familiar faces tonight helping to park cars at the Cutworm’s Corral Agricultural Scholarship Rodeo right here in Hayesville (address below so come support the rodeo). Global Studies Annual Independent Experiential Learning Trip Abroad Travelers will be there to not only be helping hands and car parkers, but to share about the outcome of their amazing educational trip this past June. Thank you to Karyn Woody for offering this to us tonight. If you see these kids there passing out flyers, and working hard to procure the funds to finish paying off the trip balance feel free to ask some questions…they’d talk your ear off for days about their experiences. 🌍Love our community!