Whippoorwill Academy and Village

05/17/2026

05/17/2026

Yesterday at the fundraising event to celebrate and help Rev. Steve Mathews at Whippoorwill Academy and Village, we declared it a time for a "Pandemic of Kindness". The volunteers, musicians and donors (many who traveled as far away as New Hampshire and Tallahassee, Florida) were certainly showing kindness and compassion. The day was a huge success. If you won a raffle or a silent auction, you will be called this week. Thank you to everyone who helped us with this event. The late Edith Carter (founder of Whippoorwill Academy and Village) would be so pleased to see that the first use of her barn was used for something so important as helping someone else.
Thank you.

05/15/2026

Tomorrow we will have a raffle and silent auction area set up at the old pickin' porch at the village. Thanks to everyone who donated items and a special thanks to our musicians and volunteers. There will be a great choice of food items available for purchase. Thank you for sharing this post!

05/12/2026

Posting soon: a framed Betty Powell pastel will be a silent auction item for this Saturday!

05/12/2026

Other items for raffle for this Saturday at Whippoorwill Academy and Village are: a gorgeous framed pastel by Betty Powell; large hand built pottery piece made by Teresa Icenhour; beautiful pottery piece by Julie Latos; several pottery pieces by Patricia Broffel; a framed pastel by the late Toni Indicott. More items are arriving today. Remember that we cannot accept pieces brought in on Saturday as we will be too busy to print out item info. and find a container to hold the raffle tickets.
All items will be found at the original pickin' porch near where the food will be sold.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 16th at 11:00 a.m.
Participating in this celebration of Steve Mathews will be one of the better things you will do in a long time!
11928 Hwy. 268 W., Ferguson, NC

05/12/2026

More raffle items for this Saturday, May 16th beginning at 11:00 at the benefit for Rev. Steve Mathews. Thank you to everyone who is helping with this event! Whippoorwill Academy and Village, 11928 Hwy. #268 W., Ferguson, NC Great music nd food all day long!

05/11/2026

Some of the finest musical talent in western NC will be performing this Saturday, May 11th at Whippoorwill Academy and Village to raise money to help Steve Mathews after he suffered multiple amputations due to a virus. The event begins at 11:00 and ends at 5:00. This is a non-ticket event---donations appreciated. Food will be available for purchase. Some fantastic raffle items will also be available. Location: 11928 Hwy. 268 W., Ferguson, NC Bring a chair, some sunscreen and enjoy the day as we all do something wonderful for this young man.

Thank you to the News Topic of Lenoir for giving the fundraising event for Rev. Steve Mathews a full page! We hope that lots of people come to be a part of this celebration! This event will take place Saturday, May 16th from 11 am.-5:00 p.m. This is a non-ticket event....donations are appreciated. Food will be available for purchase and lots of great items for raffle and silent auction! Rain or shine! 11928 Hwy. 268 W., Ferguson, NC ....bring a comfortable chair, sunscreen and hat. This will be a wonderful day of kindness and great music!