Appalachian Community Development Association

“Name: morehead gateway helping hands address: 204 morehead plaza po box 316 morehead, ky 40351 cash contribution: 7,500 name: urban appalachian community coaliti address: 5829 wyatt ave cincinnati, oh 45213 cash contribution: 7,500”

“Expenses advertising 6,839 office 10,644 website 360 insurance 3,772 telephone 1,256 dance 2,250 living history 4,730 music 18,809 storytelling 2,974 festival setup 10,124 awards 54 donations 799 attorney general fee 1,350 bank service charge 208 discount 215 total 64,384”

“The appalachian community development association (acda) is organized and operated exclusively for educational, charitable, cultural, and other non- profit purposes. The acda exists to provide mechanisms through which the broad-based goals of social and cultural development and community betterment can be achieved within the appalachian community of greater cincinnati. Proceeds from the appalachian festival are used to fund grants to individuals and organizations within the greater cincinnati community for programs that serve the appalachian people or promote appalachian culture.”

“The acda hosts an annual appalachian festival designed to promote better understanding of appalachian culture, to inspire in the general public an appreciation of traditional and contemporary mountain music and crafts, and to foster pride among migrant appalachians in greater cincinnati in their heritage and culture. Acda also sponsors other educational and cultural events directed toward improving the urban appalachian's self-image and encouraging appalachians and non-appalachians to value and understand the cultural heritage of appalachia.”