The recent holiday season the outpouring and generosity exhibited by the Young Professionals of Haywood County awed everyone.

“We thought we would be able to help one family, maybe two, but the outpouring from everyone has been overwhelming, said Katy Gould, from the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce.

The Young Professionals of Haywood County partnered with Barium Springs to provide Christmas gifts to a grandmother who has legal custody of her grandchildren in Haywood County. They learned that “grandma” struggled in a very real way. She loved her grandchildren so much that she became their mother, but she had challenges every month that she barely met. Between her kids’ medical bills and the cost of raising two children, her Social Security check barely covers it all.

The family is ...