Cherokee County NC Blog

Zoe and Bruce King not only provide non-medical, in-home services to area families, but they were also honored by CK Franchising Inc. for their performance as Comfort Keepers franchise owners.

The Kings were recognized at the celebration dinner and awards ceremony during the Comfort Keepers Annual Conference held in Charlotte, NC, from May 31 through June 2, 2007.

The Kings received one of the top honors of the evening when they were inducted into the President’s Club. Owners are selected for this honor based on several criteria, including hours of service, revenues, and the adherence to the ideals and standards of the Comfort Keepers system.

At the ceremony, the Kings were presented with a crystal award to commemorate their achievement.

“Being recognized as one of the top performers in the Comfort Keepers system was a great honor,” Zoe King said.

In addition to the President’s Club award, the Kings were recognized for hitting weekly operational milestones for hours of service provided to clients.

“Ask any senior and they will tell you that they prefer to stay in their own home as long as possible,” she said. “I am thrilled to own a business that can make their wishes a reality.”

Comfort Keepers provides in-home services on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis with tailored packages customized to an individual’s needs. Packages include companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, incidental transportation, laundry, recreational activities, and more. All Comfort Keepers caregivers are employees and have criminal, driving, and credit background checks to ensure dependability and reliability.

The Kings, local owners of the western North Carolina area Comfort Keepers, have been in business since 1993.

Since opening, the Kings have provided service to numerous residents throughout western North Carolina. They have about 10 employees in the Murphy, NC, area.

The Kings have Comfort Keepers offices in Franklin, North Carolina, and Blairsville, Georgia.

Their website has a list of services they offer and a convenient contact form.

For more information, call 706-835-2607.

Cherokee County Transit will begin scheduled runs to Asheville on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, excluding holidays, for area seniors and veterans.

The first pick-up will be at 7:00 am at the Cherokee County Senior Center on Alpine Street in downtown, Murphy, North Carolina.

The second pick-up will be at 7:30 am in front of Goodys in the Ingles parking lot.

The final pick-up will be at 8:00 am at the Ingles parking lot in Andrews, NC.

The group will leave Asheville promptly at 4:00 pm for the return trip to Murphy.

The transit is also offering a day of shopping on Thursday, June 21, 2007, in Cleveland, Tennessee.

The general public also is welcome.

For more information or to reserve a place, call 828-837-2467 or 828-837-1789.

Ann Carroll, an associate broker with Western Carolina Real Estate Co., Inc. who has been with the company since March 2006, was awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) professional designation by the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council of Murphys, California.

Seniors Real Estate Specialists help seniors make wise decisions about selling the family home, buying rental property, managing the capital gains and estate tax implications of owning real estate, obtaining a reverse mortgage, moving to a senior community, and other issues. By earning the designation, Carroll has demonstrated that she has the knowledge, experience, and expertise to be a Seniors Real Estate Specialist.

The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council tracks the special issues and needs of senior property owners and provides education to realtors who make seniors an important focus of their business. The designation was introduced in 1997 and is nationally recognized.