YewPine Cultural Traditions Inc. (YPCT) was established as a 501-c-3 nonprofit organization to identify, preserve and promulgate the cultural heritage of the Appalachian region.
Dwight Diller founded YPCT to facilitate bringing new generations to appreciate and carry on the Old Time music and storytelling of the Hammons families and others.
YewPine Cultural Traditions, Inc. is a not for profit corporation recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS. Donations to support YPCT project are tax-deductible for US donors. You can make a donation by sending a check made out to YPCT, Inc. to:
Teresa Hammons
YewPine Cultural Traditions
2366 Edray Rd.
Marlinton, WV 24954
And if the company you work for matches donations by employees to 501(c)(3) corporations, don’t forget to send us your matching form!
We also accept credit card donations via PayPal. You do not have to be a member of PayPal to donate this way: just follow the prompts for non-PayPal members rather than setting up a PayPal account and your credit card information will be processed via a secure link and will not be saved either by YPCT or by PayPal. Use the “Make a Donation” button below to make a contribution via credit card. If your employer will match donations, please make a note in the “Special Instructions” box to let us know how to apply for the match.
YPCT Board of Directors
At the time of this update August 3 2023, the Board is reorganizing. In addition to Allen Johnson and Teresa Hammons, added new Board members are Catherine Rowe, Jamie Lovejoy, Andy Fults, Callum Lane, Matthew Evans, and Trevor Hammons. Profiles on each member are in process (see links to names above).
Formation
YewPine Cultural Traditions held its founding Board of Directors meeting on January 5, 2016, at the McClintic Library in Marlinton, West Virginia (Pocahontas County).
Founding Members of the Board were the following, left to right: Michael Brooks; Teresa Hammons; Pam Johnson; Allen Johnson (far right). Dwight Diller participated as a consultant. Several years later, Pam Johnson and Michael Brooks resigned in good standing. Dwight Diller (red shirt, wearing a cap) was consultant. After Dwight Diller’s death in 2022, the board reorganized.
