-Information courtesy Quinn E. Novels, Northern Piedmont Regional Director, North Carolina Community Foundation
The board of advisors of the Vance County Community Foundation announces $7,100 in local awards from its community grantmaking fund, according to Fagan Goodwin, board president.
This year the board will grant:
- $1,300 to the American Heart Association for the CPR in Schools: Training the Next Generation of Lifesavers program
- $1,000 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for 2018 Camp Royall program scholarships for Vance County children with autism
- $1,000 to the Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines for the Vance County Girl Scout Leadership Experience program
- $1,800 to the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission for downtown retail staging
- $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Vance County program
- $1,000 to the Triangle Literacy Council for the Constructing Pathways to Prosperity program
Goodwin thanked the community for its support of the Vance County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Vance County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Quinn Novels at 919-256-6914, email qnovels@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Vance County Community Foundation
The Vance County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, a resource for area nonprofits, a source of grants for worthy local causes and a partner for donors. VCCF is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Vance County.
Whatever your means or charitable goals, the VCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. VCCF was founded in 1997 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation.
In addition to Goodwin, board members include Anthony Adams (secretary), Sarah Baskerville, Anne Bunch, Kay Curin, Dorothy Gooche, Wendy Meyer-Goodwin, Terri Hedrick, Amy Russell and Sara “Bebe” Wester.
Tax-deductible contributions made payable to the Vance County Community Foundation can be mailed to:
North Carolina Community Foundation
3737 Glenwood Ave. Suite 460
Raleigh, NC 27612.
Contributions can also be made online at nccommunityfoundation.org
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $130 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With nearly $247 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships.
The NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.
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