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NEWS RELEASE
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
ANNOUNCES OVER $635,000 IN NEW GRANTS;
MORE THAN $22.6 MILLION GIVEN SINCE FORMATION
For release after For more information,
4:30 p.m. January 24, 2018 contact Debra Dodson
The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region announced today a total of more than $637,000 in new grants to 43 non-profit community agencies at a reception at Ballou Recreation Center. The Community Foundation was incorporated in 1996 and has already returned more than $22.6 million in community grants and scholarships.
This year’s grants contain $250,000 in funding made available by a grant from the Danville Regional Foundation. A complete listing of the grants awarded from the Danville Regional Foundation’s support is below.
The following grants were awarded from various funds as described below:
The Community Impact Fund is made up of the following unrestricted funds: James Russell Anderson and Zora Carter Anderson Endowment Fund, Buck- Wayland Fund, Faith Home Endowment Fund, Clarence L. Giles Fund, Harry Melton Hood Fund, Elizabeth (Betty) W. Jefferson Fund, D. Webster, Jr., and Elizabeth S. Marshall Fund, James A. and Anne V. Robertson Fund, Barbara H. Sater and Herbert W. Sater Memorial Fund, and John C. Swanson, Jr. Fund
Averett University ($25,000) To assist Averett in updating Main Hall to a 21st century living-learning environment for students. (Community Impact Fund)
Caswell County Partnership for Children ($4,120) To provide seven books to each of the children enrolled in the Raise-A-Reader program. (Community Impact Fund)
Caswell Family Medical Center ($17,300) To expand access to the established “House Calls Program”. (Community Impact Fund)
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Chatham Fire Department ($7,900) To purchase two computer software packages enabling the Chatham Fire Department to digitally manage emergency incident reporting and data. (W. Earl & Elise M. G. Allen Fund)
City of Danville– Neighbors Helping Neighbors ($48,000) To provide eligible families with assistance to pay utility bills in order to avoid termination of utility services to families considered vulnerable as well as to assist families with the critical need or temporary housing. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Area Choral Arts Society ($2,000) To purchase music, compensate instrumentalists, compensate music director, pay for marketing, venue rental, and custodian. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Area Humane Society ($1,425) To provide free Critter Camp experiences for at-risk and/or disadvantaged youth. (Faye Carter Fund)
Danville Community College Educational Foundation ($25,000) To support expansion of Danville Community College’s Cosmetology program. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Concert Association ($3,500) To offer an unusual one-day Artists-in-Residency Program, conducted by TAO: Drum Heart for area students in three public schools. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Family YMCA ($12,000) To purchase two Expresso Bikes. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Science Center ($20,000) To provide science center visitors with engaging educational exhibits and films. (Community Impact Fund; Faye Carter Fund; Daniel Fund)
Danville-Pittsylvania Cancer Association ($40,000) To assist cancer patients in the Danville/Pittsylvania area with the cost of their cancer related prescriptions. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Pittsylvania Community Services ($15,000) To increase access to disability services directly impacting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who lack funding options for critical needs. (Community Impact Fund)
Danville Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity ($5,000) To help design and implement a modern, mobile-friendly, dynamic website. (Community Impact Fund; Daniel Fund)
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First Tee of Danville ($5,000) To fund 35 participants for the 2018 season. (Community Impact Fund; Ahmed Childrens Fund)
Free Clinic of Danville ($46,000) To underwrite the supply and labor costs of providing care for Free Clinic patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. (Community Impact Fund; Daniel Fund)
HAVEN of the Dan River Region ($1,800) To support residents’ health needs and supplies. (Community Impact Fund)
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia ($18,000) To grant wishes for at least two local children who have been diagnosed with critical illnesses. (Community Impact Fund)
Pelham Community Center ($4,850) To have a transfer switch installed by a NC Licensed Electrician to enable Pelham Community Center to be declared a back-up shelter. (Community Impact Fund)
Pittsylvania County ($11,745) To outfit the Pittsylvania Pet Center with a new commercial washer and dryer. (Community Impact Fund; Animal Welfare Fund; Irving H. and Louise Hambrick Scarce Animal Fund)
Pittsylvania County Parks and Recreation ($25,000) To improve surface conditions on the Ringgold Rail Trail in the eastern part of the County. (Community Impact Fund; Allen Fund)
Purley United Methodist Church ($10,000) To provide children with access to safe and convenient playground facilities. (Community Impact Fund)
River District Festival ($12,000) To support festivities and events associated with the River District Festival. (Community Impact Fund)
Southern Area Agency on Aging ($15,000) To provide emergency services to older individuals. (Community Impact Fund)
SPCA of Martinsville/Henry County ($2,500) To purchase two stainless steel sinks. (Community Impact Fund)
Virginia Dental Association Foundation ($2,500) To provide case management for the DDS program in Danville and Pittsylvania County. (Community Impact Fund)
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The following grants were awarded as a result of The Community Foundation’s grantmaking partnership with Danville Regional Foundation.
Blairs Fire & Rescue ($25,000) To purchase compliant Self Contained Breathing Apparatus.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area ($10,000) To provide eleven 1.5 hour monthly workshops for youth, parents or volunteers that focus on the prevention of violence.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area ($21,000) To support the continuation and expansion of its STEM programming. (Gamewood Technology Fund)
Caswell County Parish, Inc ($18,000) To provide assistance to families who are threatened with loss of shelter due to catastrophic events.
Caswell Family Medical Center ($20,000) To the Caswell Cancer Resource Fund to deliver support services to residents of Caswell County that have a cancer diagnosis.
Climax Volunteer Fire Department ($3,250) To purchase a high-pressure air lifting bag kit to complement their vehicle extrication equipment.
Community Improvement Council ($11,350) To create a parent education and resource program for the families of children enrolled in the Head Start program.
Danville Church Based Tutorial Program, Inc. ($10,000) To purchase 20 computers to assist with reading and math skills.
Danville Speech and Hearing Center ($25,000) To provide financial assistance to help cover the cost of speech therapy and supplies for clients that cannot afford them. (Daniel Fund)
Danville Symphony Orchestra ($6,350) To present a series of four live orchestral music concerts for the general public of Danville, Southside Virginia and Piedmont NC (Daniel Fund)
God’s Storehouse ($20,000) To purchase food for the Malcom Huckabee Backpacks Program. (Daniel Fund)
House of Hope ($8,400) To provide 140 backpacks, including essentials, for the area’s homeless citizens. (Daniel Fund)
Just Kids Child Development Center ($10,000) To support the 2018 Summer Camp Program. (Faye Carter Fund)
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Mt. Hermon Volunteer Fire and Rescue ($12,500) To purchase six two-way portable radios specifically made for emergency service workers for mission-controlled communication.
Northern Pittsylvania County Food Center ($20,000) To purchase food from both local markets as well as Feeding America Southwest Virginia.
Providence Fire and Rescue ($20,000) To replace the 1971 wildland/brush fire apparatus.
Yanceyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue ($15,800) To purchase the equipment necessary to complete and place in service an additional first out fire truck.
PREVIOUSLY AWARDED GRANTS
The following grants were also recognized but have been previously awarded from donor advised and designated funds:
Agency Emergency Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area
Caswell County Public Library
- L. Anderson, Jr. Family Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area
First Baptist Church
Free Clinic of Danville
Salvation Army
Autism Education Fund
Averett University
Danville Science Center
For the Children Partners in Prevention Coalition
Pittsylvania County Schools
Robert R. Blackwell and Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Church Fund
Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Church
Board Fund
Community Foundation of the Dan River Region
Boys & Girls Clubs Endowment Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area
Gary A. and Sherry M. Carroll “Good for Youth” Fund
Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Mountains Council
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Christian Charities Fund
God’s Pit Crew
Grace and Main Fellowship
Transitions Pregnancy Center
James L. Clark and Henrietta Clark Fund
Danville Life Saving Crew and Rescue Squad
Moffett Memorial Baptist Church
Collins ‘Great Outdoors’ Fund
Caswell County Brightleaf Hoedown
City of Danville– Parks and Recreation
Pat & Cathy Daly Family Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area
Philip & Frances Daly Family Fund
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Danville Area
- Niles and Carol Daly, Jr. Fund
House of Hope
Dan River Inc. Endowment Fund
Averett University
Averett University BSN Nursing Student Scholarship Aid
Danville Community College Educational Foundation
Danville Community College Workforce Success/Student Career Coach Initiative
Danville Community College Educational Foundation-Baseball Program
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
Danville Pittsylvania Community Services- Board Gang Task Force Program
Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber Foundation Ed Steffey Golf Tournament
Danville Symphony Orchestra
Free Clinic of Danville
God’s Pit Crew
House of Hope
United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County
United Way of Greater Houston- Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund
Danville Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund
Danville Symphony Orchestra
Davis Family Fund
Averett University
Bassett Memorial United Methodist Church
Danville Pittsylvania Cancer
Free Clinic of Danville
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Longwood University
Martinsville Cemetery Fund
Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church
Evans Library Fund
City of Danville – Danville Public Library
Gantsoudes Family Fund
Danville Pittsylvania Cancer
St. Peter’s Greek Orthodox Church
Garden Club of Danville Fund
Garden Club of Danville
Juanita G. “Nita” Grant Fund
Averett University’s Library
First Baptist Church
Bobby Hawker Memorial Fund
Caswell Family Medical Center
Pittsylvania County Community Action
Holland Fund
Salvation Army
Wayles R. Harrison Memorial Fund
Danville Pittsylvania Cancer
Peter and Jo Ann Howard L’Dor V’Dor Fund
Temple Beth Sholom
Hospice Support Services Fund
Danville Pittsylvania Cancer
Southern Area Agency on Aging
Larry Donald Huskey Memorial Fund
ARC of the Southside
Danville Speech & Hearing
Free Clinic of Danville
Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation
Kang-A-Rhue Children’s Cancer Fund
Danville Pittsylvania Cancer
Keokee Fund
Galileo High School
Pittsylvania County Schools
Sam and Margaret Kushner Fund
Temple Beth Sholom
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Alexander Heath Light & Mary Nelson Light Mission Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area
Main Street United Methodist Church Fund
God’s Pit Crew
God’s Storehouse
House of Hope
Salvation Army
Transitions Pregnancy Solutions
Marshall Family Fund
Averett University
Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Community Foundation of the Dan River Region
Danville Community College Educational Foundation
Free Clinic of Danville
God’s Storehouse
Grace Design United Methodist Church
Gideon Miller Cancer Fund
Danville Pittsylvania Cancer
Miller Woodbury Fund
Danville Area Humane Society
Audrey F. Millner Memorial Fund
Chatham Fire Department
Danville Concert Association
Moses & Louise A. Merricks Fund
Mount Cross Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Wayles Harrison Cancer Fund
Morotock Arts and Culture Fund
Averett University
City of Danville– Parks and Recreation
Danville Area Choral Arts Society
Danville Concert Association
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
Danville Symphony Orchestra
Langhorne House
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Youth Mission Fund
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church
Mary Neil Literacy Fund
Pittsylvania County Literacy Program
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B.C. & Annie Lee Owen Fund
Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle
Clarksville Regional Museum
Mecklenburg County Cancer Association
Southside Virginia Community College Nursing Program
Alma Courtney “Sigie” Perkinson Rose Fund
Garden Club of Danville
Pittsylvania County Animal Shelter Fund
Pittsylvania County
Rippe Fund for Temple Beth Sholom
Temple Beth Sholom
Virginia Elizabeth “Betsy” Robertson Fund
Community Foundation of the Dan River Region
Rotary Club of Chatham
Boy Scouts of America
Danville Community College Educational Foundation
Claudia Vernon Smith Fund
Caswell Friends of the Library
Cora Taylor Younger Smith Fund
American Indian College Fund
Berea College
United Negro College Fund
Stendig Family Fund
Temple Beth Sholom
Benjamin M. Sugg Fund
Halifax County - Clover Cemetery
John C. Swanson, Jr. Fund
Caswell Friends of the Library
City of Danville– Danville Public Library
Halifax County-South Boston Library
Pittsylvania County Public Library
Urban Bible & Ministry Institute/NCP Fund
New Community of Praise, Inc.
Veterinary Emergency Treatment Fund
Danville Area Humane Society
Veterans Memorial Fund
Veterans Memorial Discretionary Trust
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The Wednesday Club Endowment Fund
God’s Pit Crew
Wynne’s Falls Fund
Crossroads Reconciliation Services
Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund
Town of Yanceyville
The Community Foundation’s next grant cycle will begin in June for projects to be funded in 2019.
The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region is a public charity established in September 1996 by a steering committee of civic leaders to improve and enrich area lives through the generosity of donors.
The Community Foundation office can be reached at 541 Loyal Street, Danville, VA, 24541, (434) 793-0884 or their web site at www.cfdrr.org.
