Community Foundation of the New River Valley announces fall grants
Laura Pynn, office manager for the Community Foundation, hands a grant check to Catherine St. Clair of Blacksburg High School. Photo courtesy of Terri Fisher
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley has awarded over $38,000 in grant awards in its fall distribution cycle.
The foundation hosted a celebration of the awards last month.
The CFNRV reviewed 62 applications for projects from across the New River Valley in a variety of fields of interest including the arts, social services, civic affairs, conservation, education, and health.
In addition to celebrating the fall grantees, Jennie Hodge of Micah’s Backpack addressed the crowd as the inaugural recipient of the Community Impact Grant. Made possible with generous support from Carolyn Pearsall White, the CFNRV’s Community Impact Grant awards $10,000 over three years plus in-kind support to projects addressing a critical community need. The grant will be used to launchMicah’s Mobile Backpack, a summer feeding program for 235 Blacksburg children. Funds will be used to purchase and retrofit a bus to transport weekend meals during the summer to children who typically receive meals during the school year.
Incorporated in 1994, the Community Foundation is a public, not-for-profit organization dedicated to enriching our community by providing professional management services to donors for their charitable causes, awarding visionary grants and scholarships, and nurturing collaborations in our community.
Nia Indelicato, Jennie Hodge, and Pastor John Wertz of St. Michael Lutheran Church stand to receive grants for Micah’s Backpack Peanut Butter Ministries and Micah’s Garden. Photo courtesy of Terri Fisher
Information on applying for a grant in the spring and for the 2013 Community Impact Grant will be available on the CFNRV website in January. For more information on the Community Foundation’s grant programs, establishing an endowed fund, or making a contribution, visit www.cfnrv.org or call 540-381-8999.
The fall grant recipients:
Beans and Rice, Inc, $1,960 for High Quality Afterschool Academic Enrichment from the Luba Fabrycky Memorial Endowment and Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund.
Bethany Hall Residential Treatment Center, $1,000 for Women with Children Residential Treatment from the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund and the Endowment for Giles County.
Blacksburg High School, $900 for Putting the Earth back into Earth Science: Ballooning our Way Beyond Standards of Learning from the Beatrice S. Kalka Endowment Fund.
Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Virginia, $1,000 for Power Hour from the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund and the Litschert Family Fund.
Camp Timber Ridge, $2,000 for Growing in the Greenhouse, Where Dreams Come True from the Loving Care Fund.
Camp Timber Ridge, $500 for Camp Timber Ridge 2013 Scholarships from the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund.
Children’s Advocacy Center of the New River Valley, $600 for Children’s Advocacy Center of the NRV Training from the New Mountain Climbers Fund.
Community Housing Partners, $750 for the Bluegrass Dental Assistance Program from the Ghia Borg Memorial Fund and the Beatrice S. Kalka Endowment Fund.
Emergency Needs Task Force of Pulaski County, $2,000 for the Emergency Needs Task Force of Pulaski County from the Ghia Borg Memorial Fund.
First Christian Church, $1,000 for Helping Hands from the Endowment for Giles County.
Floyd County Public Schools, $500 for Parents and Schools United Through Language from the Endowment for Floyd County.
Friends of the Blacksburg Farmers Market, $1,000 for the SNAP Double Value Incentive Program from the Litschert Family Fund.
Giles County Christian Service Mission, $3,500 for the Giles County Christian Service Mission Project from the Endowment for Giles County.
Harding Avenue Elementary School, $1,000 for What’s on Stage? from the Arts Alliance Endowment Fund.
Hensel Eckman YMCA, $1,000 for the Low to Moderate Income Child Care Assistance Program from the North Family Fund.
Holy Family Catholic Church, $1,000 for Infant and Child Care from the Endowment for Giles County.
It’s All About Jesus Ministries Outreach and Help Center, $750 for Emergency Assistance to Needy Families from the North Family Fund.
Jacksonville Center for the Arts, $1,060 for the Fine HeArts Supply Cabinet from the Rosina and Dean Carter Fund for Visual Arts and the Endowment for Floyd County.
Jordan’s Chapel United Methodist Church, $1,000 for the Feed My Lambs Backpack Program from the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund.
Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley, $618.18 for a New Copier/Scanner from the Warren Lloyd Holtzman Merit Grant Fund.
Med-Ride, $618.18 for Med-Ride from the Warren Lloyd Holtzman Merit Grant Fund.
Montgomery County Christmas Store, $640 for Underwear for Low Income Children from the Loving Care Fund.
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, $250 for the Sharing America Through Oral Histories from the North Family Fund.
New River Valley Agency on Aging, $1,580 for Enhancing Community Outreach Efforts to Strengthen Response to Financial Abuse of Older Adults from the Bell Family Fund and the Endowment for Giles County.
NRCA-To Our House, $570 for To Our House Transportation Services from the Ghia Borg Memorial Fund.
NRV CARES, $1,000 for Hugs and Kisses from the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund.
Old Church Gallery, $1,000 for the Expression of Heart Display from the Endowment for Floyd County.
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, $500 for the Increasing Our Educational Reach through Technology Project from the North Family Fund.
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, $985 for Get Yourself Tested from the North Family Fund and the Endowment for Giles County.
Prices Fork Elementary, $600 for the Prices Fork Elementary School Homework Club from the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund.
Pulaski County Humane Society, $815 for Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics and Feral Cat Clinics from the Litschert Family Fund.
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, $815 for Improving Health for Incapacitated Indigent Citizens from the Litschert Family Fund.
St. Michael Lutheran Church, $370 for Micah’s Garden from the Litschert Family Fund.
St. Michael Lutheran Church, $750 for Micah’s Backpack Peanut Butter Ministries from the Litschert Family Fund and the Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund.
Valley Interfaith Child Care Center, $400 for the Early Literacy Cooperative from the New Mountain Climbers Fund.
Valley Interfaith Child Care Center, $329.86 for the Music and Movement Grant from the Smart Beginnings NRV Charitable Endowment.
Virginia Cooperative Extension- Floyd, $600 for the VCE Master Food Volunteers Floyd from the Endowment for Floyd County.
Women’s Resource Center, $2,000 for Utility Costs for the Women’s Resource Center Transitional Housing Shelter from the Litschert Family Fund, the North Family Fund and the Endowment for Giles County.
-Submitted by Jessica Wirgau, director of the Community Foundation.
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