THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $577,600 IN NEW GRANTS; MORE THAN $12 MILLION GIVEN SINCE FORMATION   The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region announced on January 17, 2012 a total of $577,600 in new grants to 45 non-profit community agencies at a reception at the IALR. The Community Foundation was incorporated in 1996 and has already returned more than $13.8 million in community grants and scholarships. This year’s grants contain $250,000 …
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1-4-2012 Register and Bee letter We were pleased to see that the Veterans Memorial was mentioned in today’s letter to the editor in the Danville Register & Bee. Yes, the bricks are Made in America!! Here is Dave Newman’s full answer to the question on whether the bricks were made in America! Yes indeed, they were made in No. Carolina from N.C. clay. The mortar was made in So. Carolina …
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The Register and Bee was kind enough to feature this Letter to the Editor on our new online giving program. Great for last minute Christmas gifts and year-end tax deductions! http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/dec/21/consider-online-charitable-gift-ar-1560865/

We were pleased with this nice story by WSET on the Veterans Memorial. We are only a couple of bricks short of having 6,000 engraved bricks sold for the Memorial Walkway. Many more bricks are available for purchase. Contact The Community Foundation for more information.
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  The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region featured several grant recipients and reported continued growth at its Appreciation Luncheon held Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Danville Golf Club.  Nearly 200 supporters heard three stories of help. Elizabeth Marshall shared how grants from The Community Foundation helped patients at the Danville Speech and Hearing Center. Jeff Liverman described how The Community Foundation supported the Danville Science Center’s traveling exhibits. …
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The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region has awarded 68 scholarships totaling more than $186,000 to area students. Presentations were recently made from 30 different scholarship funds within The Community Foundation at a scholarship reception held May 22, 2011 at The Community Center at Chatham. “We are so excited to help open the doors of the future to so many students,” said Debra L. Dodson, Executive Director for The …
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The Gideon Miller Cancer Fund has been started with The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region. The Fund will benefit organizations that assist cancer patients and their families in Danville, Pittsylvania County and Halifax County. Gideon Miller Cancer Fund started with Community Foundation, April 12, 2011 For more information, contact Debra Dodson at (434) 793-0884