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/

The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region premiered its new promotional video at its Appreciation Luncheon held Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Danville Golf Club. Nearly 200 supporters heard three guest speakers, including Marketing Committee Chairman Bonnie Cooper and video production coordinators Leonard Carter and Reed Dillon. President Eddie Herndon told of the Foundation’s impact during the past year. Donors established six new funds under the Foundation’s umbrella …
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The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region is now accepting proposals for its next round of grant making. This is the twelfth year the Foundation has awarded discretionary community grants, with over $6.6 million having been distributed so far. Information has already been mailed to over 250 community non-profit organizations in Danville, Pittsylvania County and Caswell County. The Foundation is accepting Preliminary Request applications from 501c3 charitable organizations until …
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The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region has awarded over $195,000 in scholarships to 63 area students. Presentations were recently made from 22 different scholarship funds within The Community Foundation. “We are so excited to help open the doors of the future to so many students,” said Debra L. Dodson, Executive Director for The Community Foundation. “We have awarded over $950,000 in scholarships to almost 320 students since the …
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The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region announced today a total of $1,361,655 in new grants to 67 non-profit community agencies at a reception at the Ballou Recreation Center. This is the eleventh year of operation for the Foundation, with total grants returned to the community now over $8 million. This year’s grants contain $1 million in funding made available by a one-time grant from the Danville Regional Foundation. …
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