January 15, 2008
ANNOUNCES $1,361,655 IN NEW GRANTS;
OVER $8 MILLION GIVEN
SINCE FORMATION
For more information, Debra
L Dodson
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.
The following grants were approved by The Community Foundation’s Distribution Committee and Board of Directors and awarded from various funds as described below:
Animal Protection Society of the Northern Piedmont –
($7,000) – to replace animal shelter’s HVAC system.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Bachelors Hall Volunteer Fire Department – ($3,280)
– to purchase three sets of field communications equipment and one
computer. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville – ($50,000) –
to support youth activities, volunteer training, marketing and strategic
planning. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Blairs Fire and Rescue – ($50,000) – to assist with
purchase of new fire truck. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area – ($2,300)
- to purchase 100 folding chairs and 10 tables to accommodate club members.
(Danville Regional Foundation, Pat & Cathy Daly Family and Philip
& Frances Daly Funds)
Brosville Community Volunteer Fire Department – ($9,000)
– to purchase an advanced "high lift" air cushion rescue
kit. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Casville Volunteer Fire Department – ($8,500) –
to purchase training DVDs and books for all firemen in Caswell County
for review or certification. (Danville Regional Foundation
Fund)
Caswell Council For The Arts – ($10,000) –
to support the restoration/framing of newly acquired works, preparation/printing
of catalogue, and promotional expenses for Maud Gatewood exhibition. (Clarence
Giles Fund)
Caswell County Cooperative Extension Services –
4H – ($2,400) – to allow two Safe Sitter instructors to become
certified Basic Life Support instructors and purchase mannequins to use
in classes. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Caswell County Partnership for Children – ($5,000)
– to provide five education field trips for at-risk youth enrolled
in the Support Our Students Afterschool Program. (Danville Regional
Foundation Fund)
Caswell Family Medical Center – ($50,000) to purchase
and implement a practice management software system. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund)
Caswell Friends of the Library – ($2,500) –
to present a Moms and Friends Read-Aloud program and give a book to each
student. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund, Claudia Vernon Smith
Fund)
Cedar Terrace Tenant Association – ($1,500) –
to purchase art supplies, teaching materials, snacks and drinks for youth-oriented
programs. (Faye Carter Fund)
Chatham Fire Department Auxiliary – ($75,000) –
to construct second floor living quarters of the Chatham Fire Department.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Chatham First – ($4,000) – to purchase two
Holophane "GranVille" street lamps for the 1813 Clerk's Office
area. (W. Earl & Elise M. G. Allen Fund, Audrey F. Millner
Memorial Fund)
City of Danville Ballou Recreation Center – ($12,000)
– to assist with Danville Senior Transportation services at Ballou
Recreation Center. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
City of Danville/Danville Regional Hazardous Materials Response
Team – ($9,500) – to purchase a thermal imaging camera
for responding to Haz Mat emergency incidents. (Danville Regional
Foundation Fund)
City of Danville Fire Department – ($5,600) – to
purchase spinal immobilization equipment and automatic external defibrillators.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
City of Danville Sheriff’s Office – Project
Lifesaver – ($5,000) – to purchase tracking devices for Project
Lifesaver clients. (The Daniel Fund, Danville Regional Foundation
Fund)
Climax Volunteer Fire Department – ($3,900) –
to purchase firefighter turn-out gear for three new members.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Crisis Line of Danville-Pittsylvania County – ($4,500)
– to purchase a professional display board for use at community
events and provide food vouchers through the H.O.P.E. program.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Dan River Business Development Center – ($16,000)
– to provide furnishings for a room to house seven office enterprise
centers. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville Area Choral Arts Society – ($1,500) –
to present a choral concert for the general public observing the one year
anniversary of the Virginia Tech tragedy. (Danville Regional
Foundation Fund)
Danville Burn Fund – ($2,500) – to provide
assistance to those affected by fire or disaster. (Ahmed Childrens
Fund, Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville Cancer Association – ($25,000) –
to assist with cost of cancer-related prescriptions for local cancer patients.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville Church-Based Tutorial – ($45,000) –
to implement a comprehensive health, physical education, and healthy lifestyles
program. (James Russell Anderson & Zora Carter Anderson Fund)
DCC Educational Foundation – ($50,000) –
to conduct a community-wide assessment of dental needs in below-poverty
level populations. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville Life Saving Crew – ($49,000) – to
purchase five Power-Pro battery powered hydraulic stretchers for ambulances.
(P. Niles Daly, Jr. Fund, Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History – ($1,175) –
to acquire a hygrothermograph to help preserve archives. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services– ($20,000) –
to conduct a limited pilot program to explore preventative and restorative
oral healthcare services for high-need, low-income adults with mental
illness, mental retardation, and substance abuse disorder. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity – ($800)
– to purchase materials to build a handicap ramp at the Habitat
office. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity –
($10,000) – to purchase building materials for the construction
of a home for a low income family. (Danville Regional Foundation
Fund)
Danville Public Schools-Galileo Magnet High School –
($3,400) – to implement One Book One Community program and purchase
a book for each student and faculty member. (Danville Regional
Foundation Fund)
Danville Public Schools –W.W. Moore, Jr. Education
Program – ($5,700) – to complete the Utility Friendly Tree
Nursery and Arboretum. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Danville Science Center – ($40,000) – to
support the "Too Small to See" exhibit. (Faye Carter
Fund, Clarence Giles Fund)
Danville Speech and Hearing Center – ($10,000)
– to provide speech/language pathology services to uninsured, low
income, and minimally insured adults. (Danville Regional Foundation
Fund)
Danville Symphony Orchestra – ($8,300) –
to present four free, live orchestral concerts. (Danville Regional
Foundation Fund)
Danville Youth GROW (The First Tee of Danville) –
($2,000) – to provide scholarships, snacks and transportation for
participants. (James Russell Anderson & Zora Carter Anderson
Fund, Faye Carter Fund)
Free Clinic of Danville – ($100,000) – to
assist with Nurse Practitioner salary and costs of prescription medications.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
God’s Pit Crew – ($66,000) – to purchase
a 2002 Kenworth WL900 road tractor to transport products. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund)
Goodwill Industries – ($4,000) – to assist
clients and some approved employees in emergency situations with medical,
utility and grocery expenses. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Hatcher Center – ($182,000) – to market programs
at the Center; update current signs and brochures and promote products
as an on-line store; for continuous development, training and building/grounds
upgrades. (Faith Home Fund)
Hatcher Center – ($3,500) – to provide t-shirts
and rides from Fun-Time Amusements for Sammye Shelton Field Day.
(Faye Carter Fund)
Hope Harbor (Alcoholic Counseling Service of Danville)
– ($32,000) – to cover start up costs for Re-Entry Residential
Services, Community Outreach Program, including renovations, furniture,
equipment, staff training and development. (Danville Regional
Foundation Fund)
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research –
($5,000) – to provide matching funds for AmeriCorps Southside to
leverage state grant. (Administrative/Unrestricted Fund)
Just Kids Child Development Center – ($4,500) –
to provide field trips and outside guest programs for the summer program
for 5-12 year olds. (Faye Carter Fund)
Mount Hermon Volunteer Fire and Rescue – ($19,100)
– to purchase two battery powered hydraulic ambulance stretchers.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
M.T. Sorrell – ($4,400) – to purchase a new
camera monitoring system. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Northern Pittsylvania County Food Center – ($2,000)
to add protein products to food boxes. (Danville Regional Foundation
Fund)
Oak Grove Residential Care – ($2,800) – to
install new water heater in front half of building. (W. Earl &
Elise M.G. Allen Fund)
Pelham Volunteer Fire Department – ($6,000) –
to help finance new radio equipment for fire personal safety.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Piedmont Community College – ($11,000) –
to provide start-up funding for a MENTOR program for at-risk students.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Pittsylvania-Caswell Youth Livestock Association –
($6,500) – to purchase equipment for the safe loading and unloading
of livestock and to purchase a projector for use during the sale.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Pittsylvania County Community Action – ($6,500)
– to conduct a pilot program to provide breakfast meals to ten nutritionally
needy senior citizens. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Pittsylvania County Literacy Program – ($6,500)
– to provide computer equipment, software and student/teacher materials
and supplies at Pittsville and Brosville ABE Centers. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund)
Pittsylvania County Schools/FIRST Robotics Program –
($4,000) – to purchase two notebook computers with software and
to help fund FIRST team attendance at competitions. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund, Gamewood Technology Fund)
Pittsylvania Historical Society – ($3,900) –
to defray costs of designing, setting up and launching a website.
(W. Earl and Elise M.G. Allen Fund)
Providence Fire and Rescue – ($3,600) – to
purchase a TarHEEL Rescue Tool. (Danville Regional Foundation
Fund)
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic – ($10,000)
– to provide equipment, membership and training for up to 96 students
with print disabilities. (Faye Carter Fund, Danville Regional
Foundation Fund, James A. and Anne V. Robertson Fund)
Red Cross – Piedmont Carolina Chapter – ($1,500)
– to purchase an LCD projector and laptop and identification vests
for volunteers. (Barbara H. and Herbert W. Sater Fund)
Sandy River Community Park – ($15,000) –
to construct a walking track, basketball court and install water and septic
system. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Southern Area Agency on Aging – ($60,000) –
to provide a framework of home services and support for older citizens.
(James Russell Anderson & Zora Carter Anderson Fund)
Town of Yanceyville – Family Services of Caswell County
– ($18,000) – to purchase three computers, two printers, copier
and supplies to support Domestic Violence Shelter (House of Esther).
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
Tunstall Volunteer Fire and Rescue – ($15,000)
– to assist in the purchase of a backup generator for the facility.
(Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
White Oak School – ($30,000) – to purchase
a 15-passenger van. (Danville Regional Foundation Fund)
YMCA (Danville Family) – ($80,000) – to replace
old 15-passenger vans with 15-passenger mini-buses. (Danville
Regional Foundation Fund)
YWCA – ($47,500) – to identify and hire a
qualified dedicated Program Director. (The Daniel Fund, Danville
Regional Foundation Fund, and Harry Melton Hood Fund)
The following grants were also recognized but have been previously awarded:
Garden Club of Danville Fund and Alma Courtney “Sigie”
Perkinson Rose Fund
Garden Club of Danville
Bobby Hawker Memorial Fund
Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS)
Holland Fund and Wynne’s Falls Fund
Cross Roads Christian Counseling Center
Keokee Fund
Averett University
Alexander Heath Light & Mary Nelson Light Mission Fund
Oak Grove Residential Care
Miller-Woodberry Fund
Cape Fear Academy
Morotock Arts and Culture Fund
Averett University
Danville Area Association for Arts & Humanities
Danville Area Choral Arts Society
Danville Concert Association
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and Culture
North Theatre
Benjamin M. Sugg Fund
Clover Cemetery
Veterans Memorial Fund
City of Danville/Veterans Memorial
The Community Foundation’s next grant cycle will begin in June for projects to be funded in 2009.
The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region is a public charity established in September 1996 by a steering committee of civic leaders to meet a variety of social, educational, cultural and other charitable needs. The Foundation serves a region from Martinsville/Henry County to South Boston/Halifax County, including the neighboring North Carolina counties.
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION
541 Loyal Street
P. O. Box 1039
Danville, Virginia 24543
Ph: (434) 793-0884 Fax: (434) 793-6489
E-mail: communityfoundation@gamewood.net
