THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION announced today a total of $84,000 in new grants to nearly 30 non-profit community agencies at a reception in DIMON’s Carrington Center. Also recognized were recipients of grants awarded within the past six months, totaling almost $200,000. This is the seventh year of operation for the Foundation, with total grants returned to the community now nearing $2 million.

The following organizations’ grants were approved by the Distribution Committee from the various THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION Funds:

W. Earl & Elise M. G. Allen Fund – to benefit the people of Chatham and Pittsylvania County

- Chatham Rescue Squad – ($3,700) - to install blood pressure pulse oxymeters in two emergency vehicles
- Hargrave Military Academy – ($3,300) - to purchase a PowerPoint presentation system for the General Colin Powell Center for Leadership and Ethics
- Northern Pittsylvania County Food Center – ($1,500) - to add meat products to distribution boxes
- Oak Grove Residential Care – ($2,800) – to replace worn-out and malfunctioning stove
- Town of Chatham – ($2,000) – to purchase four new trash receptacles to improve downtown appearance

P. Niles Daly, Jr. Fund – to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- Boys and Girls Club of Danville – ($400) - to purchase technology equipment and supplies

Philip and Frances Daly Fund – to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- Boys and Girls Club of Danville – ($300) - to purchase technology equipment and supplies

Daniel Fund – to help meet humanitarian needs in Danville and Pittsylvania County

- Danville Regional Health Foundation – ($2,400) – to assist with installation of a wheelchair lift at the Foundation House
- Danville Sheriff’s Office/Project Lifesaver – ($3,500) – to purchase electronic monitors for tracking of patients
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic – ($1,000) - to provide digital playback machines and software to help area students with blindness, dyslexia and other conditions

Faith Home Fund – to meet current, emerging and evolving community needs

- Danville Area Association for Retarded Citizens/Hatcher Center – ($13,650) – to provide support for Hatcher Center employees to attend Camp Jaycee

Gamewood Technology Fund – for programs utilizing information technologies for the improvement of the lives of children, the elderly, and persons with illness and disabilities

- DOVES – ($2,100) - to purchase two computers, desks and Internet access for children in the shelter

Clarence Giles Fund– to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- Big Brothers/Big Sisters – ($1,500) – to purchase a client data collection system to implement a National Service Delivery Model
- Boys & Girls Club – ($800) - to help purchase technology equipment and supplies
- Caswell Family Medical Center – ($800) – to purchase a Schuco-Vac 130 Aspirator
- Chatham First – ($3,950) – to purchase seasonal and special event banners
- Contact Crisis Line – ($3,200) – to support a portable Helpline answering workstation
- Danville Area Association for Arts & Humanities – ($1,500) – to purchase a Hearing Helper assistance system
- Danville Church-Based Tutorial Program – ($3,900) – to purchase educational supplies and after-school snacks for students at 39 sites
- Danville Life Saving & First Aid Crew – ($5,900) – to purchase a two-way radio system to assist dive team
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History – ($1,500) – to develop audio self-guided tours for adults, children and Hispanics
- Dry Fork Volunteer Fire Department – ($835) – to provide basic life saving equipment to help immobilize injuries
- God’s Storehouse – ($2,500) – to replace a household size refrigerator and five chest freezers
- Mt. Cross Volunteer Fire Department – ($3,500) – to purchase new and clean other turn-out gear
- Pittsylvania County Schools/Family Life Education – ($1,200) – to provide two parent sessions to promote healthy lifestyles in children

Harry Melton Hood Fund– to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- YWCA – ($2,000) – to purchase a treadmill and provide access for low-income and handicapped individuals

Audrey F. Millner Memorial Fund – to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs in Pittsylvania County

- Chatham Rescue Squad – ($300) – to help purchase digital blood pressure equipment

James A. and Anne V. Robertson Fund – to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic – ($2,000) - to provide digital playback machines and software to help area students with blindness, dyslexia and other conditions

Barbara H. and Herbert W. Sater Fund – to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- Caswell County Partnership for Children – ($3,000) – to provide after-school transportation and community learning activities

John C. Swanson, Jr. Fund – to help meet a variety of social, educational, health and other area needs

- American Red Cross – ($3,000) – to cooperate with community agencies to offer new Family Caregiving Program
- Danville Reading Center – ($500) – to purchase a multi-sensory literacy program
- Providence Fire & Rescue – ($1,200) – to purchase a carbon monoxide detector
- W.W. Moore, Jr. Detention Home – ($625) – to cultivate plants on site and take to nursing homes

The following grants were also recognized but have been previously awarded:

- Danville Area Association for Retarded Citizens/Hatcher Center – ($187,440) – to use technology, employee training, an upgrade of equipment and buildings, a website for the store and more to promote the Hatcher Center to businesses and industries

Moses L. and Louise A. Merricks Fund
- American Red Cross/Danville-Pittsylvania Chapter
- God’s Storehouse
- Mt. Cross Volunteer Fire Department
- Sharon Baptist church
- Wayles Harrison Memorial Fund
Morotock Arts and Cultural Fund
- Averett University Concert Lecture Series
- Children’s Theatre of Danville
- Dan River Alliance for Arts & Culture
- Danville Area Association for Arts & Humanities
- Danville Area Choral Arts Society
- Danville Concert Association
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and Culture
- Danville Symphony Orchestra
- Langhorne House

Garden Club of Danville Fund
- Garden Club of Danville

Applications for community grants will be accepted again later this summer. Organizations wishing to be added to the mailing list for applications should contact the Foundation’s office. Grants are expected to be made on an annual basis.

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 in the Martinsville-Henry/County to South Boston/Halifax County, including the neighboring North Carolina counties, as well as other localities lying within Northern North Carolina and Southern Virginia.

For more information, contact the Foundation office at 434-793-0884, P.O. Box 1039, Danville, VA 24543 or visit its web site www.cfdrr.org.