The Fund for Halifax County awards grants

The Fund for Halifax County has awarded its third round of grants, thanks to the work of the Halifax County Advisory Committee.  The committee consists of a few prominent members of Halifax County who wish to see the county grow and prosper.  After carefully reviewing the applications received, they chose Triangle Volunteer Fire Department to receive $525 and Halifax County Emergency Services to receive $525.  The committee also chose to award the South Boston Medical Fund in the amount of $475 to the American Red Cross Halifax Branch.  They presented the checks on January 22 at The American Red Cross Office in Halifax.

Halifax Recipient Group Picture

Becky Martin, Halifax County Emergency Services, Chris Bass, Triangle Volunteer Fire Department, Ginger Weaver, American Red Cross, accept grants from the Fund for Halifax County committee members Denise Hudson, Bill Kelehar, and Logan Young.

The Fund for Halifax County is a unique opportunity for citizens, organizations and businesses to help build an endowment to improve and enrich lives in Halifax County. The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region hopes to continue to grow this unrestricted fund to enable more grants to be given in the future.  The next cycle of grant applications for The Fund for Halifax County will be taken in August 2015.

Anyone can make donations to The Fund for Halifax County. Checks should be made to The Community Foundation, with the Halifax County Fund specified, and mailed to 541 Loyal Street, Danville, VA  24541. Online gifts can be made through www.cfdrr.org. Gifts of stock, life insurance, and personal property can be accepted, as well as will bequests.

For more information on The Fund for Halifax County or establishing a charitable fund of any type, contact the Foundation office at 434-793-0884 or visit the web site www.cfdrr.org.