by Traci Petty
with Comments Off on 2023-24 Scholarships Awarded
$337,608.95 AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL STUDENTS
The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region announces today a total of 151 scholarship awards to 140 local students. The scholarships, totaling $337,608.95, are the result of The Community Foundation’s 2023-24 scholarship cycle.
With 269 qualified students applying, the awards were made to 140 students from 64 separate scholarship funds. The Foundation awarded scholarships to 87 high school seniors and 53 undergraduate or graduate students.
The Foundation’s annual scholarship reception was held Sunday, June 4th at the Pittsylvania County Community Center to celebrate scholarship recipients who attend, or attended, the following schools: Bartlett Yancey High School, Chatham High School, Dan River High School, Galileo Magnet High School, George Washington High School, Gretna High School, Tunstall High School, Halifax County and Westover Christian Academy. There were also awards made to homeschool students. To view the Scholarship Reception Program please visit https://www.cfdrr.org/scholarships/2023-scholarship-reception-program/
by Traci Petty
with Comments Off on CFDRR Celebrates its Donors on November 10
The Community Foundation celebrated many of its donors on November 10, 2022, during its annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon. During the luncheon, the donors awarded Smokestack Theatre Company a $3,000 grant and Pittsylvania Historical Society a $2,000 grant as part of a pop-up giving circle demonstration. A pop-up giving circle is a short, interactive experience that enables a reflective and intentional group to discuss and make a collective gift in a brief period of time. Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating last Thursday!
Bill GeurrantJosh LuciaGail Davis, Inara Dodson, Niki FallisCharlie Thompson, Walter GunnPeter and Jo Ann HowardEddie and Donna HerndonBill Geurrant, Angeles Atkinson, Josh Lucia
by Traci Petty
with Comments Off on 25 Years of Community Impact- Happy New Year!
That’s a wrap! Happy New Year from CFDRR! As our twenty-fifth anniversary year comes to a close, we celebrate the Foundation’s community impact since 1996. In the last twenty-five years, the Foundation has awarded $24 Million in grants to enhance quality of life across the Dan River Region; awarded $2.7 Million in scholarships to 1,371 students; received $51 Million in gifts given by Community Foundation Donors; and holds $51.5 Million in charitable assets dedicated to our region’s quality of life. Thank you for your generous support over the last quarter century. We look forward to creating many more years of community impact!
