CFDRR Will Offer Two Virtual Cannon Financial Institute Sessions for Spring 2021

Join CFDRR for a free virtual webcast with Cannon Financial Institute this spring! CFDRR will choose two of the spring estate planning sessions to facilitate for area financial planning professionals. Earn credits with the State of Virginia on your lunch hour! RSVP through the Doodle Poll below by Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Read more about the sessions here.

Scholarship Applications Open January 1, 2021!

Get started on your CFDRR scholarship applications! Read more for application tips and news.

Special Thanks to our Donors & CFDRR News

During this season of thanksgiving, The Community Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff wish to express our deep appreciation for our donors’ continued support. We look forward to celebrating The Foundation’s 25th Anniversary with you in 2021. 

Read more for end-of-year giving info and tax updates, new endowed funds, and scholarship updates!

Educational Opportunities, New Funds, Ongoing Partnerships & More!

Read the latest news from CFDRR here!

CFDRR 2020 Grant Recipients

Danville Regional Foundation Continues its Partnership with CFDRR

In the news: Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) continues its partnership with The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, committing $750,000 for granting purposes over the next three years, plus a $50,000 grant for The Community Foundation’s “board and staff capacity development.” Read the press release in the Danville Register and Bee here.

Cannon Financial Institute Estate Planning Virtual Conference

Attend a Cannon Financial Institute Estate Planning conference, virtually, on your lunch break! Provided by The Community Foundation at no cost, with a minimum of 8 participants. Let us know your interest in the November and December sessions, plus spring 2021 opportunities, by taking our Doodle Poll. Learn more here.

CFDRR Announcements & Important Dates

Welcome a new staff member, remember a special board member, discover upcoming grant and scholarship opportunities, learn about memorial and honorary gifts, and much more! Read our latest newsletter here.

Remembering the Life of Gail Phillips Gunn

The Community Foundation Board and staff remembers fondly Mrs. Gail Phillips Gunn, a former Community Foundation Board member, who passed away on September 14, 2020. Mrs. Gunn served on the Foundation’s Distribution Committee and established the Gail and Walter Gunn Scholarship Fund with her husband at the end of her Board term in May 2015. The Fund’s purpose is to provide post-secondary educational scholarships to local African-American students, with a preference for those studying business or with an entrepreneurial interest. Mrs. Gunn always actively promoted the scholarship and faithfully participated in every Community Foundation event. Her legacy will live on through the scholarship, touching the lives of students for many years to come.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Gail and Walter Gunn Scholarship Fund of The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region by clicking the donate button below, and specifying the Gail and Walter Gunn Scholarship on the designation menu. All gifts are tax deductible.

Halifax County Grant Cycle Now Open

Latest news from CFDRR: The Halifax County Grant Cycle is now open. Please click here for more information and a link to the application. Application deadline is September 30, 2020. Plus, view pictures and read about the Coronavirus Relief Fund’s impact through Smart Beginnings Danville Pittsylvania.

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Click here to read CFDRR’s latest news, view videos of The Foundation’s 2020 scholarship recipient names, and more!