The board of directors of the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation announces 2006 awards from its Community Fund, according to Ronald O. Turlington, board president.

This year’s nonprofit recipients include:

• Albemarle Hopeline: $1200 to expand services to children from families of domestic violence at the Hopeline shelter.
• Food Bank of the Albemarle: $2500 to defray rising cost of fuel and food delivery to local pantries
• Greater American Red Cross: $1500 to purchase new DVD training materials in CPR/First Aid
• Northeastern Community Development Corporation: $2000 to provide training, education, and other services to support Latinos in Northeastern North Carolina
• Port Discover: $1800 to develop and support the ongoing weekend science program at the new Northeastern North Carolina’s Center for Hands-on Science.
• Elizabeth City State University: $1,000 to help initiate a string outreach program in area elementary schools involving a String Quartet from ECSU.

Ron Turlington, president, thanked the community for support of the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation. “These grants are important to our community,” he said. “Many critical programs would not be possible without the generosity of many individuals and organizations that have supported the Northern Albemarle Community Fund.”

The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). The Community Fund was established to help support local charitable needs through annual grants.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made by any organization or individual who wishes to increase the principal of the Community Fund, which is managed and allocated for the benefit of Camden, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans Counties. Contributions should be made payable to the Northern Albemarle Community Fund and mailed to North Carolina Community Foundation, Northeast Region Office, The Harbinger Center, Suite 4, Point Harbor, NC 27964.
Donors also can establish designated funds for their own causes with an investment of at least $5,000.

For information on the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation and its Community Fund, contact Turlington in Elizabeth City at (252) 331-6051; or NCCF Northeastern Regional Associate Peggy Birkemeier at (252) 491-8166; or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org and click on “Affiliates.”

About the NCCF:
The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) is a statewide community development organization created to build capacity through philanthropy. The NCCF administers more than $100 million in assets that sustain nearly 1,000 endowment funds established to provide long-term support of a broad range of charitable needs, nonprofit organizations and scholarships in more than 60 counties across the state, with an emphasis on underserved areas. The NCCF operates through a unique network of six regions designed to provide local resource allocation and community assistance. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org

NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:
Mr. Ronald O. Turlington, President, Northern Albemarle Affiliate Board
(252) 331-6051
ron.turlington@firstcitizens.com

Peggy Birkemeier
NCCF Northeastern Associate
(252) 491-8166
pbirk@nccommunityfoundation.org

Esther Hall
Vice President, Operations
NCCF
(919) 828-4387
ehall@nccommunityfoundation.org

(left-right) NACF Board members presenting the awards are Patricia Cuthrell, Pres. Ron Turlington and Charlotte Underwood. Recipients shown are Liz Reasoner with the Food Bank of the Albemarle; Maria Garcia, Ex. Dir for Northeastern CDC; Pat Youngblood, Ex. Dir of Albemarle Hopeline; John Gillis, Ex. Dir of the Albemarle Red Cross; representing “Port Discover” Center for Hands-on Science are Rhonda Twiddy, Louise Pendergraft, and Ron Blackmon, Phd, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at ECSU; and Dr. Michael Weaver, Ass’t Prof. of Music at ECSU.