{"title":"Alleghany County Community Foundation awards more than $10,000 in local grants","content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Alleghany County Community Foundation announces $10,330 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year&#8217;s nonprofit recipients included:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to Appalachian State University for Appalachian Senior Programs - foster grandparent and senior companion programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,430 to Sparta School Media Center for Sparta School Battle of the Books - book purchase<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Alleghany Pregnancy Care Center for Earn While You Learn curriculum<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Piney Creek School for Growing Bookworms at PCS<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Alleghany High School Art Department for RiverReach: Make Art and Take Part<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Alleghany JAM for Alleghany JAM Grades 6-12 Expansion<\/li>\r\n<li>$900 to Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc. for Making Memories: The Re-launch of \"Alleghany Memories\"<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Blue Ridge Developmental Day for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Alleghany County Library for 2017-2018 community programs and events<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Alleghany Arts Council for Blue Ridge Read 2017<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for partner agency support - rural delivery fees<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Pratt Davis, board president, thanked the community for its support of the Alleghany County Community Foundation. &#8220;These grants are important to our community and our quality of life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Critical programs would not be possible without the generosity of many individuals and organizations that have supported Alleghany County&#8217;s community fund.&#8221;<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The board of advisors of the Alleghany County Community Foundation announces $10,330 in local grant awards from its community&#160;grantmaking&#160;fund.<\/p>","url":"\/news\/alleghany-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-10000-in-local-grants","publishedAt":1502395967,"media":0,"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"552cc3affb294d9cad038c02c3069324","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":48176,"created":1502395967,"modified":1502395967,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Alleghany County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northwestern\/alleghany-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247841,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"80d0c9fc6b854197b22ad0d77a4a95ee","parent":"91ed602f33d34403bcb61439858c5ea1","node":20868,"created":1533158623,"modified":1536247841,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}