Alleghany County Community Foundation awards more than $14,000 in local grants

The board of advisors of the Alleghany County Community Foundation recently announced $14,460 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.

This year the board granted:

• $1,250 to the Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc. for the Preserving Our Past Through “Alleghany Memories” program
• $2,000 to Alleghany JAM for the Alleghany Junior Appalachian Musicians
• $500 to the Alleghany Partnership for Children for community events
• $1,500 to Appalachian State University for the Appalachian Senior Programs
• $1,625 to the Rotary Club of Alleghany County for building bridges in the community
• $1,584 to the Solid Rock Food Closet for the children’s backpack program
• $6,000 to the Sparta Revitalization Committee for the Sparta Streetscape Enhancement and Historical Designation 2020 program. This grant is made in honor of Bryan Edwards.

Greg Bare, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Alleghany County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,” he said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”

For further information, contact NCCF Community Leadership Officer Colby Martin at (828) 358-0030 or cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org.