{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Avery Community Foundation awards more than $3,800 in local grants","url":"\/news\/avery-community-foundation-awards-more-than-3800-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Avery Community Foundation recently announced $3,850 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,240 to the Blue Ridge Partnership for Children for the Play &amp; Learn program<\/li>\r\n<li>$840 to the North Carolina Symphony for digital music education programs for Avery County students<\/li>\r\n<li>$640 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Avery County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$860 to WAMY Community Action, Inc. for the Avery County Community Garden<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Jamey Thompson, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Avery Community Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact NCCF Community Leadership Officer Colby Martin at (828) 358-0030 or <a href=\"mailto:cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org\">cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The board of advisors of the Avery Community Foundation recently announced $3,850 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>","media":0,"custom":{"social_sharing":{"share_image":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1603133618,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"17b6042a91e74b3eabe9f15fbff7b216","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":71845,"created":1603133618,"modified":1603133618,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Avery Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northwestern\/avery-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247850,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"f929d8d678d9492c8bacabb9cb36ed2f","parent":"91ed602f33d34403bcb61439858c5ea1","node":20870,"created":1533158602,"modified":1536247850,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}