{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Chowan Community Funds Foundation awards more than $19,000 in local grants","url":"\/news\/chowan-community-funds-foundation-awards-more-than-19000-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p><img style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Chowan-grant-awards.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured are Chowan Community Funds Foundation board members and representatives from nonprofit grant award winners at the annual grants ceremony.\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the Chowan Community Funds Foundation recently announced $19,250 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and the Ann L. Sams Endowment.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Albemarle commission Senior Nutrition Program for Meals on Wheels<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Chowan Edenton Environmental Group for Citizens Scientists promoting CHANGE (Conservation of History and Nature through Group Engagement)<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 for the Dream Hunt &amp; Fishing Program for their programs and events<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 for the Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry for their Children&rsquo;s Summer Nutrition Program (referred to as CSNP)<\/li>\r\n<li>$750.00 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Chowan County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Chowan\/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership for Reach Out and Read<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for the Special Olympics North Carolina-Chowan County<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Caregiver&rsquo;s Day Out, Inc. for their programs and events<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Boy&rsquo;s &amp; Girl&rsquo;s Club of Edenton\/Chowan county for the Junior Staff<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Edenton Historical Commission for the restoration and preservation of 1825 Chowan County Jail<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Edenton Farmers Market for Educational Paths to Healthier Residents<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Kids First, Inc. for the Accredited Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating for funding a famil<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Albemarle Hopeline for their operations<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the North Carolina Symphony Society for the Music Discovery for Chowan County Preschoolers program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Lynne Layton, board president,&nbsp;thanked the community for its continued support of the Chowan Community Funds Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; she 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>","excerpt":"<p>The board of advisors of the Chowan Community Funds Foundation recently announced $19,250 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and the Ann L. Sams Endowment.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Chowan-grant-awards.jpg","title":"Chowan grant awards","caption":"","size":"656817"}],"custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Chowan-grant-awards.jpg"},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1559741774,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"37aa4ca33bda4ef9bc91235fedd7a19f","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":62208,"created":1559741775,"modified":1559742760,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Chowan Community Funds Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northeastern\/chowan-community-funds-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247732,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"7f8144d027874d8d994e1714a8346280","parent":"e478692a8f114c36ad4d25eb73832cdb","node":20856,"created":1533158650,"modified":1536247733,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}