{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Clay County Community Foundation awards more than $4,000 in grants","url":"\/news\/clay-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-4000-in-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The <a href=\"\/communities\/western\/clay-county\">Clay County Community Foundation<\/a> has awarded $4,290 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board of advisors granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$750 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for Igniting the Power of Clay County Youth<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Clay County Hearts for Kids &amp; Seniors for Empowering the Vulnerable to Flourish<\/li>\r\n<li>$600 to Hawthorn Heights WNC Inc., for transportation<\/li>\r\n<li>$600 to HIGHTS for fuel for mediation services<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Clay County preschoolers<\/li>\r\n<li>$840 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Clay County Special Olympics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Funds for the grants came from CCCF&rsquo;s community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It is crucial to support these organizations doing important work in locally,&rdquo; said Jodi Sullivan, advisory board president of the Clay County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We're grateful to our donors whose generosity allows us to continue making grants in Clay County.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>CCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, CCCF uses dollars from its endowment fund to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.<\/p>\r\n<p>Learn more about CCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org\/Clay. For further information about CCCF, contact the <a href=\"\/about-us\/meet-our-staff#community-leadership-team\">Western Community Leadership Officer<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Clay County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Advisory board members live and work in Clay County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Sullivan, board members include Harry Baughn (secretary), Henry Angelopulos, and Laura Kleiss Hoeft.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The North Carolina Community Foundation is the statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered over $243 million in grants since 1988. With more than $440 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments and partners with a network of affiliates to award grants and scholarships in communities across the state.<\/p>\r\n<p>An important component of NCCF&rsquo;s mission is to ensure rural philanthropy has a voice at the local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit <a href=\"\/\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong># # #<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Hannah Hogewood, Marketing &amp; Communications Manager<br \/> <a href=\"mailto:hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org,\">hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org,<\/a> 919-256-6901<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","excerpt":"","media":0,"custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Clay_2c_logo.png"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1696536535,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"a22c737c124d465ab1ecf04da205aea4","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":108699,"created":1696536535,"modified":1696536586,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Clay County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/western\/clay-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536248048,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"98192d5fe053452b99b2dcf7b5a0016a","parent":"44d83c871eb54eb6b26d40a5bc49cce9","node":20896,"created":1533158769,"modified":1536248049,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}