Community Foundation for Randolph County awards more than $5,000 in local grants

The board of advisors of the Community Foundation for Randolph County recently announced $5,770 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.

This year the board granted:

• $1,000 to Communities in Schools of Randolph County for an author visit
• $1,500 to Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc. for Randolph County Family Recruitment
• $1,200 to Randolph County Partnership for Children for Reach Out & Read at Merce Family Practice
• $2,070 to Randolph-Asheboro YMCA for LIVESTRONG at the YMCA

James Gouty, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Community Foundation for Randolph County. “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 county.”