The board of advisors of the Catawba Valley Community Foundation announces 2013 awards from its community grantmaking fund.  This year’s recipients include:

• Alexander County Habitat for Humanity—$1,000 for General Operating Support
• Catawba County  Historical Association—$1,500 for Emergency Flood Recovery
• Catawba County Parenting Network—$1,000 for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program
• Family Care Center of Catawba Valley—$1,000 for the Just for Kids Fund
• Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry—$2,000 for Medication Assistance
• Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley—$1,000 for the Home Repair Ministry
• Hiddenite Community Helpers—$1,000    for the Self-Serve Food Pantry
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC—$1,300 for the purchase of a commercial grade freezer for the Fairview Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
• The Corner Table—$1,000  for Thursday To-Go Bags
• South Caldwell Christian Ministries—$1,000 for the Food Pantry
• TRIO at CCC&TI—$1,000 for the Leading by Doing Program

In 2013, the Catawba Valley Community Foundation’s 50 endowment funds awarded more than $600,000 in grants to local nonprofits and scholarship aid to area students.  Since 1997, CVCF has distributed more than $6 million in grants and scholarships.