The Advisory Board of the Edgecombe Charitable Foundation is proud to announce the 2012 Grant Recipients from the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment and the Edgecombe Charitable Fund:

National Society to Prevent Blindness

Down East Partnership for Children

My Sister’s House, Inc.

The Salvation Army of Rocky Mount

Calvary Episcopal Churchyard

ECU/NCSU Collaborative at the Gateway Technology Center

Conetoe Family Life Center, Inc.

Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc. 

Crossworks Inc.

Buck Leonard Association for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc. 

Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church- Memorial Garden and Old Town Cemetary

Lupus Foundation of America Inc. Piedmont Chapter

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center

Tarboro Community Outreach Inc.

United Community Ministries

Nearly $38,000.00 has been distributed to these organizations and will support a variety of charitable causes in Edgecombe County including education, human services, historic preservation and the environment.