{"title":"Frances Abbot Burton Powers Fund awards local grants","content":"<p>The Frances Abbot Burton Powers Fund for support of the town of Henderson recently awarded 2016 grants. Pictured below is the grants ceremony, featuring the Vance County High School Robotics Team, the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission and Community Partners of Hope.<\/p>\r\n<p><img style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0071-process-s450x337.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Pictured above (left to right) are&#160;Phil Hart,&#160;Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission board member;&#160;Dr. Ron Cava,&#160;Community Partners of Hope board chair;&#160;Carolyn Powell,&#160;Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission executive director;&#160;Pastor Joseph Ratliff,&#160;Community Partners of Hope board member;&#160;Dr. Marian Lark,&#160;Frances Abbot Burton Powers Fund board member;&#160;Frank Irvin,&#160;Frances Abbot Burton Powers Fund board member;&#160;Erin Williams, Vance County High School science teacher and robotics team advisor;&#160;Hunter DeMent, Vance County High School senior and robotics team member; and&#160;Brandon Lawrence,&#160;Vance County High School senior and robotics team member.<\/p>\r\n<p><img style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0058-process-s450x450.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Pictured above is the Vance County High School robotics team accepting a grant award. Left to right are:&#160;Lark,&#160;Irvin, Williams,&#160;DeMent and&#160;Lawrence.<\/p>\r\n<p><img style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0060-process-s450x450.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Pictured above is the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission accepting a grant award to construct a pavilion to serve as a multipurpose outdoor community center. Left to right&#160;are:&#160;Powell,&#160;Lark,&#160;Irvin and&#160;Hart.<\/p>\r\n<p><img style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0070-process-s450x450.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Pictured above is the Community Partners of Hope accepting a grant award for general operating support for Hope House Transitional Housing. Left to right are:&#160;Lark,&#160;Cava,&#160;Irvin and&#160;Ratliff.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The Frances Abbot Burton Powers Fund for support of the Town of Henderson recently awarded 2016 grants.<\/p>","url":"\/news\/frances-abbot-burton-powers-fund-awards-local-grants","publishedAt":1471629285,"media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0071.JPG","title":"IMG 0071","caption":"","size":"219729"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0058.JPG","title":"IMG 0058","caption":"","size":"184558"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0060.JPG","title":"IMG 0060","caption":"","size":"175442"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0070.JPG","title":"IMG 0070","caption":"","size":"155196"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0051.JPG","title":"IMG 0051","caption":"","size":"115050"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0050.JPG","title":"IMG 0050","caption":"","size":"229832"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0054.JPG","title":"IMG 0054","caption":"","size":"215518"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/vance\/IMG_0055.JPG","title":"IMG 0055","caption":"","size":"145831"}],"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"5f347bef16af46d489893aa9c01afdcc","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":47528,"created":1471629285,"modified":1528717395,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Vance County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northern-piedmont\/vance-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247801,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"5cc76011dee74199a91fe786310ce50f","parent":"a30c13830e0f4327a7b82e846b16cc47","node":20864,"created":1533159192,"modified":1536247801,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}