{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Montgomery County Fund awards more than $37,400 in grants","url":"\/news\/montgomery-county-fund-awards-more-than-37400-in-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the <a href=\"\/communities\/sandhills\/montgomery-county\">Montgomery County Fund<\/a> recently announced it has awarded more than $37,400 in local grants from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Boy Scouts of America Central NC Council for its Uwharrie ScoutReach program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Candor Elementary School for its Candor Cubs Care Closet<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Communities in Schools of Montgomery County for student support services<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Early College High School for the Phoenix ACT Success Camp<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,721 to East Middle School for Adaptive Furniture for Adventurous Students<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,739 to East Middle School for stools in the STEM lab<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Girls Scouts Hornets&rsquo; Nest Council for its Leadership Experience Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,600 to Montgomery Central High School for expansion of the Timberwolf Cafe<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,988 to Montgomery Central High School for the Hi\/Lo, Hi\/Lo, It's off to the Library We Go program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Montgomery County Schools Central Office for an Innovative Approaches to Literacy book bus<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Montgomery County Schools&rsquo; school nurses for the Save a Life program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Page Street Elementary School for its Care Closet<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Three Rivers Land Trust for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Trinity Music Academy for a scholarship program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Trinity Music Academy for its Summer Orchestra Clinic<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,400 to West Middle School for a percussion studio<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The board members of the Montgomery County Fund are honored to provide grants that support these vital programs in our local community,&rdquo; said Will Carpenter, president of the Montgomery County Fund advisory board. &ldquo;We also are thankful for the many generous individuals and organizations who have joined us in this work.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;The Montgomery County Fund is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. For further information, contact Dawn Neighbors, NCCF community leadership officer, at <a href=\"mailto:dneighbors@nccommunityfoundation.org\">dneighbors@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>&nbsp;or (910) 292-4437.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the Montgomery County Fund<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Montgomery County Fund (MCF) was founded in 1992 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets by creating permanent endowments, making grants and leveraging leadership and partnerships &mdash; all for the benefit of Montgomery County.<\/p>\r\n<p>The MCF board advises the community grantmaking fund to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annually.<\/p>\r\n<p>Advisory board members live and work in Montgomery County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Carpenter, board members include Michael Hayes (vice president), Melissa Taylor (secretary), Teddi Benson, David Britt, Jack Cagle, Dana Dawson, Elizabeth Dozier, Nancy Jenkins, Craig Jones, Earl Leake, Sharon Matheny, Gary McRae and Vera C. Richardson.<\/p>\r\n<p>Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Montgomery County Fund, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Contributions can also be made online at n<a href=\"\/\">ccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $217 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships.<\/p>\r\n<p>NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF&rsquo;s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong><br \/>Amy Dominello Braun, Senior Communications &amp; Marketing Officer<br \/><a href=\"mailto:abraun@communityfoundation.org\">abraun@communityfoundation.org<\/a>, 919-256-6922&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\/Montgomery-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1655895772,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"bcbc1e99a06c435699cd03a877818f3f","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":89050,"created":1655895772,"modified":1655895772,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Montgomery County Fund","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/sandhills\/montgomery-county-fund","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247932,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"076b415c280c4d63b281827f0099b807","parent":"021b1dea68044a019fb4397afd32c23c","node":20883,"created":1533158982,"modified":1536247932,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}