{"title":"New Hanover County Community Foundation awards $47,000 in local grants","content":"<p><img style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/New-Hanover-County-Community-Foundation-awards--47-000-in-local-grants.jpg\" alt=\"New Hanover County Community Foundation board members and grantee representatives gather for a photo at this year&rsquo;s grant awards ceremony where $47,000 in local grants were awarded.\" width=\"3131\" height=\"2348\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the New Hanover County Community Foundation recently announced $47,000 in local awards from the community grantmaking fund , the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund and the 1898 Memorial Fund at a grant awards ceremony.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$3,000 to &ldquo;Bread for Life&rdquo; for the enhanced nutrition program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Assistance League of Greater Wilmington for the Operation School Bell program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Cape Fear Literary Council for the Laptops for Literacy program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,480 to DREAMS of Wilmington for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for the Families Forward Traditional Housing program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to First Fruit Ministries to replace overhead lights in the Wilmington Dream Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,200 to Lump to Laughter for the Angel Fund Home Preservation for single-parent families affected by breast cancer program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to NourishNC Inc. for the New Hanover Kids- Healthy Not Hungry program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Oasis NC for Coding Camp for Students with Autism<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils New Hanover County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,400 to the Anchor United Methodist Church for the Switchin&rsquo; Gears- Bikes with Helmets for Every Child program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Wilmington Children&rsquo;s Museum Inc. for The Science of You exhibit<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Wilmington Youth Initiative Inc. for the First Tee Life Skills Experience program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,920 to Young Women Leading Inc. for the Removing Barriers for a Better Education- Food and Nutrition program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Kristi Sullivan, board president, thanked the community for its support of the New Hanover County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the New Hanover County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.&rdquo;<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The board of advisors of the New Hanover County Community Foundation recently announced $47,000 in local awards from the community grantmaking&nbsp;fund ,&nbsp;the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund and the 1898 Memorial Fund at a grant awards ceremony.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","url":"\/news\/new-hanover-county-community-foundation-awards-47000-in-local-grants","publishedAt":1532027903,"media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/New-Hanover-County-Community-Foundation-awards--47-000-in-local-grants.jpg","title":"New Hanover County Community Foundation awards $47,000 in local grants","caption":"","size":"2136496"}],"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/New-Hanover-County-Community-Foundation-awards--47-000-in-local-grants.jpg"},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"8810eb3df93d40d4b8c30900c747f476","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":58562,"created":1532027903,"modified":1549568598,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"New Hanover County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/southeastern\/new-hanover-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247993,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"d47021250a01417a892e039bdddd69c0","parent":"94055cb567834e6086e95b65a88d3147","node":20890,"created":1533158816,"modified":1536247993,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}