Rockingham County Community Foundation awards $4,730 in local grants

Rockingham County Community Foundation board president Mickey Silvers addresses the grants ceremony.

The board of advisors of the Rockingham County Community Foundation announces $4,730 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.

This year’s nonprofit recipients include:

$1,000 to Mount Jubilee Ministries, Inc. for Camp Jubilee 2017
$1,000 to Rockingham County Tennis Association for after school kids tennis clubs for Rockingham County Elementary Schools
$980 to Rockingham Pregnancy Care Center for Investing in Lives in Rockingham County
$1,000 to Rockingham County Education Foundation for parent engagement program
$750 to Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc. for Rockingham County Family Recruitment

Mickey Silvers, board president, thanked the community for its support of the Rockingham County Community Foundation. “These grants are important to our community and our quality of life,” he said. “Critical programs would not be possible without the generosity of many individuals and organizations that have supported Rockingham County’s community fund.”