$1,250 to A.W.A.K.E., Inc. for extending care for abused children in Swain County
$1,400 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for reigniting the power of youth in Swain County
$1,450 to Bryson City Food Pantry for general operating support
$1,500 to Hawthorn Heights WNC, Inc. for recreational activities
$500 to Hospice House Foundation of WNC, Inc. for general operating support (Swain County)
$1,250 to Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina for Fund-A-Wish for Swain County (A Spark of Hope)
$1,170 to Need More Outdoors for general operating support
$500 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Swain County preschoolers
$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Swain County
$1,200 to Restoration House WNC for Sweet Dreams low-barrier shelter
$1,500 to The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre for renovation
Funds for the grants came from SCCF’s community grantmaking fund and the Youth Are Our Future Endowment.
SCCF advisory board members and representatives from some of the nonprofits gathered in October in Bryson City. "We are thrilled to support these local service providers,” said Karen Proctor, advisory board president of the Swain County Community Foundation. “Their work in the community is much appreciated.”
SCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, SCCF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.
Learn more about SCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/swain. For further information about SCCF, contact the Western Community Leadership Officer.
Swain County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members
Advisory board members live and work in Swain County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Proctor, board members include Christine Roth (vice president), Cindy Allison Thompson (secretary), Janine Crisp, Jeff Delfield, Daniel Manley, Misty Sneed and Carol Sussman.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation brings together generous people and connects them to causes and organizations they care about, with a focus on inspiring lasting and meaningful philanthropy in the state’s rural communities.
With $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains over 1,200 endowments and partners with donors and a network of affiliates in 60 counties to strengthen our state. By stewarding and growing donors’ gifts, NCCF makes a powerful impact through a robust grants and scholarships program, awarding over $270 million since 1988.
For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.
{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Swain County Community Foundation awards more than $12,000 in grants\u00a0","url":"\/news\/swain-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-12000-in-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"\/communities\/western\/swain-county\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Swain<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> County Community Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has awarded $12,220 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The board of advisors granted:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,250 to A.W.A.K.E., Inc. for extending care for abused children in Swain County<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,400 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for reigniting the power of youth in Swain County<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,450 to Bryson City Food Pantry for general operating support<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,500 to Hawthorn Heights WNC, Inc. for recreational activities<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$500 to Hospice House Foundation of WNC, Inc. for general operating support (Swain County)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,250 to Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina for Fund-A-Wish for Swain County (A Spark of Hope)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,170 to Need More Outdoors for general operating support<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$500 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Swain County preschoolers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Swain County<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,200 to Restoration House WNC for Sweet Dreams low-barrier shelter<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,500 to The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre for renovation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Funds for the grants came from SCCF’s community grantmaking fund and the Youth Are Our Future Endowment. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SCCF advisory board members and representatives from some of the nonprofits gathered in October in Bryson City. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"><br \/><img style=\"border-width: 10px; margin: 10px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Swain---Grant-Checkv2.jpg\" alt=\"Front row, from left: Crystal Jones, Kristen Brady and Maggie Grey of AWAKE, Ivy and Vance Lenz of Need More Outdoors. Back row, from left: Sallee Coss, Michelle Alderson and Sara Stevens of Hospice House foundation of WNC, Inc., Chris Roth, Donno Layton and Ricky Sanford of Smoky Mountain Community Theater, Dan Manley of Bryson City Food Pantry, Kara Long of Hawthorn Heights WNC, Karen Proctor, SCCF president and Cindy Thompson, SCCF.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"We are thrilled to support these local service providers,” said Karen Proctor, advisory board president of the Swain County Community Foundation. “Their work in the community is much appreciated.”<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, SCCF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn more about SCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org\/swain. For further information about SCCF, contact the <\/span><a href=\"\/about-us\/meet-our-staff#community-leadership-team\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Western<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> Community Leadership Officer<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Swain County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advisory board members live and work in Swain County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Proctor, board members include Christine Roth (vice president), Cindy Allison Thompson (secretary), Janine Crisp, Jeff Delfield, Daniel Manley, Misty Sneed and Carol Sussman. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The North Carolina Community Foundation brings together generous people and connects them to causes and organizations they care about, with a focus on inspiring lasting and meaningful philanthropy in the state’s rural communities. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains over 1,200 endowments and partners with donors and a network of affiliates in 60 counties to strengthen our state. 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"We are thrilled to support these local service providers,” said Karen Proctor, advisory board president of the Swain County Community Foundation. “Their work in the community is much appreciated.”