{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Swain County Community Foundation awards more than $8,000 in local grants","url":"\/news\/swain-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-8000-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Swain County Community Foundation recently announced $8,470 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and Youth are our Future Endowment.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$3,466 to the Bryson City Food Pantry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Fontana Regional Library for book collection for childcare centers in 2020<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Meridian Behavioral Health Services for support for Swain clients<\/li>\r\n<li>$754 to the Mountain Projects to advertise the Affordable Care Act&rsquo;s open enrollment period for 2021<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the North Carolina Symphony for virtual music education programs for Swain County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,250 to Reach Out and Read for general operating support in Swain County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Ashley Butcher, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Swain County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact NCCF Community Leadership Officer Colby Martin at (828) 358-0030 or <a href=\"mailto:cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org\">cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The board of advisors of the Swain County Community Foundation recently announced $8,470 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and Youth are our Future Endowment.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","media":0,"custom":{"social_sharing":{"share_image":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1603144944,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"7146c628c5294a6ca1a6eb3ee8c16d31","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":71869,"created":1603144944,"modified":1603144944,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Swain County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/western\/swain-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536248081,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"eee4af9cf7874533a8ea309486d21e17","parent":"44d83c871eb54eb6b26d40a5bc49cce9","node":20903,"created":1533158671,"modified":1536248081,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}