The board of advisors of the Yadkin County Community Foundation has awarded $18,350 in local grants from its community grantmaking fund.

The board granted:

• $750 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Yadkin County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
• $1,000 to Children’s Center of Surry, Inc. for life skills
• $2,700 Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Yadkin County
• $1,000 to ECHO Ministry, Inc. (dba The ARK) for transportation for homeless families and single women
• $1,600 to Fall Creek Elementary for bringing Panorama to the classroom
• $1,500 to Hands of Hope Medical Clinic for vision assistance
• $4,500 to Magnify Ministries for Impact Yadkin. A portion of this grant is made in honor of the Pauline “Polly” Hudspeth Wood & Dr. William L. Wood, Sr. Endowment.
• $750 to North Carolina Symphony for a virtual interactive stage for Yadkin County students
• $750 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Yadkin County
• $1,800 Solus Christus for a refrigerator
• $2,000 to Yadkin Arts Council for Willingham Performing Arts Academy technology upgrade

“Nonprofits do so much for our community,” said Tom Fagerli, advisory board president of the Yadkin County Community Foundation. “We’re honored to provide grants to these organizations to help Yadkin County thrive.”

The Yadkin County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). For further information, contact Colby Martin, NCCF community leadership officer, at cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the Yadkin County Community Foundation

The Yadkin County Community Foundation (YCCF) was founded in 1999 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 – all for the benefit of Yadkin County.

The YCCF board advises the Yadkin County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annually.

Advisory board members live and work in Yadkin County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Fagerli, board members include Mark Diachenko (vice president), David Brown (secretary/treasurer), Gertrude Adams, Chris Funk, Todd Martin, Darrell McCormick, Chad Mann, Lincoln Miller, Robert Reavis, Walter Smith, Barbara Todd and Donna Willingham.

The YCCF makes it easy to support your community. You can open an endowment for your favorite cause at any time or contribute to an existing fund in any amount. Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Yadkin County Community Foundation, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Contributions can also be made online at nccommunityfoundation.org/Yadkin.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The North Carolina Community Foundation 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.

NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels. 

Media contact
Amy Dominello Braun, Senior Communications & Marketing Officer
abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org, 919-256-6922