The Yadkin County Community Foundation has awarded $19,580 in grants to organizations supporting the local community. 

 The board of advisors granted: 

• $1,000 to Children’s Center of Surry, Inc., for a truancy intervention program. Given in honor of Pauline “Polly” Hudspeth Wood and Dr. William L. Wood, Sr.
• $2,000 to Courtney Elementary School for the ceramics department
• $1,500 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity to meet diaper needs in Yadkin County
• $1,000 to ECHO Ministry, Inc., for transportation for women and families experiencing homelessness
• $500 to Forbush High School for the humanitarian award.
• $1,250 to Hands of Hope Medical Clinic for vision assistance
• $2,830 to Magnify Ministries, Inc., for Impact Yadkin
• $1,500 to Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina for Fund-A-Wish in Yadkin County
• $2,000 to New Horizons Home Care for general operating support
• $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
• $1,000 to Starmount Middle School for an outdoor classroom
• $1,500 to Yadkin Arts Council for Cinema Spectacular 2023-2024
• $1,000 to Yadkin County Swim Stingrays for pool disco lanes
• $1,000 to Yadkinville Elementary/Yadkin County Schools to help send students to the National Invention Convention

 Funds for the grants came from YCCF’s community grantmaking fund.

“We are happy to support these charitable initiatives that are so important to our community,” said Tom Fagerli, advisory board president of the Yadkin County Community Foundation. “We are appreciative of those who have helped us in our efforts to encourage philanthropy in our county.” 

 YCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, YCCF uses dollars from its endowment fund to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.

Learn more about YCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/Yadkin. For further information about YCCF, contact the Western Community Leadership Officer.

Yadkin County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members

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), Gertrude Adams, Chris Funk, Hope Hardy, Todd Martin, Darrell McCormick, Chad Mann, Lincoln Miller, Tina Phillips, Brandy Phillips-Brandon, Robert Reavis, Walter Smith, and Donna Willingham.  

 About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The North Carolina Community Foundation is the only statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered over $243 million in grants since 1988. With more than $440 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments and partners with a network of affiliates to award grants and scholarships in communities across the state.

An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure rural philanthropy has a voice at the local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.

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