This year the board will grant:
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$630 to Communities in Schools of Brunswick County, Inc. for the Action for Success Dropout Prevention program
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$1,000 to the Community Counseling Center for the Meeting the Need for Mental Health Care program
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$1,000 to the Diaper Bank of NC Lower Cape Fear Branch for the Outcome Based Diaper Distribution Wrapping Supplies program
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$1,000 to Lump to Laughter for the Angel Fund Home Preservation program for single-parent families affected by breast cancer
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$1,000 to the Southport-Oak Island Interchurch Fellowship for the Feeding the Hungry in Southport and Oak Island program
This year, awards were granted at the August BCCF board meeting. Attending the meeting were representatives from the Community Counseling Center, Communities in Schools, Diaper Bank of NC Lower Cape Fear, Southport-Oak Island Interchurch Fellowship and Lump to Laughter.
Patten thanked the community for its support of the Brunswick County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Brunswick County Community Fund and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Anne Sorhagen at 910-202-6727 or asorhagen@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Brunswick County Community Foundation
The Brunswick County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, resource for area nonprofits, source of grants for worthy local causes and partner for donors. BCCF is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Brunswick County. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the BCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. BCCF was founded in 1997 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Patten, board members include: Jayne Mathews (vice president), Julie Wolfe (secretary/treasurer), Cindy Cheatham, Mike Gildea, Heather Holbrook, Franklin Rouse, Rosemarie Allen, Mary Walton and Justin Wolfe.
Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Brunswick 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.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $130 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With nearly $247 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships. The 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.
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