This year’s nonprofit recipients are:
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$510 to Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines for the Greene County girl scout leadership experience
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$1,300 to Greene County Public Library for early literacy skills for toddlers and preschoolers
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$1,100 to Muscular Dystrophy Association for summer camp
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$1,300 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Greene County
Rhodes thanked the community for its support of the Greene County Community Foundation. “These grants are important to our community and our quality of life,” he said. “Critical programs would not be possible without the generosity of many individuals and organizations that have supported Greene County’s community fund.”
About the Greene County Community Foundation
The Greene County Community Foundation was founded in 2004 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. GCCF 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 Greene County. In addition to Rhodes, board members include: Ray Holloman (vice-president), Randy Davis (secretary-treasurer), Christie Mozingo (immediate past president), Nina Paul Vinson (grant chair), Susan Beaman, Kathleen Bussell, Faith Bynum, Erika Churchill, Judy Davenport, Laquita Davis, Rick Davis, Vanessa Hardy, Beth Moye, Dora Pasour, Rebecca Pate and Jody Tyson.
Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Greene 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.
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Kim Ball at 252-288-5706 or kball@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website 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.
For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @NCCF.