This year the boards will grant:
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$2,500 to the Albemarle Commission Senior Nutrition Program for the Meals on Wheels program
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$2,000 to Albemarle Hopeline for general operating support
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$1,500 to Albemarle Family YMCA Summer Camp program
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$500 to Arts of the Albemarle for summer camp scholarships
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$4,500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Elizabeth City for the Summer Brain Gain Summer Camp program
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$3,000 to Elizabeth City First United Methodist Church, Inc. for the La Casa Summer Reading Camps program
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$1,500 to Kids First, Inc. for the Child Abuse Treatment project
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$2,500 to the Perquimans County Mentoring/Restitution Group for the Youth Mentoring program
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$1,800 to the Perquimans County Schools Foundation, Inc. for the Partners In Education program
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$1,000 to the Perquimans County Schools Foundation, Inc. for the Water Turtles - Swim Lessons for Kindergarteners program
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$650 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Northern Albemarle program in Gates County
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$1,980 to the River City Community Development Corporation for the Group Workcamp Home Repair program
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$1,000 to SPCA of Northeastern North Carolina for the Hope Care Fund for Homeless Animals
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$1,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties
Ann Hoffman, Women Givers of Northeastern NC co-chair, thanked the women givers for its support. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said.
Watson thanked the community for its continued generosity. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals that have supported the Northern Albemarle Community Fund and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community,” he said.
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Natalie Jenkins Peel at 252-562-9824 or npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation
The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, resource for area nonprofits, source of grants for worthy local causes and partner for donors. NACF 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 Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the NACF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. NACF was founded in 2001 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Watson, board members include: Dan Askew, Grafton Beaman, Brian Beasley, Phyllis Bosomworth, Angela Cole, Rebecca Elliott, Brenda Lassiter, David Pureza, Rodney Walton and Matt Wood.
Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Northern Albemarle 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 Women Givers of Northeastern North Carolina
The Women Givers of Northeastern North Carolina is a program of the North Carolina Community Foundation designed to maximize women’s leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating its membership, increasing charitable contributions and strengthening communities through the impact of collective giving. The membership currently focuses on initiatives that address the needs of and for women and children in areas of health, education, human services in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties.
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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