Duplin Community Foundation awards grants
By From staff reports
Published in News on July 24, 2016 1:45 AM
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin County Community Foundation Board has announced $6,000 in awards from its community grantmaking fund, said Bob Kornegay, board president.
This year's nonprofit recipients include:
* Albritton Recreation Park, Calypso, $570.
* Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for Summer Enrichment Center, $1,000.
* Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children/Summer Backpack Ministry, $1,000.
* Duplin County Cooperative Extension for 4-H Summer Camp, $500.
* Duplin County Sheriff's Office DARE Program, $1,000.
* Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Duplin Youth Career Skills, $900
* Pet Friends of Duplin County for low cost rabies clinic, $1,000
* The Outlaw Foundation, $700.
Kornegay thanked the community for support of the Duplin 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 Duplin County's community fund."
The Duplin County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made to the Duplin County Community Fund, which is administered by the NCCF.
Contributions should be made payable to the Duplin County Community Fund and mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, Landmark Center, 4601 Six Forks Road, Suite 524, Raleigh, N.C. 27609.
Contributions can also be made online at www.nccommunityfoundation.org.
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Angie Brewer at 910-202-6727 or abrewer@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
The North Carolina Community Foundation is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has made $101 million in grants since its inception in 1988.
With more than $237 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.
It partners with 60 affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance in 67 counties 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 it on Facebook and follow it on LinkedIn and Twitter @NCCF.