The board of advisors of the Rockingham County Community Foundation (RCCF) is pleased to announce the 2015 Duke Energy Dan River Basin grant recipients.

A total of $163,547 in funds provided by a grant from Duke Energy for the Dan River Basin area in Rockingham County will be awarded to the following organizations supporting Rockingham County:

• Boys & Girls Club of Eden for Project Pride program - $7,000

• City of Reidsville Parks and Recreation for Campus Walkway project -

$25,000

• Dan River Basin Association for River Access Kiosks - Riverside

Environmental Education program - $18,000

• Madison-Mayodan Recreation Commission Enhancement of Facilities at

Existing Dan River Boat Access Site – Route 704 - $25,000

• Piedmont Land Conservancy Knight Brown Nature Preserve - $25,000

• Reidsville Family YMCA in Bloom Outside Classroom - $3,447

• Rockingham County Department of Health and Human Services Rivers, Trail

and Heathy Eating App. - $20,000

• Rockingham County Tourism Development Authority Advertising/Live Video

Streaming - $25,000

• Town of Stoneville Memorial Park to Downtown Trail - $15,100

The organizations selected serve the Dan River Basin area in Rockingham County and will support one of two grant focus areas: 1) Economic development enhancing community beautification and maintenance with a measurable impact on increasing tourism, business and population growth in Rockingham County; or 2) Environmental education supporting projects that have a visible impact on the local community, such as outdoor classrooms or environmental signage along trails, walkways along or near the river. This funding will support one-time projects that will be finalized within a year.

The board was strategic and intentional during this grants process, according to RCCF President Ben Tucker. “We are so pleased to provide a wide range of programs to serve and improve our community,” he said.

Another funding cycle will be offered in late spring or early summer of this year to local nonprofit organizations that support the original criteria established for the Dan River Basin area in Rockingham County. Details will be announced once finalized and posted on the Rockingham County Community Foundation page of the North Carolina Community Foundation’s website at nccommunityfoundation.org.

The RCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) and also supports a local community grantmaking program that will commence this summer. For further information, grantseekers should email Mary Anne Howard, NCCF regional associate, at mhoward@nccommunityfoundation.org or call her at 919-256-6924.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has made $89 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $191 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 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.

NCCF also administers several other grants programs for Duke Energy, including the Water Resources Fund and its Community College Grant program.

For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org and Facebook or follow on LinkedIn and Twitter @NCCF.

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NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:

Mary Anne Howard, NCCF Regional Associate

mhoward@nccommunityfoundation.org

919.256.6924

Noel McLaughlin, NCCF Director of Marketing and Communications

nmclaughlin@nccommunityfoundation.org

919.256.6901