The Hardy County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded sixteen grants totaling $15,750 to support local organizations and programs. These grants represent distributions from eight endowment funds held by the Community Foundation. Grants include:
- Burlington United Methodist Family Services – $1,000 Parents as Teachers Group Connections
- Catholic Charities of WV – $1,000 Emergency Assistance
- Children’s Home Society – $1,000 Recruiting Forever Families
- Eastern Regional Family Resource Network – $1,000 Celebrate the Family programs
- Hardy County 4-H Leaders Association – $1,000 Spring/Summer/Fall STEM Programs
- Hardy County Health and Wellness Center – $1,000 Everyone Swims
- Lost River Educational Foundation – $1,000 The Three C’s: Community, Culture, Creativity
- Lost River Projects – $1000 Music in the Park
- Lost River Trails Coalition – $1,000 Student Athlete Scholarships
- Moorefield High School – $1,000 MHS Jackbots Robotics Team
- Moorefield Middle School – $1,000 MMS/MIS Robotics
- Mountain Heritage Trails, Inc. – $1,000 Restored Humanity: African American Burial Sites of Hardy County
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburg and Morgantown – $750 Make a House a Home project
- Town of Wardensville – $1,000 Movement Matters – Disc Golf Course
- Wardensville Lions Club – $1,000 Story Time
“Grants were awarded through our annual Winter/Spring Grants Program, which is a competitive process”, said Amy Pancake, the Foundation’s director. “Grant seekers submitted a simple on-line application and then our grants committee reviewed the grants and made funding recommendations,” she added.
According to Pancake, the grants were made possible thanks to gifts from generous donors who established or contribute to the Hardy County Community Impact Fund, the Deanna Wilson & J Cavanagh STEM Fund, the Elizabeth “Betty” Pancake Williams Youth Development, Education and 4-H Fund, John R. and Agnes J. Mathias Fund, Renick Cunningham Williams Community & Business Development, and William “Bill” Sloan and Family Community Giving Fund.
According to Amy Pancake, the Foundation’s Director, funding requests remain steady. “We received many exceptional applications, including requests from new applicants,” she said. “We are so pleased and thankful to be able to support a diversity of organizations that are doing such impactful work in our community. Our grants connect our donors and nonprofits around a common desire to build a stronger community and we are privileged to see this each time we award one”, she added.