Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.
Welcome to the Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. Web site.
The Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. promotes philanthropy by fostering charitable giving, serving our donors' interests, and effectively responding to the needs and opportunities of communities in Mercer County, West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia.
Through scholarships and grants in the areas of Education, the Arts, Culture and the Humanities, Health, and Human Services, the Community Foundation matches the generosity of the people of our area with the needs of area organizations and individuals.
Foundation Annual Dinner to be Held
Tuesday, September 16
The Community
Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. will hold its Annual Dinner Fund
Raiser at Fincastle Country Club in Bluefield, Va. on Tuesday, Sept.
16, with the social beginning at 6 p.m., and dinner at 7 o’clock.
Ed Trotta, who has frequently appeared as Abraham Lincoln, spent
many years on Broadway and appeared in episodes of Star
Trek, will be the after-dinner speaker, and will speak as Lincoln, on his career
and the Summit Players Stage II project.
Contact the Foundation at 304-324-0222, or by email (
admin@cfvinc.org ) for
reservations.
Individual tickets are $125 and couples are $150, and all but $25
per person is a tax deductible charitable contribution.
Latest News from the Community Foundation
New! - Grants Committee Reviewing Applications - read more
New! - First-half 2008 Contributions to Foundation - read more
2008 Scholarship Recipients Announced - read more
Bev Blalock Memorial - Link
Used Office Furniture for Sale - read more
"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
Help make your community a better place to live through a tax-deductible charitable
contribution to the Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.
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Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.
128 North Street ● P.O. Box 4127 ● Bluefield, WV 24701
Phone: 304-324-0222 ● Fax: 304-324-7716
Email: admin@cfvinc.org
Member of the South Bluefield Merchants and Professional Association
Grants Committee Reviewing Applications
The
Community Foundation's Grants Committee is currently reviewing this
year's applications, and will make its recommendations to the Foundation
Board of Directors at its September meeting.
The 2008 Grants Application period expired on June 30, with the Foundation having received 47 applications with requests totaling nearly $96,000. Grant applicants will be notified by the end of September whether their application was approved or not.
The Grants Committee is comprised of Betty Gardner Bailey, Chairperson, Mary Azzo, Kathleen Blaydes, Dr. Donald Caudill, Dr. Phyllis Beaver-Horwitz, Charlie Carter, Carole Dodson, Doris Sue Kantor, Al Modena, Bob Perkinson, Libby Perry, Pat Whittaker and Bettye VanDyke.
Donor Generosity Benefits Community Foundation
The first half of 2008 has seen charitable donations of nearly $27,000 pour in to the Community Foundation.
The contributions are the result of the establishment of two new funds, the Joshua Lee Shutt Memorial Fund and the Alfred and Shirley Wampler Caudill Scholarship Fund, along with memorial contributions to existing funds.
The nearly 50 endowed funds held by the Foundation go to provide scholarships for area students, and to fund worthwhile area projects in the areas of Health; Education; Human Services; and the Arts, Culture and the Humanities. Donations to individual funds or to the Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. are tax deductible.
2008 Scholarships Recipients Announced
Community Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair Carole Dodson is show at left presenting Graham High School senior Marco Leung his scholarship check from the Alex B. Mahood, Jr. Scholarship Fund at a recent meeting of the Civitans, who participate with the Foundation in selecting recipients for the award. Alli Forlines (second from right) is shown receiving her check from Civitans President Greg Shrewsberry
The Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of Foundation scholarships for 2008. Carol Dodson, chair of the Scholarship Committee, presented the committee’s recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval at its May 13 meeting, and the scholarships were presented to most students at awards ceremonies during the rest of the month.
This year, the Foundation assisted more than 36 area students in furthering their education through financial support from 15 endowed scholarship funds. These students are primarily high school seniors from area schools, although some are current college students. Scholarship awards for 2008 totaled $43,450.
C.B. and Ora Hunter Hancock Memorial Scholarship:
Charlie Merritt, Bluefield High School
E. R. Gillespie Scholarship Fund:
John Lilly, Bluefield High School
Paige Belcher, Bluefield High School
Laken McReynolds, Tazewell High School
Grace Hanna and Maurice Weinberg Scholarship Fund:
Bethany Rotenberry, Bluefield High School
Rose Sinicrope Scholarship Fund:
Catherine Staten, Concord University
Catherine Mitchell, Princeton High School
Kelsey Mills, Princeton High School
Bluefield College Fund:
Shawn Howell, Graham High School
Harman Masonic Lodge #222:
Sarah Stacy, Graham High School
Alfred and Shirley Wampler Caudill Scholarship Fund:
John Gomez, Graham High School
Graham High School Scholarship Fund:
Brittany Osborne, Graham High School
Shelby Ward, Graham High School
Ralph H. and Shirley D. Kiser Family Scholarship Fund:
Austin Mathena, Princeton High School
Roy R. Raub M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Allyson Scruggs, Graham High School
Shelby Elise Ward, Graham High School
Angel Cline, Iaeger High School
Ashley Nicole Ball, Iaeger High School
Megan Estep, Iaeger High School
Chakara Bianca Johnson, Mt. View High School
Justin Fuller, Southwest Virginia Community College
Kayla Harman, University of Virginia
Sarah Church, Bluefield State College
Wendell Harris, Southwest Virginia Community College
Monica Harris, Council High School
Jonathan Brown, Tazewell High School
William G. Skewes Memorial Scholarship Fund:
Ethan Stacy, Iaeger High School
Craig Cardwell, Bluefield High School
Ian Godfrey, Bluefield High School
Doctor Jack Walter Witten Scholarship Fund:
Hannah Beach, Tazewell High School
Kara Neal, Tazewell High School
Alex Mahood Fund: Yiu Fung Leung, Graham High School
Kendrick Family Scholarship Fund: multiple recipients, Concord University Athletics
The Foundation’s Grants Application period began April 1, and runs until June 30. Information on applying for a grant can be obtained from the Foundation’s Web site, by contacting the Foundation at 304-324-0222, or by email at admin@cfvinc.org.
Grant Funds Improvements for Sun Valley Ruritans
The
Ruritan Community Building at Lerona, W.Va., near Athens, has new tables
and chairs purchased with funds from a 2007 grant from the Community
Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.
The replacement of the tables and chairs is part of an on-going project of renovation and maintenance to the building, which will host more than a thousand people in a year’s time. The photos show a dramatic improvement in the appearance of the Ruritan facility.
In addition to functioning as the headquarters for the Ruritan club, the building is used for a wide variety of community events, such as family reunions, club meetings, wedding receptions, health screenings, educational meetings and community gatherings, and is also used to store food and clothing for the needy, and to host travelers to and from nearby Pipestem State Park.
The Foundation funds projects to benefit communities, such as the $2,000 grant to the Sun Valley Ruritan Club, and projects that assist low-income and needy individuals and families in the areas of healthcare, human services, education and the arts arts and humanities.
Foundation Scholarships Committee Reviewing Applications
Members of the Scholarships Committee of the Community Foundation are shown reviewing applications for this year's scholarship cycle. Altogether, the committee had 125 individual applications to evaluate for the 12 scholarship funds to be awarded this year. The recommendations of the Scholarships Committee were approved by the Foundation Board of Directors at its May meeting. Pictured above, left to right, Betty VanDyke; Carol Dodson, chair; Jim Steorts; Don Caudill and Mary Raub.
New Officers and Directors Elected, New Staff Assume Positions
At its Annual Meeting on February 12 the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation elected the following officers for 2008: Bob Perkinson, President; Julie Johnson, Vice President; Betty Gardner Bailey, Secretary; Ron Campbell, Treasurer; Matt Martin, Assistant Treasurer.
In addition, the Foundation welcomes five new members to its Board of Directors: Loretta Corte and Mary Raub, to fill unexpired terms ending in 2010, and Don Caudill, Matt Martin, and Tammy Toler to fill four-year terms expiring in 2012. Re-elected to four-year terms expiring in 2012 were: Mary Azzo, Betty Bailey, Libby Perry, Betty VanDyke, and Jenny Ware.
In addition, after several years as Executive Director, B. G. "Bev" Blalock has taken the position of Development Director, and outgoing president James Shott has taken the position of Executive Director.
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