How a Gaston foundation is helping students, educators, public health
Twenty-one non-profit organizations serving Gaston County will benefit from grants of $210,000 this year by The Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation.
Recipients include a variety of services ranging from helping students and teachers to assisting outdoor and equine therapy.
Here are four things to know about the foundation, the money, and the organizations who it helps:
The board
“The Glenn Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to again award grants to Gaston County community organizations. The desire of Carrie and Lena Glenn that these funds be used ‘where they are needed most to do the most good’ is always our guide”, said Ann Davis, board chairperson, in a press release.
The 10-member board of directors includes Richard Blackburn, CaroMont Health, Inc.; Dwayne Burks, The Gateway Gaston; David Christy, Methodist Church Catawba Valley District; Ann Davis, retired, Gaston Hospice; Amia Massey, Gaston County administration; Sally Queen, Myers Memorial United Methodist Church, Jim Ratchford, Cherry, Bekaert, LLP, retired; David Rogers, Certified Public Accountant, retired; Vincent Wong, Gaston County administration; and Laura Lineberger, executive director.
The help
The Gaston County Education Foundation received a grant for the Glenn Sisters Legacy Fund for Educators that was established as a 50th anniversary of grantmaking gift to the community.
"The Gaston County Education Foundation is thrilled to partner with the Glenn Foundation to offer the Glenn Sisters Legacy Grant for Educators to the teachers at Gaston County public schools. We hope that this program will lighten the financial burden for educators who are seeking to fund continuing education, certification/recertification, and leadership development courses”, said Amy Spencer, executive director. “The partnership between the Glenn Foundation and the Gaston County Education Foundation is perfect, as it helps to fulfill our mission of supporting underfunded programs and projects that enhance the educational opportunities for Gaston County public schools.”
The foundation
The Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation is a private foundation created from the estates of two Gaston County sisters, one a teacher and one a librarian.
The latest awards bring the foundation’s contributions to area nonprofits to over $9.561 million since 1972.
The recipients
This year, the money went to the following:
African American Museum of History and Culture, learning kiosks, $5,000
Autism Society of North Carolina, autism resource specialist in Gaston County, $4,000
Backpack weekend food program, unsponsored students, $10,500
Bit of Hope Ranch, sure hands lift, $5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Gaston, afterschool enrichment program, $10,000
Cancer Services of Gaston County, patient assistance program, $10,000
Carolina Cross Connection, home repairs in Gaston County, $5,000
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, South Fork River health project, $10,000
Classroom Central, school supplies for students, $10,000
Crisis Assistance Ministry, emergency assistance, $20,000
Dream Center Academy, high school program, $15,000
Gaston Aquatics, where most needed, $20,000
Gaston County Education Foundation, Glenn Sisters Legacy Grant for Educators, $24,250
Gaston County Extension Community Association, quilting machine, $2,000
Gaston County Honor Guard, uniforms and security system, $10,000
Gaston County Literacy Council, reading soul mates, $3,750
Gaston Together, civic engagement leadership, $7,500
Heart Society of Gaston County, medication assistance, $13,500
N.C. Wildlife Federation, Greater Outdoors University, $7,500
Piedmont Chapter of the Links, automated external defibrillators, $12,000
Shining Hope Farms, equitable access to equine assisted therapies, $5,000
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Four things to know about groups getting a boost from local foundation
