Hoke County Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/21/14

HOKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS

The board of directors of the Hoke County Community Foundation is pleased to announce they are accepting online grant applications from its community fund Feb. 21-

April 1, 2014, according to John Jordan, board president. Funds ranging from $500 to

$2,000 are available to nonprofit organizations for general charitable needs in Hoke

County. Considered will be community projects serving the arts, environment, education, health and social welfare needs of Hoke County.

This year the HCCF is also pleased to include funds from the Mary Archie

McNeill Fund in support of music and arts in Hoke County. “We will be accepting grant applications in the $1,000 to $5,000 range this year to local nonprofit organizations offering music and art programs to the citizens of Hoke County,” Jordan said.

Applications are available online from Feb. 21 to April 1at midnight. Please visit the website at www.nccommunityfoundation.org and go under Quick Links or visit the Hoke affiliate page. The Hoke County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina

Community Foundation. The community fund was established to help support local charitable needs through annual grants. In addition to Board President, John Jordan and Grants Chair, Jean Hodges, Hoke County Community Foundation board members are:, Wanda Cohen, Sheri Dahman, Vickie Farmer, William Fields, Jr., Jean Harrison,

Calvin House, Ron Huff, Regina Joe, Leah Leach, Jeff McNeill, Whiteford Jones, Joe

Poole, John Owen, and Rebecca Wood.

For further information, please contact any board member; NCCF Regional

Associate Mary Anne Howard at 919-256-6924 or John Jordan at 910-875-5061.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation:

The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has made nearly $74 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than

$171 million in assets, the NCCF sustains over 1,200 funds and 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. For more information, visit ww.nccommunityfoundation.org and Facebook and follow us on

Twitter@NCCF.

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Anne Howard (919) 256-6924 [email protected]