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Mr. Jeff Haley, incoming
Chair for the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce presents
education grants to area school divisions, including Pittsylvania County.
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Pictured: Todd Sease, Principal of Southside
Elementary; Joyce Ferguson, Principal of Stony Mill Elementary; Vera
Glass, Principal of Gretna Middle and Bruce Gilbert,
Davenport Energy Director of Operations for Customer Service/Training.
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Davenport Energy Presents ExxonMobil
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Gretna Middle School, Southside Elementary School and
Stony Mill Elementary School have each received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance. Davenport Energy worked with school officials to secure the grants, which were funded by the ExxonMobil Corporation. A total of 4,000 grants were available this year across the country. Davenport Energy distributed grants totaling $4,500.00. "All area schools work hard to make learning interesting and fun" said Bruce Gilbert, Davenport Energy Director of Operations for Customer Service/Training, "and as an Exxon Distributor we are proud to help young people in the community."
The ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program is designed to provide Exxon and Mobil distributors and retailers an opportunity to invest in the future of their communities through educational grants to neighborhood schools.
Davenport Energy has offices in Chatham, Martinsville, South Boston, Rocky Mount, Bedford, Lynchburg and Brookneal/Naruna. |
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The
Community Foundation of the Dan River Region:
Keokee Fund (Deadline 5/23/11)
The Community
Foundation of the Dan River Region is a public charity established in
September 1996 by a steering committee of civic leaders to meet a
variety of social, educational, cultural and other charitable needs in
the Dan River Region. Keokee Fund proposals are to support the
education of academically gifted students in The Community Foundation’s
service area. (More)
The
Air Force Association (AFA) is offering two
grant opportunities.
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The Chapter Matching Grant
program allows the local chapter, Chapter 240 - Danville, to work with
local educators to develop and promote new educational activities and
events in math and science, particularly those related to air and
space. The maximum grant per chapter, per year is $1,000.
Applications for this grant will be taken throughout the school year.
Please contact Tracey Worley, Budget Supervisor/Grants Coordinator, at
the Central Office for a copy of the application.
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Basic Grant Writing Tips
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Read the grantor’s guidelines
and instructions carefully
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Follow the grantor’s
instructions to the letter i.e. number of copies to submit, font size,
number of pages and margins
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Ideas should be innovative,
creative and educational
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Clarity in communicating your
ideas is very important
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Be concise
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Proof read. Have someone else
read your proposal and see if they would fund your project
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Take time to review some
successful proposals
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As always…The best teacher is experience!
Grants Available
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Sources of Assistance
Mr.
Donald Johnson
Assistant Superintendent for Business
(434) 432-2761
Tracey R. Worley, CPA
Budget Supervisor/Grants Coordinator
(434) 432-2761
Websites of interest:
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