Friday, December 25, 2009
Giving, grants a focus for nonprofits in region
Have you heard?
The Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club has elected officers for next year: Ron Ramsey (from left), president; Phil Roark, vice president; Nancy Wood, secretary; and Ray Pillow, treasurer.
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JoAnne Poindexter
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The spirit of giving, new leaders taking charge of organizations and groups seeking applications for scholarships and community grants are spotlighted this Christmas Day.
While the spirit of giving and helping is still prevailing, the Greater Roanoke Valley Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure invites individuals and groups to register to participate in the area's first 5K run/walk and one-mile fun run.
The Race for the Cure event will be April 10 and is designed to raise awareness about breast cancer and funds for research. It will be held at Green Hill Park in Roanoke County.
For more information and to register, go to www.komenroanoke.org and click "register" underneath "Race for the Cure."
The Komen for the Cure races have attracted more than 1.5 million participants annually across the United States.
According to an e-mail news release, 75 percent of the net income stays in the communities where the event is held; the rest is used to fund breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific conferences around the world.
The Greater Roanoke Valley Affiliate participates in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in a 19-county service area.
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The American Association of University Women Roanoke Valley Branch is offering more than $9,000 in scholarships to women.
Three $1,500 undergraduate scholarships are available to young women who are impending high school graduates who live in Roanoke, Salem, Vinton or the counties of Roanoke, Craig or Botetourt.
Three $1,500 undergraduate scholarships also are available to women over 21 in the same localities who will enter or have returned to college.
A scholarship in memory of Lorraine and Hal Jones Jr. also is available for women who will be attending an accredited college or university for undergraduate study in 2010-2011.
Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED; be at least 21 years of age when they began their undergraduate studies; are enrolled or have been accepted in an accredited college/university during the current academic year; and live in the Roanoke Valley.
The application deadline is Feb. 15, and recipients will be selected in March. The awards will be presented at the AAUW Roanoke Valley Branch's annual meeting in the spring.
Scholarship applications and information are available at www.aauwofva.org/branches/roanoke.htm. For more information, contact Charlotte Seth, 2922 Merino Drive S.W., Roanoke, VA 24018-6114, OLDARFIE@aol.com or call 774-8742.
Nonprofit organizations that are seeking aid for local programs and projects may qualify for grants from the Foundation for Roanoke Valley, which is accepting grant applications for three of its endowment funds: the Katherine Nelson Fishburn Foundation Fund, The Spetzler Fund and the Roanoke Valley Children's Fund.
Applications must be submitted by Feb.1. Interested organizations should check the foundation's Web site, www.foundationforroanokevalley.org, to determine eligibility and how to apply.
Foundation for Roanoke Valley administers more than 200 endowment funds, totaling $43 million, and works to help individuals and families establish permanent charitable legacies to benefit the community.
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Two organizations have elected new officers.
Ron Ramsey has been elected president of the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club, which for more than 40 years has worked with local emergency groups to provide communications during times of problems.
The club also holds training classes for new ham radio operators and works with local high and middle school radio clubs. It holds an annual auction fundraiser and a Hamfest, a buy, sell and trade event, to help support the radio repeater on Poor Mountain.
During its annual June field day, operators test communications.
For more information, contact Ramsey at 774-9474 or AB4A@arrl.net. The club's Web site is www.w4ca.us.
Other officers for 2010 are Phil Roark, vice president; Nancy Wood, secretary; and Ray Pillow, treasurer.
The Roanoke Valley Republican Women recently elected Carla Bream as its president for 2010.
More than 50 women from Roanoke and the surrounding areas are members of RVRW and together they have donated thousands of hours of volunteer time and work over the past year for local, state and national Republican candidates.
They also sponsor fundraisers for local candidates, the Barbara Bush Literary Fund, the 6th District Retreat, collection of items to send to soldiers overseas and Legislative Day in Richmond activities.
Other 2010 officers are Marallyn Clingman, first vice president; Margaret Wood, second vice president; Janet Griesenbeck, recording secretary;
Denise Bailey, corresponding secretary; and Mildred Scott, treasurer.
For more information, e-mail cmbream@cox.net.
