LANDFALL FOUNDATION AWARDS 47 GRANTS TOTALING $131,827

WILMINGTON, NC - The Landfall Foundation today (Nov. 9, 2004) presented checks to 47 agencies to fund projects in the greater Wilmington area totaling $131,827. In its eighth year of making grants, the foundation was able to substantially exceed the $108,212 made in grants to 47 projects in 2003.

In addition to the grants presented, the foundation recognized recipients of the 2004-2005 class of Landfall Foundation Scholars attending UNC Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College, and Brunswick Community College. Established last year, the Landfall Foundation Scholarships supported grants totaling $9,158 for 13 students who work at least 10 hours a week at the Country Club of Landfall or the Landfall Council of Associations. The scholarships will provide half the cost of tuition and fees each semester.

The charitable foundation was formed in 1996 to establish a community support effort specifically originating from the residents of Landfall. It allocates funds targeted to health and welfare activities, education, and the arts in Brunswick, Pender, and New Hanover counties and gives priority to organizations with low administrative overhead and high volunteer participation.

Those funded and their projects are as follows:

ARTS - 11 projects totaling $28,811

1. Alliance for a Regional Concert Hall - $4,000 planning assistance for a new performance hall. (www.spinnc.org/arch)
2. Big Dawg Productions - $3,000 ? Festival of new plays from Wilmington area schools and Wilmington area. (www.BigDawgProductions.homestead.com)
3. Black Arts Alliance, Inc. - $1,000 ? 4th annual Cine Noir A Festival of Black Film. (www.blackartsalliance.citymaker.com)
4. Brunswick Concert Band - $1,000 ? Spring Concern in 2005. (www.brunswickconcertband.org)
5. Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum - $4,000 ? Create Japanese Garden near the Museum?s entrance. (www.cameronartmuseum.com )
6. Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society - $900 ? Jazz in the Park, presented at Wrightsville Beach. (www.capefearjazz.com)
7. Dance Cooperative - $1,911 ? Provide Modern Dance concert to New Hanover County Junior High and High School Students. (www.dancecooperative.com)
8. Dreams - $4,000 ? Teens write, direct, and produce an original modern opera. (www.dreamswilmington.org)
9. No Boundaries - $1,000 ? Host International Artist Colony 2004. (No web site)
10. Thalian Association - $4,000 - Children?s Theatre Production. (www.thalian.org)
11. Wilmington Ballet Company - $4,000 ? Produce Copelia, created by Wilmington Ballet Company. (No web site)

EDUCATION -14 projects totaling $45,616

1. A Summer Autism Program - $4,000 ? Educational, self-help and social skills development for autistic children during the summer months. (No web site)
2. Bellamy Mansion Museum - $1,421 ? Educational cookbook providing recipes of the antebellum period. (www.bellamymansion.org)
3. Cape Fear Community College Foundation - $4,000 ? Provide awareness for middle and high school students regarding our marine environment and alternate energy sources. (www.cfcc.edu)
4. Cape Fear Youth Development Visions - $4,000 ? Enables disadvantaged children to build and sell woodworking items. (Dreambuilders) (No web site)
5. Carolina Canines for Service, Inc. - $4,000 ? Paws for Reading designed to help children improve their reading skills by reading in a non-judgmental environment. (www.carolinacanines.org)
6. College Park Elementary School - $4,000 -- install irrigation to support education through gardening. (www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/cpark)
7. Communities in Schools ? Village at Greenfield - $2,000 ? helps young people, learn, stay in school and prepare for life. (www.cisnc.org)
8. Eugene Ashley High School - $3,000 ? Provide low-income students with graphing calculators for home use. (www.nhcs.k12.nc.us)
9. Junior Achievement of the Cape Fear Region - $1,725 ? Focuses on education in income, economics, listening responsively, business and teamwork for students. (www.jacarolinas.org)
10. Junior Golfer Assistance Program - $3,720 ? introduces boys and girls ages 7 ? 17 to the game of golf. (www.jgap.org)
11. Mary C. Williams Elementary School - $4,000 ? Reading project to teach students strategies for thinking about and understanding text. (www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/williams/)
12. New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District - $2,000 ? Hewlett?s Creek Watershed Outreach & Education. (www.nhswcd.org)
13. Wilmington Children?s Museum - $4,000 ? Provide English and Spanish signage in their new expanded site. (www.wilmingtonchildrensmuseum.org)
14. YWCA Lower Cape Fear Inc. - $3,750 ? Purchase and installation of outdoor playground equipment for the YWISE Kids Program. (No web site)

HEALTH AND WELFARE - 22 projects totaling $57,400

1. Ability Garden at the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension Arboretum - $3,000 ? toward costs of construction, materials and labor for a handicapped-accessible restroom facility in the greenhouse renovation. (www.co.new-hanover.nc.us/ces/abilitygarden.htm)
2. Amigos International - $1,500 ? Summer outings and activities for Latino children ages 8-16. (www.uncarved.net/amigos/index.htm)
3. American Red Cross - $2,700 ? Heavy-duty coolers to transport warm and cold foods during disaster situations. (www.arccapefear.org)
4. Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity - $2,000 ? Provide homeowners classes to prepare new home owners with skills necessary to own and maintain a home. (www.capefearhabitat.org)
5. Coastal Horizons Center - $2,000 ? Publish a directory for law enforcement personnel listing human service organizations for Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. (www.coastalhorizons.org)
6. Domestic Violence Shelter and Services - $3,000 ? Provide two computers to help widen outreach, awareness and prevention efforts. (www.domesticviolence-wilm.org)
7. Elderhaus - $2,000- Purchase exercise equipment for semi-ambulatory clients. (www.elderhaus.com)
8. Family Services of the Lower Cape Fear - $1,100 ? Provide promotional and operating materials for Big Buddy Program. (www.BigBuddyProgram.com)
9. Girls, Inc. - $3,500 ? Provide scholarships to low-income girls to enable them to attend developmental classes. (www.girls-inc.org)
10. Guardian ad Litem - $4,000 ? Provides funds to send abused and neglected children to summer camps and enrichment programs. (No web site)
11. Housing Authority of Wilmington - $2,000 ? Enhance learning abilities in preparation for entering public school and provide information on proper diet. (www.wha.net)
12. Katie B. Hines - $3,000 - Replace appliances to facilitate serving meals at Senior Center. (No web site)
13. Life Line Pregnancy Center - $1,500 ? Prenatal/Parenting classes in Spanish. (No web site)
14. Lower Cape Fear Hospice -- $3,000 ? Bereavement and grief counseling services to children who have experienced the death of a loved one. (www.hospiceandlifecarecenter.org)
15. Mental Health Association in N.C. ? Cape Fear Chapter - $2,500 ? Create a local Online Mental Health Information & Referral Service. (www.mha-nc.org)
16. Mother Hubbard?s Cupboard of Wilmington - $1,500 ? Replace furniture and equipment to aid with grocery distribution. (No web site)
17. Phoenix Employment Services - $3,500 ? Transportation provided for unemployed individuals seeking jobs. (www.phoenixemploy.org)
18. Soccer Academy of Wilmington - $4,000 ? Improve and add lighting so more youth can play soccer. (www.olsenfarmsoccer.org)
19. Wilmington Family YMCA - $2,500 ? Provide safe opportunities for boys and girls, ages 8 to 14, to learn Lacrosse. (www.wilmingtonfamilyymca.org/)
20. Wilmington Health Access for Teens - $4,000 ? Equipment for opening of a new wellness center at New Hanover High School which will offer on-site comprehensive primary care and mental health counseling services for students. (www.whatswhat.org)
21. Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network - $2,500 ? Help homeless families with clothes and supplies. (www.wihn.net)
22. Wilmington Parkinson?s Support Group ?$2,600 ? Provide classes for Parkinson?s patients. (No web site)