LANDFALL FOUNDATION AWARDS 59 GRANTS TOTALING $166,675

WILMINGTON, NC - The Landfall Foundation today (Nov. 1, 2005) presented checks to 59 agencies to fund projects in the greater Wilmington area totaling $166,675. In its ninth year of making grants, the foundation was able to substantially exceed the $131,827 made in grants to 47 projects in 2004.

In addition to the grants presented, the foundation recognized recipients of the 2005 class of Landfall Foundation Scholars attending UNC Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College, and Brunswick Community College. Established in 2004, the Landfall Foundation has awarded 22 scholarships in 2005 in the amount of $12,073 with four additional scholarships in the amount of $2,240 pending successful completion of courses. Scholarships are awarded to students who work at least 10 hours a week at the Country Club of Landfall or the Landfall Council of Associations. The scholarships 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. The 2005 Grants Committee was chaired by Landfall residents Judith E. Malman and Loretta Meyers.

Those funded and their projects are as follows:

ARTS - 18 projects totaling $54,000

1. The African American Heritage Foundation of Wilmington, Inc., Preservation of Lower Cape Fear African American Families' History and Culture, $5,000 (no web site)
2. The Alliance for a Regional Concert Hall (ARCH), Conceptual Drawings for Performance Hall, $5,000 (no web site)
3. Big Dawg Productions, Festival of New Plays 2006, $2,500 (www.bigdawgproductions.homestead.com)
4. Black Arts Alliance, Inc., The Fifth Annual Cine Noir: A Festival of Black Film, $2,000 (www.blackartsalliance.citymaker.com/page/page/2444700.htm)
5. Brunswick Concert Band, 2006 Spring Concert, $1,500 (no web site)
6. Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, Ivey Hayes: Community and Song (Exhibition Catalogue), $1,500 (www.cameronartmuseum.com)
7. Cape Fear EARRS, Improved Programming, $4,000 (www.earrs.org)
8. Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society, Jazz in the Park . . . At the Beach, $1,000 (www.capefearjazz.com)
9. DREAMS of Wilmington, Juvenile Crime Prevention Through the Arts: Matching Funds Application (Governor"s Crime Commission), $4,000 (www.dreamswilmington.org)
10. Junior League of Wilmington, Pied Piper Theatre, $4,000 (www.jlwnc.org)
11. Stageworks Youth Theatre Company, Season Plays 2005-2006, $2,000 (www.dreamswilmington.org/index.asp)
12. The Thalian Association, TACT...Thalian Association Children's Theatre, $4,000 (www.thalian.org)
13. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., Art Ventures Family Theater Series, $2,000 (www.thalianhall.com)
14. WHQR Public Radio, Art Reach: A Broader Extension, $3,000 (www.whqr.org)
15. The Wilmington Ballet Company, The Little Mermaid, $4,000 (no web site)
16. The Wilmington Children"s Museum, Capital Campaign, $5,000 (www.wilmingtonchildrensmuseum.org)
17. Wilmington Concert Association, Distinguished Musical Artist Master Classes, $1,000 (www.wilmingtonconcert.com)
18. Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, Youth Orchestra Program, $2,500 (www.wilmingtonsymphony.org)

EDUCATION - 17 projects totaling $53,675

1. The Ability Garden of the N.H. Co. Cooperative Extension Arboretum, The Ability Garden Community Outreach Program, $2,000 (www.gardeningnhc.org/ability_garden.asp)
2. Airlie Gardens Foundation, Inc., Interpretive Signage Project in the Education/Welcome Center, $5,000 (www.airliegardens.org/index.jsp)
3. Amigos Internacional, Young Amigos Outreach Project: Summer Camps for Ages 8-15 and Ages 4-7, $2,250 (www.senorpescado.com/amigosintnlenglish.htm)
4. Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, Home Ownership Education Program, $2,100 (www.capefearhabitat.org)
5. Cape Fear Literacy Council, Tools for Volunteer Tutor Training, $3,500 (www.cfliteracy.org)
6. Cape Fear Youth Development Vision, Inc., DreamBuilders, a New Youth-run Business: Matching Funds for Governor?s Crime Commission, $2,265 (no web site)
7. Carolina Canines for Service, Inc., Paws for Reading Program, $1,500 (www.carolinacanines.org)
8. The Child Advocacy Commission of the Lower Cape Fear, Inc., Abuse Prevention: Strengthening Awareness, Reducing Abuse of Children by Children, $4,300 (www.childadvocacywilm.org)
9. Junior Golfer Assistance Program, Inc., Transportation for the First Tee of Wilmington Participants, $4,000 (www.jgap.org)
10. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Outreach Program: Publication and Educational Seminar, $2,500 (www.jdrftriangle.org)
11. Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Discover Wilmington Summer Camp 2006: 10 Scholarships, $1,000 (www.latimerhouse.org)
12. New Hanover County Partnership for Children, Inc., Growing Readers in Child Care Facilities, $4,860 (www.newhanoverkids.org)
13. The Parenting Place of the Exchange Clubs, Circle of Parents: Parent Support Groups, $4,400 (www.wilmingtonparentingplace.org/opening.htm)
14. UNC Wilmington, From Trauma to Trial, a Professional Forensic/Medical Education Conference, $5,000 (www.uncw.edu/son)
15. Mary C. Williams Elementary School, Project READ, Phase II, $4,000 (www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/williams)
16. Wilmington Railroad Museum Foundation, Inc., Community Outreach Program: Tour Admissions for Disadvantaged and Group Presentations, $2,000 (www.wrrm.org)
17. Wrightsville Beach Elementary School PTA, WBS Library Non-Fiction Refurbishment, $3,000 (www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/wbeach)

HEALTH AND WELFARE - 24 projects totaling $59,000

1. Cape Fear Community Resource Centers, North Side Resource Center, $2,500 (www.northsideresourcecenter.org)
2. Cape Fear TOPSoccer, Special Needs Soccer: Fun and Meaningful Participation for Any New Hanover County Student with a Disability, $3,000 (www.capefearsoccer.com)
3. Catholic Social Ministries - Cape Fear Region, Hispanic/Latino Family Support Program, $2,000 (www.dioceseofraleigh.org/how/social)
4. Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., Open House Emergency Youth Shelter, $2,000 (www.coastalhorizons.org)
5. Community Boys and Girls Club, Kitchen Renovation and Expansion, $2,500 (www.cbgcw.org)
6. Community Mediation Center, Family Mediation, $2,500 (www.wemediate.net)
7. Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc., "Safety for All?: Increased Protection for the Facility, $3,000 (www.domesticviolence-wilm.org)
8. Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC ? Wilmington Branch, Feeding Families Better, $2,500 (www.foodbankcenc.org)
9. Friends of Tileston, Inc., Diabetic Food Pantry, $2,500 (www.thestmaryparish.org)
10. Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington, Inc., Soup Kitchen Capacity Improvements, $3,250 (www.goodshepherdwilmington.org)
11. Guardian ad Litem Association, Inc., Growth Adventures While Learning About Self: Sending Foster Children to Summer Camp Programs, $2,500 (no web site)
12. HOLA, Inc. (Helping Our Latin Americans), Latino Community Resources Directory, $2,000 (www.hola-online.org)
13. Hope Harbor Home, Inc., Structural Safety and Environmental Improvements to Client Service Facilities, $2,500 (www.hopeharborhome.org)
14. Hospital Hospitality House of Wilmington, Operation Facelift: Interior Refurbishment, $1,500 (www.nhhn.org/body.cfm?id=263)
15. Housing Authority of Wilmington ? Creekwood, Healthy Lunches for Our Children Program: Steam Tables for a Hot Lunch, $2,000 (www.wha.net)
16. Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Camp Sunshine: Bereavement Support for Children, $2,000 (www.hospiceandlifecarecenter.org)
17. Mental Health Association ? Cape Fear Chapter, Healthy Minds, Healthy Children: Proactive/Preventative Program Which Teaches and Encourages Mental Wellness, and Appropriate Emotional and Social Responses to Children Ages 6-12, $2,000 (www.capefearhealthyminds.org)
18. Phoenix Employment Ministry, Employment Assistance Program, $2,500 (www.phoenixemploy.org)
19. Pilot Club of Wilmington, Inc., Poject Lifesaver: Personalized Wristbands That Emit a Tracking Signal Worn by Persons with Brain-Related Disorders Who Wander, $2,500 (no web site)
20. Planned Parenthood of Wilmington, Breast Screening: Plugging the Gap ? Diagnostic Evaluation for Low Income Women under Forty with Breast Abnormalities, $2,500 (www.pphsinc.org)
21. Soccer Academy of Wilmington, Inc., Facilities for the Facility: Construction of Permanent Restrooms as Required by the New Hanover County Zoning Department, $4,000 (www.olsenfarmsoccer.org)
22. Wilmington Health Access for Teens (WHAT), Medical Supplies and Assistance to Uninsured Patients of New Hanover High School Wellness Center, $3,250 (www.whatswhat.org)
23. Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network, Employment Assistance for Guests (Homeless Adults with Families), $2,000 (www.wihn.net)
24. YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear, Inc., YWise Kids Playground ? Phase II, $2,000 (www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=drLSK0PFLuF&b=448085)