LANDFALL FOUNDATION AWARDS 61 GRANTS TOTALING $187,932

WILMINGTON, NC - The Landfall Foundation today (Nov. 1, 2006) presented checks to 61 agencies to fund projects in the greater Wilmington area totaling $187,932. In its 10th year of making grants, the foundation was able to substantially exceed the $166,675 made in grants to 59 projects in 2005.

In addition to the grants being presented, the Landfall Foundation Scholarship program has awarded $44,443 in scholarships in 2006 to 52 students. In 2005 $12,000 was distributed to 23 students. Recipients are students who work at least 10 hours a week at the Country Club of Landfall or the Landfall Council of Associations. The scholarships provide full cost of tuition and fees at community colleges and three-quarters of tuition and fees at UNCW each semester pending successful completion of courses. The foundation also funds continuing education or training for Landfall employees.

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 that serve the greatest needs in the community for the largest number of people and where the grant can make the greatest impact. The 2006 Grants Committee was chaired by Landfall residents Loretta Meyers and Curtis Sewell.

Those funded and their projects are as follows:

ARTS -- 15 projects totaling $44,585

1. Alliance for a Regional Concert Hall (ARCH), Equipment to Support Community Information Program, $4,685
2. Big Dawg Productions, Festival of New Plays, 2007, $3,000Black Arts Alliance, Sixth Annual Cine Noir: A Festival of
3. Black Film, $2,000
4. Brooklyn Arts Center at Saint Andrews, Inc., Panes of Progress: Building the Brooklyn Arts Center, $2,250
5. Brunswick Concert Band, Establish the Brunswick Big Band: Keyboard, $1,500
6. Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society, Jazz in the Park, $1,500
7. Chamber Music Wilmington, Community Outreach Program, $1,500
8. DREAMS of Wilmington, Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative, $4,000
9. Music on Market Fine Arts Series, Inc., Concert Series Support, $2,000
10. Stageworks, Youth Theater Company 2006-2007 Season Shows, $2,650
11. UNC Wilmington, Ecotone Literary Journal Printing, $4,000
12. WHQR - Friends of Public Radio, Inc., Cultural Calendar, $5,000
13. Wilmington Ballet Company, Cinderella, $2,500
14. Wilmington Railroad Museum, Inc., Railroad Museum Ticket Office, $5,000
15. Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, Youth Orchestra, $3,000

EDUCATION -- 23 projects totaling $67,522

1. Airlie Gardens Foundation, Inc., Interpretive Signage Project Phase II, $5,000
2. Blair Elementary School, Blair Garden Group, $2,000
3. Brunswick County Literacy Council, Generation NEXT!, $2,520
4. Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Assoc., Inc., GALAS/Growth Adventures While Learning About Self, $4,000
5. Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, Homeownership Educational Program, $2,500
6. Cape Fear Literacy Council, Active Learning for Real Life, $2,500
7. Cape Fear Volunteer Center, Service Learning, $2,544
8. Carolina Canines for Service, Inc., Paws for Reading!, $1,500
9. Coastal Area Health Education Center, Reach Out & Read Program (ROR), $3,500
10. Communities in Schools of Brunswick County, Inc., CIS, Mentoring Project, $2,850
11. Communities in Schools of Cape Fear - Village at Greenfield Family Center, Leaders R Readers, $1,760
12. Family and Neighborhoods Institute of NC, Inc., Education, The Great Equalizer, $4,000
13. Greater Wilmington Chamber Foundation, 2007 - 2008 Teacher Scholarship and Minigrant Program, $2,500
14. Junior Golfer Assistance Program, Inc., Golf Course Access for Inner City Youngsters, $3,500
15. Lakeside Media Center, Library Upgrade, $3,000
16. Leading Into New Communities, Inc., LITE the Way Project for Middle School Youth at Risk, $2,000
17. New Hanover County Health Department, School Nurse CPR Books & Training Mannequins, $2,300
18. New Hanover County Juvenile Day Treatment Center, Drop Out Prevention Through Digital Learning Alternatives, $2,860
19. New Hanover County Partnership for Children, Inc., Smart Choices for Parenting Project, $4,968
20. Pender County Schools, New Teacher Supplies, $1,050
21. Williams Elementary School, Project READ, $4,200
22. Wilmington Fire Department/L.A.S.E.R., Juvenile Fire Setters Intervention Program, $4,000
23. YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear, Inc., Tech Savvy Girls, $2,470

HEALTH & WELFARE ? 23 projects totaling $75,825

1. Bargain Box of Wilmington, NC, Community Outreach Program, $2,500
2. Brunswick Adult Medical Clinic, Inc., Funding for Prescriptions, $2,000
3. Cape Fear Community College Foundation, Children's Dental Health Project, $5,000
4. Cape Fear Community Resource Centers, Resource Center Community Health Outreach Project, $2,500
5. Child Advocacy Commission of the Lower Cape Fear, Media/Internet Safety Alert for Children, $4,000
6. Coastal Horizons Center, Inc - Rape Crisis Center, Victim Response Coordinator Program, $5,000
7. Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc., Open Gate Outreach Center, $3,500
8. Family Support Network of Southeastern North Carolina, Inc., INFAnTS: Individualized Neonatal & Family Assessment, Treatment, & Support Program, $1,245
9. Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (Wilmington Branch), Feeding Families Better, $5,000
10. Friends of Tileston, Inc., Tileston Outreach Health Clinic, $5,000
11. Hope Harbor Home, Inc., Structural Safety & Environmental Improvements to Client Service Facilities (Continue 2005), $3,500
12. Island Cottage, Upgrade Technology, $1,500
13. Katie B. Hines Senior Center, Inc., Donation Storage Improvements, $2,000
14. Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Bereavement Newsletter, $5,000
15. Mental Health Association in N.C., Inc. - Ocean House, Computers for Pre-vocational Skills Training, $4,480
16. Methodist Home for Children, Clothing & Educational Expenses for Children in Emergency Group Home, $4,000
17. Planned Parenthood of Wilmington, Cervical Cancer Diagnostics for Underserved Patients, $3,000
18. South Brunswick Interchurch Council, Food Pantry Operation, $2,000
19. Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM), Assist Substandard Housing Owners in New Hanover County, $2,500
20. Wilmington Family YMCA, Inclusive Summer Day Camp Program, $2,500
21. Wilmington Health Access for Teens, Inc. (WHAT), Sinergia, Latino Peer Health Education Program at New Hanover High School, $5,000
22. Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network, Housing Assistance for Persons in Need, $2,500
23. Winter Park Model Elementary School, Adaptive Swing Set for Special Needs Elementary Students, $2,100