Thursday, November 1, 2012, 4 p.m., Country Club of Landfall

The announcement of the 2012 Grant's Recipients. For more information contact either Barb Biehner or Carol Drury, Grants Committee Co-Chairs or click here to send us an email.

2011 Grant Recipients

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LANDFALL FOUNDATION AWARDS 59 GRANTS TOTALING $231,655

WILMINGTON, NC—The Landfall Foundation today (Nov. 3, 2011) presented checks to 59 agencies to fund projects in the greater Wilmington area totaling $231,655. The number of foundation grants is up this year from
54 agencies that received grants in 2010. The current grants brings the total to $2,273,691 funds contributed to local non-profits and scholarships recipients since the foundation was established.

We are happy to report that the Landfall community and foundation supporters contributed a record amount of giving to very deserving charities within the Wilmington area in 2011. Once again, we saw an increase in need from the non-profit charities we serve. To help meet the increase demand, the foundation is ramping up our efforts to raise money through new and exciting fundraising events. We encourage you to please visit our website to see how you can get involved to help us help others

"The Landfall Foundation is already hard at work raising money to distribute in 2012. Next year, we aim to increase our donated dollars to reinvest back into the community as swiftly as possible," said Landfall Foundation President Chad Pearson. "Thank you to all our Landfall Foundation friends who give time, effort and money to support our mission to make Wilmington a greater place for all."

Through the generosity of the residents of the Landfall community, the foundation has provided meaningful assistance to non-profit organizations in the categories of health and welfare, education and the arts since 1996. Co-chairs of the 2011 Grants Committee were Landfall residents Barb Biehner and Carol Drury.

Those organizations funded and their projects are as follows:

ARTS -- 17 projects totaling $50,650

• Big Dawg Productions, "I'm Over My Head…", $1,000
• Black Arts Alliance, Inc., 11th Annual Black Film Festival, $2,000
• Brigade Boys and Girls Club, ImageMakers, $4,000
• Cameron Art Museum, Museum School, $4,000
• Cape Fear Chorale, CFC Fall 2011 Concert $1,000
• Cape Fear Jazz Society, CFJS/UNCW Scholarship Concert, $1,000
• Carolina Vocal Arts Ensemble, 2011-2012 Concert Season, $2,500
• Chamber Music of Wilmington, Music In Poetry, $3,000
• Cucalorus Film Festival, Cucalorus Outreach Program, $5,000
• Frank H. Kenan Chapel at Landfall, Community Music Program, $5,000
• Thalian Hall for the Performing Arts, Youth Outreach Costume Collection, $2,000
• The Children's Museum of Wilmington, Adventures in Art!, $5,000
• The Dance Cooperative, Emerging Choreographers Showcase, $1,800
• The Wilmington Ballet Company, Nutcracker and Festival of Trees, $3,000
• Wilmington Choral Society, Spring Concert Series, $1,350
• Wilmington Concert Association, 2011-2012 Student Outreach Program, $3,000
• Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, "Music For Youth", $6,000

EDUCATION -- 19 projects totaling $77,712

• Airlie Gardens, Bug Zoo Renovations, $4,000
• Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, Outdoor Play Areas for Wonder Way, $6,000
• Cape Fear Community College Foundation, Certification Exams, $5,000
• Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem, Growth Adventures For Learning About Self, $6,000
• Cape Fear Habitat For Humanity, Homeownership Education Program, $4,677
• Child Development Center Learning Language, 6 iPads, $3,000
• College Park Elementary School, School Uniforms/Enhanced Learning, $3,370
• Friends of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, Audio Equipment Program, $4,685
• Historic Wilmington Foundation, Most Threatened Historic Places, $3,000
• Hoggard High School, Campus Tour Program, $1,870
• Junior Achievement - Cape Fear Region, Winter Park Student Achievers, $3,000
• Kids Making It, Kids Making It into the Workforce or College, $6,000
• Murrayville Elementary, Voyager News Live!!, $ 3,000
• New Hanover High School, Band Individual Music Instrument Lessons, $5,760
• North Carolina Coastal Federation, Inc., School Yard Rain Gardens, $4,075
• North Carolina Symphony, Music Education Concerts for NHC grades 3-5 musicians, $5,000
• Wilmington Area Woodturners Association, Art and Education in Woodworking, $4,000
• Wilmington Railroad Museum, Model Railroad Summer Camp, $4,000
• Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, Collections: Conservation and Public Access, $1,274

HEALTH & WELFARE – 23 projects totaling $103,293

• Assistance League of Greater Wilmington, Operation School Bell, $5,000
• Boys and Girls Homes of NC, Inc., Comprehensive Recreation Therapy, $6,000
• Cape Fear Volunteer Center, Audio Equipment Request, $3,000
• City of Wilmington Community Centers, Catch Program for Kids, $2,295
• Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc., Safety First: Shelter Kitchen Renovation, $1,264
• Elderhaus, Healthier Seniors, $5,000
• Good Shepherd Center, Ending Homelessness for Families and Disabled Seniors, $6,000
• Group Home for the Autistic, Technology and Independent Living for Individuals with Autism, $5,834
• Katie B. Hines Senior Center, Freezer, $1,000
• Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, End of Life Conference, $2,000
• Neonatal Follow Up and Research, SENC Follow Up Specialist, $6,000
• Nourish NC, Backpack Program, $6,000
• Phoenix Employment Ministry, Back To Work, $3,000
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina, Photo-refractive screenings, $5,000
• Rachel Freeman School of Engineering, School Uniforms, $4,000
• South Brunswick Interchurch Council, Feeding the Hungry, $5,000
• St. Mary Dental Clinic, Pediatric Health Fairs, $6,000
• Tileston Health Clinic, Inc., Diabetic Patient Support, $6,000
• VOCAL-Volunteer Older Citizens Action League, Interim Assistance, $5,400
• Wilmington Area Leadership Foundation, Outside the Walls, $3,000
• Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc., Home Repair, $6,000
• Wilmington Health Access for Teens, Inc., Energize –Obesity Prevention, $6,000
• Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network, Tools for Independence, $4,500