grants

29 Nov

Randolph County Schools receive grants, discuss improvement plans

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalNewsgrants, Randolph County Schools

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Schools Board of Education met Monday, Nov, 20. The board was presented with two grants received by RCS. The first was the Bright Ideas Education Grant in the amount of $1,675 that was received by Farmer Elementary School to provide the funding to purchase a STEM activity cart with hands-on activities. The second was the Run 5 Feed 5 Grant in the amount of $400 that was received by Northeastern Randolph Middle School to provide for the BackPack Program to address childhood hunger. The BackPack Program, which is hosted by the Feeding America network, offers…

15 Sep

Randolph EMC’s PHP board announces community grant winners

Randolph RecordNewsgrants, Randolph Electric Membership Corporation

ASHEBORO – Randolph Electric Membership Corporation’s People Helping People board of directors announced awards totaling $20,000 in community grants to benefit charitable nonprofits in the company’s five-county service area. “For nine years, People Helping People has given back to communities in Randolph, Chatham, Moore, Montgomery and Alamance counties through the Sharing Success grant program,” said REMC communications and public affairs manager Nicole Arnold in a news release. “The board is excited to announce these awards, which represent a significant investment in the organizations that help our members.” The board of directors for PHP awards grants that contribute to one or…