ASHEBORO - Do you know of or are you working with a non-profit organization located in Randolph County? Does your organization sponsor a project that focuses on physical fitness, nutrition or substance abuse? Could your organization use money to help with your project? The Randolph Health Community Foundation would like to hear from you!
The Foundation has announced that the 2018 grant process has begun for prospective grantees. All interested organizations that would like to be considered for funding are asked to complete a Letter of Intent and send it to the Foundation office no later than close of business on June 30, 2017.
“The letter should be very simple. Just tell us about your organization and what you are planning to do,” says April Thornton, President of the Randolph Health Community Foundation. “All we need are a few sentences outlining the idea, budget, number of people that will be impacted and area of focus.”
The Randolph Health Community Foundation will fund grants which engage volunteers and organizations to motivate the Randolph County community to make healthy lifestyle choices. The priorities of the Foundation are Randolph Health and programs which support at least one of the following focus areas: nutrition, physical fitness or substance abuse.
For 2017, its 20th year of awarding grants, the Randolph Health Community Health Foundation awarded 16 health and wellness grants totaling a record amount of $105,568.
Interested organizations can find more information and get a sample Letter of Intent by contacting Linda Schumacher at 336-633-7755, emailing Linda.Schumacher@RandolphHealth.org or visiting www.RandolphHealth.org.