Harvest Foundation to fund summer internship program
Sarah Hodges (right), director of tourism and talent development at the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp., is pictured with DeWitt House, senior program officer at The Harvest Foundation. A grant totaling $176,140 from The Harvest Foundation will support the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. as it develops a summer internship program starting in 2020. “Building and growing […]
Harvest Foundation kicks off fall 2019 grant awards
Pictured above: Members of the Blue Ridge Airport Authority are presented with a ceremonial grant check from Harvest during the 2019 Grants Kick Off press conference. The Harvest Foundation kicked off its 2019 grant award announcements today at Blue Ridge Airport, reporting a total $3.88 million awarded to eight organizations by the foundation’s board of […]
Harvest Foundation announces search for next president
Pictured above: Allyson Rothrock The Harvest Foundation announced today that its president, Allyson Rothrock, is retiring and a search is underway for its next leader. Partnering with the foundation’s board of directors in the search is Korn Ferry, a global executive search and recruitment firm. Rothrock will retire in mid-to-late 2020 following her tenure at Harvest, […]
Governor Northam Announces Commonwealth’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 2.6%
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced more people are working in Virginia than ever before, as employment levels rose and unemployment dropped in October. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage point in October to 2.6 percent, which is 0.2 percentage point below the rate from a year ago. In October, the labor force expanded […]
Harvest Youth Board plans fourth annual Thanksgiving Eve Dinner
Pictured above: Nearly 300 volunteers served almost 3,000 meals during last year’s event. The Harvest Youth Board is seeking diners, drivers and other volunteers for its fourth annual Thanksgiving Eve dinner. The event, called the W. Dan Prince III Thanksgiving Eve Dinner, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Martinsville […]
Piedmont Arts to bring AIR Shift Workshop to Martinsville-Henry County
Pictured above: Pictured from left are DeWitt House of Harvest, Holly Burton, marketing and programs coordinator at Piedmont Arts, and Heidi Pinkston, executive director of Piedmont Arts. With support from a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant from The Harvest Foundation, Piedmont Arts will bring the AIR Shift Workshop to Martinsville-Henry County. AIR Shift is […]
#DineSmall campaign kicks off for Small Business Saturday
Martinsville, VA (November 7, 2019) For the second year, the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will be sponsoring the #DineSmall campaign on Small Business Saturday on November 30th. The #DineSmall campaign was created to encourage residents and visitors to eat at small locally-owned restaurants in Martinsville and Henry County, especially on Small Business Saturday. […]
Harvest Foundation welcomes new grants administrator, program officer
The Harvest Foundation is pleased to announce a new addition to its staff, Stacy Peters, who will serve as the foundation’s grants administrator, and the addition of India Brown as a program officer. “We are delighted to welcome Stacy to the Harvest Foundation family as the new grants administrator,” said Allyson Rothrock, Harvest Foundation president. […]
Community celebrates newest section of Dick & Willie
Pictured above: The ribbon is cut on section 6B, the newest addition to the Dick & Willie Trail. “Beautiful,” “scenic” and “fantastic” were just some of the words used to describe the latest section of the Dick and Willie Passage trail that opened to the public on Monday, Nov. 4. “It’s the most beautiful part […]
Harvest Youth Board helps Speediatrics race into Martinsville
Pictured above: Members of the Harvest Youth Board present the NASCAR Foundation with a $5,000 grant for the Speediatrics Fun Day Festival. The Harvest Youth Board helped bring the Speediatrics Fun Day Festival to the Martinsville Speedway for the first time with a $5,000 grant. Joanie Petty, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge, said NASCAR is […]