The Harvest Foundation releases 2018 annual report to community
The Harvest Foundation, located in Martinsville, Va., has released its 2018 annual report, which summarizes financial and grant highlights from fiscal year 2018. The report highlights grants approved in 2018, Pick Up the Pace! grants awarded in 2018, and news from the Harvest Youth Board. In 2018, Harvest awarded 12 grants and one community investment […]
Applications for PHCC Scholars and Commonwealth Legacy Scholars now open
MARTINSVILLE, VA – The Patrick Henry Community College Foundation is now accepting applications for the Patrick Henry Scholars and Commonwealth Legacy scholarship. Each year, up to ten local high school graduates are chosen to become Patrick Henry Scholars. These Scholars receive a scholarship to cover tuition, textbook, and fees for up to two academic years. “These scholarships […]
PHCC Athletics Starts eSports Team
MARTINSVILLE, VA– On college campuses, on sports channels, and even in stock markets, eSports teams are turning heads. Within the past few years, eSports has become a multi-million dollar industry. This year, more than 32 million people worldwide watched the League of Legends World Championship. Over 2018, that championship had a combined prize pool worth more than […]
Local tourism programs to receive public-private marketing funds to bolster growth
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced more than $625,000 in matching grant funds to be awarded to 33 local tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program (MLP). The Martinsville-Henry County Tourism office received a $5,000 grant for its program “How Can We Help You?” The MLP grant funding is designed […]
PHCC starts new nursing scholarship thanks to $50,000 donation
Pictured above: Connie Brewer, the executor of the Martha Lou Henry Estate, presents a check to Pastor Keith Ritchie of Faith United Methodist Church. ________________ MARTINSVILLE, VA– Every nurse has the opportunity to change lives for the better. It would not be possible to estimate the number of lives Martha Lou Henry touched over her lifetime. […]
Harvest PUP! grant helps expand community asset in Ridgeway
Pictured from left are Ricky Walker and Karen Garrett of ANCHOR, and Sheryl Agee, impact officer and team leader at The Harvest Foundation. ________________ ANCHOR Commission will use a $10,000 Pick Up the Pace! grant from The Harvest Foundation to expand the capacity of the Lee Ford Camp recreational facility, located in Ridgeway. As part […]
Eastman donates bikes, helmets to Henry County Schools
Pictured above: Barbara Truman and Kelly Roach of Eastman present FC Middle School PE teacher Sherri Mitchell with a check to purchase bikes from Chain of Fools. ________________ Eastman Chemical Company donated a fleet of bikes and helmets to the physical education program at Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School which will allow students to focus not only […]
Whitfield, Favero join The Harvest Foundation Board of Directors
Rev. Charles Whitfield and Dr. John “Pat” Favero, both of Martinsville, will join The Harvest Foundation Board of Directors this year. When asked to serve on the foundation’s board, Whitfield said he was honored. “I accepted the nomination to the board because after seeing the varied ways in which Harvest has aided in communal growth […]
The Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness Welcomes Dr. Michael Waters, M.D.
Read more here The Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness announced today that Dr. Michael Waters, M.D. has joined its staff and will be offering primary care to adults and children at Ridgeway Family Health, one of the Coalition’s two health centers. Dr. Waters attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, […]
Virginia Receives $9.9 Million Federal Preschool Development Grant to Unify and Strengthen Early Childhood Education
RICHMOND—First Lady Pamela Northam today announced that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), in partnership with the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) and the University of Virginia (UVA), received a one-year $9.9 million competitive federal Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and […]