Harvest Youth Board supports Piedmont Arts’ effort to ‘Lift Up’ area high school students through poetry
Martinsville, Va. — The Harvest Youth Board funded a $5,000 grant to Piedmont Arts to support the “Poetry to Lift Us Up” project within all local high schools. The program features engaging workshops taught by Roscoe Burnems, a National Poetry Slam winner and Richmond, Virginia’s first-ever poet laureate, and by Angela Dribben, of the Poetry […]
September: Who We Are – Exploring Our Values
From the desk of Harvest President Kate Keller Values are our guardrails that help us navigate the world. They are no different for an organization as they are for us individually. An organization’s values make a statement to the world about what they believe in and how they behave. As Harvest wrapped up its strategic […]
FAHI works to expand museum, explore potential for growth
Martinsville, Va. — Building a sustainable organization to collect and preserve the history of Martinsville’s Fayette Street Neighborhood, and African-American history throughout the community is essential for one Martinsville-based nonprofit. FAHI (Fayette Area Historical Initiative) received a three-year grant of $254,468 from The Harvest Foundation to grow the capacity of the museum to develop and implement […]
Harvest Foundation marks 20 years of progress, hope in Martinsville-Henry County
Martinsville, Va. — Marking 20 years of serving Martinsville-Henry County, The Harvest Foundation officially celebrates its anniversary by releasing a special annual report and encouraging community members to bring hope to their neighborhoods. Bill Kirby, chairman of The Harvest Foundation Board of Directors, remarked on Harvest’s growth over the past two decades during the Aug. […]
August: Marking 20 years of progress and hope in MHC
From the desk of Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller This month we mark the 20th Anniversary of The Harvest Foundation. We’ve been celebrating all year internally, but this month our community celebration begins with the launch of our 20th Anniversary Report and the big announcement of Project Hope. Both of these help us to see […]
Uptown Partnership Appoints Tim Hall as Interim Executive Director
Martinsville, VA (Tuesday, August 30, 2022) – Uptown Partnership announced today that Tim Hall has been named interim executive director and will succeed Kathy Deacon, who recently announced plans to step down from the role in September. Hall will lead the organization as the board conducts a search for a permanent director. “We could not […]
UP Executive Director Steps Down After Successful First Year, Search for New Leader Underway
Martinsville, VA (August 26, 2022) – Uptown Partnership announced today that Kathy Deacon, executive director has announced plans to depart the organization in September and a search for Deacon’s replacement is underway. “We cannot thank Kathy enough for her leadership and dedication to Uptown Partnership and the City of Martinsville,” said Liz Harris, board president of Uptown […]
