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Kershaw County Endowment Benefits Several Community Organizations - Grants total over $4,000

Submitted by: Rachael Renken on Oct 04, 2010 at 6:58 pm Tagged with: Central Carolina Community Foundation, Kershaw County Endowment Source: Kershaw County Endowment, Central Carolina Community Foundation

Columbia, SC (October 4, 2010) – The Kershaw County Endowment, which operates under the umbrella of Central Carolina Community Foundation, announces grants to several philanthropic organizations including the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Reach Out and Read South Carolina, Sistercare Inc., and The Upton Trio. The grants to these organizations total over $4,000.

With strong footprints in the Kershaw community, these organizations plan to use the funding for various philanthropic endeavors, including the Healing Arts program within the Fine Arts Center, a new literacy-friendly waiting area at the Kershaw County Health Department for Reach Out and Read South Carolina to Sistercare’s Economics Against Abuse program, which helps empower domestic violence survivors. Harvest Hope Food Bank plans to use the funding to expand their Mobile Food Pantry program in Kershaw County while The Upton Trio, which presents chamber music concerts to underserved Kershaw County schools, plans to use the funding to provide educational chamber music concerts to all 3rd through 5th grade elementary students in Kershaw County public schools along with the Montessori School of Camden and Camden Military Academy.

“We are pleased to be able to award funding to such diverse and dedicated organizations,” says Pauline W. Lampshire, Kershaw County Endowment Chair, “These organizations enrich the Kershaw community and these endeavors help further the missions of the Kershaw County Endowment as well as Central Carolina Community Foundation.

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About Kershaw County Endowment and Central Carolina Community Foundation
Central Carolina Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization serving 11 counties in the Midlands by helping charitable individuals and businesses meet the needs of our community. Within Central Carolina Community Foundation, Kershaw County Endowment provides grants to charitable programs and nonprofit organizations to meet community needs within Kershaw County. For more information about either of these groups, visit www.yourfoundation.org or their Facebook page.