2022 Annual Report

Volunteers gather at Montgomery County Christmas Store, a 2021 Responsive Grant recipient.

Photo courtesy of the Montgomery County Christmas Store RBN Inc. Educational Opportunity Fund

Sarah Lee Alderson Memorial Fund * Supports general charitable purposes with an emphasis on addressing community needs and priorities as determined by the Foundation. Shirley Van Dresser Guidance Fund (The Daughters of Shirley Van Dresser) Supports the programs, activities or student/s individual need as determined by guidance counselors working with students in New River Valley public school systems.

Silver Care Endowment Fund (Lynda Chamowitz & Joan Gotthardt) Supports the needs of senior citizens in the New River Valley. Virgil Speaks Fund (Suzi Gablik) Supports charitable organizations such as “What’s on Stage”, a program at Harding Avenue Elementary School; The Lyric Theatre; the Community Foundation of the New River Valley; and Beans and Rice.

Supports qualified educational or charitable organizations providing educational instruction and tutoring, with strong preference for programs providing instruction in basic literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) to immigrants, their children, and grandchildren; and for general charitable purposes. Preference shall be given to organizations from the following counties and cities in the following order of priority: Grayson County, City of Galax, Floyd County, Craig County, Patrick County, Montgomery County (Auburn and Eastern Montgomery strands only), Carroll County, and the City of Radford.

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