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Golden LEAF News - December 2008
Greetings! In 1999, the Golden LEAF Foundation began its work to administer one-half of North Carolina's share of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) in accordance with the consent decree between 46 states and cigarette manufacturers. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the MSA. A nonprofit organization devoted to the economic well-being of North Carolinians, Golden LEAF endeavors to strengthen the state’s economy through diverse grantsmaking. Please read and pass on to your colleagues recent news of our work throughout the state, especially in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and rural communities.
Sincerely,
Jenny Tinklepaugh
Golden LEAF Programs/ Communications Officer
jtinklepaugh@goldenleaf.org
www.goldenleaf.org
Featured articles in this edition of "Golden LEAF News": NC Fund Spurs Rural Transition From Tobacco
WCNC.comThe Golden LEAF Foundation, supported by money North Carolina receives from the landmark tobacco settlement, has pumped about $366 million into helping the state's poorer communities. Grant helps transform old factory into high-tech learning center
The News Herald
Burke County was awarded a $350,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to assist the Foothills Allied Health Higher Education Center transform an old factory into high-tech learning center. The foundation was working from a pool of about $10 million for grants. However, there were about $113 million in grant requests. Students bone up on metalwork skills:
College builds program to benefit machinists
Rocky Mount TelegramMachining students at Nash Community College have the chance to boost their resumes now that the college is accredited by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills. The college began the accreditation process two years ago after receiving a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. DCCC awarded $300,000 grant
The DispatchDavidson County Community College was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to enclose the diesel mechanic bays in the new Transportation Technology Center under construction on its Davidson campus. The large bays will provide space for students studying the repair and maintenance of diesel-powered engines that run tractor trailers and construction equipment such as bulldozers and backhoes. NC Local Government Service Corps will offer assistance
UNC Listserver
The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded $764,348 to UNC-Chapel Hill to fund a partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government and Appalachian State University. The grant will build capacity in economically struggling, rural communities through the North Carolina Local Government Service Corps. $900,000 to help give computers to students:
Wilkes schools to use grant by Golden LEAF Foundation
Winston-Salem JournalGolden LEAF awarded a $900,000 grant to provide laptop computers to high-school students in Wilkes County. The grant will be used to provide laptop computers for all of the school system's 700 or so seniors to use when they start school next fall and will provide funds for needed software and equipment. Grant to provide laptops to students
Durham Herald-Sun
The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded $800,000 to Chatham County Schools to provide about 800 Jordan-Matthews High School students with individual laptops. The N.C. 1:1 Laptop Initiative is a public-private partnership that provides computers to students and teachers in school districts across our state, primarily focusing on rural communities. County receives seven grants:
Golden LEAF awards $1.7 million to Edgecombe
Rocky Mount Telegram
The Golden LEAF Foundation’s board of directors awarded more than $1.4 million in grants to fund seven projects in Edgecombe County affecting education, community health and economic development. On the road again
ENC TodayDan Gerlach shares his experiences in his first few months as Golden LEAF president. Gerlach was in Kinston to visit Spirit AeroSystems, a Golden LEAF supported project pledged to create over 1,000 jobs in Eastern North Carolina. One on One with Dan GerlachThe Warren Record
Dan Gerlach, Golden LEAF president, speaks about the Foundation's focus and commitment to economically distressed, rural counties; Warren County’s nearly $2 million in grant awards; and the foundation’s plans for future giving. *Note - Some links may require log-ins.
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