On Thursday, November 14th, more than 130 Pearls and guests gathered to celebrate 10 Years of Pearls of Empowerment. This year, Pearls awarded $40,100 in grants to twelve organizations for programs impacting women and children. Over the past 10 years, Pearls has granted $317,112 to Davie County organizations! Advocacy Center of Davie County – $5,600: Funding will be used for Housing Stabilization for Davie County Women and … [Read more...]
Healthcare Grants
Grants from the Davie County Hospital Foundation Fund will be made annually for projects that improve Healthcare in Davie County. Healthcare projects in the areas of Wellness and Prevention; Access and Awareness; and Mental Health and Behavioral Health are considered by the selection committee. The Davie County Hospital Foundation Fund was one of three funds at Davie Community Foundation receiving a portion of the Davie County Hospital Foundation assets following its dissolution. Dollars were … [Read more...]
Beach Volleyball
In the spring of 2018, Davie County High School made Beach Volleyball a club sport. The explosive popularity of the fastest growing collegiate sport was evident when a total of 38 students participated on the team, both male and female. During the team’s first year, Andrew Hilton and Aiden McCartney were the 2019 Boys Triad Conference Champions and Ali Angel and Aimee Loj were the 2019 Girls Triad Conference Champions. Andrew Hilton and Nick Azar went on to win the state … [Read more...]
The CARes Project
When a family walks through the door of CARes, they meet with a Financial Coach and are given a spending tracker to be used for thirty days. After tracking their spending, they come back to meet with the Financial Coach and work to create a first draft household budget. If they complete the first phase, the family is invited to attend a Basics in Personal Finances workshop. This workshop is required to be awarded a car loan. After learning the basics of personal finance, the family once again … [Read more...]
Summer of Fun Learning Academy
Summer break from school often causes academic regression for students who have spent all year learning reading, writing, and math. William R Davie Elementary School developed the Summer of Fun Learning Academy to fight that regression. By offering themed learning experiences while school is not in session, the camp is helping students become life-long learners. Diane Ireland, one of the teachers involved in Summer of Fun Learning Academy, shared the story of three siblings who have been … [Read more...]
STEM Pipeline Camp
Davie County Schools puts a fun spin on a summer camp for 7th and 8th graders by offering STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Pipeline. This two-week experience was created in 2013 to increase interest and performance in STEM related studies for students across Davie County. The summer camp experience focuses on problem-based learning through a variety of activities, field trips, and the 4 C’s – collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. In addition to … [Read more...]
Davie County High School Community Garden
In the spring of 2018, the Davie County Future Farmers of America (FFA) received a grant from the Foundation’s S.U.R.F. Board to build a small raised bed garden for vegetables at the Family Promise Day Center. This summer, the garden produced delicious vegetables and enabled participants in their program to teach their children to cook healthy meals! Next, the Davie County FFA requested a Community Grant to build a raised bed Community Garden at Davie County High School. With Healthy … [Read more...]
Where Are They Now? – Allison Lambert Gupton
Where Are They Now? – Lauren Parker Brooks
Where Are They Now? – Adam Smith
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