| Dec 18, 2008 |
Uptown arena is reassessed
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Martinsville Bulletin: Harvest remains committed to "making a transformational investment in uptown Martinsville" and the uptown site. |
| Dec 18, 2008 |
$955,000 grant to aid development
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Martinsville Bulletin: Nearly one million dollars in Harvest Foundation grant funds awarded to the Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) will be used to aid revitalization efforts in Martinsville and Henry County. |
| Nov 11, 2008 |
Harvest Foundation names director
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Martinsville Bulletin: Allyson Rothrock has been named executive director of The Harvest Foundation. |
| Aug 29, 2008 |
Piedmont Governor's School gets robotics grant
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Martinsville Bulletin: Henry County Schools and the Harvest Foundation have announced a three-year, $15,000 grant to the Piedmont Governor's School to support students on the FIRST Robotics Team. |
| Aug 28, 2008 |
Harvest awards new grant
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation will grant $80,000 to the Community foundation of Western Virginia, Inc. oh behalf of the Martinsville Area Community Foundation to go toward organization capacity building. |
| Aug 27, 2008 |
Local Girl Scouts get grant
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council and The Harvest Foundation have announced the creation of the Martinsville Community Initiative Program to expand Girl Scouting in Henry County and Martinsville.
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| Aug 26, 2008 |
Blue Ridge PBS gets $47,747
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation has awarded a $47,747 grant to the Blue Ridge Public Broadcasting System to fund a series of programs highlighting performing arts across the Piedmont.
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| Aug 24, 2008 |
Harvest matches federal grant to stabilize uptown courthouse
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Martinsville Bulletin: Grants and matching funds totaling more than $190,000 have been awarded to stabilize the old Henry Courthouse. |
| Aug 15, 2008 |
Professionals seek health care solutions
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Martinsville Bulletin: Local health care providers are discussing ways to work together and improve access to medical care for needy patients.
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| Aug 11, 2008 |
Get up and get healthy
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Martinsville Bulletin: Activate got me off the couch on a path to better health. |
| Jul 25, 2008 |
New College expanding
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Martinsville Bulletin: New degree programs and projected enrollment growth will prompt the New College Institute (NCI) to expand its facilities in uptown Martinsville soon. |
| Jul 25, 2008 |
Institue charts growth
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Martinsville Bulletin: The New College Institute (NCI) in Martinsville has seen many achievements since it opened two years ago, according to Executive Driector Barry Dorsey. |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
Program brings fitness into workplace
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness has taken good health into the workplace. |
| Jun 11, 2008 |
Activate gives bikes to students
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Martinsville Bulletin: Activate staff attended the award ceremonies for Albert Harris and Patrick Henry Elementary schools and the carnival at Martinsville Middle School to present bicycles to students who won them in drawings. |
| Jun 3, 2008 |
Guides help students pick college path
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For three years, the University of Virginia College Guide Program has been helping local students pursue higher education. |
| Jun 1, 2008 |
Coalition's aerobics classes draw hundreds
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Martinsville Bulletin: Hundreds of people in Martinsville and Henry County are adopting healthier lifestyles with help of aerobics programs offered by the Martinsville-Henry county coalition for Health and Wellness with funding from the Harvest Foundation |
| May 20, 2008 |
Harvest to support student-led effort
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation announced Monday that it will provide $10,000 to fund a student-led effort to host activities for local teenagers that do not involve alcohol. |
| May 15, 2008 |
Nature program funded
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Virginia Museum of Natural History and The Harvest Foundation have announced a new initiative titled the Children and Nature Educational Network, in which nature will be used as an educational laboratory. |
| May 14, 2008 |
Harvest to aid center
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Martinsville Bulletin: The Harvest Foundation has awarded Spencer-Penn School Preservation Organization a three-year, $144,972 grant. |
| May 11, 2008 |
Harvest funds grant to NCI
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The Harvest Foundation has announced a two-year, nearly $3.4 million grant to support efforts and programs of the New College Institute. |
| Apr 23, 2008 |
Spencer-Penn Centre gets $50,000 kitchen upgrade
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Martinsville Bulletin: 9th District U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher visited the facility to announce that the center has received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Agency for new, commercial-quality kitchen equipment. |
| Apr 13, 2008 |
Groundbreaking for Smith River Sports Complex
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On Saturday, April 12, 2008 the official groundbreaking for the Smith River Sports Complex took place with approximately 70 people in attendance. |
| Mar 28, 2008 |
Harvest: Continuity of work is priority
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Martinsville Bulletin: Maintaining the continuity of the Harvest Foundation's work following Tuesday's resignation of its executive director is the key focus of the foundation's interim director, Allyson Rothrock. |
| Mar 27, 2008 |
Harvest Director Resigns
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Martinsville Bulletin: Harvest Foundation Executive Director Richard Killingsworth resigned, effective Tuesday. |
| Mar 7, 2008 |
Sports complex final plans aired; 2009 opening hoped
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Martinsville Bulletin: Ground will be broken for the Smith River Sports Complex in early April and construction is expected to be completed in about 12 months (April, 2009), officials with The Harvest Foundation said Thursday. |
| Feb 29, 2008 |
HOPE's tax assistance adds site
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Martinsville Bulletin: The HOPE Initiative, a communitywide effort led by the United Way of Henry County & Martinsville, has expanded its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program with a tax site at the Liberty Fair Mall. |
| Feb 22, 2008 |
Soccer complex bids reviewed
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Martinsville Bulletin: Ground could be broken for a new soccer complex in Henry County during the next few weeks, according to The Harvest Foundation. Contractor, design plans may be released soon. |
| Feb 3, 2008 |
Uptown, trail getting spruced up
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Martinsville Bulletin: Plans are under way to enhance uptown Martinsville and its new rail trail, using a $131,822 one-year grant. The Harvest Foundation awarded the money to Gateway Streetscape Foundation in December. |
| Jan 10, 2008 |
PHCC initiative offers innovative afterschool enrichment programming
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Patrick Henry Community College received a grant from The Harvest Foundation for $504,560 to continue support of the Martinsville Henry County After Three (MHC After 3) initiative. |
| Jan 10, 2008 |
Statewide program collaborates with area leaders for a network of successful change
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LEAD VIRGINIA, a statewide leadership program, has received a grant from The Harvest Foundation in the amount of $50,000 over two years. |
| Jan 10, 2008 |
Dan River Basin Association efforts encourage environmental stewardship and outdoor recreation
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The Harvest Foundation has awarded the Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) a one-year grant of $216,076 for its "Community Connections through Rivers and Trails" project in Martinsville-Henry County. |
