Make It Happen! (MIH!) and Make More Happen Together is sponsored by Danville Regional Foundation.

Provides small-scale grants to encourage residents and organizations to implement neighborhood improvements, with projects completed within 90 to 180 days.

##### Home1/Grants2/Recipients3/Make It Happen Grants Designed to help more residents be involved in making this a community of "bright spots and success stories." Grants must be completed within a 90-day period. **Information:**Hosting, promoting and advertising the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) National Championship at the Olde Dominion Ag Complex April 11-12.

**Website:**http://www. averett. edu/18 **Information:**Operation Achieve: Opening the World to Our Youth City of Danville Department of Parks & Rec **Information:**Transformative Diversity Photography Project of The Danville Youth Council **Website:**http://www.

playdanvilleva. com/19 Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History **Information:**'Danville Sings!' that includes 12 local church choirs to promote diversity in the Dan River Region.

**Website:**http://www. danvillemuseum. org/20 City of Danville Department of Parks & Rec **Information:**Additional funding for 'Make Danville Shine' day.

**Website:**http://www. danvilleva. gov/21 Danville Education, Art and Cultural Center **Information:**The Danville Reading Center in cooperation with the Danville Center Stage and the Danville Education, Arts & Cultural Center requests $10,000 to be used to conduct summer camps in the performing arts for children ages 4-18.

Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History Piedmont Access to Healthcare Services **Information:**Reach Out and Read program at local PATHS office **Website:**http://www. pathsinc. org/22 Pittsylvania County Schools St.

Luke's United Methodist Church **Information:**Eagle Scout project - renovation of 9-hole disc golf course at Ballou Park by Ketan Pandya. **Website:**http://www. stlukesdanville.

org/24 Stoney Creek Elementary School United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County **Information:**Meals of Hope - 50,000 meals will be packaged in one day. The meals will go to the local food bank. **Website:**http://www.

liveuniteddpc. org/26 Boys & Girls Club of the Danville Area **Information:**To repair and update the playground as part of Lane Stanfield's Eagle Scout project **Website:**http://www. bgcdanville.

org/27 Cardinal Village Tenants Association **Information:**Establishment of a Cardinal Village Outdoor Theater to include five picnic tables and a portable inflatable home projection kit. **Website:**http://www. drhava.

com/cardinal-village28 **Information:**To purchase six kayaks, six canoes, 20 lifejackets and to provide storage for these and other items needed to create outdoor exercise opportunities for adults and youth in Caswell County by providing canoe and kayak rentals at Farmer Lake. **Website:**http://www. caswellcountync.

gov/29 Caswell Friends of the Library, Inc. **Information:**Restoration of playground located in the Francis Hurt park behind the 1813 Clerk's Office. **Website:**http://www. chatham-va.

gov/31 Cherrystone Missionary Baptist Association City of Danville Department of Parks & Rec **Information:**To purchase and install two Little Free Libraries in the City of Danville. **Website:**http://www. playdanvilleva.

com/19 Community Blessing Center & Fellowship Hall of Milton, NC **Information:**Community garden with 75% of crops to be used within local community and 25% to be taken to market by the youth of the community. Dan River Basin Association **Information:**To improve a neglected section of a rundown neighborhood to create, at its center, an area that people will visit, enjoy and maintain. **Website:**http://www.

danriver. org/33 Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber Foundation, Inc. **Information:**To develop and promote the website LoveSouthside. com as a comprehensive online tool focused on the positive attributes of Danville/Pittsylvania County and one that highlights activities available for residents and visitors.

**Website:**http://www. dpchamber. org/34 Danville Public Schools Education Foundation **Information:**To send the winner of an area spelling bee to Washington, DC to complete in a national spelling bee.

**Website:**http://www. danvillepublicschools. org/35 Epiphany Episcopal School First Presbyterian Church **Information:**To improve the health of feeding program participants by increasing nutritional value of foods being prepared and served at the church and to educate participants on how to better shop for and prepare good tasting healthy foods at home.

**Information:**Cookbook and kitchen utensils for new facility to teach healthy cooking classes. 1,500 healthy cookbooks ($7,500)kitchen equipment and small appliances ($1,529). **Website:**http://godsstorehouse.

org/37 Olde Dominion Agricultural Foundation **Information:**A grant towards the attainment of the goals of the Freshwater Festival. **Website:**http://www. theodac.

com/38 Pittsylvania County Community Action, Inc. **Information:**Round Table Readers Literacy Workshop and Art Festival **Website:**http://www. pccainc. org/39 Pittsylvania County Schools **Information:**To help promote change in lifestyle choices of its students and the surrounding community by purchasing and installing a fitness area at Mt.

Airy Elementary School. **Website:**http://www. pcs.

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html23 **Information:**Assistance to purchase playground equipment for their Little League and T-Ball program on Harris Field in Chatham. **Website:**http://www. chatham-va.

gov/31 Beulah Missionary Baptist Church **Information:**Health Connect - Five workshops over 90 days to educate people on health options in the region. Caswell County Parks and Recreation Dept. **Information:**To create an outdoor classroom at Stoney Creek Elementary School.

**Website:**http://www. caswell. k12.

nc. us/41 **Information:**Grade and pave track at Oakwood Elementary School to reduce obesity rates. **Website:**http://www.

caswell. k12. nc.

us/41 Chatham Youth League Baseball **Information:**$10,000 toward the $28,000 needed to construct bathrooms, a concession stand and storage facility at Harris Field. **Website:**http://chathamyouthleague. com/Games.

html42 City of Danville Department of Parks & Rec City of Danville Dept of Human Services **Information:**To aid in the creation of an outdoor learning and gathering center at the public library on Patton Street. **Website:**http://www. danvilleva.

gov/21 Community Blessing Center & Fellowship Hall of Milton, NC **Information:**Creation of a community park Danville Area Association for the Arts and Humanities **Information:**To seek to engage more people and organizations in the transformation of the Dan River Region. Green Art Collaboration Project. **Website:**https://www.

facebook. com/DanvilleArts/43 Danville Community College **Information:**A Wellness Day at DCC with nutrition classes, Zumba fitness, Wii challenges, campus Heart Walk Path and 8-5-2-1 campaign. **Website:**http://www.

dcc. vccs. edu/44 Danville Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. **Information:**Children's PediaVision Screening Project - To purchase PediaVision Screener plus carrying case.

Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber Foundation, Inc. **Information:**Bus stop shelter design competition to increase awareness of public transit options in Danville, provide shelter to public transit riders and provide an aesthetic alternative to traditional bus stop shelters **Website:**http://www. dpchamber. org/34 **Information:**Happy, Healthy Hearts Campaign to promote healthy lifestyle habits at Galileo Magnet High School.

**Website:**http://www. danvillepublicschools. org/35 Danville Running and Fitness Club **Information:**To install lights around the Langston School running and walking track.

Fiscal Agent - City of Danville Parks and Rec **Website:**http://danvillerunner. org/46 ENH Community Development **Information:**Healthy Kids on Wheels initiative to reduce obesity through nutrition and leadership development programs. **Information:**Backpack Buddies, to improve the food choices available after school hours to students at Gretna Elementary School.

**Information:**Three performances of 'The Piano Lesson' which would involve residents who otherwise have not either realized or been provided the opportunity to participate in community-wide activities.

Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness **Information:**To build a basketball court and park on Main Street in Yanceyville, NC Moffett Memorial Baptist Church **Information:**Tutorial and Free Meal Programs - support a nutrition program and community vegetable garden. **Website:**http://www. moffettbaptist.

com/48 Pittsylvania Baptist Association **Information:**Operation InAsMuch to provide materials cost for six major projects to offer aid and comfort in troubling times. **Website:**https://www. pba2000.

com49 Pittsylvania- Caswell Livestock Association Southern Virginia Mountain Bike Association **Information:**Bike wash at the trail head of Angler's Park. **Website:**http://svmba. org/51 Southside Elementary School United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County **Information:**Southside Leadership XVII class project entitled The BIB, 'Basic Instructions for Babies,' a resource guide for teenagers.

**Website:**http://www. liveuniteddpc. org/26 United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County **Information:**The Day of Action-Day of Reading is an early childhood reading project focused on connecting the early childhood community and business professionals in the region.

June 21, 2011 **Website:**http://www. liveuniteddpc. org/26 **Information:**Dan River Partnership for a Healthy Community Website.

**Website:**https://www. vt. edu/54 Writer's Block International **Information:**Eight week project to promote family literacy.

Held at YWCA targeted at low income, single parents and children. Camp Grove Neighborhood Educational Opportunity Center **Information:**Community garden for the Camp Grove Community **Information:**To develop Moving More Caswell outdoor fitness/activity stations all the walking system at Caswell Senior Center. **Website:**http://www.

caswellcountync. gov/29 City of Danville Department of Parks & Rec **Information:**Equipment and installation of outdoor exercise and fitness station on the Riverwalk Trail. **Website:**http://www.

playdanvilleva. com/19 City of Danville Dept of Parks, Recreation & Tourism **Information:**Community Garden project at Crossing at the Dan Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber Foundation, Inc. **Information:**Support for The Live Healthy 100 Day Wellness Challenge in 2011. **Website:**http://www.

dpchamber. org/34 **Information:**Patio improvements including installation of chasing water foundation and greenery at School Board office located at 341 Main Street. **Website:**http://www.

danvillepublicschools. org/35 Danville Riverview Rotary Foundation **Information:**Grant of $4,900 to lower the price of each copy of Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard that was sold by Averett University for the community read. **Website:**http://www.

riverviewrotary. net/55