Foundation
for Roanoke Valley announced today it has awarded $26,420 to LEAP for Local
Food to support its community market in the West End Neighborhood. This grant comes from the Foundation’s
unrestricted Community Catalyst Funds and will be used to enclose the outdoor
market so that vendors can sell their products year-round.
“Foundation
for Roanoke Valley’s Community Catalyst Funds will allow the West End Community
Market to be more permanently rooted in the community. Enclosing the market pavilion has a
tremendous impact on food producers, food consumers and the West End
Community,” said Maureen Best, LEAP Executive Director. She added “A permanent
year-round market space allows food producers to invest in their own businesses
and extend their growing season. The
market provides consistent access to fresh produce for residents in the West
End neighborhood and the community at large and strengthens LEAP’s SNAP double
program to make local, healthy food more affordable. The Foundation’s investment will nurture a
stronger and healthier community in the West End!”
“One
of the specific priority areas within our Basic Human Needs grants focus is
promoting nutrition,” noted Alan Ronk, the Foundation’s Executive Director. “This market will now be in a position to
offer healthy, fresh food throughout the year, and we look forward to seeing
the benefit it has on the community.”
Foundation for Roanoke Valley,
the region’s community foundation, currently administers 300 named endowment
funds on behalf of the community and works diligently to help local individuals
and families establish permanent charitable legacies that will touch the
community now and for generations to come.
For more information, visit Foundation for Roanoke Valley’s website at
www.foundationforroanokevalley.org or call 540-985-0204. # # #
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Pictured L to R: Dave Prosser, Freedom First Credit Union VP
of Community Development and LEAP Board Member ; Tee Reynolds, Market Manager; Lucy Ellett, FRV Board
Member; Michelle Eberly, FRV Program Officer; Susan Still, FRV Board Chair;
Nancy Dye, FRV Board Member; Pat Young, LEAP Board Member, Brent Cochran, LEAP
Board Chair; and Maureen Best, LEAP Executive Director
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