Make More
Happen

Information: Enhance the playground at Southside Elementary school to create an inviting outdoor space for students and the surrounding community.

Information: Implemented a collaborative project focused on creating a visual and experiential incentive to promote the health and wellness of residents during the holiday season, inspire connectivity and engagement while fostering relationships in the community, and provide awareness of economic transformation to the downtown square and offer service learning opportunities for youth.

Information: Bicycle rewards program where every student who attends the tutorial sites and increases their reading level by one grade will earn a new bicycle.

Information: Eagle Scout Project to build a stairway and signage for easy, safe access and egress to the soccer, baseball and football fields at Dan Daniel Park.

Information: To hire a consultant to develop a strategy and timeline for their work and to hold six block parties to promote safety.

Information: Phase 1 for the White Rock Neighborhood Watch Empowerment Group (WRNWEG) to build place and identity in White Rock is to develop a logo that will then be featured on signs throughout the community and to beautify the two far ends of the neighborhood.

Information: Cedar Terrace 2018 Beautification Project - To enliven the physical surroundings of the community and, through public art, foster a positive sense of identity and pride.

Information: An eagle scout project to construct a 14ft x 24ft two room habitat space for small injured mammals and raptor birds.

Information: To create an urban farm and shared community space on vacant lot adjacent to their existing facility.

Information: Funding for the STEM Academy to facilitate a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) at the Danville Science Center for all fifth graders and regional alternative students in the Pittsylvania County School system.

Information: To fund 'Have an Ice Day in Caswell', a project to provide an outdoor, portable skating rink in downtown Yanceyville throughout the winter season.

Information: To construct a public playground facility on the church property. Providence Baptist Church will partner with Caswell Parks and Rec and North Elementary to provide physical activity-based activities and programming.

Information: A collaborative effort with the United Way to create the Transition Stop, where wrap-around services and supplies could be provided for DPS students and families identified by the McKinney-Vento Act and to reduce absenteeism of 250 students.

Information: Southern Roots Festival - a community engagement effort to increase and showcase music, art, southern foods, and creative traditions at the root of Southern culture.

Information: A Community Engagement Project comprised of a local Author Celebration, install an Art-O-Mat machine and a community wide book club.

Information: To install stretching stations at the nine major trailheads along the Danville Riverwalk trail. Fiscal agent - Danville Family YMCA.

Information: A holiday event called 'HOME for the Holidays' with focus areas in community engagement, business engagement, and 'Home for the Holiday' events.

Information: To fund two TedxDanville events, a seminar licensed by TEDTalk to highlight innovative people and unique community initiatives.

Information: Grant made to Averett University to host and sponsor a series of ten COVID-19 vaccination events in partnership with VDH and SOVAH. The CCECC is in charge of creating teams to help register underserved communities.

To implement the "Let's Talk History: White Rock Conversations" - a four-part series of community conversations.

To honor, celebrate and preserve the history of the first black and brown students and staff to integrate Pittsylvania County Schools.

This is a Caswell County Community Council approved project and funds will be utilized to host a podcast series, highlighting the importance and impact of the six Rosenwald Schools that once graced Caswell County. The podcast will feature first-hand gleaned stories and experiences from former students and family members, along with research from Tuskegee University.

This Health Collaborative supported project will utilize funds to host a Community Health Fair Day, that will focus on serving the whole person, physically and mentally. They will partner with other health organizations and professionals to focus on awareness, prevention, and treatment education for major health causes throughout our community.

To implement a three day STEM academy for children throughout Caswell County.

To extend the Book Buds program at Cardinal Village.

To host a community Turkey Tailgate to strengthen community relationships.

Funds will be utilized to establish a "HOME Pocket Park", at the location of the current HOME sign, off Main Street. The goal of the park is to serve as a social hub, event space, and third space to increase social capital and engagement for surrounding businesses, residents, and tourist.

To host a community date to build stronger relationships within the community and encourage crime reduction.

To strengthen community relationships and bring more awareness and support to local veterans in Caswell County.

To host a back-to-school community celebration.

Health Ambassadors to host a series of community meetings exploring the Health Equity Report.

To put on a concert series, consisting of two concerts, to be held during June and July at Cedar Terrace and Cardinal Village.

In concurrence with Business Appreciation Week, the City of Danville, RDA, and the Launch Place have invited speaker, author, and business consultant Clifton Taulbert to serve as the keynote speaker. In order to capitalize on the entrepreneur energy, utilized funds to purchase copies of "Who Owns the Ice House", a novel written by Mr. Taulbert about his entrepreneur journey, and start a book club for budding entrepreneurs.

Parks and Recreation, along with Riverview Rotary and the Ruby B. Public Library requested funds to create a color book that will feature the scenery, ecology, and history of the Dan River. Copies will be provided to third grade students, over the course of three years, along with partnering agencies for educational purposes.

The Woman's Club of Milton, NC requested funds to host a series of community cleanup days, during April and May, to beautify and unify Milton's historic and racially divided cemetery.

Milton Renaissance utilized funds to continue the construction of Milton's first and only greenspace/walking trail.

Information: Revitalization of the Ballou Park Nature Trail for JT Milam's Eagle scout project.

Information: To hire StudioAmmons to plan exhibits and create the fabrication documents for the next phase of History Hub of Danville, a permanent local history exhibit in the River District Tower.

Information: Improvements to the Ringgold Rail Trail heads, amenities, and trail surface.

Information: To fund a community garden to address the needs of a "food desert" area.

Information: To bring a skating rink to downtown for the month of December to provide a community gathering space for residents and visitors and to increase traffic and engagement efforts in River District in downtown Danville.

Information: Hire a professional landscape architect to work with neighborhood stakeholders to develop a park program, masterplan and preliminary costs for improvements at the neighborhood park in the Holbrook Ross District.

Information: To offer a four-day Artist-in Residence Program, conducted by the five5-member American Chamber Players for area students, culminating in a public performance at Averett University.

Information: To hire local artist, Billie Jean Jones, to create two murals in the Cardinal Village community, one being a community 'paint by numbers' mural.

Information: A paved walking track and basketball court at South Elementary School in Caswell County.

Information: Purley Community Playground

Information: To upgrade and refurbish Gretna's historic Southern Railroad caboose and gathering space.

Information: Renovation of the corner of Depot and Main Street known as 'Bolanz Corner' to eliminate an eyesore and create a 'bright spot' in a highly visible gateway when entering the Town of Chatham.

Information: To create an urban farm and build a tool library at the end of Moffett Street in the North Main community.

Information: To build a water feature with three millstones from abandoned North Carolina and Virginia mills at the Caswell County Arboretum. Signage and a virtual walking tour will be added to explain the historic value of the millstones and surrounding building as well as give information about the flora in the space.

Information: Transport, repurpose and mount the "HOME" portion of the historic and iconic "Home of Dan River Fabrics" sign in order to inspire civic pride and reimagine Danville's past in a unified and engaging way for both area residents and tourists.

Information: To expand the Caswell Farmer's Market by creating a certified kitchen, the Eat Well in Caswell brand and beginning a SNAP Double Bucks and Kids Market Bunch Program.

Information: Outdoor fitness area to be placed in the Caswell County Parks and Recreation Facility.

Information: To implement a new community revitalizing event called 'GretnaFest: See the Possible'

Information: To implement a stewardship education project related to storm drains and the impact of the Dan River's watershed on the overall health of the river in partnership with DRBA and the City of Danville Public Works.

Information: Sand sculpture, Photography and Art Project

Information: The Milton Mural Project

Information: Trail and playground on land donated by Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Information: Partner with GLH Johnson Elementary School and Danville Public Schools Child Nutrition Department to provide Weekend Backpack Pilot Program for kindergarten students.

Information: To build a community meeting space at Farmer Lake.

Information: To convert unused tennis courts into outdoor classrooms for students and the community of Hurt.

Information: Walking track project in Brosville, VA

Information: Fund to educate middle school students in Danville and Caswell County in the history of digital video, film and photography.

Information: The Milton Project

Information: To address community wellness through Pickleball.