GRANT DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO AREA NON-PROFITS FROM THE CONWAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PHILANTHROPY PROJECT

February 24, 2010, Conway, S.C. — The Conway Chamber Youth Leadership Class of 2010 is excited to announce that “Promoting Familial Values Through Interactive Programs” was recently established as a funding focus for the 2010 Philanthropy Project.  Nonprofits whose projects meet the above focus are encouraged to submit an application.

The Conway Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program is designed to provide leadership skills to the youth of today and leaders of tomorrow. The program is offered to sophomore high school students throughout Horry County who demonstrate leadership qualities and good character.  The Philanthropy Project was started by The Conway Chamber of Commerce through a grant from the Waccamaw Community Foundation with the assistance of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to introduce the youth of Horry County to the world of philanthropy.

The Youth Leadership participants will be responsible for evaluations of Letters of Intent from qualified, tax-exempt agencies serving Horry County, review of proposals and presentations, selecting grant recipient(s), and presentation of $10,000 in grant monies.  The grant award ceremony will be held May 18^th, time and location to be announced once grant recipient(s) determined.

Organizations who wish to submit Letters of Intent to the Youth Leadership committee can download The Philanthropy Project Application from the foundation’s website (www.waccamawcf.org) and follow the instructions.  Grants will range from $1,000 to $10,000.    Applications must be received by the Waccamaw Community Foundation no later that 5PM on March 19, 2010.  For more information contact Kelli James at the Conway Chamber office, 843-248-2273 or Jonathan Kresken, President, Waccamaw Community Foundation at 843-357-GIVE (4483).

The 2010 participants include: Dhruvkumar Patel and Cierra Todd, Aynor High School; Ericka Johnson and Ian Clardy, Carolina Forest High School; Brandon Frazier, Andrew Reeves and Christopher Sarvis, Conway High School; Robert McGougan and SaDee Wade, Green Sea Floyds High School; Jordyn Herring and Alston James, Loris High School; Travis Hawkins and Julianna Martel, Myrtle Beach High School; Michael Donahue and Sydney Orwig, North Myrtle Beach High School; Kellie Jackson and McKensie Rogers, Scholars Academy; Jon Morgan Kresken and Kelly Grace McDonnell, Socasteee High School; Yessence Lewis and Haley Lundquist, St. James High School.