"Without the generous support of The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, and all its wonderful donors, the Lynchburg Humane Society would not be able to do the life-saving work we do, making LHS the largest No-Kill shelter in the state of Virginia," says Michelle Thomas, director of development at the nonprofit.
The foundation, founded in 1972, awarded $649,836 in grants this week to 99 local nonprofits, the Daily News reports.
The recipients include the Lynchburg Humane Society, which will use the money to fund a spaying/neutering clinic for animals, to distribute food to children and the elderly, to build new homes, to aid community programs on literacy, history, the arts, and health, and to aid community programs on literacy, history, the arts, and health, per a news release.
"We are ecstatic to be able to support these important projects that are serving critical needs in our community," says KathrynYarzebinski, president and CEO of the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation.
Since its inception, the foundation has given $31 million to 317 local nonprofits in the areas of human services, animal welfare, arts, education, and historical preservation.
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