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Bradshaw Benevolence Provides Nutritious Meals

Bradshaw Benevolence Provides Nutritious Meals

The Suffolk Foundation has announced its inaugural Bradshaw Benevolence Grant. Earlier this month, a check of $25,000 was presented to the Suffolk Christian Fellowship Center for the Frozen Food Nutrition Connection…

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21 Scholarships Available Through Suffolk Foundation

21 Scholarships Available Through Suffolk Foundation

Scholarship season is underway, and the Suffolk Foundation is now accepting online applications from students in Suffolk, Smithfield, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Sussex, Surry, and Gates County in North Carolina. The deadline to apply is March 20, 5:00 PM…

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Suffolk Foundation Launches Bradshaw Benevolence Grant Program

Suffolk Foundation Launches Bradshaw Benevolence Grant Program

A new grant program, dubbed the Bradshaw Benevolence Grant, announced earlier this month by the Suffolk Foundation, will help nonprofits providing food, clothing, shelter, and/or medical care to residents of Suffolk, Franklin, Southampton County, and/or Isle of Wight County…

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Local Nonprofits Ready to Help in Shutdown

Local Nonprofits Ready to Help in Shutdown

Federal employees who are affected by the government shutdown have options for getting help. There are at least a dozen nonprofit organizations in Suffolk and Western Tidewater who can help residents with food, utility bills, rent, and so much more. “We can’t solve all problems, but we can help our neighbors in a pinch…”

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New Scholarship Remembers Sgt. AJ Parker

New Scholarship Remembers Sgt. AJ Parker

The Sgt. AJ Parker Scholarship will do more than memorialize one man; it will pass his kindness and positivity forward. Created to help young people who would struggle to afford a higher education without a little help, the Parker Scholarship will support students bound for university, community college, and trade school…

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AMADAS and Suffolk Foundation Announce New Scholarship

AMADAS and Suffolk Foundation Announce New Scholarship

AMADAS Industries has partnered with the Suffolk Foundation to launch a new scholarship program in memory of Dr. Stanley A. Brantley, an innovator and leader who worked in agricultural machinery and engineering in Western Tidewater and around the world…

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Scholarships Available through Suffolk Foundation

Scholarships Available through Suffolk Foundation

The Suffolk Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from local high school seniors and college students. The foundation will be awarding over $140,000 in scholarships this spring, with individual awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000…

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Family Establishes Kay Gillette and Greg Gillette Scholarship

Family Establishes Kay Gillette and Greg Gillette Scholarship

The Suffolk Foundation is excited to announce the inception of a new scholarship, created in memory of Kay Gillette and Greg Gillette. The scholarship will focus on students from Suffolk with financial need. In honor of its namesakes, the award may also give special preference to students who study music and/or play soccer…

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