Calling Local Nonprofits to Attend Free Breakfast Q&A Event to Learn More About $500,000 Accelerating Change Together Grant
10 May 2024 - 3:07AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.,
May 9,
2024 /PRNewswire/ --
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Four leading companies
locally – BayPort Credit Union, Ferguson, Newport News
Shipbuilding, and Virginia Natural Gas – have partnered to address
gaps in services for
Hampton Roads communities. Together they are funding a $500,000,
three-year transformation grant called Accelerating Change
Together, or simply the ACT Grant. This year's grant focus will be
Education and Workforce Development. The ACT Grant aims to invest
in the Hampton Roads nonprofit community to build upon education
and develop a skilled workforce that benefits the
nation.
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The ACT Grant partners
are excited to host a breakfast panel discussion on Wednesday, May
22, 2024, at The Mariners' Museum and Park in Newport News. The
intent of the event is to answer questions about the ACT Grant
process and application form.
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The panel discussion
will be moderated by local media professional Cathy
Lewis.
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WHO:
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Local nonprofits
are invited to attend this free event.
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Just as BayPort,
Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Virginia Natural Gas are
working collaboratively to implement this program, we hope the ACT
Grant will inspire like-minded nonprofits to work together to
strengthen the communities where we all live and work.
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WHEN:
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Wednesday, May 22,
2024, at 8:00 a.m.
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WHERE:
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The Mariners'
Museum and Park at 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, Va,
23606.
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Interested nonprofits can RSVP to attend at
actgrant.org.
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About BayPort
In 1928, 12 shipyard workers from
Newport News Shipbuilding formed an organization with a specific
purpose as a low-interest source of loans and a trusted place to
deposit money. Today, BayPort Credit Union is rated a Superior
5-Star credit union by Bauer Financial, managing $2.2 billion in assets and servicing nearly
148,000 individuals and businesses with 28 branch locations across
the Virginia Peninsula and
Southside communities. Visit us at
www.bayportcu.org.
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