The Alcoa Foundation has awarded grants to three North Carolina
organizations totaling $45,000 as part of its ongoing commitment to support
worthwhile causes in the local community that are dedicated to improving
education, protecting the environment and advancing health and safety.
The
Stanly Community College Foundation, Stanly Regional Medical Center and
LandTrust for Central North Carolina each received a $15,000 grant from the
Alcoa Foundation. This money will support workforce education, provide enhanced
medical care for rural and at-risk communities, and support land conservation
efforts across central North Carolina.
“The
Alcoa Foundation is proud to support these three important projects that will
benefit our local community,” said Nicole Wright, the local coordinator for
Alcoa Foundation grants in North Carolina. “These projects will train Stanly
County students for engineering jobs, make it easier for residents to get
quality healthcare, and support non-profit organizations that help protect our
environment.”
The
Alcoa Foundation grants include:
Stanly Community College
Foundation
As part of Stanly Community College’s continued emphasis on workforce education
and training, the $15,000 grant will be used to support the Electronics
Engineering Technology program. The program, part of the College’s Advanced
Manufacturing and Industrial Technology initiative, helps train students for
jobs such as automation and mechatronics technicians, plant maintenance
technicians, and equipment maintenance technicians. The grant money will
purchase equipment, including basic hydraulic furniture and a pump, that
enables the College to build a full hydraulic training system for its Industrial
Electronics lab that will open in 2016. The College expects to train 40
students a year and provide them with an understanding of hydraulic components,
circuits, and laws.
“Alcoa has
been a long-time partner of Stanly Community College, especially in the area of
workforce development. We are grateful for its continued support," said
Dr. Brenda Kays, president of Stanly Community College. “This grant will help
support our new Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Center by
providing much needed equipment to help our students learn new skills.”
Stanly Regional Medical
Center
The
$15,000 grant will be used by the
hospital to purchased advanced technology to provide telemedicine services at
rural, high-risk clinics in Stanly and Montgomery County. Telemedicine
eliminates the transportation barrier many patient face by allowing the clinics to immediately share
vital medical information – using two-way video and other wireless technology –
with the hospital. This technology improves patient healthcare and allows the patient to more easily receive
information
about how to manage chronic diseases.
“The Stanly
Regional Medical Center Foundation is grateful to Alcoa for their support
through the telemedicine grant. Our Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Department is thrilled to be able to serve our community more fully through
these funds. With each meeting, they think of more effective and efficient ways
to reach their patients through this grant. Together, we look forward to
improving the health of our community,” said Rebekah Ayscue, SRMC Foundation
Annual Giving Officer.
The LandTrust for Central
North Carolina
The $15,000 grant will be used to deploy a new database and monitoring
system (ConservationTrack) that provides online tools to more effectively
manage the stewardship of 600 conservation easements and properties stretching
across central North Carolina. As part of an agreement to maximize their
collective resources, this technology will be jointly used by the LandTrust for
Central North Carolina, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Piedmont Land
Conservancy.
“With the
help of the Alcoa Foundation, The LandTrust for Central North Carolina is
breaking new ground by partnering with other land trusts to apply current
technology to back office operations. This grant from Alcoa not only makes this
possible, but leverages the opportunity by making larger projects more
affordable over the long term," said Addison Davis, program director for The
LandTrust for Central North Carolina.
Alcoa
and the Alcoa Foundation have a long history of supporting worthwhile causes in
central North Carolina. It has donated more than $4 million in
the past 25 years to support economic development and assist nearly 100 local
non-profit organizations.
About
the Alcoa Foundation
Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate
foundations in the United States, with assets of approximately $480 million.
Founded 63 years ago, Alcoa Foundation has invested more than $615 million. In
2014, Alcoa Foundation contributed more than $22 million to nonprofit
organizations throughout the world, building innovative partnerships to improve
the environment and educate tomorrow’s leaders for careers in manufacturing and
engineering. The work of Alcoa Foundation is further enhanced by Alcoa’s
thousands of employee volunteers who share their talents and time to make a
difference in the communities where Alcoa operates. Through the company’s
signature Month of Service program, in 2014, 58 percent of Alcoa employees took
part in more than 1,000 events across 24 countries, benefiting more than
700,000 people and 500 nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.alcoafoundation.com.
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