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Berea College Appalachian Fund awards grant to Pine Mountain Settlement School

Berea College Appalachian Fund awards grant to Pine Mountain Settlement School

In December 2008, the Berea College Appalachian Fund awarded a $21,000 grant to Pine Mountain Settlement School for support of the School's educational programs for local children and its sustainability initiative.

The grant will help with funding for the following programs: the Intervention Program, which provides a teacher to work six hours a week with students who need remedial instruction in reading in two local elementary schools; the summer residential Reading Camp for students who need help with basic reading skills and confidence building; and sponsorship of environmental education trips to Pine Mountain for local schools. The Berea College Appalachian Fund also helps with funding of the School's sustainability initiative, particularly for work with the local community on agricultural projects, which include a community garden and workshops on good garden practices.

The Berea College Appalachian Fund was established through a gift from Herbert Faber and Ruth McGurk Faber. Since 1950, the Fund has supported nonprofits working to improve the general education, health and physical well being of people living in the Appalachian Mountains and surrounding areas.


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