Winners Named in Make A Difference Contest

Four projects from students in grades K–12 have been selected as winners in the South Cumberland Community Fund’s first Make a Difference contest.

The winning projects are: grades K–4—Fruit Tree Orchard; grades 5–8 (tie)—Coalmont Community Garden and Little Free Libraries; and grades 9–12: Advertising Fiery Gizzard’s Reroute. For fuller descriptions of the winning projects, go to <southcumberlandcommunityfund.org/difference/>.

“We want to say thank you to all of the youth of the South Cumberland Plateau who submitted their ideas for making their communities better, and to everyone in the community who participated by voting. The Community Fund looks forward to working with the four winning groups to make their ideas happen,” said Margaret Woods, SCCF board chair.

The South Cumberland Community Fund cultivates resources and leadership across the South Cumberland Plateau, offering direct grant funding and capacity-building initiatives to area nonprofits. For more information about SCCF, go to <southcumberlandcommunityfund.org> or email <laura@south​cumberlandcommunityfund.org>.