CIS of Brunswick County – Receives GlaxoSmithKline Ribbon Of Hope Grant

CIS Affiliate Accepts $25,000 Grant To Provide Science Education

May 26, 2009 – RALEIGH, N.C.

Linda Harrill, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) (www.cisnc.org), a nonprofit that helps youths stay in school, has announced that Communities In Schools of Brunswick County, in collaboration with Mad Science, the Ingram Planetarium, the Museum of Coastal Carolina and the Bald Head Island Conservancy, has received the $25,000 GlaxoSmithKline Ribbon of Hope grant. The grant will provide 100 students with hands-on science education.

Established in 2007, the Ribbon of Hope mini-grant program aims to provide mini-grants of $25,000 to North Carolina community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. The grants support activities that establish or expand local programs in health, science and education to serve identified needs of local communities.