William E. Betts, Jr. Family Fund Established At The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation

Family and friends have established a $30,000 endowment fund at The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation to support education in Central Virginia in memory of William E. (Ping) Betts, Jr. who died on December 29, 2009 at age 98. Mr. Betts was a successful businessman and community leader in Lynchburg.

A native of Richmond, Mr. Betts attended Virginia Tech, lettered in varsity football, and graduated first in his Architectural Engineering Class of 1932. After earning his M.S. degree in Structural Engineering at Virginia Tech in 1933, Mr. Betts became a Registered Architect in 1934. In 1938 in Lynchburg, he and his friend, A.P. Montague, Jr., founded Montague-Betts Company, a structural steel fabricator of a number of major construction projects including New York’s World Trade Center. Mr. Betts became Chairman of the company in 1956 following the death of Mr. Montague.

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Community Foundation Holds Statewide Meeting

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation hosted a one-day meeting of community foundations from around the state at City View on the 20th floor of the Bank of the James building in Downtown Lynchburg last week. The Community Foundations of Virginia is a statewide association of 37 community foundations located in cities and regions across Virginia. The meeting was attended by 70 staff and board members. This is the first time the association has met in Lynchburg since 1999.

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YWCA of Central Virginia and Churches for Urban Ministry receive Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation Youth Awards

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation and Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo Company are pleased to announce that YWCA of Central Virginia was selected as the recipient of the seventh annual $10,000 Youth Philanthropy Award, and Churches for Urban Ministry was selected as the recipient of this year’s $5,000 Youth Philanthropy Award.

The awards were presented to YWCA of Central Virginia and Churches for Urban Ministry during a ceremony at the Kirkley Hotel & Conference Center on April 19, 2010.

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Hylan Hubbard, Ellen Nygaard, and Jim Richards Elected To The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation Board

Stuart C. Fauber, President & CEO, has announced that Hylan T. Hubbard, III, Ellen G. Nygaard and James R. Richards have been elected to the Board of Directors of The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation. Board members continuing to serve include John R. Alford, Jr., W. Starke Camden, MaryJane Dolan (Vice Chair), Robert L. Finch, Jr., John M. Flippin, William E. Gayle, Jr. (Chair), David A. Herrick, Ellen P. Jamerson, Wallace G. McKenna, Jr., Augustus A. Petticolas, Jr., Marc A. Schewel, Massie G. Ware, Jr., and Charles B. White.

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