Community Financial Support

Since it's inception in 1948, the Border Guild/Junior League of Bristol has contributed over $200,000 to the community.  The following are some of our major donations:

• Paramount Theater for the Arts, $10,000
• YMCA Building Fund, $5,000
• Reading Is Fundamental, $5,000
• Boys & Girls Club, $4,800 & $5,000
• Bristol Regional Medical Center, $5,000
• Children's Advocacy Center of Sullivan County, TN, $10,000
• Virginia High Day Care Center, $10,000
• Building Blocks Day Care Center, $12,500
• Healing Hands Health Center, $12,500
• Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol/Washington County, VA, $12,500
• Sugar Hollow Park Playground $20,000
• Bristol, TN Muliti-Purpose Park Playground, $20,000
• A Leg Up, $4,800
• Hands On! Museum, $3,400

Community Projects

• 1977-78, $29,000
• 1987, $18,700
• 1990, $15,325
• 1991, $3,000 Virginia H. S. Day Care Center
  
• 1992, $11,830, Community Projects
• 1994, $15,000, Reading Is Fundamental, Boys & Girls Club, and Bristol Regional Medical Center Clinic
• 1995, $4,000 to eight agencies/projects through grants
• 2001, $5,000-Apple Institute, CASA of Sullivan Co., Inc., Cameo Theater, Children's Advocacy Center of Washington Co. VA, Hands On! Regional Museum, Janie Hammit Children's Home, Southwest VA 4-H Educational Center, Inc.,  Spring Garden Preschool, YWCA of Bristol, Virginia High School Occupational Life Skills
• 2002, $5,000-Stonewall Jackson Elementary School (Computer Club for Girls), Tennessee High School Mighty Viking Band, Compasion Connection, Inc., The Crisis Center, Bristol Youth Leadership, Healing Hands Health Center, Janie Hammit Home, YMCA of Bristol, Southwest Virginia 4-H Educational Center, and Virginia High School (Girls State).  $9,000-Mountain Empire Science Center
• 2003, $5,000-A Leg Up, Bristol Family Resource Center, Creative Learning Center, New Clothes for Kids, Inc., Virginia High School, Bristol Area Youth Council, Compassion Connection, Inc., Healing Hands Health Center, Southwest Virginia 4-H Education Center, Vance Junior High Santa Pal; $2,500-Mountain Empire Science Center; $500-Abuse Alternatives, Inc.