$25,000 Grant Award from Duke Energy Foundation for the

Gibsonville Merchants Association

Gibsonville, NC | Land of the Eno, Shakori, Occaneechi + Saponi

June 2021

Motley Local partnered with the Gibsonville Merchants Association—through the Gibsonville Garden Railroad and with support from the Town of Gibsonville—to apply for a Duke Energy Foundation grant and propose a project to serve and support the downtown business community in Gibsonville. After winning the grant, the micro grant program (November 2021-February 2022) empowered the participating businesses with funds to directly address their problems and challenges identified in a continuing pandemic in numerous ways. The Hometown Revitalization program issued a total of 24 grants to Gibsonville independently-owned businesses.

The following local, small businesses participated in this program:

Smith Farms, Center Stage on Main, The Paisley Treehouse, Once Upon a Chocolate, A Quiet Life Handmades, Jessie State Farm Insurance, Wearology, Bombshell Salon + Spa, Peak Performance Personal Training, Conquest Financial Coaching, J&W Service Inc, Gibsonville Swim + Racquet Club, Toasty Kettlyst Beer Company, Iron Bell Acres, The Gilded Bean Coffee Shop, Smidgen, Flip's Tire and Automotive, Ines Bakery, La Casa Dorada, Lighting Etc, Nutrition 1871, Burke Manor Inn, Crown Slayer Salon, and Just For You Gift Shop.