| Listing of Grants for April 2008 |
ORGANIZATION |
USE |
AWARDED |
| American Red Cross of Central Vermont | Provide funding to purchase additional CPR/AED training devices for the Health and Safety Program | $3,200 |
| American Precision Museum Association | Provide funding for the digital technology and to create educational materials. | $2,600 |
| Child and Family Services | Provide funding for recruitment and training of youth volunteers to participate in the Upper Valley Youth Court. | $3,500 |
| Children's Center of the Upper Valley | Provide funding for an updated Digital Video Recording System. | $3,500 |
| Fairlee, Town of | Provide funding for a new playground structure at the town beach on Lake Morey. | $3,500 |
| Good Beginnings | Provide funding to help develop a donor and volunteer database. | $3,000 |
| Green Mountain Children's Center | Provide funding to assist with the re-accreditation with the National Association for the Education of Young Children. | $1,000 |
| Hartford High School | Provide funding for four computers for a course on the History of Hartford | $2,800 |
| Health Connections of the Upper Valley - fiscal agent Upper Valley Foundation | Provide funding for marketing materials to promote substance abuse prevention. | $1,500 |
| Indian River Nursery School | Provide funding to update their collection of books and education toys and games. | $1,000 |
Lake Sunapee Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice - fiscal agent Lake Sunapee Home Health Care, Inc. |
Provide funding for an electronic Risk Assessment Tool for Hospitalization and Emergent Care. | $1,500 |
| Lebanon Little League | Provide funding to assist with the restoration of fencing for the fields. | $3,000 |
| Legal Advice & Referral Center | Provide funding for a project that will connect the LARC with the terminally and chronically ill residing in the area. | $5,000 |
| Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society | Provide funding to cover the cost of installing a venting fan system at the shelter. | $3,266 |
| Martha Lussier HIRS | Provide funding for the Health Information and Referral Service. | $500 |
| Mascoma Cooperative Preschool | Provide funding for playground surfacing, fence replacement and classroom equipment. | $2,500 |
| Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum | Provide funding in support of the Sargent Collection and the development of a new permanent archaeology exhibition. | $1,500 |
| New London Outing Club | Provide funding to open an Activity Room at the former Middle School for after school and weekend use by youth and teens. | $3,250 |
| NH Association for the Blind | Provide funding to support vision rehabilitation services to help people who are blind and visually impaired maintain their independence. | $3,000 |
| Norwich Public Library Association | Provide funding for the establishment of a Book Club in a Bag program. | $1,000 |
| Norwich, Town of | Provide funding to restore the Town's community bandstand. | $2,500 |
| Orange County Parent Child Center | Provide funding to assist with the cost of facility improvements. | $3,500 |
| OUR House | Provide funding to assist in providing therapy to children of child sexual abuse. | $1,500 |
| Plainfield, Town of | Provide funding to support activities surrounding the dedication of the town's memorial. | $500 |
| Rivendell Interstate School District | Provide funding to support trail maintenance of the Mount Cube segment of the Cross Rivendell Trail. | $5,000 |
| SafeArt - fiscal agent VSA Arts of Vermont | Provide funding to start a Teen Group and Women's Movement Group | $1,500 |
| Sharon Elementary School | Provide funding to purchase instruments to develop an Orff instrumentatrium. | $405 |
| South Royalton School - based Health Clinic Inc | Provide funding to help support the expansion of the Clinic's Dental Health mission. | $3,000 |
| Special Needs Support Center | Provide funding for a Comprehensive Evaluation of SNSC Programs/Services, a Respite Child Care Program, and an Educational Advocacy Service . | $2,500 |
| Stepping Stone Drop in Center Association | Provide funding to help maintain the Next Step building. | $4,000 |
| Thetford Chamber Singers | Provide funding for a high quality piano needed for rehearsal and concerts. | $2,500 |
| Thetford, Town of | Provide funding to print brochures of the town trails, including driving directions and trail descriptions. | $654 |
| Thetford Volunteer Fire Department | Provide funding to provide a track system that would replace the wheels on the all terrain vehicle for use during the winter to reach injured skiers or snowmobilers. | $2,500 |
| Upper Valley Hostel | Provide funding to replace uncomfortable and worn out bedding to increase comfort of guests who need the best nights sleep to face serious medical treatments. | $5,000 |
| Upper Valley Rock School - fiscal agent Upper Valley Presents | Provide funding to establish a scholarship and equipment program. | $2,000 |
| Upper Valley Youth Football - fiscal agent | Provide funding to assist with the purchase of equipment. | $3,000 |
| Vermont Independent School of the Arts, Inc. | Provide funding for an accessibility project for the Seven Stars Center. | $3,000 |
| Vermont Center for Ecostudies | Provide funding to help cover the costs of preparing and publishing the findings of the atlas project. | $2,500 |
| Vital Communities Inc. | Provide funding for the Valley Food and Farms' proposal to implement the 2008 Fresh Connections pilot project. | $2,500 |
| West Central Behavioral Health | Provide funding to support the costs of the dinner and breakfast for participants of the Paddlepower 2008 Suicide Awareness/Fundraising Event. | $2,500 |
| Wilmot Community Association | Provide funding to support the Wilmot Beach Program for the summer of 2008. | $1,000 |
| Wilmot Learning Place | Provide funding to establish a playground equipment replacement fund. | $1,500 |
| Windsor, Town of | Provide funding to purchase police equipment on behalf of the Windsor Police Department. | $5,000 |
| Zack's Place Enrichment Center Inc | Provide funding for an athletic program that serves people with special needs. | $2,500 |
| Contact Anne D'Aveni at 603-443-8639 for questions. | ||
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