Community Foundation awards grants in April
ESCANABA — The Community Foundation for Delta County announced the foundation’s April Grant round recipients. The following organizations receiving grants are:
Bark River Baseball Boosters — BR Baseball Boosters Club
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area — Mentoring Program
Camp New Day UP – Scholarships for children of the incarcerated
City of Escanaba — Ludington Tennis Courts
City of Gladstone — Kayak and Paddle rack
Delta County Animal Shelter — Grooming Room improvements
Delta County Drug/Sobriety Court — Drug Testing protocols
Delta County Regional Child Advocacy Center — center needs, emergency relief for families and education material
Escanaba Rotary Trust Fund for Children with Special Needs — Camp Harstad Summer Camp Program
Gary Abrahamson Jr. Memory Care Center — Memory Care Program and Services
Northern Lights YMCA — Strong Kids Campaign
Rock Little League — Rock Little League Improvements
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital — Rehabilitation Services update of treatment tables
Soccer Association for Youth DBA Bayside Soccer — Protective netting for soccer fields
Take The Challenge — Using music, art and storytelling to improve the quality of life for older adults
Welcome Newborns — Child Abuse Prevention and Safe Sleep Project
William Bonifas Fine Arts Center — Class and event renovation: table and chairs
Community Foundation Board Chair Robert Van Damme stated, “It is a privilege and honor to be part of an organization that is able to provide grants to a multitude of Delta County organizations that help make our area a better place for all.”