37 requests received for a total of $129,000 – and over 500 pages of reading. The Committee finalized on 10 awards totaling $25,250.00.
- Nashua Children’s Home - $2,500 for their Transitional Living Program helping to support five apartments for deserving Clients.
- YMCA of Greater Nashua - $2,500 for Summer Reading Program for Disadvantaged Youths.
- Boys & Girls Club of Nashua - $1,000 for Youth Hydration Centers.
- Adult Learning Center - $2,600 for outdoor storage shed replacement.
- Police Athletic League - $2,500 toward major building renovation fund effort.
- Corpus Christie Food Pantry - $900 for portable air conditioning
- Grow Nashua - $5,000 to build another community garden site ( 4th ?? ) to be utilized and shared within a neighborhood. “Build Communities through Food” mission statement.
- Meals Matter. $5,000 for 5 “Share Carts” to help enhance the probability that every kid gets a meal(s) while at school.
- The PLUS Company. $1,750 Job Smart Retention program. People Learning Useful Skills. Great presentation by PLUS client – explaining the process and her goals and accomplishments.
- Nashua International Sculpture Symposium. $1,500 toward tools and equipment for visiting artists. Since 2008 – 33 pieces have been sculptured and placed around Nashua by visiting artists from all over the world (3 per year). Nashua is the only city in the U.S.A. with this program.