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Neighboring Community Foundation Awards Grants To Calaveras County
Foundation: Calaveras Community Foundation
If you're in Calaveras County, Calif., and find yourself in need of water rescue training, you're in luck.
The San Joaquin Community Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Copperopolis Fire Protection District, as well as $4,000 for two Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machines, $8,500 for blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors, and $5,724 for kitchen upgrades to the West Point Community Food Pantry, Mother Lode Broadcasting reports.
The Calaveras Community Foundation was established through a Delta Blood Bank Foundation gift aimed at improving health services, health outcomes, and medical education in the area.
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