They include the Scouts, the AESS culinary program, the Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society, Agassiz-Harrison Senior Peer Support, The Harrison Festival Society, the Agassiz-Harrison Swim Club and the Kent-Harrison Arts Council. That brings the foundation’s total donated up to $134,640 since the foundation started distributing grants in 2001.

“We had a diverse group of applicants this year,” says Judy Croft, treasurer and chair of the committee to select this year’s recipients.

Executive director Robby Robertson says they are pleased to offer grants to local organizations that do so much for the community. By letting the community know just what the foundation does, the board members want to encourage more involvement in terms of volunteering, financial support or grant applications.

The foundation, whose motto is Creating Opportunity Today and Tomorrow, celebrated their 20th anniversary last year. The donation from the Kent-Harrison Foundation is earmarked to help cover the costs of the main performer for Children’s Day.

“It’s wonderful to get this local support from the area,” says Andy Hillhouse, executive director at the Harrison Festival Society. This is their second time to get a grant from the foundation and they are thrilled.

“Theirs was such a worthwhile project,” says Robertson.

The funding for the Senior peer support group is to help cover the costs of the senior / teen lunches that take place every two months.