Lawrence County Community Foundation Announces Its 2016 Grant Cycle Is Open

(BEDFORD) – The Lawrence County Community Foundation announces its 2016 open grant cycle.

The 2015 open grant cycle awarded over $45,000 to twenty-six Lawrence County groups and agencies including Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County, Celebrate Recovery, Hope Resource Center, Huron Volunteer Fire Department, Fayetteville Community Lions Club, Lawrence County Museum, and White River Humane Society.

NORTH BENNINGTON Faculty at Bennington College expect a new course that will be offered this year, supported by a National Science Foundation grant of almost $90,000, will provide more information about how PFOA got into some private water sources in North Bennington.

The grant was announced Thursday, the same day Gov. But health care professionals have found a correlation between elevated levels of PFOA and high blood pressure, low birth weight and kidney and testicular cancer, among other health problems.

The Bennington College course, which will be co-taught by Tim Schroeder, a professor of Earth science, Janet Foley, a professor of chemistry, and David Bond, a faculty member and associate director of Center for the Advancement of Political Action, is supported by a National Science Foundation rapid response grant.

According to the foundations website, the grants support quick-response research in matters of severe urgency like natural disasters or the presence of environmental pollution caused by human activity.

The six-week course, Understanding PFOA in Our Water, will take place this semester and again in the fall.

The source of the PFOA is expected to be those plants, although Vermont officials say they have not yet determined the legally responsible parties for certain.

PFOA has not been found in the municipal water in Bennington or North Bennington, but higher levels of PFOA were found in five private wells in North Bennington. State officials have said they believe the best and safest solution in North Bennington is to connect all residents to municipal water.

Foley said something else that might be determined by the research done in the class is how the PFOA has remained present in North Bennington although the plant closed operations in 2002.

In a statement, Bond said the grant would allow the college and its students to work on solving those mysteries and work toward protecting peoples water.

Support from the National Science Foundation will allow Bennington College to do what it does best: engage the big problems of our present directly and put students and faculty to work crafting new insights and new solutions in real-time, he said.

On Thursday, Shumlin, along with New Yorks Gov. NORTH BENNINGTON Faculty at Bennington College expect a new course that will be offered this…

Arts Council offering grants – MyEasternShoreMD: Arts

CENTREVILLE a The Queen Anneas County Arts Council is now accepting applications for 2016/17 Arts in Education and Community Arts Development Grants. Each year the Arts Council makes AIE awards to support programming in Queen Anneas County schools through the AIE Grant and to community organizations through the CAD Grant.

Since 1984 the local Arts council has awarded more than $650,000 in support of the arts in Queen Anneas County.

Queen Anneas County Executive Director Belinda Cook said, aIam looking forward to the opportunity to provide support to some of the wonderful art based non-profit organizations and groups we have here in Queen Anneas County.

These awards are made possible in part by funding from the Maryland State Arts Council, Queen Anneas County and the Town of Centreville. Anyone with questions regarding the application process is urged to call the Queen Anneas County Arts Council at 410-758-2520.

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To honor the memory of two Frederick County teachers, the Harold D.

Jimmie Johnson Foundation and Blue Bunny Ice Cream Announce Five $25,000 Grant Opportunities The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program, which began in 2008, allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate their favorite education-focused charities, including Parent/Teacher Associations, to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice … The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program, which began in 2008, allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate their favorite education-focused charities, including Parent/Teacher Associations, to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice cream party, and special recognition on Johnson’s race helmet.

PHOENIX, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson announced the launch of the 2016 Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope campaign, which will award $125,000 to five non-profit organizations in May, during a press conference Friday morning at Phoenix International Raceway.

Johnson was joined by Mike Wells, president and CEO of Wells Enterprises, maker of Blue Bunny Ice Cream, and representatives from 2015 Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope recipient organization The Be Kind People Project, to reveal that not-for-profit (501c3) organizations that directly support K-12 public education will be eligible to compete for one of the five available $25,000 grants.

“The generosity and uniqueness of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program engaged and involved our volunteers, our schools, and our community in a way that no other effort has ever done,” said Bo Whittenton of The Be Kind People Project, a 2015 grant recipient.

The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program, which began in 2008, allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate their favorite education-focused charities, including Parent/Teacher Associations, to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice cream party, and special recognition on Johnson’s race helmet.

To date, the Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program has contributed more than $810,000 to 81 different charities.

About the Jimmie Johnson Foundation
Chandra and Jimmie Johnson launched the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in February 2006.

About Blue Bunny
Wells Enterprises, Inc., maker of Blue Bunny ice cream, is the largest privately held, family-owned ice cream and frozen treat manufacturer in the United States. Fun Hops Into Nation’s Ice Cream Freezers Courtesy Of Blue Bunny

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Lowell health center gets $352,000 grant to fight opioid epidemic – Lowell Sun OnlineLowell health center gets $352,000 grant to fight opioid epidemicUpdated: “Expanding access to medication-assisted treatment and integrating these services in health centers bolsters nationwide efforts to curb opioid misuse and abuse, supports approximately 124,000 new patients accessing substance use treatment for recovery, and helps save lives.”

Master Provisions gets Flywheel’s Social Enterprise Award, plus $5k grant from Social Venture Partners | NKyTribune Flywheel is a nonprofit that helps nonprofits to select and build social enterprises that will enhance their social missions long-term and generate unrestricted income that will support the organization.

Master Provisions’ social enterprise creates jobs by engaging drivers to operate its fleet of refrigerated and other vehicles to earn revenue when they are not in use for regular mission-related activities. The social enterprise is led by John Eldridge, Director of Local Outreach and Food Operations for Master Provisions.

In making the award, Flywheel Executive Director Bill Tucker said “Master Provisions was chosen because its social enterprise has proven its viability, has measureable social impact and a strong potential for scalability.