2008 Grant Cycle
30 Grants Totaling $208,490
|
| Agency |
Description |
Granted |
Alliance for Children & Youth |
|
Teaching with Love and Logic program |
$4,610 |
Belmont Abbey College |
Gaston County’s Ralph Ray: Life and Work |
$5,000 |
Cancer Services of Gaston County |
Gaston Cancer Patient Assistance Program |
$5,000 |
Catawba Lands Conservancy |
General support for land protection |
$5,000 |
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation |
Muddy Water Watch program |
$5,000 |
| Cherryville Elementary School |
Hands-On Science Makes Science Fun for Everyone! science materials |
$1,880 |
Christian Women’s Job Corps |
Operating expenses |
$2,500 |
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston County |
Adolescent Parenting Program |
$2,500 |
First Presbyterian Church – Dallas |
Sanctuary and bathroom renovations |
$5,000 |
First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia |
Legacy of Love Campaign |
$10,000 |
First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia |
Start-up funds for half day kindergarten program at Presbyterian Weekday School |
$15,000 |
Forestview High School |
Television broadcasting equipment |
$6,000 |
Friends of Crowders Mountain |
Amphitheater improvements |
$2,500 |
Gaston Concert Association |
Pianafiddle educational program for fifth graders of Gaston County Schools |
$2,500 |
Gaston County Department of Social Services |
Child Care Program at The Shelter of Gaston County |
$10,000 |
Gaston County Health Department |
Quality of Life Survey and Community Health Assessment |
$5,000 |
Gaston County Schools |
Gaston County Schools Science Fair |
$8,000 |
Gaston Dance |
Educational outreach through dance productions |
$2,500 |
Gaston Literacy Council |
Gaston Families Read program |
$9,500 |
Gaston School of the Arts |
Renovation of Armstrong Presbyterian Church into a new home for Gaston School of the Arts |
$20,000 |
Gastonia Eagles Track & Field |
Eagles Soar track and field program |
$4,000 |
Highland Family Resource Center |
After school homework assistance and summer program |
$16,000 |
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Gaston County |
New Day Center facility furnishings and equipment |
$15,000 |
Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas |
Expansion of “Our City” program for third graders |
$1,500 |
Reality Concepts |
WINGS program to help low income women access college |
$12,000 |
The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club |
Career Launch program |
$10,000 |
Town of Cramerton |
Goat Island recreational area |
$7,000 |
Union Presbyterian Church |
Furnishings for a new addition |
$10,000 |
Voices for Kids |
Public Awareness and Volunteer Recruitment Project |
$1,500 |
With Friends |
Bridging the Gap education program for homeless children and youth |
$4,000 |