Camden Rotary Club Awards $30,000 in Grants

Camden Rotary Club
Sat, 04/27/2024 - 7:15am
Camden Rotary, St. George School, New Hope Midcoast, Camden Area District Nursing, MRC, Midcoast Recreational Center, MCH Meals on Wheels, Pen Bay Y
卡姆登扶轮社在最近的一次会议上表彰了今年的慈善奖助金受奖人. Picture from left to right are St. George School Unit Superintendent Mike Felton, Penobscot Bay YMCA Executive Director Whitney Files, 飓风岛科学与领导力科学与研究中心主任安雅·霍普尔说, 卡姆登地区护理协会主任朱迪思·莱登, Hurricane Island Executive Director Bo Hoppin, New Hope Midcoast Executive Director Rebekah Paredes, 中部海岸娱乐中心临时执行主任杰西·西姆科, 诺克斯县无家可归者联盟执行主任Molly Feeney说, MCH Meals on Wheels Executive Director Elisabeth Schuh, 及卡姆登扶轮奖助金委员会主委布鲁斯。科尔. Wayfinder Schools also received a grant.

卡姆登扶轮社已颁发总额近30美元的奖助金,000 to nine local nonprofit organizations.

The Penobscot Bay YMCA received $5,以支持托儿中心的持续运作, including its new infant center, 并为基督教青年会第二年为没有资格获得国家补贴的托儿家庭提供财政援助项目.

A $5,000 grant went to MCH Meals on Wheels to support services, including delivering hot, 为无法离开家的人提供营养膳食.

The Wayfinder Schools 他们会把5000美元的奖金用于贫困青少年的教育项目吗. 几乎100%的探路者学生十大网赌网址在联邦贫困线以下, more than 30% are teen parents, more than 50% have faced food and housing insecurity, and all have struggled in traditional school settings. 在大多数年份，60-70%的学生继续接受高等教育，70-80%的学生在毕业后找到了工作. 

A grant of $5,000 will help the Knox County Homeless Coalition. KCHC已经认识到，客户独立和持续成功的最大障碍是拥有一辆工作可靠的个人车辆的机会-这是成为十大网赌网址农村和服务不足的中部海岸社区一部分的生命线. 这笔钱将用于支持KCHC计划，为无法负担汽车维修费用的人提供汽车维修服务.

A $2,500 grant will help the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership 对至多200名诺克斯县居民进行水产养殖培训，以促进劳动力发展，并帮助人们在龙虾渔业之外实现多样化.

Another $2,500 grant went to the St. George School Unit, 它正在设计和开发一种新的教学方法，让所有的k - 12学生都能亲自动手, 着眼于职业和社区的职业技术学习教育(CTE). CTE improves student engagement, graduation rates, postsecondary outcomes, and earnings after high school.

 三个组织获得了不超过1 500美元的小额赠款:

Camden Area District Nursing 是否会购买能发出警报并每次只发出一剂的药物分配器. 这些药丸分配器大大提高了患者使用的便利性，安全性和安心度. 

New Hope for Women’s 赠款将支持其寻找合适但往往难以获得的住房的努力, 从而帮助诺克斯郡的居民获得新的住房或继续居住. 

Midcoast Recreation Center’s 为有特殊需要的运动员提供免费的网球指导, allowing participants to play tennis, learn basic skills, and socialize with each other. Athletes of all ages who are intellectually handicapped, especially those with Down Syndrome, will benefit from this grant.

卡姆登扶轮社每年向诺克斯县和林肯维尔的非营利组织分发奖助金, 重点关注与粮食安全有关的高影响力计划和项目, housing, health and safety, youth development, and economic security. 

即将举行的活动，包括俱乐部的超级抽奖和4th 七月海上音乐庆典，将为未来的拨款筹集资金. 公众人士可于每周二中午出席本会的会议, 要么亲自去卡姆登的第一公教教堂，要么通过Zoom. 完整的细节可在扶轮社的每周通讯中查阅 www.camdenrotary.org.