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In honor of our 10th anniversary, $10,000 in grants were presented to
area charities. our thanks to the anniversary Grant Sponsors for their
support of this program: Clark-theders Insurance agency, Inc., Huntington
Bank, union Centre Boulevard Merchant association and the Community
Foundation’s Grant Committee. a $2,500 grant was awarded to each of
the following four organizations:
West Chester Branch of the Middletown library
Grant funds were dedicated to enhance the Children’s
Department by expanding their pre-emergent reader
collection. This collection provides the building
blocks for a solid reading foundation and provides
families an opportunity to access these resources not
readily available to the general public.
Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati
Funds were allocated to support the Hearing
Speech and Deaf Center’s West Chester office to
obtain the necessary instruments and equipment to
expand their services in the West Chester/Liberty
community via the schools, pre-schools, nursing
homes and long-term care facilities. The Center
provides support to individuals and families who
face obstacles to communication.
West Chester presbyterian Church
Grant funds were provided to support the West
Chester Presbyterian Church’s Community Supper.
Beginning in 2005, every Monday evening the Church
provides meals to anyone in the community who
needs a meal or companionship. The program
currently serves more than 7,300 meals each year.
reach out lakota
Assistance was provided to support Reach Out
Lakota’s mission of providing help and hope into
the hands of individuals and families within the
West Chester and Liberty Township areas. Support
was provided to assist with the expenses associated
with their Back-to-School, Thanksgiving Baskets
and Adopt-A-Child for Christmas Programs.