Greensboro Association Distributes $36,000 to Local Organizations
The Greensboro Association’s Grants Committee has distributed $36,000 to local organizations and nonprofits in the greater Greensboro community through its annual grants program.
The Greensboro Association (GA), whose mission is to advance initiatives that connect and enhance the greater Greensboro community, protect the lakes and environment, and support a vibrant local economy, raises money each year through its membership for area organizations, non-profits, and community-groups that are working on projects that directly impact the greater Greensboro community.
“Supporting and strengthening our local community continues to be at the heart of what the Greensboro Association is all about,” said Naomi Ranz-Schleifer, President of the GA. “We can see the impacts these grants have throughout our local community through the programs, education, food security, and environmental protection work these local organizations, groups and nonprofits are able to provide.”
This years grants were awarded to a variety of different organizations; supporting arts and education programming at the Greensboro Free Library, cleanup of the Cooper Brook in Hardwick through Hardwick Resilience, bolster food support initiatives through Faith in Action, Center for Agricultural Economy, Hardwick Area Food Pantry, and the Hardwick Farmers Market, support for historical film viewing and promotion costs for the Greensboro Historical Society, general support for AWARE, Craftsbury Community Care, Craftsbury Energy Committee, Craftsbury Saplings, Four Seasons of Early Learning, the Hardwick Gazette, and the Greensboro Fire Department, Regatta workshops through the Highland Center for the Arts, supporting Art Fest put on by Caspian Arts, and to support scholarships for children from Greensboro and Orleans county to attend Circus Smirkus camp.
In addition to the grants distributed, the Greensboro Association continues to support several important programs through its community initiatives budget; The Caspian Lake swim program, and the Greensboro Ski Trails that are maintained through the Craftsbury Outdoor Center.
“We are deeply grateful to our members whose generous support makes it possible for us to continue investing in the diverse needs of our community — from food security initiatives that ensure our neighbors have access to healthy food, to environmental sustainability efforts that protect the natural resources that enhance the greater Greensboro Community. These grants reflect the collective commitment of our members to give back, and we couldn't do it without them,” said Julie Porazzo, co-chair of the grants committee.
This year’s grants committee included: Christian Holland,, Karen Gowen (co-chair), Marty McDonald, Mike Metcalf, Mary Meyer, Julie Porrazzo (co-chair), Jan Terwiesch, and Sam Young.