Allentown, In The Valley, Press Release

Eight Area Non-Profit Organizations Given Allentown Rotary Grants

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Photo caption:  Representatives from some of the grant recipient organizations pictured at the June 3rd Allentown Rotary meeting.

 

The Allentown Rotary Club and the Allentown Rotary Foundation presented grant awards to eight area non-profit organizations at its June 3rd meeting held at Cedar Crest College. These awards are made possible because of generous donations made to the Allentown Rotary Foundation by current and past members of the Allentown Rotary Club. From 2017 to 2022, the club and foundation have granted over $91,000 to area non-profit organizations through its Community Service Awards. Additionally in 2020, another $25,000 was given to organizations for Covid relief efforts.

The focus and funding priorities were on Basic Education & Literacy and Disease Prevention. Consideration was given to programs that offer services for food, shelter, education, and healthcare for children and adults living in the City of Allentown.  The grant awards are for projects taking place from July 2022 to June 2023. Each organization is asked to submit an interim and final report on their project.

Grant awards were presented to:

  •  Allentown School District Foundation –  $3,150 for the “I am on a Bookshelf” program for writing, illustrating, and publishing student books
  • Boys and Girls Club Allentown – $3,000 for the “Make Your Mark” educational support program that provides individualized tutoring
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation – $2,500 toward purchasing GED practice test and vouchers through LCCC’s Career Pathways Adult Literacy Program
  • The Valley Against Sex Trafficking (VAST) – $2,500 for Learning Initiatives Transformation to assist survivors of sexual abuse
  • Community Bike Works – $2,000 to provide healthy plant-based lunches to students in the Community Bike Works Summer Program
  • The Lehigh Conference of Churches – $2,000 for their Street Outreach Program for helping the homeless
  • The Salvation Army – Allentown Corps – $2,000 for the Back-to-School distribution for school supplies
  • Union Terrace Elementary School – $813 to support Rocket Building / Engineering studies & Rocket Launch

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Lou Bottitta