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Community foundation awards over $24K to Petersburg projects
Posted by Joe Viechnicki | May 13, 2021
Students and staff at Petersburg schools will use grant money for a paper shredding business. (Photo courtesy of PCF)
The Petersburg Community Foundation this week announced its latest round of grants totaling $24,125 to programs and projects in Petersburg.
The eight grants go to non-profits, the school district, medical center and a project planned at Mountain View Manor.
Foundation board president Liz Cabrera said requests for funding come in each year from a wide cross section of the community.
“We have grants for youth support, youth organizations,” Cabrera said. “There’s a little bit of emphasis on child care this year and I think that has been an ongoing issue all year, not just here but across the country. And then we have arts and community activities and support for older adults at the manor. So I think a good cross section of the community is represented in the