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WORCESTER The Worcester Arts Council has awarded 65 grants totaling $219,100 for arts and cultural programs in Worcester in 2021. The grants go to a diverse range of local artists, individuals, organizations, and projects including musicians, comedians, visual artists, writers, and more. The funding is the highest amount ever awarded, according to the WAC. Last year it awarded $163,000 to 53 Worcester artists. “Reflecting on this year’s grant cycle, there were numerous uncertainties and unpredictable delays due to COVID-19, but we remained hopeful. The Worcester Arts Council is thrilled that we were ultimately able to offer more grant funding in 2021 than ever before, said outgoing WAC chair Yasmin Goris in an announcement Friday. ....
Yes, it’s free: Fridges installed around Worcester offer food to any in need Updated Feb 28, 2021; Facebook Share Behind the vibrant blue door of this refrigerator was a bounty of goods: apple sauce, cottage cheese, yogurt, mixed greens, milk and eggs. More than just a vessel to keep food fresh, this fridge is a resource set up to help combat food insecurity, an issue that has only been exacerbated by the financial impact of COVID-19. It’s also a way to connect people around support for one another and build resilient communities, said Billy Gove, a volunteer who worked with others to organize the Worcester Free Fridge. ....
Jullie Y. Daza Vanessa Calixto looks of an age that’s between Millennial and Gen Z, and as it’s not good manners to ask a woman for her age, I did not. Besides, I was more interested in finding out what it means for her to work for Philippine Red Cross as a fund generator. To my ears, “fund generator” must be a tougher job than fund raiser, for just when I was about to ask her more questions, people around the table were talking to her at the same time. See what the sound of those two words can do? To my mind, when a fund generator generates funds, those funds keep generating more funds, in contrast to a fund raiser who, once the funds are raised, may consider the work done. ....