“Apr 2, 2008: BEMC COMMUNITY GRANTS ANNOUNCED”
Now in its sixth year, the BEMC Community Grants program to date has awarded more than $147,000 to help local agencies and groups with worthwhile programs providing vital educational, social, cultural and economic development services to citizens in the BEMC service area. This year’s grants ranged from $585 to $2,500 with a total of $22,465 awarded to sixteen area groups.
Vice President of Customer Services Judy Gore comments, “This year we had nearly sixty applications to review. Each year the need is far greater than our funds will stretch, but we do our best to cover a broad range of requests. We congratulate this year’s recipients and strongly encourage those who did not receive a grant to be sure and try again next year.”
Tabor City Firefighters put their BEMC Community Grant funds to work quickly, purchasing new safety equipment including a cool draft misting system, reflective traffic cones and a helicopter landing zone kit. (l-r) Firefighters Jeff Bell and Chris Dawson, Jeff Fowler, Assistant Chief, and Firefighter Donnie Strickland
The 2008 BEMC Community Grant recipients:
Brunswick County Master Gardeners – ‘08 State Master Gardeners Conference Brunswick County, State of the Schools Forum
Columbus County Community Emergency Response Team
Columbus County Community Farmers Market
Columbus County Department of Aging
Columbus Family Health Care
The First Tee of Brunswick County
Girl Scouts NC Coastal Pines
Habitat for Humanity
Lower Cape Fear Hospice – 08 “Heart, Mind & Soul” End-of-Life Conference
No. Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
Oak Island Senior Citizens
So. Brunswick High School Band Boosters
Tabor City Fire Department
Tabor City Visitor Center
Now in its sixth year, the BEMC Community Grants program to date has awarded more than $147,000 to help local agencies and groups with worthwhile programs providing vital educational, social, cultural and economic development services to citizens in the BEMC service area. This year’s grants ranged from $585 to $2,500 with a total of $22,465 awarded to sixteen area groups.
Vice President of Customer Services Judy Gore comments, “This year we had nearly sixty applications to review. Each year the need is far greater than our funds will stretch, but we do our best to cover a broad range of requests. We congratulate this year’s recipients and strongly encourage those who did not receive a grant to be sure and try again next year.”
Tabor City Firefighters put their BEMC Community Grant funds to work quickly, purchasing new safety equipment including a cool draft misting system, reflective traffic cones and a helicopter landing zone kit. (l-r) Firefighters Jeff Bell and Chris Dawson, Jeff Fowler, Assistant Chief, and Firefighter Donnie StricklandThe 2008 BEMC Community Grant recipients:
Brunswick County Master Gardeners – ‘08 State Master Gardeners Conference Brunswick County, State of the Schools Forum
Columbus County Community Emergency Response Team
Columbus County Community Farmers Market
Columbus County Department of Aging
Columbus Family Health Care
The First Tee of Brunswick County
Girl Scouts NC Coastal Pines
Habitat for Humanity
Lower Cape Fear Hospice – 08 “Heart, Mind & Soul” End-of-Life Conference
No. Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
Oak Island Senior Citizens
So. Brunswick High School Band Boosters
Tabor City Fire Department
Tabor City Visitor Center