Centre Foundation Giving Circle Awards $30,000 to Three Centre County Nonprofits in Pennsylvania
Centre Foundation in Centre County, Pennsylvania, announced on October 14 that its Giving Circle awarded $30,000 to three local nonprofits at its annual reception at Axemann Brewery in Bellefonte. The largest grant, $15,000, went to Centre Helps for its transportation assistance program.
Centre Helps' Every Mile Matters program provides rideshare rides, bus tokens and vehicle repair help to residents in need. Out of the Cold received $10,000 to replace windows at its shelter; the organization runs Code Blue and Code Red emergency shelter programs during extreme cold and heat. Centre County United Way received $5,000 for the Imagination Library, which mails one free book each month to enrolled children from birth to age five.
The reception marked the Giving Circle's 20th anniversary and Centre Foundation's 45th year. The foundation said the Giving Circle has distributed more than $325,000 since its founding in 2006.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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