Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK Announce Winners for First Annual “A Community Thrives” Program
June 14 2017 - 11:30AM
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Nine philanthropic organizations from across the country will
receive charitable grants from Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK as the
winners of the company’s “A Community Thrives” social impact
program.
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Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK launched "A Community Thrives" (ACT)
this year to focus on funding great ideas in its communities across
the country. Hundreds of individuals and groups submitted ideas via
video explaining how their project would have a positive impact on
their community. The winners offer creative solutions to addressing
their communities needs and interests.
"Our purpose at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK is built on
strengthening and empowering the communities we serve. ‘A Community
Thrives’ feeds that mission by enabling people in our communities
to surface the issues important to them that a grant from this
program can impact in meaningful way,” said Andy Yost, chief
marketing officer of Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK.
“We are proud to be able to empower people to make a positive
impact in their community,” said Bob Dickey, chief executive
officer of Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK. “The participation from our
local communities was overwhelming in its first year, and we look
forward to growing this program to touch many more people in the
years to come.”
The program received hundreds of thousands of votes for each of
its three categories: Health and Wellness, Education, and Arts and
Culture. Three winners were chosen from each category, with the
first-place winners receiving grants of $100,000, and each
runner-up receiving grants of $50,000. The winners chosen are as
follows:
Arts & Culture:
Promise in Brevard Creative Arts Center - $100,000
- Promise in Brevard is a nonprofit
organization, dedicated to enriching the lives of adults with
disabilities by providing an amazing and safe place for them to
live, work and enjoy a fulfilling life with their friends. The
grant will support the buildout of a Creative Arts Center which
will serve as a resident and community classroom and a gallery that
will provide employment opportunities to residents and revenue to
sustain the program.
Garden Artist-in-Residence Program - $50,000
- Bookworm Gardens, a non-profit in
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, brings children’s books to life with its
interactive outdoor gardens. It is ready to write its next chapter
with the Bookworm Gardens Artists-in-Residence Program, which will
allow local artists to create new works on-site and explore the
relationship between art, literature, nature, and culture.
Art at the Crossroads - $50,000
- Art at the Crossroads is a new
community-based initiative in collaboration with the Poughkeepsie
Alliance to create small scale design and arts projects that
improve the lives of those who conceive of, make, and use them. The
grant will support the development of Mural Square Project creating
a public space with a farmer’s market and community programming for
the Poughkeepsie community.
Education:
Kopernik Science Park - $100,000
- The Junior League of Binghamton plans
to expand the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center by creating
an outdoor science themed park, equipped with a playground and
interactive STEM educational experiences. The goal of this
expansion is to “energize STEM education programs for children [of
all ages], sparking their imagination and interest in pursuing
local STEM careers.”
Rise Above - $50,000
- Valiant Cross Academy (VCA), an
all-male school in Montgomery, AL, aims to provide young men from
underserved communities with “hope, opportunity, and belief in
one’s self that they can ‘Rise Above’ anything.” Many students are
raised without positive role models, so VCA works to create a
bright future with hope and opportunity for one young man at a
time. The grant will support the renovation of a space at Troy
University at Montgomery to serve as a high school space beginning
in 2018-2019.
The Floating Classroom – New Jersey - $50,000
- The Lake Hopatcong Foundation is a
non-profit aiming to improve New Jersey’s largest lake. With the
grant and other funds, “the Foundation will purchase a 40-foot,
custom-built, covered pontoon as [its] Floating Classroom,” which
will provide classes educating the community about watershed
protection and fresh water ecology.
Health & Wellness:
IU Dental Students Building Better Smiles - $100,000
- Students from Indiana University dental
school provide free dental services to patients in need. The grant
will provide students with funds for dental work, allowing patients
to build better smiles and self-esteem for job interviews.
Mary’s Magical Place All-Inclusive Playground - $50,000
- The Hendersonville, TN, playground
“will be an all-inclusive playground where children of ALL
abilities can play.” This uniquely-designed ADA compliant space
will foster barrier-free social interactions, raise awareness,
reduce prejudices, and increase physical activity to the special
needs population who is often underserved.
Atwater Beach, a new, vibrant beach setting along the Detroit
River - $50,000
- Atwater Beach park will serve as a
diverse gathering place for the entire community and will activate
a strategic location along the Detroit Riverfront. With a great
deal of support from the community, Atwater Beach park will link
the area to other waterfront developments transforming the way
people use the Detroit RiverWalk while providing a vital gathering
place where social boundaries are softened.
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