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The Rotary Club of Hagerstown has handed out $62,800 in grants to 25 charities in the Washington County area, reports the Herald-Mail.
The grants were awarded at a June 19 lunch held by the club, which has given out $2,344,746 since 1980.
Among the recipients: Breast Cancer AwarenessCV Inc.
Brooke Lane Health Services Inc.CASA Ridge Children's Home and School Inc.
Community Free Clinic Inc.
Federal Little League of Hagerstown Inc.
The First Hose Company of Boonsboro Girls Incorporated of Washington County Habitat for Humanity of Washington County Inc.
The Interfaith Coalition of Hagerstown Inc.
Mount Aetna Volunteer Fire DepartmentOtterbein United Methodist Church of Hagerstown United Way of Washington County Wells Recovery Inc.
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
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Foundation: Wells Fargo Foundation
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"Amazon uses technology to predict what product you might want to buy next, Facebook does the same thing to show you ads, so why can't that same type of technology be used to help solve...more
"It is the honor of my life to lead this state," Maura Healey said Thursday as she was inaugurated as Massachusetts' first female governor. Healey, a Democrat, took the oath of office from...more
Foundation: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to a Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter that will be paid over three years. The shelter has recently expanded its services to...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas
If the forecast is correct, residents of Pittsburg, Kansas, will soon be experiencing some of the lowest temperatures in the nation. But before that happens, a temporary shelter will be set up for...more
A Singapore-based company has just raised $50 million for its fifth Women's Bond, which will make loans to women in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines across agriculture, clean...more
If you're in Cambridge, England, and you're in need of a roof over your head, there's a good chance you'll soon be living in one. That's because the city's city council is planning to sell its old...more
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Foundation: Dallas Foundation
The Mary M. Jalonick Women's Philanthropy Institute has awarded $300,000 in grants to four Dallas-area nonprofits to help victims of sex trafficking, the Dallas Morning News reports. "This grant...more
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