Monday, January 14, 2013
The Gwinnett Braves have awarded their $1,000 grant for the month of December to the West Gwinnett Chapter of the Friends of Gwinnett County Public Library.
The Gwinnett Braves have awarded their $1,000 grant for the December month to the West Gwinnett Chapter of the Friends of Gwinnett County Public Library, serving Norcross, Peachtree Corners and Duluth branches, according to a news release. The “Season of Giving” themed grant, aimed at organizations that benefit youth and education programming, will help fund the GCPL’s Prime Time Family Reading Time, a literary program for children and their families. The program, which will be presented by the Norcross and Lilburn library branches, supports intergenerational literacy and family bonding for 35 at-risk, bilingual families in Norcross. “I’d like to thank the Gwinnett Braves for what they’ve done for us and the Prime Time program,” said …
Friday, October 12, 2012
The Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence was awarded the September grant of $1,000.
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Friday, October 12, 2012
The Gwinnett Braves has awarded their September grant to the Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence. According to a press release, the All About Kids-themed grant is worth $1,000 and will help fund Norcross' After School Matters program. The program aims to make after-school time productive and fun for Norcross students. Its mission is to increase the graduation rate, prepare students for a career or college, cultivate different talents, lift self-confidence and decrease risky behavior. The $1,000 grant would go specifically to training teachers for After School Matters, as well as paying for snacks and bus tickets for the students involved, says the news release. “We are so appreciative of the Gwinnett Braves and their commitment …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The grant comes from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has awarded the Norcross Police Department a $10,000 public safety partnership grant. The incentive grant is designed for smaller law enforcement agences that have partnered with GOHS and excelled making the communities safer, whether it's through participation in highway safety intiatives or patrolling neighborhoods, according to a press release from Nocross PD spokesman Capt. Brian Harr. “The goal of the grant is to reward agencies for their proactive approach to traffic safety and to provide them with the necessary tools to effectively continue their lifesaving efforts,” said Harris Blackwood, Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Norcross PD has been able to purchase two solar-…
Saturday, March 3, 2012
State Farm is handing out forty $25,000 grants for community improvement projects around the U.S. and Canada.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
State Farm is running a contest that will give away 40 grants worth $25,000 to different communities through its Cause An Effect program, and Norcross can win of them. Cause An Effect is a youth-led, philanthropic initiative that aims to make communities stronger, safer and better educated, according to a press release. Here's the way it works: Residents everywhere are encouraged to submit causes in their communities through the State Farm Facebook page. After 40 neighborhoods are picked, local nonprofit organizations will help create solutions for the issues identified by consumers. “State Farm is excited about this effort to address local challenges, and help our communities get to a better state,” said State Farm spokesman Justin …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Atlanta Regional Commission awarded a $48,000 grant to the Gwinnett Village CID for helping pedestrians and bike riders, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Atlanta Regional Commission awarded a $48,000 grant to the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. The grant could help with pedestrians and bike riders along Indian Trail-Lilburn Road. Landscaping and sidewalks have been on the CID agenda, with a managed-access landscaped median already in the works. The study will also help evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Indian Trail's current crosswalks. "The goal is to create a corridor that is safe and encourages further biking and pedestrian activity," Joel Wascher, a CID spokesman, said to the the Gwinnett Daily Post. "The study will utilize a highly engaging set of workshops to discuss issues and influences, engage experts in health, …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The school was awarded $2,000 to fund an education-with-arts program.
Beaver Ridge Elementary School was awarded a $2,000 grant to fully fund a new program called Mastering Math Skills Through Music. The program concentrates on education through the arts, and it was pushed by early intervention teacher Kathy Boyer. "It's like a high-energy, music-movement math skills program," said Boyer. She added that the fun program is geared more for third, fourth and fifth graders, but it has basic addition and subtraction activities that can be used with younger students. She first heard about the program two years ago while attending the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference. She went to a session headed by the author of the program, and she was hooked immediately. "I had so much fun as an adult that I…
Friday, September 2, 2011
Norcross First United Methodist Church received a grant to help them go green and save on energy costs.
Norcross First United Methodist Church is going green. They were recently able to make substantial upgrades to their building’s insulation, estimated to save them tens of thousands of dollars annually on energy costs, with the help of the non-profit Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL). GIPL awarded them a $12,150 grant, matching the money they put up for the improvements, and has the funding to help other Norcross congregations of every religion analyze their energy use and give grants to make their own improvements. Thanks to GIPL’s innovative program called Power Wise, $600,000 is available to run and fund the project statewide. There are about 80 congregations enrolled to date. “They were easy to work with, it’s an easy process …
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Gwinnett School District one of six in the nation to receive Wallace Principal Pipeline initiative including between $7.5 million and $12.5 million in grant money over a five-year period.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Gwinnett County Public Schools learned this week that the school district is one of six in the nation selected to participate in the Wallace Foundation’s Principal Pipeline initiative. Included in this initiative is between $7.5 million and $12.5 million in grant money the school district will receive over a five-year period. This money is to be used to develop, hire and support new school principals. Officials said they expect to receive $3.9 million of this money in the first year. The other five districts, which serve thousands of low-income students, selected to receive the initiative are: Charlotte-Mecklenburg in North Carolina; Hillsborough County (near Tampa) in Florida; New York City; and Prince George's County (near Washington, D.…
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The grant was part of the state-sponsored GATEway program.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the Gwinnett Village CID will receive $35,000 for a landscaping project at the intersection of Brook Hollow Parkway and Mitchell Road along I-85. “These landscaping projects are improving more than just the overall aesthetic of Gwinnett Village,” said Chuck Warbington, executive director for Gwinnett Village CID in a released statement. He says that the projects create a sense of pride and security in the area. The CID will put the grant toward a $70,000 aesthetic upgrade on the east side of Brook Hollow, just next to I-85. This project would be the extension of landscaping at the Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Indian Trail Road and Beaver Ruin exits of I-85. Gwinnettians who sit in …
Joe Seconder
1:59 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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