These 2019 grants, awarded from our Medina Sandstone Trust, totaled $4,000.
Grants awarded during the nine years of the Trust’s operation now total $36,500.
The recipients of the 2019 grants are as follows:
- Arc of Genesee Orleans to rebuild the nature trail at Camp Rainbow with crushed stone to make it wheelchair accessible.
- Boxwood Cemetery Commission to rehab the tombstone of the first Medina resident buried there.
- The Medina Historical Society for speaker fees and publicity for future programming.
- Orleans County Adult Learning Services (OCALS) to partially fund a new community outreach program.
- Orleans County YMCA to help with the cost of their Before and After School Enrichment Program.
- Orleans Recovery Hope Begins Here, Inc. for a pop-up shelter, table and chairs for community education, awareness and Narcan training.
- P.Raising Kids Child Care Center to help create a kitchen at a new location or renovate the kitchen at the current location.
- St. John’s Episcopal Church to assist in the restoration of a window sill and frame that is located close to a stained-glass window.
We’re pleased that the Medina Sandstone Society is able to play a small role in supporting these organizations that contribute so much to our community!
