A total of $47,431.00 was awarded to 27 Jo Daviess County not-for-profit organizations:
CHOICES for Family Peace & Justice, Galena
$2,148 – emergency food & shelter program
Warren Area Ambulance Service
$3,500 – RAD-57
Rainbow Ridge, Galena
$1,679 – AED program
St. Mary Catholic Church, East Dubuque
$2,000 – needy family program
Galena ARC
$1,000 – field trips
Stockton Police Department
$1,400 – radios
Galena Area Emergency Medical Services
$1,200 – education program
Black Hawk Park District, Warren
$1,000 – operation playground
CONTACT of Northern Illinois, Freeport
$1,000 – Reassurance Program in Jo Daviess County
The Workshop, Galena
$1,000 – dishwasher replacement
Hanover Ambulance Association
$255 – carbon dioxide sensor
Riverview Center, Galena
$3,000 – prevention education program
Apple River Fire Department
$3,000 – air bag purchase program
Knights of Columbus, East Dubuque
$2,000 – needy assistance program
Galena Police Department
$1,600 – light bar purchase
Warren Township Public Library
$1,500 – material update
United Churches of Galena Food Pantry, Galena
$3,000 – produce and protein purchase
Stockton Ambulance Service
$3,500 – RAD-57C
Church of St. Mary, Elizabeth
$2,000 – emergency assistance program
Midwest Health & Fitness, Galena
$1,600 – fitness camp
Menominee-Dunleith Fire Department
$985 – traffic safety vest replacement
Warren Police Department
$1,000 – operation education phase II
Hanover Fire Department
$1,500 – safe scene lighting program
Stockton Police Youth Club
$1,500 – youth club equipment
Warren Fire Department
$1,390 – sked stretcher & radios
East Dubuque Fire Department
$1,174 – EMS equipment
Galena Elk's Lodge, Galena $2,500 – Christmas basket program
The funds for these grants were made available from the proceeds of the 2008 Galena Country Fair event. None of the money from the profit of the fair was used toward administrative support of this group, it is strictly a volunteer organization.
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