A total of $50,219.11 was awarded to 32 Jo Daviess County not-for-profit organizations:
Galena Elk's Lodge
$3,000 - Christmas food basket program
Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office
$2,334 - portable radio replacement
Stockton Library
$1,500 - children's programming and audio books
Apple River Fire Department
$1,260 - firefighter glove replacement
Caring Neighbors Outreach Food Pantry, Warren
$2,000 - milk and food for families
East Dubuque Fire Department
$2,203.60 - CPR dummies for each age group training
Galena Community Garden
$300 - seeds, plants and plant food
FHN Family Counseling, Freeport
$1,250 - Big Brothers/Big Sisters activities for Jo Daviess County
Stockton Ambulance Service
$2,825.25 - EZ-IO power drivers
Church of St. Mary, Elizabeth
$2,000 - emergency assistance program
Hanover Ambulance
$820.26 - airway management and treatment improvement program
Family T.I.E.S., East Dubuque
$1,000 - car seats and Spanish bilingual books
Galena Fire Department
$1,000 - safety equipment
Kreider Services, Jo Daviess County
$2,716 - Apple iPad Airs for education and communication program
Tyler's Justice Center for Children, Stockton
$2,500 - forensic equipment
United Churches of Galena Food Pantry
$3,500 - children's backpack project
East Dubuque Police Department
$1,000 - computer replacements
Galena Area Emergency Medical Services
$2,100 - hand held radio expansion projects
Midwest Health & Fitness
$300 - Kids on the Move youth summer camp
Warren Police Department
$1,170 - Operation Social Media
St. Michael Catholic Church, Galena
$1,000 - community outreach for needy individuals
Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, East Dubuque
$750 - calibration test-fit test machine
Stockton Fire Department
$1,275 - roadside safety equipment
The Workshop, Galena
$300 - Wii games for physical experience and intellectual stimulation
United Way of Northwest Illinois
$500 - kits for children in Jo Daviess County
Warren Area Ambulance
$1,170 - pager purchasing and replacement
St. Mary Catholic Church, Galena
$1,000 - community outreach program for needy individuals
Village of Stockton
$1,000 - Stockton Police Youth Club program
Riverview Center, Galena
$2,000 - violence prevention education program
$1,000 - domestic violence 24-hour emergency services and support
Warren Fire Department
$1,445 - nozzle and lights upgrade for old fire vehicles
Jo Daviess County Juvenile Justice Council
$2,000 - "Save a Life" tour
Senior Resource Center, Galena
$2,000 - direct assistance to senior citizens
The funds for these grants were made available from the proceeds of the 2013 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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