A total of $57,481.93 was awarded to 34 Jo Daviess County not-for-profit organizations:
St. Michael Catholic Church, Galena
$1,500 - assist Destitute Individuals program
St. Mary Catholic Church, Galena
$1,500 - assist the Destitute Individuals program
Warren Police Department
$800 - computer software upgrade
Midwest Health and Fitness Center, Galena
$300 - Kids on the Move program
Knights of Columbus, East Dubuque
$3,000 - emergency assistance
Stockton Community CPR
$2,591 - CPR supplies
Menominee Athletic Club/Village of Menominee
$600 - defibrillator battery and pads update
Hanover Ambulance
$2,629.92 - three portable radios
Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol
$1,000 - safety equipment update
Warren Township Public Library
$1,851.20 - Lego Club program startup
FHN Family Counseling Center, Galena
$2,500 - Big Brothers Big Sisters program
Galena Primary School Music Department
$350 - ukuleles
St. Mary Church, Elizabeth
$800 - emergency assistance
East Dubuque Fire Department
$2,000 - stair chair
Highland Community College Servant Leadership, Stockton
$3,000 - Stockton Nutritional Outreach Works
Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, East Dubuque
$750 - self-contained breathing apparatus calibration machine
Jo Daviess County WIC program, Galena
$1,000 - safety seats for children
Riverview Center, Galena
$2,000 - client basic needs assistance
Warren Fire Department
$850 - vehicular accident equipment purchase
East Dubuque Police Department
$1,000 - portable radio replacement
Family T.I.E.S., East Dubuque
$1,000 - hearing/vision screening program
Galena Elk's Lodge
$1,000 - Christmas Food Basket Program
Kreider Services, Jo Daviess County
$1,700 - specialized dining room chairs, wheelchairs and Xbox system
Stockton Ambulance
$1,354 - Veinlite LED
The Workshop, Galena
$3,000 - an air compressor to do industrial contracts
United Churches of Galena Food Pantry
$2,000 - children’s backpack project
Warren United Methodist Church
$1,000 - emergency assistance
Galena Fire Department
$1,000 - projector/accessories for the training center
Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office
$1,905.81 - radar equipment
Caring Neighbors Food Pantry, Warren
$1,600 - milk and food
Galena High School Band
$1,000 - equipment trailer for high school band
Warren Youth Sports
$900 - summer ball equipment replacement
Galena Police Department
$1,000 - solar powered speed signs
Stockton Fire Department
$9,000 - Res Q Jack purchase
The funds for these grants were made available from the proceeds of the 2015 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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