A total of $35,467.94 was awarded to 28 Jo Daviess County not-for-profit organizations:
Blackhawk Park District, Warren
$2,800 - replace outdated slides
East Dubuque Fire Department
$3,000 - cardiac monitor
Elizabeth Food Basket
$1,000 - purchase protein, fruit and vegetables
Galena Elk's
$1,000 - Christmas basket program
Galena Area Emergency Medical Services
$2,000 - upgrading medical equipment
Jo Daviess County WIC
$475 - busy train activity panel
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Apple River
$1,000 - emergency assistance
St. Mark Youth Enrichment, Dubuque, Iowa
$1,000 - "Apples for Students" school supplies program (East Dubuque)
Stockton PTO
$1,992.84 - Kidstown playground repairs and updates
Warren School District
$992.70 - special education alternative seating
Galena Fire Department
$1,082 - portable scene lighting
Galena Public Library
$1,800 - Coding for Kids
Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, East Dubuque
$815 - re-calibration of self-contained breathing apparatus machines
Senior Resource Center, Hanover
$1,000 - direct assistance program
Caring Neighbors Food Pantry, Warren
$1,000 - milk and food purchase
St. Mary Catholic Church, Galena
$1,000 - emergency assistance
St. Michael Catholic Church, Galena
$1,000 - emergency assistance
Stockton Ambulance
$345 - infant papoose board
Warren Fire Department
$1,050 - nozzle replacement
Knights of Columbus, Galena
$1,415.40 - Coats for Kids program
First Presbyterian Church, Apple River
$2,000 - youth mission trip
Riverview Center
$1,000 - domestic and sexual violence assistance
United Churches of Galena Food Pantry
$1,000 - children’s backpack program
Galena United Methodist Church Youth Group
$500 - Sunshine Box
Juvenile Justice Council, Galena
$2,000 - county youth prevention education
The Workshop, Galena
$1,300 - lift chair
Tyler’s Justice Center, Stockton
$400 - programs and program supplies
Warren Police Department
$1,500 - radar replacement
The funds for these grants were made available from the proceeds of the 2018 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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