From the Charleston Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/MUSports/201002050341
Chad Pennington's 1st and 10 Foundation has awarded $70,000 to organizations throughout West Virginia, including two in Cabell County, for the Fall 2009 grant cycle.
The foundation, which awards grants on a semi-annual basis, issued $135,500 to organizations in West Virginia in 2009.
Since its inception in 2003, the foundation has distributed $930,999 in funds to organizations in the foundation's geographical areas, including over $700,000 in West Virginia.
Local organizations to receive funding include Operation BEST and Children's Place, both in Cabell County.
The foundation has given funding to purchase supplies and equipment to allow Operation BEST to move into all Cabell County Schools. The program works to provide students with communications, critical thinking, problem solving and team building skills that will make them more marketable in the workforce.
Funding to Children's Place, an early learning center located in east Huntington, will help replace carpet, buy new furniture and dinnerware for the group.
The next deadline for submitting a grant application is Feb. 15. Grant application requests can be sent to: 1st and 10 Foundation, P.O. Box 192, Guild, NH 03754 or via email at direc...@1stand10foundation.com.
For more information, call 631-384-3667.
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