by Traci Petty
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Pelham Volunteer Fire Department, 2020 CFDRR Competitive Grant Recipient
According to PVFD: We at the Pelham Volunteer Fire Department are very appreciative of the grant we received for this grant cycle. With this grant, we were able to purchase eight new sets of gear to replace aging or worn out gear. The gear we purchased is lighter weight and has barriers to defend against carcinogens produced in the effects of modern construction after fire.
by Traci Petty
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Pittsylvania County Public Library, 2020 CFDRR Summer Reading Program Grant Recipient
According to PCPL: To promote summer reading, Pittsylvania County Public Library worked with the Pittsylvania County Public Schools to provide summer reading information packets with the weekly food distribution efforts. During the 2020 Summer Reading Program, 165 adults and 182 children participated. This is lower than a typical year, but still an achievement during the early stages of a pandemic. Although many children were disappointed by a lack of in-person summer reading programs, they enjoyed getting personal attention from library staff while they were selecting their books to read at home. One young girl proudly offered her library card at the checkout desk and grandly offered to pay for her whole family’s books with her library “credit card.”
by Traci Petty
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Southern Area Agency on Aging, 2020 CFDRR Competitive Grant Recipient
According to SAAA: Seventy individuals, 60 and older, with income at or near the poverty level, received direct assistance with critical needs. Thirty-one individuals received assistance with payment of utilities, home heating fuel was purchased for two clients, twenty-three clients received assistance with housing-related expenses (rent or mortgage), nine clients received help with vital home repairs, four older citizens received help with the purchase of medications, and one older adult received help with payment of utilities and housing.
