Adirondack Trust Community Fund Awards $75,560.68 to Lend-A-Hand Grant Recipients
SARATOGA SPRINGS — During the last week of March, The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund announced that its Independent Advisory Committee has awarded Lend-A-Hand Grants to 35 local nonprofit organizations.
The Community Fund’s Autumn of Giving Campaign raised $85,864.08, which has been generously matched by Adirondack Trust Company, while $75,560.68 was awarded in grants. The grants were presented at the Community Fund’s Annual Lend-A-Hand Grant Award Reception on December 1, 2022, at Longfellows Restaurant.
“We are so fortunate to have the support of our communities, which enabled us to award 35 Lend-A-Hand Grants this year,” said Colleen Carlson, Volunteer Chair for the ATCCF Independent Advisory Committee. “This year, we received 54 grant applications. Although we wish we could fund every request, each year we are fortunate to be able to fund more and more as our community support grows. The awarded grants will support programs for a wide variety of needs, and will include the areas of the arts, education, health, and family activities.”
Lend-A-Hand Grant Awards for 2022 were provided to the following organizations:
A Dapple a Day Equine Center, AIM Services, Inc., After the Fire, Ballston Area Community Center, The Ben Osborn Memorial Fund, Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks, Inc., Caffe Lena, Camp Abilities Saratoga, Camp Little Notch, Catie Hoch Foundation, Community, Work & Independence, Inc., C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios, First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa’s Summer Lunch Program, Flutters of Hope, Inc., Franklin Community Center, Inc., Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties, Hudson Crossing Park, Malta Avenue Elementary PTA, NYSARC, Inc., Saratoga County Chapter (Saratoga Bridges), Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Open Door Mission, Operation Adopt-a-Soldier, Inc., Prospect Center—Center for Disability Services, Inc., Queensbury Senior Citizens, Inc., Rebuilding Together Saratoga County, Saratoga Center for the Family, Saratoga County Children’s Committee, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga Pride, an affiliate of the Pride Center of the Capital Region, Saratoga/Wilton Soccer Club, Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga Springs, Inc., Shelters of Saratoga, SNACpack (Saratoga Nutritional Assistance for Children), Stories for Success Saratoga, Inc., Veterans & Community Housing Coalition.