SAFFORD —The United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties announced its grant funding recipients for July, with a number of grants helping fund programs at Bonita School.
“The schools are individual classroom projects and programs; individual teachers,” said Grants Manager Amanda Patterson. “So it’s not like you have one principal who’s sending me all of these requests; they’re individual teachers.”
The total amount disbursed by the local United Way in July is $37,200.44.
Monthly Grants:
Education
- $5,000 — Bonita School for K-8 for Social Science and Social Studies programs
- $4,994.42 — Bonita School for its Art and Literacy reading areas
- $3,761.02 — Bonita School for K-8 math manipulatives
- $3,695 — Bonita School for a Promethean smart board
Health
- $5,000 — Safford High School for physical education equipment upgrades
Sponsorships
- $5,000 — Eastern Arizona Hispanic Heritage Corporation for its Dinner Show and Scholarship fund-raiser
- $5,000 — Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition for its Southern Arizona Substance Awareness Youth Symposium
- $4,750 — Eastern Arizona Hispanic Heritage Corporation for its National Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off event
The deadline for grant applications for Cycle 3 is Aug. 1 and applications for Cycle 4, which focuses on Holiday Giving, will be accepted Sept. 1 through Oct. 10.
The United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties makes grants to nonprofit, educational and governmental organizations thanks to donations from Freeport-McMoRan Foundation and Freeport employees; employees of the City of Safford, Town of Thatcher and Graham County; and individual donors.
