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Recipients include:
•Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond: $25,000 for Camp Little Hawk. This summer camp in Goochland provides an overnight experience for more than 300 young people with outdoor activities that teach leadership, relationship-building, self-esteem and creativity.
•Family Lifeline: $15,000 for school readiness programs that focus on parents being an active part of a child's educational journey. The organization allows parents to recognize that they are their child's first teacher when it comes to relationships, appreciation for learning and good behavior.
•Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: $15,000 for the Community Kitchen Garden. Approximately 10,000 pounds of food will be contributed to FeedMore through this garden that is planted and maintained by thousands of local students. The children will learn about produce that grows in the Richmond climate and various earth-friendly practices.
•FeedMore: $11,000 for the Kids Café and Summer Food Service Program. In partnership with established after-school and summer programs, FeedMore will provide free meals and nutrition education to children in need.
Communities in Schools: $10,000 for Performance Learning Centers that are designed to assist teens who are falling behind or at risk of dropping out. Students work with certified teachers and a mentor. They have the opportunity to participate in internships or dual enrollment classes at local colleges.
•Henrico Police Athletic League: $8,000 for the Championship Fitness Program that will allow 140 children to participate in after-school and summer workouts and daily nutrition lessons. These activities will help prevent childhood obesity and introduce exercise into their daily lives.
•Comfort Zone Camp: $6,000 toward a Richmond weekend bereavement camp. The camp will host children ages 7 to 17 who have lost a parent or sibling and provide emotional support while teaching healthy coping skills.
•Full Circle Grief Center: $6,000 for a bereavement resource manual that focuses on helping family members and children deal with grief through death and illness
•Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN): $5,000 for the Child Advocacy Center. The centerreaches children who have been abused by providing a safe and friendly environment while linking the child and his family to services to help in recovery.
•YMCA of Greater Richmond: $5,000 toward teen memberships and programs at the North Richmond location. Teens at the YMCA have an opportunity to make friends, volunteer, learn healthy habits, set and accomplish educational goals, build leadership qualities and develop their creative talents.
•Children's Museum of Richmond: $4,000 for special needs programs. The museum will provide additional materials that support sensory stimulation and improve motor skills. Also, the museum offers Special Nights for Special Needs, which exclusively hosts families of special-needs children free of charge so these young people can experience the many hands-on exhibits.
Junior Achievement of Central Virginia: $15,000 for Finance Park. This grant will allow 600 eighth-grade students to attend the program to learn how to budget their future income for a home, food, transportation, children and other expenses.
In addition to the grant from CarMax, Junior Achievement also received a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation for the Personal Finance program. The program for high school students stresses the importance of planning, goal setting and thoughtful decision-making within the context of personal financial decisions.
Farm Bureau Insurance backs teacher training
The Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC), a statewide nonprofit organization providing teachers in grades pre-K through 8 with training and classroom resources to teach about Virginiaagriculture and natural resources, received a $15,000 grant from the Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. The grant will help provide Virginia teachers with staff development and classroom resources at no cost to them or their schools.
Food stores raise $106,382 for Japan aid
Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets customers and associates raised $106,382 for theAmerican Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund.
