Recent VECustomers Shares Grants Awarded
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The VECustomers Share program funded $30,300 in community service grants in September. Since the inception of the program in October 2001, $6,476,308 in grants has been awarded.
The deadline for grant applications is the last working day of each month. For additional information, contact the office of Marketing and Economic Development at 423-334-7051. Applications are also available online at www.vec.org.
Organizations receiving grants in September 2018:
| Pals Homeschool Group | $ 100.00 |
| Character Counts Community Initiative | $ 175.00 |
| Calhoun Elementary PTO | $ 175.00 |
| Toys For Children | $ 200.00 |
| Panther Page Turners | $ 200.00 |
| Meigs County High School Baseball Booster Club | $ 200.00 |
| Lady Tiger Softball Booster Club | $ 200.00 |
| Meigs South Elementary PTO | $ 200.00 |
| Midway Quarterback Club | $ 250.00 |
| Midway High School Baseball Boosters | $ 250.00 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6277 | $ 250.00 |
| Club 21 | $ 300.00 |
| Meigs South 3-5 Grade STEM Program | $ 300.00 |
| Accelerated Reader (AR) Program- Meigs South Elementary | $ 300.00 |
| BSA Troop #130 | $ 400.00 |
| Polk County High School Cross Country Booster Club | $ 495.00 |
| 100 Black Men of Bradley County, Inc. | $ 500.00 |
| Cumberland County High School Cross Country Team | $ 500.00 |
| Midway High School Cheerleader Booster Club | $ 500.00 |
| Monterey Jr. Wildcats | $ 500.00 |
| Midway High School School-Wide Positive Behavior | $ 500.00 |
| Midway High Drama Club | $ 500.00 |
| Midway Youth Development Organization | $ 500.00 |
| Meigs County FFA Alumni | $ 500.00 |
| New Life Church Community Kitchen | $ 500.00 |
| Stone Memorial High School -Coordinated School Health Team | $ 500.00 |
| Spring City Middle School (SCMS) Positive Behavior Support Team | $ 550.00 |
| Benton Fall Festival Booster Club | $ 585.00 |
| Walker Valley Softball | $ 600.00 |
| Pickett County High School Football | $625.00 |
| Ms. Amanda Beaty’s 11th Grade Math Club | $ 625.00 |
| Ms. Pauletta Dowdy’s 8th Grade ELA Club | $ 625.00 |
| Byrdstown Angel Tree Project | $ 625.00 |
| Great Smoky Mountain Council | $ 650.00 |
| Benton Lions Club | $ 685.00 |
| Lady Bobcats Soccer Team | $ 685.00 |
| Stone Memorial High School Food Pantry | $ 700.00 |
| Meigs Senior Center | $ 800.00 |
| Maple Grove Team Kids | $ 900.00 |
| South Cumberland Elementary Basketball Teams | $ 900.00 |
| Bradley County Scottish Rite- Shoe Fund | $ 900.00 |
| Manna House Ministries | $ 1,000.00 |
| Rhea County 4-H | $ 1,000.00 |
| Fentress County Imagination Library | $ 1,000.00 |
| Spring City Middle School (SCMS) Science Boosters | $ 1,000.00 |
| Avalon Center: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Program | $ 1,200.00 |
| Cumberland Adult Reading Council | $ 1,200.00 |
| Monterey FBC Community Fall Festival | $ 1,350.00 |
| Riceville First Baptist Church-Weekend Meal Project | $ 1,500.00 |
| God’s Helping Hands | $ 1,600.00 |