GLCF Announces LHS Scholarship Established in Honor of Gerald “Jerry” C. Barnes II

Greater Lowell Community Foundation announces the establishment of the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund, a memorial scholarship named for Barnes, a 2015 Lowell High School graduate and lacrosse player.

As a new school year begins, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund. This new scholarship fund honors the spirit of Gerald “Jerry” C. Barnes II by awarding scholarships to a Lowell High School (LHS) graduating senior lacrosse player.

A 2015 graduate of LHS, Barnes completed his junior year at UMass Amherst as a Natural Resource Conservation major when he died unexpectedly in June of 2018. An active outdoor enthusiast, Barnes worked for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation at Walden Pond in Concord and enjoyed playing lacrosse which he played throughout high school. To honor his memory, family and friends launched the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund through the Greater Lowell Community Foundation.

“Jerry brought endless joy into so many lives. He always helped others and through the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund a part of him will continue to help by assisting with college expenses,” said Donna Barnes, mother of Jerry. The first scholarship is scheduled to be awarded in Spring of 2020 at the Lowell High School Athletic Awards Banquet.

A fundraiser will be held on Friday, November 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. at The Keep, 110 Gorham St. in Lowell. All proceeds to benefit the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund. To purchase tickets, visit: https://glcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1363

Donations to any fund at the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, including the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund, can be made online at www.glcfoundation.org/donate or by mail to the Gerald C. Barnes II Scholarship Fund c/o GLCF, 100 Merrimack Street, Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852.

The Lowell High School scholarship program is made possible by a partnership between Lowell High School and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. Scholarships are provided through the generous contributions of donors, many of whom are Lowell High School graduates themselves, families honoring a loved one, or local business leaders supporting their community. Scholarships play a significant role in helping GLCF achieve its mission to improve the quality of life for the Greater Lowell community. For more information, call 978-970-1600  to learn how the community foundation can help a donor establish a scholarship.

For more information on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation please visit www.glcfoundation.org.

GLCF Seeks Request for Proposals for 2019 Discretionary Grants

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation 2018 Discretionary Grant – Children’s Services recipient Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Inc.’s Young Company a professional theatre training program for high school students interested in all aspects of performing arts and new play development as a career.

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation will open its 2019 Discretionary Grant Cycle on October 1 and is seeking requests for proposals from nonprofit organizations. The Foundation will award $140,000 through the Discretionary Grant Cycle. Funding areas for 2019 include children’s services, elder services, water resources, and social education.

“Our community is fortunate to have a network of exceptional nonprofits that provide tremendous services,” said Jay Linnehan, Greater Lowell Community Foundation President and CEO. “Our generous donors have allowed us to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve with these grants. Together, we can do so much more.”

Nonprofit organizations serving the communities of Ashby, Ayer, Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Lowell, Pepperell, Shirley, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsboro, Westford and Wilmington are invited to apply.

Grant applications must be submitted by noon on October 29, 2019. Grant recipients will be announced in January. Application information is available on the website: www.glcfoundation.org/grants.

For more information about the grant process, contact Fatima Palermo, GLCF Grants & Scholarship Coordinator with any questions at 978-970-1600 or fatima@glcfoundation.org.

GLCF to Host Annual Celebrate Giving Event with Focus on Business Philanthropy and Community Impact

Lowell, MA – On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) will host its annual Celebrate Giving event. This year’s event will highlight the contributions of local philanthropists and business leaders who are committed to making an impact on the community through business philanthropy.

Keynote speaker Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President & Community Affairs Officer, Boston Federal Reserve.

This year’s keynote speaker is Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President & Community Affairs Officer, Boston Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Bank Boston initiated the Working Cities Challenge (WCC) program in 2013 and the City of Lowell is a grant recipient. The program is designed to advance collaborative leadership in gateway cities to transform the lives of their low-income residents.

The event will also include our community partner, Paul Blount, President of Custom MMIC who will talk about the company’s commitment to scholarship support of women in engineering. Additionally, the 2019 GLCF Business Philanthropy Partner Award will be presented to NETSCOUT for their Heart of Giving community grant program.

“GLCF is committed to working collaboratively with local businesses to make a meaningful and direct social philanthropic impact that supports and benefits our community. This year’s Celebrate Giving will provide an opportunity to showcase that work and hopefully inspire others to get involved,” said Jay Linnehan, Greater Lowell Community Foundation President and CEO.

Celebrate Giving will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the speaking program beginning at 6:30 p.m. Business philanthropy exhibitors will highlight the work being done in the community. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased online at the Community Foundation’s website: www.glcfoundation.org.

Women Working Wonders Fund Awards $25K in Grants to Support Local Women and Girls

  • The Women Working Wonders (WWW) Fund recently awarded $25,000 in grant funds to support local nonprofit programs that empower women and girls to effect positive change in the community. From l to r: Bopha Malone, WWW Board President, Brenda Costello, WWW Grants Committee Co-Chair, Jeffrey D. Thielman, President and CEO of International Institute of New England and Carrie Meikle, WWW Grants Committee Co-Chair.

Lowell, MA – The Women Working Wonders (WWW) Fund, a permanently endowed fund of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, recently announced the recipients of $25,000 in grants. These grants will support local programs that empower women and girls to effect positive change in the community.

WWW Grant Recipients:

  • $5,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell to support F.L.Y. (Forever Loving Yourself)
  • $5,000 to Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell to support Stepping Stones Early Education Program
    $5,000 to International Institute of New England to support Lowell’s English for Empowerment Program (E-FEM)
    $5,000 to Lowell Community Health Center to support Strong Women, Strong Families Program
    $5,000 to Megan House Foundation of Lowell to support “Coming Home” program

“We’re proud to celebrate our 15th anniversary and provide an additional grant to the community this year,” said Bopha Malone, Women Working Wonders Fund board president. “These nonprofits work wonders to improve the lives of girls and women, and we’re honored to help them make a difference and create positive change in countless lives.”

Women Working Wonders provides annual grants in three key areas: assist women in transition, provide leadership development as well as contribute to the beautification of the environment.

Founded in 2004 by a small group of women coming together to form a collective giving organization that focused on women’s issues, the fund has made 41 grants of $5,000 to organizations supporting women and girls in the Greater Lowell area.

“We are very thankful for your generous support of our English for Empowerment Program (E-FEM)!  The grant from the Women Working Wonders Fund will allow us to provide language and cultural orientation support to 30 refugee women in Lowell who are eager to contribute to their new community,” noted 2019 WWW Grant recipient Jeffrey D. Thielman, President and CEO of International Institute of New England. 

The Women Working Wonders Fund’s Power of the Purse 2019 event is scheduled for October 24, 2019. Tickets go on sale August 12. For information about WWW and the upcoming event, visit: www.womenworkingwondersfund.com.

GLCF Announces New Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Agency Fund

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation recently announced the new Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) Agency Fund. Pictured, in back row from left, Sovanna Pouv, Executive Director, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association with GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan with students from the CMAA After School Program.

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation announces the creation of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) Agency Fund. This new agency fund provides annual and capital support to the association to fulfill their mission to improve the quality of life for Cambodian Americans and other minorities as well as economically disadvantaged persons in Lowell through educational, cultural, economic and social programs.

“We are proud to hold an endowment fund with the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. We wanted to invest in the future of our community and found that this is a great option for CMAA. We look forward to providing scholarships to young people who will make a difference today and, in the future,” said Sovanna Pouv,Executive Director, CMAA.

“We are grateful for our partnership with Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association and the creation of their new agency fund. GLCF Nonprofit Agency Funds enjoy increased visibility provided by being a part of our larger giving community and gives organizations the opportunity to create a fund that generates investment income, year after year. We are happy to support the CMAA’s important work,” said Greater Lowell Community Foundation President and CEO Jay Linnehan.

More than 40 Greater Lowell nonprofit organizations have established agency funds at the Community Foundation.  For more information on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation please visit www.glcfoundation.org.

Greater Lowell Community Foundation Elects Three to Board of Directors

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation recently announced the election of three new board members at its Annual Meeting. Pictured, from left, GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan, Eric P. Healy of Groton, former U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas with GLCF Board Chair Chet Szablak. (Ben James, not pictured)

 

Lowell, MA – At the Greater Lowell Community Foundation Annual Meeting on June 13th at the UMASS Lowell Inn & Conference Center, the Board of Directors approved the election of three local business and community leaders to the board. These newly elected directors represent marketing, finance and the public sector. The new board members will each serve a three-year term.

Joining the board of directors are:

  • Eric P. Healy, CEO, NorthOut, Groton
    Eric is a seasoned sales, marketing, strategy and business executive working with leading consumer brands at worldwide advertising, digital marketing and technology organizations. He has a proven history in assembling and leading cohesive teams, driving new business, forging C-level relationships, codifying new products and service offerings, delivering innovative multi-channel solutions, positioning organizations for future success and delivering results.In the process, Healy has pioneered new businesses, new business models, new technologies, and new markets. He has served as an “entrepreneurial spirit” starting up, turning around, acquiring business units, positioning organizations for future success and delivering high-impact results for shareholders, customers and employees.
  • Ben James, CFO, SchoolCNXT, Concord
    Successful finance and investment executive with 25 years of investment, management and consulting experience working with senior executives in companies to grow their businesses and build their values. Core competencies include private equity/principal investing, financial management, executive management, strategic planning, business plan development, fund raising, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, investor relations, management of legal and accounting functions through service providers and various other finance functions to drive company value.As start-up CFO and consultant, James built and managed all financial, strategic planning, legal and accounting functions within a lean, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Niki Tsongas, Former U.S. Representative, Lowell
    Nicola (Niki) Dickson Sauvage Tsongas served as a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’s 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2018. She was previously the representative for Massachusetts’ 5th congressional district as a Democrat from 2007 to 2012.Prior to her election to the House, Tsongas worked as the Dean of External Affairs at Middlesex Community College, as a Board Member of Fallon Health and on the Lowell Civic Stadium and Arena Commission, which oversees several sites, including the Tsongas Arena.

GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan said: “I am pleased that such prominent community leaders have accepted to serve on our board of directors. Eric Healy, Ben James, and Niki Tsongas bring with them a wealth of experience and backgrounds. Their voices will be a tremendous addition to our board as we look to grow the Foundation.”

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GLCF Annual Meeting Highlights Homelessness in the Community and Impact of Philanthropy

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation recently hosted its Annual Meeting: Homelessness and Hope. Pictured, from left, GLCF Board Chair Chet Szablak, City of Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue, Barbara Poppe, event keynote and nationally recognized expert on homelessness with GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan.

 

Lowell, MA – Nearly 200 residents, business leaders, and nonprofit professionals attended the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF)’s 2019 annual meeting “Homelessness and Hope” on June 13th at the UMASS Lowell Inn & Conference Center.

GLCF Board Chair Chet Szablak opened the event speaking about the impact of charitable giving on the local level – citing the Foundation’s $1.95 million in grants and scholarships distributed to the community in 2018.

The meeting continued with remarks from GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan, as he discussed the power of partnerships to address the growing issue of homelessness in downtown Lowell. “Last June, the GLCF board voted to support and facilitate an initiative to address homelessness in the downtown. Since then, the Foundation, under the adept leadership of the City Manager Eileen Donoghue and the City of Lowell, along with CTI, the Lowell Plan and SMOC (South Middlesex Opportunity Council) regularly meet as the leadership team charged with the important task of creating an action plan to address this critical issue.”

Linnehan also highlighted the growth of the Foundation which current assets total $38.6 million. “The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is a public foundation. It is your community foundation. We are here to facilitate philanthropy at the local level where we can add significant value and impact. As I look back over this past year, I am very proud of what we accomplished together – preserving wealth in the community for the community. As I look ahead, I am heartened because the best is yet to come,” Linnehan said.

Barbara Poppe, the founder of Barbara Poppe and Associates and the former executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness gave the keynote address. Introduced by Eileen Donoghue, City Manager, City of Lowell, Ms. Poppe, a nationally recognized expert on homelessness and results-driven public-private partnerships was hopeful about solving homelessness in the downtown Lowell. “You’ve got many of the ingredients. You just got to put it together in an appropriate way,” she said. “The reality is you can solve homelessness, you just have to get yourself organized to do that.”

Additionally, the event showcased six recipients of the 2019 Help Alleviate Hunger and Homelessness in Massachusetts grant and their important work in the community: House of Hope, Life Connection Center, Lowell Transitional Living Center, Mill City Grows, New England Dairy & Food Council and The Open Pantry of Greater Lowell. This generous one-time capital grant was made possible from an anonymous donor that partnered with the GLCF to distribute $90,000 in grants awarded to 11 area nonprofit organizations that are battling hunger and homelessness in the community.

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About Greater Lowell Community Foundation
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is a philanthropic organization comprised of over 350 funds, currently totaling over $38MM, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life in 20 neighboring cities and towns. The Community Foundation annually awards grants and scholarships to hundreds of worthy nonprofits and students, and is powered by the winning combination of donor-directed giving, personal attention from its staff, and an in-depth understanding of local needs. The generosity of our donors has enabled the Community Foundation to award over $15 million to the Greater Lowell Community since 1999. For more information on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation please visit www.glcfoundation.org.

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NETSCOUT Awards Fifth Grant to Merrimack Valley Food Bank in Partnership with Greater Lowell Community Foundation

The Merrimack Valley Food Bank in Lowell received a recent $10,000 grant from NETSCOUT’s Heart of Giving community program through the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. From l to r: NETSCOUT’s Mike Worthington of Wilmington and Brian Muise of Westford, MVFB’s Kelly Proulx, NETSCOUT’s Susan Tu of Westford, MVFB’s Tammie Dubois, , NETSCOUT’s Kim Hampson of Shirley, Jeannette Blanchette of Westford and Maribel Lopez of Malden with GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan.

LOWELL, Mass. – The Greater Lowell Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization comprised of over 350 funds, currently totaling over $37MM, dedicated to improving the quality of life in 20 neighboring cities and towns, today announced that NETSCOUT, a leading provider of service assurance, security, and business analytics, has awarded its Heart of Giving community program’s fifth grant through the Greater Lowell Community Foundation Center for Business Philanthropy. The annual grant program builds relationships with nonprofit organizations and engages employees in learning about service opportunities in the communities of Greater Lowell, Massachusetts. This grant was awarded to Merrimack Valley Food Bank to support their mobile food pantry that serves elderly and disabled clients in the area.

“We are proud to be in the 5th year of the NETSCOUT Heart of Giving Community Grant at the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to connect philanthropic businesses and individuals to the needs of their communities,” said Jay Linnehan, president and CEO, Greater Lowell Community Foundation. “Giving back to the community in which it operates amplifies a company’s greater purpose and NETSCOUT demonstrates a tangible commitment to supporting important local causes.”

“With corporate philanthropy at the heart of the culture at NETSCOUT, we strive to grow our local community presence, leverage our technology resources and encourage our talented employees to actively serve our communities through our Heart of Giving program,” said Michael Szabados, chief operating officer at NETSCOUT. “Our employees selected Merrimack Valley Food Bank as this year’s grant recipient to support their mobile food pantry that provides home delivery of nutritious foods for low income, homebound elderly and disabled individuals. We look forward to participating in various service opportunities over the coming year.”

Merrimack Valley Food Bank executive director Amy Pessia said, “With the generous NETSCOUT Heart of Giving Grant, the Merrimack Valley Food Bank Mobile Pantry will be able to provide 12,960 meals to homebound seniors in greater Lowell.  Only through collaborative efforts can we improve the health and well-being of our vulnerable neighbors.  We are honored to partner with the team at NETSCOUT.”

The Grant Process
From reading a grant proposal to learning about the organizations in the community and filtering through the worthy applications in order to select the finalists, and participating in onsite work sessions with the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, employees have the opportunity to learn how nonprofits are addressing important issues in the community. From 10 grant submissions, three finalists were selected and invited to NETSCOUT corporate headquarters to share how their organizations would best serve the community, how they would use the grant funds, and their ideas for employee community service projects. The presentations were recorded for employees in NETSCOUT’s local office in Westford. The grant was awarded by NETSCOUT employees to Merrimack Valley Food Bank, to support their mobile pantry that serves elderly and disabled clients in the area and partnering with NETSCOUT employees on other service projects.

The NETSCOUT Heart of Giving corporate philanthropy program includes disaster relief, community service projects, nonprofit board service, employee matching gifts and corporate charitable contributions.

About Merrimack Valley Food Bank
The Merrimack Valley Food Bank Mobile Pantry in Lowell, Mass. is a community-based health and nutrition service program that offers home delivery of nutritious foods specifically tailored to meet the health and dietary requirements of low income, homebound elderly and disabled individuals. The program is not a shopping service but rather helps to reduce the recipient’s monthly grocery expenses. The program focuses on creating a better quality of life for each client by reinforcing healthy eating habits and encouraging clients to remain socially active, despite their disability. Proper nutrition is essential to good health and successful aging that enhances the quality of life for older adults.

About NETSCOUT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) assures digital business services against disruptions in availability, performance, and security. Our market and technology leadership stems from combining our patented smart data technology with smart analytics. We provide real-time, pervasive visibility, and insights customers need to accelerate and secure their digital transformation. Our approach transforms the way organizations plan, deliver, integrate, test, and deploy services and applications. Our nGenius service assurance solutions provide real-time, contextual analysis of service, network, and application performance. Arbor security solutions help protect against DDoS attacks that threaten availability and advanced threats that infiltrate networks to steal critical business assets. To learn more about improving service, network, and application performance in physical or virtual data centers, or in the cloud, and how NETSCOUT’s performance and security solutions, powered by service intelligence can help you move forward with confidence, visit http://www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT and @ArborNetworks on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

About Greater Lowell Community Foundation
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is a philanthropic organization comprised of over 350 funds, currently totaling over $37MM, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life in 20 neighboring cities and towns. The Community Foundation annually awards grants and scholarships to hundreds of worthy nonprofits and students, and is powered by the winning combination of donor-directed giving, personal attention from its staff, and an in-depth understanding of local needs. The generosity of our donors has enabled the Community Foundation to award over $15 million to the Greater Lowell Community since 1999. For more information on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation please visit www.glcfoundation.org.

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GLCF Announces New Greater Lowell Bar Association Agency Fund

Lowell, MA – The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is excited to announce the creation of the Greater Lowell Bar Association Agency Fund. This new agency fund provides annual and capital support to the association to fulfill their mission.

“The Greater Lowell Bar Association has partnered with the Greater Lowell Community Foundation to allow us to increase our ability and resources to more effectively carry out the mission of the Greater Lowell Bar Association to unite the members to better serve the public, the Bar and the Bench within the Greater Lowell area; to unify and improve the legal skills of the members; to sponsor and provide continued legal education of the Bar; to foster and promote awareness of, and respect for the law of the Municipalities, of the Commonwealth and of these United States, and of the rights of all persons; to participate in, and encourage, civic, charitable and community projects of a worthwhile nature,” said Brian W. Leahey, Esq., President of the Greater Lowell Bar Association.

“We are grateful for our partnership with the Greater Lowell Bar Association and the creation of the Greater Lowell Bar Association Agency Fund. Nonprofit Agency Funds at the Foundation enjoy increased visibility provided by being a part of our larger giving community. We are happy to support the Association’s good work,” said Greater Lowell Community Foundation President and CEO Jay Linnehan.

More than 40 Greater Lowell nonprofit organizations have established agency funds at the Community Foundation.  For more information on starting an agency fund, contact the Greater Lowell Community Foundation at info@glcfoundation.org.

Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund Awards 20K Grant to Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center

The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard received a recent $20,000 grant from the Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund for Clinical Cancer Support Programs and Services. From l to r: GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan, Christine Zinke, Co-Director of Integrative Care, Healing Garden, Margaret Koch, Executive Director, Healing Garden, CFNCM VP of Development and Donor Relations Linda Mack and Brianne Carter, Co-Director of Integrative Care, Healing Garden

Harvard, MA – The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center in Harvard received a recent $20,000 grant from the Nashoba Valley Healthcare Community Fund for their Clinical Cancer Support Programs and Services.

“The Healing Garden is extraordinarily grateful for the generous support from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts.  Knowing the financial impact that a chronic illness makes, the Healing Garden strives to provide programs and services for low to no cost to patients,” said Margaret Koch, Executive Director, Virginia Thurston Healing Garden. “Receiving a $20,000 grant from the Nashoba Valley Health Care Fund to help underwrite our costs, ensures that residents living in the Nashoba Valley towns can get access to rigorous evidence-based best practices in complementary cancer care which supports and enhances conventional medical treatment of the disease. These programs and service aim to improve quality of life by building coping skills, increasing physical and mental resiliency and providing compassionate patient centered support.”

In March, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) and the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM) announced that they had awarded $176,881 in grants to a total of 18 local nonprofits, from the Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund, to help improve the health of residents in area communities.

Priority was given to proposals pertaining to prevention of health problems, access to healthcare, elder health, youth and adolescent health, mental health and health care service provision. Recipients of the grants were selected by the Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund Advisory Committee, comprised of local leaders in business, health care and education.

“These are impactful grants for our community and we greatly appreciate the hard work and diligence of the volunteer grant committee in prioritizing the needs,” said Jay Linnehan, President and CEO of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation.

“With each year that we continue to support impactful grants through this fund, the communities served are made stronger, healthier and more vibrant.  The vision for the creation of this fund is being realized through targeted, outcome driven grants.” said Phil Grzewinski, president of the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts.

2018 Grant Recipients

  • Townsend Fire-EMS Department for Advanced Life Support Training Manikin – $14,993
  • Lunenburg Council on Aging for Eagle House Memory Café – $5,000
  • Community Teamwork in Lowell for Bone Builders Program – $10,000
  • Gaining Ground in Concord for Growing Fresh Produce for Hunger Relief with Community Volunteers – $5,000
  • Ashby Fire Dept. for Rad-57 with SPCO adult and pediatric monitor – $5,595
  • MAB Community Services, Inc. in Brookline for Nashoba Valley Vision Rehabilitation Program for Elders – $6,000
  • Montachusett Home Care Corporation in Leominster for Expanding the Medical Escort/Companion Program – $5,000
  • Our Father’s House in Fitchburg for Ensuring Health Wellness in Homeless Children – $16,000
  • Advocates, Inc. in Framingham for Advocates Community Counseling in Harvard – $10,000
  • Eliot Community Human Services in Lexington for The NAN Project – $15,000
  • Clear Path for Veterans New England in Devens for Veteran Wellness and Self-Care Training Program – $15,000
  • Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Inc. for Critical Home Repairs for Westford Elders – $10,000
  • 15-40 Connection in Westborough for 3 Steps Detect 2019 – Improving cancer survival rates in Nashoba Valley – $15,000
  • Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard for Clinical Cancer Support Programs and Services for NV Residents – $20,000
  • Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg for Triple Play: Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Souls – $7,500
  • Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc. in Leominster for MIHN family shelter – $8,000
  • Seven Hills Family Services in Groton for WhisperGlide Swing for People with Disabilities – $6,663
  • Pepperell Council on Aging for Cycles for Seniors – $2,130

The Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund provides annual distributions to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and other agencies to advance the health of residents in
13 communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend and Westford.

For more information on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, please visit www.glcfoundation.org.

 

 

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The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard received a recent $20,000 grant from the Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund for Clinical Cancer Support Programs and Services. From l to r: GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan, Christine Zinke, Co-Director of Integrative Care, Healing Garden, Margaret Koch, Executive Director, Healing Garden, CFNCM VP of Development and Donor Relations Linda Mack and Brianne Carter, Co-Director of Integrative Care, Healing Garden