Council awards community grants

Sisters City Council awarded 20 community-service grants totalling $20,000 at their August 8 council meeting. There were a total of 25 applicants requesting a total of $63.000.

In previous years, the grant funds were available only to nonprofits providing programs in the Sisters area for the purpose of: providing assistance for essential utilities, food, medical needs, clothing or shelter; providing educational or recreational opportunities for children or seniors; or generating/supporting economic activity in Sisters.

This year Council broadened the programs to those nonprofits meeting essential needs, educational enrichments, recreational opportunities, and other miscellaneous community needs in Sisters. For-profit entities serving the Sisters community, that met one of the previous criteria for nonprofits, could also apply for a grant.

The awards this year were made to:

Assistance League of Bend (extending their services to Sisters) $450; Central Oregon Veterans Ranch $900; Experimental Aircraft Association Sisters Chapter $2,000; Family Access Network Sisters $2,800; Furry Friends $800; Habitat for Humanity Sisters $800; Heart of Oregon Youth Build $1,000; Kiwanis of Sisters $1,000; Rotary Club of Sisters $550; Seed to Table Program $2,000; Shanrack Limited (senior activities) $200; Sisters Camp-Sherman RFPD $1,200; Sisters Cold Weather Shelter $1,280; Sisters Folk Festival $1,000; Sisters Science Club $500; Sisters Trails Alliance $220; SMART $450; Three Sisters Historical Society $1,000; VFW Post 8138 $850; Warfighter Outfitters Inc. $1,000.