Alexandra Whitbeck / Reporter
The Tri-County Community Foundation awarded their annual grants to local organizations working in the health and early childhood education sectors.
Here is a list of the awardees and the projects being funded:
HEALTH GRANTS
- Axis I Center of Barnwell- Youth Summit
- Bamberg County First Steps- ‘Mommy-cise’ Winter Wellness Camp
- Barnwell-Bamberg Baptist Association- Brotherhood Ramp Ministry
- Barnwell Community Soup Kitchen- Operations
- Barnwell County First Steps- Buckle Up Barnwell, Family Pantry ‘diaper bank’
- Barnwell Elementary School- H20 Growing
- Barnwell High School- Kettlebells for Lifelong Health, Physical Activity Enhancement, Stop the Bleed
- Barnwell High School Health Office- Fill the Clinic
- Barnwell High School Media Center- Arts and Recreation Books, Gardening, Healthy Readers
- Bethlehem Baptist Union, Inc.,- Summer Enrichment Program
- Blackville First Baptist Church- Blackville School Snack Sack
- Carolyne S. Williams Early Childhood Center- A Healthy Me
- Character Restoration Initiative- Helping Hands Motor Skills
- Darnell Committee/Darnell Initiative- Healthy Girls
- Denmark-Olar Elementary School- D.O.E.S Incentive Program
- Emma’s Helping Hands (Allendale Enterprise)- Art of Healthy Eating
- Guinyard-Butler Middle School- Grilling Right Into Lean Life (GRILL), Stock Stop the Bleed Kits, Stop the Bleed
- Holy Apostles Church Women- Barnwell School Snack Sacks
- Macedonia Baptist Church- Fitness Fiesta
- Macedonia Elementary School- Project Ready
- Second Baptist Church- Seeds of Health and Wellness
- Thankful Baptist Church- Building Stronger and Healthier Families, Crafting a Better You
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS
- ABBE Regional Library System- HomeSchool Resources for Bamberg and Barnwell Public Libraries
- Allendale County Historical Society- Backyard History
- Allendale-Fairfax Elementary School- Arts for Tots, Author’s Tea, Reading Across the Curriculum (4K-1st grade and 2nd-3rd grade)
- Andrew Jackson Academy- For the Love of Pollinators
- Axis I Center- Junior Chef Nutrition Kitchen at the Barnwell Farmers Market
- Barnwell Primary School- Big Books & Puppets, Take Math Home
- Carolyne S. Williams Early Childhood Center- Sesame Street in Your Neighborhood
- Circle Theatre Inc.- Circle Theatre Youth Summer Camp
- Darnell Committee/Darnell Initiative- ‘My First Books’ Project, Childcare Scholarship
