Grants Awarded by the Marlborough Brigham Family Trust in 2018

2018 Marlborough Brigham Family Trust Awards
Marlborough Senior Center, December 6, 2018.

AMSA
Trish Pope, trustee, presented a $ 425 dollar grant to Mark Vital of Advanced Math and Science Academy (AMSA) for a reading program.

The Addiction Referral Center (ARC)
Trish Pope, trustee, presented a $ 3,960 grant to Ernie Kapopoulas, President and Marie Cheetham, Executive Director of the Addiction Referral Center (ARC).

Whitcomb School Robotics Program
Pastor Joeseph Graumann, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Joanne Mahoney and Jeff Gay to help defray costs and fees of the Whitcomb School's "Vex Robotics" teams..

St. Vincent DePaul Society
Nancy Cleary, trustee, presented a $ 6,000 grant to St. Vincent DePaul Society of the Immaculate Conception
and St. Matthias churches for assisting individuals and families with rent, food, clothing, shelter, heating costs, etc.

Friends of Marlborough Seniors
Jody O'Brien, trustee, presented a $ 4,000 grant to the Friends of Marlborough Seniors.

Marlborough Historical Society
Steve LeDuc, trustee, presented a $ 6,000 grant to Chandra Lothian, President of the Marlborough Historical Society to upgrade the windows in the Peter Rice Homestead to save on heating costs.

Employment Options
Steve LeDuc, trustee, presented a $ 6,000 grant to Employment Options to support their social enterprise "Catering Options".

THRIVE Support and Advocacy
Steve LeDuc, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Michael A. Rodrigues of THRIVE Support and Advocacy for their mission to empower those living with intellectual and developmental challenges, with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become leaders in their community.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest
Jody O'Brien, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Laura May, Director of Development, and Chris Duane, President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest.

Fresh Start Furniture Bank
Pastor Joseph Graumann, trustee, presented a $ 3,500 grant to Fresh Start Furniture to support their ongoing work providing furniture for veterans, people coming out of shelters, etc.

Marlborough Public Library
Bob Kane, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Margaret Cardello and Nena Bloomquist of the Marlborough Public Library. This grant is the first of five $ 5000 grants that will be awarded over the next six years.

Also, the Trust funded their annual $ 1,000 Scholarship with the Citizen's Scholarship Foundation
for the Marlborough Dollars for Scholars program.

Marlborough Brigham Family Trust, P.O. Box 221, Marlborough, MA 01752


		2018 Marlborough Brigham Family Trust Awards Marlborough Senior Center, December 6, 2018.
The Marlborough Brigham Family Trust is pleased to announce the awarding of almost $50,000 in grants for this, the sixth year of grant-making for the Trust. We continue to be very encouraged by the quality and diversity of the programs these grant applications detail. Fully funding all requests is not feasible, but we believe the funds we are able to award will help many of these organizations be well on their way to implementing and/or sustaining some exceptional programs and services.

AMSA Trish Pope, trustee, presented a $ 425 dollar grant to Mark Vital of Advanced Math and Science Academy (AMSA) for a reading program.

The Addiction Referral Center (ARC) Trish Pope, trustee, presented a $ 3,960 grant to Ernie Kapopoulas, President and Marie Cheetham, Executive Director of the Addiction Referral Center (ARC).

Whitcomb School Robotics Program Pastor Joeseph Graumann, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Joanne Mahoney and Jeff Gay to help defray costs and fees of the Whitcomb School's "Vex Robotics" teams..

St. Vincent DePaul Society Nancy Cleary, trustee, presented a $ 6,000 grant to St. Vincent DePaul Society of the Immaculate Conception and St. Matthias churches for assisting individuals and families with rent, food, clothing, shelter, heating costs, etc.

Friends of Marlborough Seniors Jody O'Brien, trustee, presented a $ 4,000 grant to the Friends of Marlborough Seniors.

Marlborough Historical Society Steve LeDuc, trustee, presented a $ 6,000 grant to Chandra Lothian, President of the Marlborough Historical Society to upgrade the windows in the Peter Rice Homestead to save on heating costs.

Employment Options Steve LeDuc, trustee, presented a $ 6,000 grant to Employment Options to support their social enterprise "Catering Options".

THRIVE Support and Advocacy Steve LeDuc, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Michael A. Rodrigues of THRIVE Support and Advocacy for their mission to empower those living with intellectual and developmental challenges, with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become leaders in their community.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Jody O'Brien, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Laura May, Director of Development, and Chris Duane, President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest.

Fresh Start Furniture Bank Pastor Joseph Graumann, trustee, presented a $ 3,500 grant to Fresh Start Furniture to support their ongoing work providing furniture for veterans, people coming out of shelters, etc.

Marlborough Public Library Bob Kane, trustee, presented a $ 5,000 grant to Margaret Cardello and Nena Bloomquist of the Marlborough Public Library. This grant is the first of five $ 5000 grants that will be awarded over the next six years.
Also, the Trust funded their annual $ 1,000 Scholarship with the Citizen's Scholarship Foundation for the Marlborough Dollars for Scholars program.
	Marlborough Brigham Family Trust, P.O. Box 221, Marlborough, MA 01752