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Volume 27, Number 24
Education foundation awards $22K in grants
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The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation recently announced their 2021 grant recipients. With a recordsetting number of grant applications received, CVEF awarded 16 grants totaling $22,000. “It was great to see so many applications,” grants committee co-chair Tina Gossner said. “After living through this difficult pandemic year, it was extremely uplifting to see folks submit a record-number of applications with such creative and forward-thinking ideas.”
Girl Scout cookie sales lead to community center renovation A little sugar, a little butter, perhaps some chocolate. But it’s not just the ingredients that make them special. There’s also the box. When you see it, you know. A container of Girl Scout cookies delivers a sweetness that no other cookies can. And deliver they did. Girl Scouts from Durham and Middlefield achieved the biggest jump in sales compared to any other Girl Scout troop in the state, increasing sales by more than 15 percent. If you stopped by one of the Girl Scout cookie sales earlier this year at Strong School or Durham Pharmacy, then give yourself a pat on the
back. You helped our local troops do a lot more than deliver the frozen thin mint-goodness that we all deserve at the end of a long day. You helped create sustainable projects that incorporate initiative, community mindedness, and the opportunity for
young people to plan and succeed. That should make you feel a bit less guilty about that extra Samoa you sneaked before dinner. Of course, in-person sales at schools and local pharSee Renovation, A4
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The grant recipients: Two grants were awarded to study slavery in our communities, one from Strong School and another as an Eagle Scout project. Both will study local history to pinpoint and honor either a slave or abolitionist from Durham/Middlefield.
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Grants committee co-chair Anne Doyle concurred, noting, “We were inspired that many grants were aimed at educating our community on diversity in every age group. We were also excited to see innovative, worldrelated projects from the amazing teachers and students in RSD13.”
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The Coginchaug Area Transition Team will start a pilot program with the assistance of the Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board aimed at educating 100 families about composting. A drop-off spot at the Transfer Station will be provided. The goal is that the program will be a model to transfer costs and help green our communities. Durham Public Library and Levi Coe Library received funding for creative projects, including monthly DIY Take See Grants, A37
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Boy Scout Troop 27 replaced the POW/MIA and American flags on the Durham town green with new ones on Sunday, June 6. See story on Page 6. Pictured: Scouts prepare the old U.S. flag for proper disposal by the VFW. Photos by Denise Pulaski Grodzicki
Complete Streets Durham will use their grant funds to present an education and safety campaign. Complete Streets is a group formed by Sustainable Durham, with plans to enhance walkability and safety on a planned pedestrian loop.