The Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce brought smiles to a number of local businesses and organizations when they presented $42,000 in grant funds for a variety of projects in Warren County.
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The Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce brought smiles to a number of local businesses and organizations when they presented $42,000 in grant funds for a variety of projects in Warren County.
In total, 12 area organizations covering a whole host of different missions were recognized and awarded funds during the chamber’s lunch meeting Nov. 18.
The awardees included: Booneslick Regional Planning Commission, Care to Learn – Warrenton Chapter, College United Methodist Church, Crosswords Clinic Volunteers in Medicine, Feed on Faith, Holy Rosary School, No Time to Spare Animal Sanctuary, Warren County Pathfinders, Wags & Whiskers, Warren County Health Partnership, Warren County Historical Society and Warrenton Lions Club.
During the meeting Nov. 18, Chamber Director Heather Bell said some of the funds from the Warrenton License Office were earmarked to be given back to the community through Business Needs grants.
Chamber President Robin Kuhlmann said grants were decided by a three-person committee.
“We had a committee of three that went through grant by grant and dissected it, how would it improve their business needs, the community, give back to the mission of the chamber,” Kuhlmann said.
Awards granted were as follows:
As part of the awards, the chamber also presented an intern grant to Schraer Air Experts.
