The Carthage Community Foundation grants committee recently approved grant awards amounting to more than $25,000 to a number of organizations.
Grants awarded from the Carthage Fund include $2,000 to the Carthage Council on the Arts for the Carthage Kiwanis carousel project at Kiddieland Park; $1,294 to the Carthage Crisis Center for appliance and equipment purchases; $1,250 to the Carthage Humane Society for an animal isolation project and others.
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Three social enterprises were recognized at the 2013 President’s Challenge Social Enterprise Award for their major contributions to society. SATA CommHealth and Bliss Restaurant landed Social Enterprise of the Year titles, while Bettr Barista Coffee Academy bagged the award for Social Enterprise Start-up of the Year.