MAKING A DIFFERENCE

GRANT APPLICATION
Because of the generosity of so many people in this community, in 2011 the Bill Sugra Memorial Fund will be able to distribute $88,000 to honor Bill’s memory to the following organizations:

SCHOLARSHIP We are continuing our matching scholarship with IUP for a needy student - Bill attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania and truly loved the education that he received there. There is a memorial to 3 students who graduated from IUP who were tragically killed at the World Trade Center.

We are giving support to The Bach Choir who has been invited to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the WTC .

     CARING FOR CHILDREN
     Programs essential to the health, welfare and educational needs of children in our community.

• Community Music School - Provides outreach programs.
• Boys and Girls of Easton - Funding to establish a teen Keystone Club to promote character, ethical leadership and good citizenship in low income adolescents for at-risk youth.
• Embrace your Dreams - "First Tee of Willowbrook" and "First Tee of Lehigh Valley", which provides golf instruction and teaches life skills.
• Boys & Girls Club of Allentown - Funding for supporting a Literacy 4 R Youth at the Sixth Street Clubhouse to develop their literacy skills and computer skills.
• Muhlenberg Elementary School - Helping students succeed on the PSSA tests.
• Mountain Movers - Offering support to a program to reach out to the children in inner city Easton.

     CARING FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
     Ensuring that people who need help with the basic essentials of life are given every opportunity.

• Fund to Benefit Children & Youth - "Family Needs Program", which fills the basic needs for the well-being of children.
• Lehigh County Conference of Churches - Direct assistance to benefit the Daybreak Program to prevent homelessness by offering 3 meals a day.
• The Program for Women and Families - Providing support for a program called the Family Reunification that addresses the needs of preventing child abuse and neglect.
• Children's Home of Easton - Funding for a program called After Care to support youth at risk of " aging out of the system." The program offers scholarships for youth to attend college or trade school.
• Stephen's Place - Supporting a program that allows residents to get a new start during a most difficult time for residents to adjust to a new life outside of the prison system.
• Twin Rivers Emergency Response Team - For a new outboard motor so that they can assist in their missions of searching for lost children and the elderly who have walked away from their caregivers. They provide services without costs to the missing persons or requesting agency.
• Sing For America - To support a program that salutes the heroic efforts of our brave men and women.
• The Central City Project (CCP) at Allentown Central Catholic High School- Providing funding for a van for CCP. This is an opportunity for students from communities outside the city to interact with the local neighborhood's people, institutions, and events. In a particular way, the CCP desires to integrate the curriculum of the high school with hands-on learning. Specific projects augment the learning taking place in the classroom.

     CARING FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
     Providing support and access to care for those with special needs.

• Center for Vision Loss - Helping low income individuals to receive quality eye care.
• Treatment Trends, Inc. Veterans' Sanctuary - support for veterans to help deal with homelessness, health, mental health , and criminal justice issues.
• Mercy Special Learning Center - Providing assistive technology/ computer resources. For the purchase of several iPads and the necessary accessories to purchase items that would assist the classroom in further benefitting the Instructional plan developed for each student These programs are designed for children that cannot communicate verbally or have difficulty learning.

     CARING FOR SENIORS
     Providing support for those services that help seniors live independently and with dignity.

• Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County, Inc. - BSMF subsidizes the cost of meals for seniors who are unable to pay.
• Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living - Giving assistance for an emergency outreach program by providing individuals with disabilities store gift cards to purchase fresh foods.

Grant Application

Mission:

The Bill Sugra Memorial Fund is established in memory of Bill Sugra, a truly compassionate, caring and loving young man whose life was tragically taken in the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City. The purpose of the fund is to encourage, support and assist the needy and disadvantaged to improve their lives during times of difficulty, regardless of geographic location, race, religion or gender.

For 2011, in loving memory and honor of Bill and all of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, ten years ago, the Bill Sugra Memorial Fund will be distributing ten grants in the amount of $5,000 each. Deadline to submit a grant application remains July 1st. In 2012, we will resume our normal grant procedures.

The deadline to submit a grant application is July 1.

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