A2Awesome Foundation gives $3K to cool projects
Sometimes even a token support can make a big difference. Each month a dozen Ann Arbor locals vote (and pony up $100) to make their community a little bit more awesome by funding worthy projects. The newest awesome grant recipients include: 826Michigan, Spontaneous Art, and photographer Bill Streety. Excerpt: A2Awesome Chair Lisa Dengiz had the following to say: “It’s really amazing how many people in our community have brilliant ideas that can be realized with as little as $1,000. When we started this chapter of the Awesome Foundation almost a year ago, we had no idea just how much potential there was. Our grants, among other things, have helped launched Bona Sera Cafe on Michigan Avenue, bringing a renewed sense of vibrancy to downtown Ypsilanti, and put exercise equipment inside Ozone House, improving the lives of local at-risk youth. That’s incredibly gratifying.”" Read more HERE. And here. And here. Full disclosure: Concentrate's editor Jeff meyers is a board member of the A2Awesome Foundation
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