Summer Fund
For more than a decade, United Way’s Summer Fund has provided local children who face financial obstacles or physical disabilities with the opportunity to attend summer camps and enrichment programs. In 2008, with the help of Chairman Senator Mark Montigny, the program raised $26,620.
A total of 13 camps and summer programs received funding this year. Decisions were made based on applications, final reports and 2007 site visits.
Thanks to generous support from the Island Foundation and the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts - Acushnet Foundation Fund, as well as gifts from area businesses and private donors, Summer Fund continues to provide these children with a positive, structured experience during the summer months.
2008 Summer Fund Recipients
| ARC of Greater New Bedford |
$ 1,500 |
| Artworks! Partners for the Arts & Community |
$ 3,000 |
| Boy Scouts, Narragansett Council |
$ 2,250 |
| Community Boating Center |
$ 3,000 |
| Dartmouth YMCA, Camp Metacomet |
$ 1,100 |
| Girl Scout Council of Southeastern Mass. |
$ 1,350 |
| Gleason Family YMCA |
$ 1,200 |
| Mattapoisett YMCA, Camp Massasoit |
$ 2,700 |
| New Bedford artMOBILE |
$ 3,500 |
| New Bedford Prevention Partnership |
$ 1,000 |
| New Bedford YMCA, Camp Frederick Douglas |
$1,500 |
| Trips for Kids New Bedford |
$ 1,520 |
| YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts |
$ 3,000 |
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 TOTAL |
$26,620 |
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