Five local nonprofit organizations have been awarded $4,700 in grants from the Robert R. Chapman Fund. Funding priority is given to organizations that promote and/or help provide international and cultural learning experiences for youth.
$1,000
Funding for 150 students at Warring, Krieger and Clinton Elementary Schools to participate in a one-week in-classroom cultural program that combines Brazilian music and storytelling; the program will culminate with performances by the children at each school and participation in the annual community Celebration of Lights Parade in Downtown Poughkeepsie.
$800
To offset expenses of presenting the family-oriented One River, Many Streams Folk Festival, specifically to purchase supplies for the interactive cultural craft-activity stations and honoraria for the different cultural groups whose youth are working the interactive stations and presenting their dance traditions on stage.
$900
To help fund an Alternative Spring Break project for the Teen Leadership Team, a group of socioeconomically disadvantaged, at-risk youths (ages 14 to 18). The project will bring them to New York City or another large urban center for a week of service learning and cultural enrichment.
$1,000
Funds to expand the S.T.A.R.T. (Student Target Academic Retention Techniques) program within REAL Skills to accommodate a growing student body of ESL learners.
$1,000
Funding for busing to concerts, historical sites and cultural institutions in New York State and surrounding areas for German students visiting Rhinebeck and the surrounding area in July 2013.
