Service League Wants Community Impact Grant Applications

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The Service League of Cherokee County is now accepting applications for Community Impact Grants.

The success of the League’s annual fundraisers, such as the Riverfest Arts and Crafts Festival, the annual Run for the Children “Reindeer Run” 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run and the Annual Ball and Dancing for the Children Celebrity Dance Challenge, “allows the League the opportunity to channel funds directly back into the community to other charities and organizations who are also serving the needy children of Cherokee County,” the organization said in a press release.

The League is currently seeking to assist with new ideas and new projects throughout the community that will make a positive impact on children. A total of $30,000 will be awarded through this program, and anyone whose project aims to serve families with children in Cherokee County may apply.

Copies of the Community Impact Grant application and rubric are available on the Service League’s website. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, and winners will be notified by Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Grant winners must be prepared to complete a grant evaluation report at the completion of their project.

Established in 1935, the Service League of Cherokee County is a volunteer group of 100 women who work year-round, collectively volunteering more than 10,000 hours per year to raise funds for local needy children.

Money raised during fundraising events sponsored by the League provide necessities such as food, clothing, dental care, eyeglasses, medical care, scholarships and much more to underprivileged children in the community. 

For inquiries regarding Community Impact Grants, please email serviceleaguecherokee@gmail.com.