Lombardi Steers $18,000 in Legislative Grants into Cranston

Cranston's Sen. Frank S. Lombardi announced a slew of legislative grants to benefit city schools and organizations to the tune of $18,000. 

Here's the list:

• Arlington Elementary School, $1,000, to be used to purchase a new LCD projector, laptop and batteries.
• Gladstone Elementary School / Kidventure, $1,000, to be used to offset expenses of the Math Night Program materials and supplies.
• Hugh B. Bain Middle School, $1,000, to offset the after-school tutoring program, including teacher stipends and materials.
• Orchard Farms Elementary School, $1,000, for supplies to enhance the support implementation of inquiry-based science curriculum.
• Stone Hill Elementary School, $1,000, to offset the hourly stipend of After School Math Intervention Program.
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, $2,500 to fund a clinic coordinator and for facility rent.
• Cranston Historical Society, $500 for computer networking software and installation.
• Cranston Western Little League, $1,500 for upgrading existing baseball equipment for 350 children.
• Harris House Residents Association, $1,000 to offset catering and kitchen supplies.
• Knightsville Senior Club, $2,500 to help offset meeting hall rental costs.
• RI Senior Softball League, $1,000 to help offset league costs including insurance, umpire fees, equipment and field permits.
• Santa Maria DiPrata Festival and Feast, $1,500 to help cover police and fire safety for the 2013 annual festival.
• Scituate Vista Tenants Association, $1,000 to help cover the cost of various special celebrations.
• Spurwink RI, $500 to purchase furniture for the facility.
• St. Mary’s Feast Society, $1,500 to help offset the cost of the police detail at the feast.