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News Release
Aug. 13, 2003
PNM Foundation Announces $54,500 in Grants
for N.M. Nonprofits
Albuquerque: The nonprofit, shareholder-funded PNM
Foundation has announced awards to seven New Mexico organizations
that support educational and community-based programs that
benefit youth and adults. The grants total $54,500.
"These nonprofits' programs are bringing valuable resources
to those who need them most," said Diane Harrison Ogawa,
PNM Foundation executive director. "The PNM Foundation
is proud to partner with these organizations to help build
a stronger foundation and brighter future for our state."
The following organizations received funding:
- Santa Fe Children's Museum: The $5,000 grant will support
Museum-on-Wheels, which brings museum-quality activities
into Children's Hospital of New Mexico and La Familia Medical
Center to encourage feelings of accomplishment, self-growth
and learning.
- Southwestern College: Caring Can Be Shared Community Outreach
Program is a community education program that helps overburdened
family caregivers of terminally ill persons. With the $7,500
grant, more than 1,000 volunteers will be trained using
graduate interns from Southwestern College's Grief Counseling
Program.
- New Mexico Coalition for Literacy: This $12,000 grant
will support 600 tutors statewide who will be trained to
provide one-on-one instruction for about 2,400 adult learners
during this two-year project.
- Self Help: The $5,000 grant will help economically disadvantaged
students in Rio Arriba County be better prepared for school.
These students will be provided new school supplies to help
them assimilate into the school environment and have a positive
school experience.
- Camp Fire USA: The Rocket Reader Program, an innovative
approach to children's literacy, will use the $10,000 grant
to support trained volunteer tutors who are matched with
children for an hour each week to help with reading.
- Keshet Dance Company: The $10,000 grant will support outreach
programming, which brings instructors into Albuquerque schools,
detention centers and other venues for students who might
not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in these
dance programs that enhance self-esteem, self-confidence
and a sense of community.
- Adelante Development Center: The Desert Harvest program
was awarded a $5,000 grant. It is a food rescue operation
created to help alleviate hunger, reduce food waste and
provide volunteer opportunities to people with disabilities
in the Albuquerque area.
The grants announced today were for the second grant period
of 2003. Deadlines for the next and final round of 2003 grants
from the PNM Foundation is Sept. 15. For more information,
visit the PNM Foundation's Web site at www.pnmfoundation.org.
Celebrating 20 years of improving New Mexico's
quality of life, the PNM Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
corporation that was originally endowed by a gift from PNM's
shareholders. No customer funds are part of the endowment.
For more information, please contact the PNM Foundation at
(505) 241-2284.
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