宾夕法尼亚州森特基金会捐赠圈拨款30,000美元：三家森特县机构分获15,000、10,000与5,000美元
宾夕法尼亚州森特县的森特基金会（Centre Foundation）10月14日宣布，其「捐赠圈」（Giving Circle）在贝尔丰特（Bellefonte）的Axemann啤酒厂举行年度招待会，向县内三家非营利机构拨款共30,000美元，其中提供交通援助的Centre Helps获15,000美元，为本年度最高单笔。
Centre Helps的「每一英里都重要」（Every Mile Matters）计划为有需要的居民提供网约车乘车、公交代币和车辆维修补助。无家可归者服务机构「走出严寒」（Out of the Cold）获10,000美元，用于更换其庇护所窗户，该机构在极端严寒与酷热天气下运行「蓝色代码」与「红色代码」紧急庇护项目。森特县联合劝募（Centre County United Way）获5,000美元，支持「想象图书馆」计划，为登记在册的0至5岁幼儿每月免费寄送一本书。
今年恰逢捐赠圈成立20周年、森特基金会成立45周年。基金会表示，捐赠圈自2006年成立以来已累计发放超过325,000美元。
Centre Foundation Giving Circle Awards $30,000 to Three Centre County Nonprofits in Pennsylvania
Centre Foundation in Centre County, Pennsylvania, announced on October 14 that its Giving Circle awarded $30,000 to three local nonprofits at its annual reception at Axemann Brewery in Bellefonte. The largest grant, $15,000, went to Centre Helps for its transportation assistance program.
Centre Helps' Every Mile Matters program provides rideshare rides, bus tokens and vehicle repair help to residents in need. Out of the Cold received $10,000 to replace windows at its shelter; the organization runs Code Blue and Code Red emergency shelter programs during extreme cold and heat. Centre County United Way received $5,000 for the Imagination Library, which mails one free book each month to enrolled children from birth to age five.
The reception marked the Giving Circle's 20th anniversary and Centre Foundation's 45th year. The foundation said the Giving Circle has distributed more than $325,000 since its founding in 2006.
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