Grants Awarded to DeKalb County Non-Profits

The Philanthropic Fund of Delta Community Credit Union in Decatur recently awarded a total of $6,500 to two nonprofit organizations in DeKalb County.

Receiving a $5,000 grant, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation will use its award for The Butterfly Fund, which assists families of children treated for brain cancer pay their medical bills.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta received a $1,500 donation for its Reach Out and Read program. The money will be used to purchase books and enhance learning programs for children aged 6 months to 5 years.

An annual grant program, the Delta Community Credit Union Philanthropic Fund helps finance nonprofit organizations that assist families struggling with their household finances and that promote physical and financial well-being within their community. This year, the fund will donate a total of $70,000 among its 15 selected Metro-Atlanta nonprofit organizations.

Other recipients of the 2014 Delta Community Philanthropic Fund are:

• Atlanta Community Food Bank
• Cobb Schools Foundation
• Cool Girls, Inc.
• Fayette Youth Protection Home / Bloom
• Georgia Center for Non Profits
• Georgia Health Sciences
• Girls Inc.
• North Fulton Community Charities
• Rocky Mount Elementary
• Sara Harp Minter Elementary
• The Joseph Sams School
• The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• YWCA of Greater Atlanta

Application for the 2015 Philanthropic Fund is now closed, but applicants for 2016 can email Sponsorship@DeltaCommunityCU.com to learn more information.

Photo courtesy of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Pictured left to right: David Sosa, Decatur Branch Manager, Lucy Klausner, Senior Development Office Corporate Partnerships Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Hank Halter, Delta Community Credit Union CEO

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