Ten Social Service and Non-Profit Agencies from Peoria, McLean and Tazewell Counties Receive Grants Totaling $10,000

The Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois (FCAI) Central Chapter awarded Community Care Project grants to ten recipients. These ten social service and non-profit agencies received their checks at the FCAI’s annual Community Care Project Grant Awards Dinner, held October 25, 2011.

The Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois (FCAI), Central Chapter, awarded Community Care Project grants totaling $10,000 to 10 recipients at their yearly awards dinner. The Community Care Project assists area social service agencies and non-profit organizations by providing monetary grants to help them continue their missions.

Grant award checks were presented to the recipient organizations (listed below) during the FCAI’s annual grant award dinner at Weaver Ridge Club House in Peoria on October 25, 2011. FCAI members were present, as were representatives from the State FCAI office in Aurora. A representative from each recipient organization gave a short description of their mission and an explanation of how they would use the grant money.

Grant Recipients:
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Crittenton Centers
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Minier Police Explorers Honor Guard
Operation Safe
Peoria Park District Police Explorers
Peoria Rescue Ministries
YWCA of Mclean County
Center for Prevention of Abuse