At the 2012 second Quarterly Breakfast, the Venturi Brighter Day Employee fund awarded four grants. The recipients for this quarter were Friends, Inc, Huntsville Community Chorus, Semper Fi Community Task Force, and The Huntsville Hospital Foundation (Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund).
Our first recipient for this quarter, Friends Inc., is an organization that enhances quality of life for individuals with serious medical conditions by allowing them to maintain their independence with the help of volunteers. They will be using their $2,500 check to purchase background checks for their volunteers and to print brochures for community awareness.
The second recipient for this quarter, Huntsville Community Chorus, is an organization that provides a quality musical experience to participants and audience members in the North Alabama area. They will be using their $2,500.00 check to purchase supplies and uniforms for members of the children’s chorus who couldn’t otherwise afford those items.
The third recipient for this quarter, Semper Fi Community Task Force, provides veterans support services in our community. They will be using their $5,000.00 check to purchase a handicap accessible hunting blind to be used during their Wounded Warrior Hunts.
Our final grant recipient for this quarter is the Huntsville Hospital Foundation (The Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund). The Melissa George Neonatal Memorial Fund provides life-saving and life-sustaining medical equipment to the Huntsville Hospital Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU). They will be using their check of $5,000 to purchase 5 additional milk warmers for the RNICU.