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Nonprofit Highlight: Garden by the Bay

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After five seasons, the Garden by the Bay has been a successful program that has impacted many. The plots provide interested community members with garden space, and some plots are set aside to grow vegetables…

A New Mural for Seward

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n September, the Seward Arts Council received a $1,000 mini-grant for supplies for its “Seward’s Native Roots” 2022 mural project. The mural is a collaboration with the Qutekcak Native Tribe and Seward Mural Society and…

Benny Benson Hand-Sewn Flag to be Restored by Friends of the Library

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riends of the Seward Library was awarded a major SCF grant of $4000 to restore one of the original hand-sewn Benny Benson flags. This flag was first presented to Mrs. Viola Swetmann, one of the…

Grant Highlight: Independent Living TRAILS Program

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The Independent Living Center received a $4,000 grant through SCF’s 2021 competitive grant cycle for their TRAILS program. TRAILS, which stands for Total Recreation and Independent Living Services, offers year-round recreational opportunities for people who…

Grantee Highlight: Voice of Moose Pass

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The Moose Pass Public Library received a $3,241 Major Grant from SCF's Unrestricted Fund to help produce two videos chronicling the Moose Pass community's history. The two videos tell of Moose Pass, an Alaska frontier…

Grantee Highlight: Room Rent for Seward Community Band Practice

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The Seward Community Band received a $450 mini-grant from the Seward Community Foundation for funds to rent the Seward High School music room for weekly practice sessions.