{"id":33167,"date":"2019-02-06T23:07:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T04:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=33167"},"modified":"2019-02-07T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:57:21","slug":"globalfoundries-malta-foundation-hands-out-46-grants-in-community-totaling-165500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2019\/02\/globalfoundries-malta-foundation-hands-out-46-grants-in-community-totaling-165500\/","title":{"rendered":"GlobalFoundries-Malta Foundation Hands Out 46 Grants In Community, Totaling $165,500"},"content":{"rendered":"
The GlobalFoundries-Town of Malta Foundation has awarded 46 grants totaling $165,500 for local organizations and community projects.<\/p>\n
Since its inception, the Foundation formed by GlobalFoundries and Malta has donated more than $1 million to the Malta community.<\/p>\n
Following are the organizations that received grants and their respective amounts.<\/p>\n
\u2022 <\/b>Saratoga Bridges, $12,250 to complete phase III improvements of the Community Home.<\/p>\n
\u2022 <\/b>CAPTAIN Community Human Services, $5,000 to provide personal care products and clothing.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0<\/span><\/b> Shelters of Saratoga, $1,000 for street outreach and supplies to Malta residents in need<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Rebuilding Together Saratoga County,\u00a0 <\/span>$10,000 for home repair for low-income Malta residents<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Malta Stillwater EMS, $10,500 for the purchase of a Carefusion revel transport ventilator.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0<\/span><\/b> Round Lake Hose Co, $4,500 to provide kitchen and general purpose fire extinguishers.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Round Lake Auditorium, $5,000 to improve the entrance to the auditorium.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park, $2,040 to bring the Hands-On Nature program to Camp Malta.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Best Buddies International, $2,000 for Best Buddies Ballston Spa School District project.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Malta Seniors, $5,000 for cultural outings and luncheon events.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Ballston Spa Jr. Baseball League, $5,000 towards tie-in of the ballfields to the town sewage line.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Hands and Paws, $2,500 for Hands and Paws welcome bags and publishing of the Foster Care Book.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>St. Peter Lutheran Church, $3,000 to provide assistance to the Malta food pantry.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Malta Sunrise Rotary Club, $2,500 for gazebo repairs and veterans memorial benches.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Beyond My Battle, $1,500 to enable a workshop for family members and caregivers of individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Round Lake Library Malta Branch, $800 for new tablets for the children\u2019s area.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region \u2013 Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund, $4,000 for the Ballston Spa First Robotics team supporting regional competitions.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region \u2013 Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund, $3,500 for the Robot Rumble off-season First Robotics event<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Rugrunners Robotic, $8,000 for the First Team 20, Shenendehowa First Robotics Team<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Roundabout Runners Club, $5,000 for the Cross Country 2019 project in and around 100 acre woods.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Albany Can Code, $5,000 for the Yes! You Can Code! project.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Band Boosters of Shenendehowa, $5,000 to support the color guard (replacement of their lift).<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Shenendehowa PTA Council, $3,500 for the Odyssey of the Mind program.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Junior Achievement of Northeastern NY,\u00a0 <\/span>$2,500 for support materials for the Junior Achievement programs in the Ballston Spa School District.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Outdoor Club – Ballston Spa High School, $2,500 for essential outdoor equipment supporting club activities.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Ballston Spa High School English department, $1,247.50 for a theater field trip for seniors enrolled in the short story course.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Ballston Spa High School English department, $750 for books for the Young Adult Historical Fiction Research Choice Reading Project.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Ballston Spa High School Student Book Club, $2,056 for book purchase and other student meeting provisions.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Ballston Spa High School-Parent Teacher Student Association, $4,000 for after prom activities and the Arts in Education program.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Malta Avenue Elementary School PTA,\u00a0 <\/span>$2,790 for the World Awareness Children\u2019s Museum.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Chango Elementary School, $4,740 to bring to the school the 50th anniversary of the Very Hungry Caterpillar program from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Chango Elementary School, $3,000 for the Chango Robotics Coding Initiative.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Gordon Creek Elementary PTA, $2,000 to bring a visiting author to the Gordon Creek Elementary School.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Veterans Committee, $3,000 for the 11th annual Malta Military, Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Parade and a veterans recognition brunch.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Community Emergency Response Team (CERT): $2,000 for 100 portable emergency weather radios for the Citizen Preparedness Corps training.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Clerk\u2019s Office, $3,475 for 5,000 maps of Malta to be distributed to the public.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta, $750 to support Dance Night event.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Highway Safety Advisory Committee, $2,500 LED bike lights for the bicycle safety program.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Open Space, Agriculture, and Trails Committee, $750 for the Get Out! photo contest<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Parks & Recreation, $3,600 for the Celebrating the 4 Seasons family fun events.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Parks & Recreation, $3,000 for the Malta Community Center summer concert series.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Town of Malta Parks & Recreation, $6,000 to build a disc golf course at Shenentaha Park.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Spotlighter\u2019s Theater Troup, $1,250 to support the production of Mary Poppins.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Launching Pad Productions, Ballston Spa Middle School\u2019s Drama Club, $2,500 for Honk! the Musical.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, $2,500 to support the Backpack Program in the Ballston Spa Central School District.<\/p>\n \u2022 <\/b>American Red Cross of Northeastern New York, $2,000 for Sound the Alarm. Save a Life home fire preparedness program in the Town of Malta.<\/p>\n As part of the development of GlobalFoundries\u2019 Fab 8 project, the company has contributed a total of $5 million to fund two stand-alone, nonprofit foundations for the towns of Malta and Stillwater. Each foundation is managed by a separate, independent board of directors and uses income earned from investments to fund a wide variety of local community programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Through the end of 2018 these foundations have placed distributed nearly $1.5 million into both communities.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Information about next year\u2019s grant application process will be available on the Foundation web site in August. Visit sites\/google.com\/site\/gfmaltafoundationorg\/home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The GlobalFoundries-Town of Malta Foundation has awarded 46 grants totaling $165,500 for local organizations and community projects. Since its inception, the Foundation formed by GlobalFoundries and Malta has donated more than $1 million to the Malta community. Following are the organizations that received grants and their respective amounts. \u2022 Saratoga Bridges, $12,250 to complete phase […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\n