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FAVOR Greenville named a ‘model program’ by federal government
Greenville Zoo receives grant from Association of Zoos & Aquariums
FAVOR Greenville has been named one of four “model programs” from across the nation by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Faces and Voices of Recovery in Washington, D.C. “Model programs” are considered centers of excellence that can be used as models for other recovery community organizations across the country. Staff from other organizations will visit FAVOR Greenville to learn from them, and eventually staff from FAVOR Greenville will send teams to visit other sites and support their development. This recognition is a reflection of the FAVOR team and their sustained work to help those battling addiction through recovery support and advocacy.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has awarded the Greenville Zoo a 2017-18 Nature Play Begins at Your Zoo & Aquarium Grant for the zoo’s Nature Play Head Start Extension program. The Greenville Zoo is one of 30 grant recipients that totaled $230,000. These competitive grants are selected through a review by experts and presented to accredited zoos and aquariums to encourage family nature play and conservation education. In 2014, the Greenville Zoo developed its Family Nature Club and established a nature play space within the zoo. The zoo has also invited students to experience the nature play space on zoo grounds to continue learning through the zoo. This grant will support the research that has shown that free play immersed in outdoor settings is fundamental to connecting children with the natural world around them.
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Local Allstate employees earn $69K grant for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina Chapter
The Broadway Collective comes to Greenville
The owners of 69 Allstate agencies and financial specialists from Greenville and the surrounding area have earned a $69,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grant to benefit the South Carolina chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The grant will support the organization’s mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma and improve the lives of patients and their families. Each participating Allstate employee earned $1,000 by raising awareness and gathering items for a silent auction at a final celebration event after a 10-week campaign to support the 2017 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Upstate Girl of the Year, Lilly.
The Broadway Collective, a learning experience for children interested in pursuing a career in the performing arts, will come to Greenville on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, for a one-day, five-hour musical theater master class. The founder and lead teacher of the class, Robert Hartwell, has just left the Broadway revival of “Hello, Dolly!,” starring Bette Midler, to focus on teaching the Collective. Hartwell brings with him two additional working Broadway professionals for the class. The Collective will tour 16 cities and is for anyone over the age of 7 to work on their voice, dance, acting, and audition skills. This is the third season of the Broadway Collective, and the classes tend to sell out in advance. Submit community news items to news@greenvillejournal.com.
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