QVNA Spotlight

Three QVNA Community Grants Awarded

Preserving history, protecting nature and raising student performers.

On December 13th, QVNA announced the Fall 2019 recipients of its Community Grant Grants Program. In total, three recipient organizations will receive $6,550.

Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation (HGDPC), a volunteer-driven nonprofit, will receive $3,000 to help fund a capital project to repair and paint the exterior wooden surfaces on the sanctuary, parish hall, and sexton house, as well as the first floor interior of the sanctuary. The estimated cost of this sorely-needed preservation work is $130,000. Undaunted by the financial challenge, HGDPC volunteers qualified the project for a matching fund Keystone Grant of $130,000. In 2019, they raised $65,000 through individual donations, fundraising events and, with the help of QVNA’s grant, will receive $65,000 in matched funds through the Keystone Grant.

Friends of Mario Lanza Park, a volunteer group of Queen Village neighbors, will receive $2,000 to help save the life of a 200-year old tree located in Mario Lanza Dog Park. Root-level soil testing, disease treatment, and fertilization are required to rejuvenate and nourish this park treasure and essential source of shade. During 2019, this Friends group tackled multiple major tree-care projects and is raising funds to continue this important work.

The Parent Teachers Association of Nebinger School will receive $1,550 to purchase risers for the school auditorium.

QVNA President Eleanor Ingersoll presents Nebinger PTA’s Ben Schindler and Abby Maher with a community grant along with Keira and Noah Schindler, a high-spirited Nebinger student, and Hazel Maher.

These risers will not only help audiences better see students perform, but also help student performers better see their performance leader and the audience. Nebinger’s PTA anticipates that the risers “will last forever and be used by all students in the school at one point or another.”

QVNA’s Community Grant Program provides funding to help improve the quality of life of Queen Village residents. Grant requests are accepted for a wide range of projects and programs, such as enhancing parks, playgrounds, clean and green projects, and historic preservation. QVNA also accepts grant applications for in-school, after-school, and summer academic and/ or learning enrichment programs. ■