Quincy Noon Kiwanis awards $45,000 in grants to 45 area organizations

July 1, 2024 | By Muddy River News

QUINCY — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis Club recently distributed $45,000 to youth-centered organizations for their next project or ongoing program needs. Grants were presented at the Holiday Inn banquet room.

Grant funding is the direct result of the success of the Bids for Kids Online Auction. Proceeds from the auction are funneled to recipients through an application process. Platinum sponsors WGEM, Quincy Recycle and Quincy Medical Group and several other businesses donated to the auction.

Grant recipients:

Adams County CEO	Quincy Junior High School
Adams County Health Dept.	Quincy Art Center
Bella Ease	Quincy Children’s Museum
Birthright of Quincy	Quincy Community Theatre
Blessed Sacrament School	Quincy Humane Society
Boy Scouts	Quincy Montessori School
Camp Callahan	Quincy Public Library
Care Net	Quincy Saints
Chaddock	Quincy Symphony Orchestra
Community for Christ Assistance Center	Quincy University
Cornerstone	Quincy Youth Football
Covered Bottoms Diaper Bank	Rooney Elementary
DARE	Safe Kids Adams County
Denman Elementary	Salvation Army
Fostering Hope	St. Dominic School
Friends of the Log Cabin	St. Francis School
Girl Scouts	St. Peter School
Junior Achievement	Transitions of Illinois
John Wood Community College	Ulmus Academy
Liberty Elementary	West Central Child Care Connection
Lollipop Plus Preschool	YMCA
Payson Trap Club	Young Life
QCES Reading Recovery