September 2009

GRANTS APPROVED AT THE PANEL MEETING ON 30th September 2009:

ISLINGTON COMMUNITY CHEST GRANTS

African Youth Trust
Rental costs – 5,000

Angel Shed Theatre Company
Volunteer expenses and a theatre project in local schools – 5,000

Art and Clay
Running costs and salaries – 5,000

Artescape
To provide viisual arts workshops at concessionary rates for children from low income families – 4,790

Cally Over 50’s Club
Running costs of a lunch club and provision of exercise sessions – 5,000.00

Exmouth Market Centre
An early years project over two years – 10,000

Federation of Iraqi Refugees
Towards running costs – 4,835

Ilays Community Play Association
Towards salary and running costs – 5,000

Isledon Wolves Youth Football Club
Training pitch hire and league fees – 3,250

Islington Boys’ Club
League fees and equipment costs – 5,000

Kings Cross Asian Women ’s Project
Running costs – 5,000

Latin American Elderly Group
A health, wellbeing and personal safety awareness project – 9,979

Olden Garden Community Project
Further development of the garden – 5,000

Organisation of HIV Positive African Men
Two year ’s runnings costs of an existing service supporting African/Caribbean men affected by HIV – 10,000

Rainbow Toddler’s Group
Running costs – 5,000

SAHIL Housing Association for the Somali community
Running and operational costs of and advice and information service – 4,650

The Other Side Gallery
To enable new and existing service users to display their work on the Other Side’s website – 4,720

The Precinct Theatre
Drama workshops based on improvisation – 5,000

TOTAL ISLINGTON COMMUNITY CHEST GRANTS AWARDED September 2009 PANEL MEETING £102,224

GRASSROOTS GRANTS

19th/23rd Islington Scout Group
To provide a scout camp – 1,500

Highbury Quadrant Tenant and Resident Association
A community centre project – 4,996

Hilldrop Community Video Workshop
To develop and expand an existing video making course – 2,979.56

Kurdish Children & Youth Centre
Running costs and a drama project – 3,800

New Orleans Griffins Community Football Club
Towards provision of a weekend activity trip – 5,000

Newington Green Black Senior Citizens Group
Towards provision of hot meals, aerobic classes and home and hospital vists – 2,500

Sobell Judo Club Friends & Family Association
Promoting Judo in Islington through open days and subsidised training sessions – 5,000

The Right Tick
A football tournament, promotional event and volunteer expenses – 2,000

TOTAL GRASSROOTS GRANTS AWARDED September 2009 PANEL MEETING £27,775.56