Post Garza Co. Endowment Awards Grants

On August 26, 2016 during halftime at the Post High School Football game, the Post-Garza County Endowment awarded grants to nine area nonprofit organizations totaling $15,500. Since the endowment’s inception in 2010, the Post-Garza County Endowment has distributed $57,300 to nonprofit organizations in Post and Garza Co.

The 2015 grants were generated by earnings from the Post-Garza County endowment fund, and generous gifts given by the Community Foundation of West Texas (formerly the Lubbock Area Foundation) and Xcel Energy Texas.

The grants totaling $15,500 were awarded to:

• Ragtown Gospel Theater

• Community Recovery Center

• Caprock Cultural Association

• Post Cares

• Post Animal Refuge Center

• Trailblazers and Meals on Wheels

• Girl Scouts of America

• Garza County Life Extension

• Post Economic Development Corporation

Teacher Mini-Grant recipients were also announced during the game to three area teachers for their educational projects:

• Raelene Reece

• Desta Mason

• Crystal Osborn

Congrats to all the grant and mini-grant recipients.