© 2024 WNMU-FM
Upper Great Lakes News, Music, and Arts & Culture
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Numerous Marquette County programs receive grants through foundation

MARQUETTE, MI--   The Community Foundation of Marquette County has given area programs more than $58,000 in this year’s competitive grant cycle.

Among other projects, the Forsyth Township Public Library received $24,000 for a summer reading program; more than $15,000 went to Feeding America’s food pantries; $6,000 was given to Trillium House for resident care equipment; and $4,700 was given to the Michigamme Township DDA to make the library handicap-accessible.

For more information about the foundation go to cfofmc.org.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.