A total of $41,383.05 was awarded to 27 Jo Daviess County not-for-profit organizations:
Jo Daviess Workshop, Galena
$2,293 – automated external defibrillator
Family T.I.E.S., East Dubuque
$1,000 – early childhood program
Hanover Ambulance
$1,419.49 – intubation training kit
City of Galena
$1,450 – Grant Park beautification
Elizabeth Fire Department
$300 – GPS system
Nativity B.V.M. School, Menominee
$2,362 – school lunch program start up
Galena Art & Recreation Center, Galena
$1,880 – youth fitness and recreation equipment
Hanover Township Park District
$1,184.64 – security video system
Holy Cross Youth Ministry, Stockton
$500 – youth leadership training
Galena-Stauss Hospital & Healthcare Center
$2,100 – Health & Harmony program
East Dubuque Youth Center
$1,000 – operating costs
Apple River Fire Department
$3,000 – air pack replacement
Jo Daviess County Radio Patrol
$1,430 – portable radios/headsets
Knights of Columbus, East Dubuque
$3,000 – emergency assistance fund
Warren Fire Department
$397 - extrication equipment
Galena Band Program
$1,000 – instruments for low income students
Village of Hanover
$1,500 – renovation of playground
Elizabeth Community Ambulance
$3,000 – cardiac monitor and defibrillator
C.H.O.I.C.E.S. for Family Peace & Justice, Galena
$1,300 – emergency food and shelter
Menominee-Dunleith Fire Department
$1,150 – gas monitor
Wesley United Methodist Church, East Dubuque
$1,500 – youth leadership camp
Galena Fire Department
$2,114.93 – rescue and cut-off saw
Hanover Township Library
$1,000 – nonfiction materials
East Dubuque Police Department
$561.99 – underwater camera
Juvenile Justice Commission, Galena
$750 – mock crash and trial
Hospice of Northwest Illinois, Stockton
$2,200 – grief counseling for children
Galena Police Department
$1,990 – defibrillators
The funds for these grants were made available from the proceeds of the 2005 Galena Country Fair event. None of the money from the profit of the fair was used toward administrative support of this group, it is strictly a volunteer organization.