A total of $52,126.00 was awarded to 33 Jo Daviess County not-for-profit organizations:
Jo Daviess Workshop, Inc., Galena
$3,965 – laundry training program
Rainbow Ridge, Galena
$2,576 – staff training/community education
Blackhawk Area Council Boy Scouts, Rockford
$600 – CPR manikins
Hanover Fire Department
$1,000 – update foam equipment
Riverview Center, Galena
$3,000 – prevention education
Galena Bands
$1,000 – project bassoon
FHN Family Counseling, Freeport
$1,000 – Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Jo Daviess County
Stockton Police Department
$1,500 – Youth Club
East Dubuque Fire Department
$1,000 – emergency lighting/command vehicle
Elizabeth Township Library
$1,500 – seniors outreach program
Warren Fire Department
$1,150 – M40 confined space kit
Knights of Columbus, East Dubuque
$2,000 – needy assistance program
Hanover Ambulance
$1,000 – coded electronic locks
Safe Haven, Elizabeth
$590 – pets for seniors
Stockton Fire Department
$2,000 – pre-plan for saving lives
CHOICES for Family Peace & Justice, Galena
$1,590 – emergency food & shelter program
Jo Daviess County Sheriff Department
$1,200 – printers for squad vehicles
Galena Area Emergency Medical Services
$1,500 – training program
St. Mary Church, Elizabeth
$2,000 – emergency assistance program
Tyler’s Justice Center, Stockton
$2,000 – program coordination
Galena Police Department
$1,000 – light bar
Hospice of NW Illinois, Stockton
$2,100 – community education
Family T.I.E.S., East Dubuque
$750 – birth to 3 program
St. Mary Church, East Dubuque
$2,000 – assistance for needy families
Warren Police Department
$1,000 – Operation Education
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Galena
$500 – Little Explorers
Menominee-Dunleith Fire Department
$975 – extrication glove replacement project
Galena Elk's Lodge
$2,500 – Christmas Basket program
East Dubuque Police Department
$1,190 – squad car radio replacement
Stockton Ambulance Association
$1,940 – pager replacement
Scales Mound School FFA
$1,000 – Project Green
Galena Fire Department
$2,000 – thermal imaging camera
United Churches of Galena Food Pantry, Galena $3,000 – funding for food purchases
The funds for these grants were made available from the proceeds of the 2006 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.