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Aquidneck Land Trust's Merritt Neighborhood Fund Grants
Help Neighborhood Preservation Efforts
Grant applications are now available for Aquidneck Island
organizations and neighborhood groups working to preserve a special
little open space parcels or improve a neighborhood park.
The Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) Merritt Neighborhood Fund provides
grants ranging from $100 to $2,500 to Aquidneck Island’s neighborhood
and community groups working to strengthen their community’s identity
and natural character and to model the ethic of land conservation and
stewardship through community volunteerism. Grant applications may be
obtained by contacting the ALT at 401-849-2799. The deadline for
proposals is June 13, 2008.
Since the Merritt Neighborhood Fund was established in 1999, the ALT
has awarded grants to local groups in Portsmouth, Middletown, and
Newport to revitalize parks, repair and purchase playground equipment
and improve aesthetic value through landscaping. Past recipients
include the Island Park Neighborhood Crime Watch Committee, Friends of
Anne Hutchinson, the Middletown Tree Association, Albro Woods,
Cranston Calvert Elementary School PTO, Sullivan School Family Center,
Friends of Morton Park and Newport Little League.
The Aquidneck Land Trust established the Merritt Neighborhood Fund to
honor the late Peter M. Merritt, the organization’s visionary
president emeritus, for his decade of leadership. Merritt had a vision
to execute the mission of the ALT on a smaller scale to benefit
individual neighborhoods across Aquidneck Island. “The work of
neighborhood groups and associations to reclaim or improve small
parcels of land for community good is part of the effort to create a
sustainable future for Aquidneck Island,” said ALT Executive Director
Ted Clement. “Examples of valuable projects that can be enacted on a
neighborhood level include community gardens, transformation of
neglected properties for community recreation, playground improvement,
and pocket parks,” Clement said.
ALT’s mission is to preserve
Aquidneck Island’s open spaces and natural character for the lasting
benefit of our community. The organization has conserved 1,971.67 acres on Aquidneck Island. ALT is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization. For more information about ALT, visit
www.AquidneckLandTrust.org.
As
always, thank you for your continued support
for conservation on
our Island.
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