Friday, September 2, 2022

First & Second Quarter Satch Cares Grants 

and RUFC AWARDS first half of 2022

Satchel's has been able to award almost $15,000 in the first half of 2022 to several terrific local nonprofits, schools and organizations in our community. Half of which came from our amazing customers who Round Up For Charity when paying their tabs at Satchel's. GOOD WORK GAINESVILLE! THANK YOU!!!

RUFC January and February   $2349 for UF's design and build studio class worked with Rawling's Elementary students and teachers to build a series of unique and functional projects on the elementary school campus

RUFC March and April    $3339 was raised for The Florida Springs Council who bring policy, law and scientific experts together to advocate for Florida's world-class Springs and Spring-fed Rivers.

RUFC May and June    $2524 went to the  Civic Media Center a community-based nonprofit that serves as a resource for progessive grassroots organizing, activism and public awareness to Gainesville.

SATCH CARES Q1 2022  was awarded to four local organizations.

$1300 to Brave Harvest Farm for an accesibility facelift. Brave Harvest empowers and inspires local families to eat more vegetables through gardening and cooking.

$1000 to Gainesville High School Home Run Club for a new windscreen for the baseball field.

$1200 to Glen Springs Elementary Robotics Club to help send award-winning 5th grade robotics members to the Robotic's World Championship in Dallas

$600 to Good News Arts in High Springs to help fund their after school arts program Good New Arts is a community arts space and gallery that collaborates with artists and citizens to provide contemporary arts education.

SATCH CARES Q2 2022  was awarded to four community partners

$1000 to Bread and Roses Well Women Care. This award will supplement patient procedure costs as well as allow B&RWWC to purchase gas/food/pharmacy gift cards to distribute to their many out-of-state patients. 

Pizza and salad lunch for all campers and staff of Gainesville Girl's Rock Camp

Pizza and salad lunch for students from the Graphic Arts and Design program at the Loften Academies  who volunteered to help with mosaics and other projects at Grow Hub

Salad for Current Problems supporters and volunteers for all their hard work keeping our local waterways clean.

APPLY for SATCH GRANTS!

SATCH CARES Q3 2022  applications are due September 30, 2022. For guidelines please email Gracy  @ satchelsdonation@gmail.com

RUFC 2023  applications are due October 31, 2022. For guidelines please email Gracy  @ satchelsdonation@gmail.com

SATCH CARES Q4 2022  applications are due December 31, 2022. For guidelines please email Gracy  @ satchelsdonation@gmail.com