Fund For Community Advancement Recipients

Franklin Savings Bank Fund for Community Advancement has awarded over $509,000 to Local Organizations

Franklin Savings Bank is pleased to have awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to the following organizations since the Fund's inception in 1997:

American Red Cross - Concord$5,000.00Capital Fund Campaign
Andover Community Playground$2,500.00Playground Construction
Andover Rescue Squad$5,000.00Rescue Equipment purchase
Andover Service Club$5,000.00Building of Thrift Shop
ATECH Services$10,000.00Mobile assistive technology for dis.
Boscawen Congregational Church$3,500.00Restoration to 1799 Meeting House
Boscawen Public Library$5,000.00Library Renovations
Bristol Community Center$7,500.00Building project
Bristol Fire Company$7,500.00Purchase of defibrillator units
Bristol Fire Department$7,500.00Thermal Imaging Camera
Concord Area Trust for Community Housing (CATCH)$4,000.00Home Buyer Education Center Marketing
Caring Community Network of the Three Rivers (CCNTR)$5,000.00Research & Planning - Housing (match)
Caring Community Network of the Three Rivers (CCNTR)$5,000.00Lead Free – Window Replacement Program
Central NH Special Operations Unit$7,500.00Equipment for tactical team
Child & Family Services of NH$10,000.00Camp Spaulding campership endowment
Choose Franklin$5,000.00Franklin Pride Commercial Production
Circle of Hope$6,706.00Computer & administrative services
Community Health & Hospice$7,500.00Expansion of Telehealth Program
Copper Cannon Outdoor Education Center$2,500.0015 Passenger Van
Danbury Community Center$2,800.00Tables music & lecture series, program coordinator
Danbury Recreation Committee$2,000.00Independence Park
Familystrength$2,500.00START Program
Franklin Business & Industrial Development (FBIDC)$8,000.00Opera House Feasibility Study
Franklin Business & Industrial Development (FBIDC) – Franklin Heritage Commission$10,000.00Downtown Revitalization Plan
FBIDC – Focus on Franklin$5,000.00Image Revitalization Effort
FHS Athletic Field Improvement$3,000.00Upgrade & enhance FHS Athletic Field
Franklin Community Child Care$2,500.00Programs
Franklin Heritage Commission$5,000.00Promotion of Franklin Falls National Registered Historic District
Franklin Opera House$5,105.47Stage lighting & dimming package
Franklin Opera House$2,500.00Purchase intercom system
Franklin Opera House$4,000.00Purchase tilt-up seats and storage dollies
Franklin-Tilton Chamber of Commerce (trail)$5,000.00Plan & Develop trail, from Franklin to Tilton
Franklin-Tilton Chamber of Commerce (trail)$10,000.00multi-use path / trail
Friends of Hill Parks & Recreation Program$3,000.00BMX Park Construction
Friends of the Salisbury Free Library$7,500.00Restoration of historic town library
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council$7,500.00Start-up of transportation program
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council$5,000.00Volunteer mileage reimbursement
Granite State Animal League$7,500.00Addition to Franklin Animal Shelter
Granite State Vietnam Vets Foundation$500.00plans for putting a ramp on building
Greater Franklin Community Trails$7,045.00Acquisition & improvement of park
Greater Laconia Transit Agency$10,000.00Purchase of replacement bus
Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center$3,800.00Develop Agency Website
Hall Memorial Library$10,000.00Building Fund
Images of Life Committee$7,500.00Thermal Cameras
Jennie D. Blake PTO$1,000.00Replace Stage Curtain
Laconia Area Community Land Trust$7,500.00Rehabilitation of transitional housing on Elm Street in Laconia
Laconia Main Street$2,500.00To help light the tree in Veterans Square
LRGHealthcare$5,000.00TuitionLink, Nursing Education Fund
Lutheran Social Services of New England$5,000.00Franklin New Americans Project
MCNH Day Care, Inc.$5,000.00Outside play area - equip & ground cover
Mr. Fixit - Community Action Program$7,500.00Expand program into Belknap County
Neighbor to Neighbor$10,000.00Startup Funds
Neighbor to Neighbor$5,138.00Neighborhood Child Depot
New Beginnings-Women's Crisis Center$10,000.00Acquiring new office, shelter, drop-in
New Hampton Historical Society$2,000.00Roof repair & partial replacement
Newfound Memorial Middle School$1,888.00Traveling Display Panels
New Hampshire Association for the Blind$3,000.00Rehabilitation services & low vision training access
Northfield Conservation Commission$10,000.00Purchase Conservation Easement – Knowles Pond
Odell Park Centennial Project$7,500.00Improvements to playground and walking trail
Open Arms Outreach, Inc.$7,500.00Office equipment & pantry
Ozanam Place, Inc.$10,000.00Rent Subsidy Project
Partners in Health Program$5,000.00Camperships for children w/ illness
Peabody Home$10,000.00Building addition
Pemi River Local Advisory Committee$1,500.00Purchase instruments to test water quality
Pillsbury Mill Park Committee$10,000.00Plans for bell tower, walking bridge, site
Riverbend Community Mental Health$5,000.00Endowment for services
Riverbend Community Mental Health$5,000.00Funding low income elder activities
Saint Paul’s Parish Center Community Building$7,000.00Replace boiler, hot water tank, & asbestos removal
Salvation Army – Laconia$10,000.00Emergency Shelter Renovation
Sanbornton Public Library