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Please Adopt Us
Our small family of adoptable cats has been joined by Manfred, the most handsome Maine coon cat you have ever seen. He is a multi-colored gray, big boy with all the attributes of the coon cat: fluffy tail and large tufted ears; you must see him! He joins Max, the shy, mostly white cat; Pearl, the all-white elderly lady who would so love to find a nice soft lap to sit on; and Foosa, our beautiful all-black, affectionate lap cat (we can’t understand why no one has grabbed him up).
The board of directors of the Farm Neck Foundation has announced their annual grants for the year 2009. This year’s grants total $36,000. The Farm Neck Foundation is an independent charitable corporation created by Farm Neck Golf Club to provide charitable assistance exclusively for Martha’s Vineyard.
Martha’s Vineyard Museum receives $1,500 to help with productions costs of the 2010 Dukes County Intelligencer.
Census Workers Needed
The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring for the 2010 Census. These temporary, part-time jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training and reimbursement for work-related expenses, such as mileage incurred while doing census work.
Every 10 years, the Census Bureau collects data on the nation’s population. The results help determine representation in government, as well as how federal funds are spent.
The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard is accepting applications for its spring grant cycle. Through its grants program, the endowment seeks to raise awareness of Vineyard issues, respond to community needs, foster collaboration among nonprofit organizations and support innovative approaches to bettering the quality of life on the Island.
The Endowment welcomes applications from Island nonprofit organizations with IRS 501 (c)(3) status seeking funding for new projects as well as continuing programs that benefit the Vineyard community.
Dozens of curious Islanders turned out to take part in Saturday’s green tour of the affordable housing project under construction at 250 State Road in West Tisbury. The sun was shining on a bitterly cold day as members of the Island Housing Trust and South Mountain Company led visitors through three solar homes in various stages of completion.
Dean’s List
Samantha Rabin, daughter of Karen and Steven Rabin of Edgartown, has been named to the dean’s list at Hamilton College for the 2009 fall semester.
Miss Rabin, a junior majoring in sociology, is a graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.