Camp Dudley
Camp Dudley, located in the Adirondack Mountains on the shores of Lake Champlain, is the oldest continuous boy’s camp in the United States.  The summer of 2004 will mark its 120^th anniversary, and within the past few years camper number 20,000 experienced this magical place.  Camp Dudley has all the aspects of a normal summer camp such as athletics, camping and drama, but emphasis is placed on the moral and ethical development of the boys as evidenced by the Camp’s motto, “The other fellow first.”  The fund will be sending a Boston area child for one month.
$3,500

New England Scores
Summer scores is a six week summer camp which emphasizes on soccer, creative writing and theater arts.  This grant will be used for the Theater portion of the program.  The campers will have daily workshops on acting, playwriting, music, dance and theater crafts.
$3,500

Camp Avoda Alumni Association
This grant will be used to provide a scholarship for a young boy to attend Camp Avoda for one month in the summer of 2003.  For over 75 years Camp Avoda has provided Jewish boys a safe and fun filled camping experience. Located on Lake Tispaquin, Camp Avoda offers a wide range of activities catered to a boy's individual interests.
$3,100

Ballet Rox
Ballet Rox is an intensive dance training program in which racially diverse Boston children, ages 8 to 16, from low-income households study and perform ballet, tap, hip-hop, flamenco, dance history, and music appreciation.  The grant this year will pay for summer dance and art camp scholarships.
$3,000

Camp Starfish
This camp fosters the success and growth of children with emotional, behavioral and learning problems by providing individualized attention as  part of structured, nurturing and fun group programs.  this grant will send one child to a three week overnight summer session.
$3,000

Newton South Assistant Tennis Coaches
Linda graciously volunteered as assistant coach for eleven years to ensure the continued success of the program when the coaching position was cut from the school budget. To continue her legacy the fund will contribute the cost necessary for the girl's and boy's assistant coaches.  On May 30th, we held the 3rd Annual Garden City Cup, which pits the Newton South teams against Newton North's tennis teams.
$3,000

Boston Medical Center - SPARK Center
Boston Medical Center does not turn away families regardless of their ability to play for services.  The Center also has many educational programs to help vulnerable children.  This grant is directed toward the HIV Health and Fitness Program. The new drug therapy regimens that many children that are living with HIV/AIDS take have side effects that make these children gain weight, which leads to low self-image.  This program will help these children create a healthy body image, and learn about nutrition and and exercise routines.
$2,500

Courageous Sailing
This educational program provides a fun and safe environment that promotes positive life skills and values through the sport of sailing to Boston children for no charge.  The grant will pay for 2 summer instructors in training, which is a skill building and jobs program for teens in Boston.
$2,500

Everybody Wins
This small organization promotes literacy as an essential building block of education.  This grant will expand the Power Lunch Program to the Whittemore School in Waltham.  The program pairs children with caring adults for weekly one-on-one reading experiences. 
$2,500

Franklin I-0
A Phillips Brooks House Association Project, Franklin I-O is a seven week intensive and affordable summer day camp.  The at-risk children participate in  creative learning and service projects to promote academic achievement and self confidence.  The camp is run by college students.
$2,500

Generations Inc.
Generations recruits older adults volunteers to work with struggling elementary school students.  The grant will help expand the Reading Coaches program.  The volunteers will provide individualized instruction for 45 minutes twice a week.  The average increase with this special assistance has been 2.5 reading levels in a year.
$2,500

TOPF Center for Dance Education
Peace Moves Program
$2,500

Hospital Clown Troupe
The Hospital Clown Troupe has volunteers who visit the Boston Hospitals to bring love and laughter to children who are carrying the heavy burden of illness.  Last year, the clowns brought smiles to over 4,000 children.  Our donation will enable the Troupe to reach out to more disabled and ill.
$2,000

Underground Railroad Theater
Three youths will be able to attend a one week summer intensive acting program.  The youths have the opportunity to train in acting, build literacy and reflect on conflicts and resolutions through performance.  This program had a very successful inaugural year allowing underserved children to participate in a rich theater education.
$2,000

West Roxbury YMCA
10 2-week camp scholarships
$2,000

Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation
This working horse farm successfully helps physically, emotionally, and learning disabled child and adults by using the horse to expand the personal, emotional, and physical boundaries. Each week during the school year, children who attend the Perkins School for the Blind have the opportunity to take care of and ride horses for an hour and a half. 
$2,000

First Night, Inc
The Summer Beat program is part of the Neighborhood Network that brings different communities together to share their differences and unify through the arts.  This grant will pay for an artist to teach at an inner city community center for two weeks over the summer.  Up to sixty children will benefit from the artist's teaching.
$1,500

Noah/O'Donnell Schoolyard Summer Program
Creating safe, pleasant and fun schoolyard spaces that become a positive resource for neighborhood children is a goal of Noah.  This summer will be the 9th season of a seven week community based program that provides free, drop-in educational activities children ages 5 - 12.  Each day 60 - 100 people attend and this serves as their "summer camp".
$1,500

Somerville Arts Council
The Arts Council works on a grass roots level to create imaginative and resourceful programming that is accessible to all to the City's residents--with a focus on reaching youth and families who typically have little access to arts and culture. This grant supports the Art in a Garden free summer outdoor arts and environmental program.
$1,000