Lee Bank Foundation Announces Community Funding

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LEE, Mass. — The Lee Bank Foundation has awarded $64,500 to eight Berkshire area organizations in its second-round of 2021 community grant awards. 
 
Recipients were awarded grants ranging from $2,000 to $12,500 to support their local programming.
 
The following organizations received funding from Lee Bank Foundation:
  • Berkshire Bounty
  • Berkshire County Historical Society
  • Berkshire South Regional Community Center
  • Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
  • Flying Cloud Institute
  • Music in Common
  • New Stage Performing Arts Center Inc.
  • Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires
To be considered  for grant awards, applicants must be a (501)(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on funding organizations that work to bridge  income and opportunity gaps in our region. Funding requests should reflect one or more of Lee Bank Foundation's primary focus areas:
  • Education and literacy
  • Food security and  nutrition
  • Economic growth and development
  • Health and human services
  • Mentorship, internship and “school to work” initiatives;
  • Arts and culture
Applicants may submit only one application in a 12-month period. Sept. 1 is  the next application deadline.
 
Online applications and information can be found here: https://www.leebank.com/community-impact/donations-sponsorships.html

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Community Hero of the Month: Officer Joshua Tracy

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
LEE, Mass.—Lee Police Department patrolman Joshua Tracy has been selected for the February Community Hero of the Month. 
 
The Community Hero of the Month series runs for the next 9 months in partnership with Haddad Auto. Nominated community members and organizations have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on their community. 
 
Tracy has been an officer in the Berkshires for seven years, working for multiple departments including North Adams, Pittsfield, and as of approximately 5 months ago, Lee. 
 
Prior to being an officer, Tracy served 12 years in the Army National Guard. He became an officer when he left the service because it not only allowed him to help others, which he knew he enjoyed, but allowed him to utilize his military training. 
 
When on a call, Tracy knows he is likely walking into someone's worst day, which is why he strives to be a dependable person for the people out in the community, he said. 
 
"I think the thing that I think about the most of making an impact is showing up on these calls that we go on and de-escalating and calming the situation down," Tracy said. 
 
"You know, most of the time when we show up, it's because someone's having one of their worst days or just a really bad day."
 
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