Hancock County Visitors Bureau awards $4,350 in grants to Bluffton groups
Several Bluffton organizations are recipients of 2016 grants from the Hancock County Visitors Bureau (CVB), according to Fred Steiner, director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
The bureau awarded five grants to Bluffton organizations and the grand total of grants received is $4,350. The announcement of the grants was made during the April 8 Bluffton chamber breakfast.
Grants included:
• $1,650 to Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce for Blaze of Lights parade support – Tourism Growth grant
• $1,000 to Bluffton Lions Club Foundation for Ride to Remember – Tourism grant
• $1,000 to Bluffton Lions Club Foundation - Tourism grant
• $500 to Bluffton Farmers’ Market – Community Connect grant
• $200 to Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce for arts and crafts show marketing – Community Connect grant
Last year CVB awarded more than $95,000 grants to support community events.
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