V.I.A. Presents Grants

At the December meeting of the Village Improvement Association (V.I.A.), the Community Response Committee presented $11,500 in grants to three community groups.

The Bucks County Children’s Museum received $5,000 for a custom designed agriculture mural that is representative of Bucks County. This interactive mural will aid children in the development of their phonetic skills. Kelly Krumenacker, President, thanked the V.I.A. for their generous donation, encouraged members to visit the museum and showed pictures of children enjoying the agricultural mural.

The mammography department of the Health & Wellness Center was given $5,000 to buy soft robes for patients to wear during mammogram procedures. The robes will be used at the Women’s Diagnostic Centers at Doylestown Hospital and at the Wellness Center in Warrington. Bernie Lawhead, director of clinical services at the Warrington Center and Susan DeLuca, supervisor of the Women’s Diagnostic Center of Doylestown Hospital, thanked the committee and said the money will contribute to providing comfort as patients undergo mammography testing.

Town and Country Players received $1,500 toward the upgrading and updating of the bathroom facilities at the playhouse. In accepting the award, Alana Caraccio, vice president of fund raising, acknowledged the generosity of the V.I.A. and said this award was the beginning of their capital campaign.