The Martha's Vineyard Times

Farm Neck Foundation makes charitable gifts

December 5, 2012

The directors of the Farm Neck Foundation have announced their annual grants for 2012. This year's grants total $57,273. The Farm Neck Foundation is an independent charitable corporation created by Farm Neck Golf Club to provide charitable assistance exclusively for Martha's Vineyard.

Recipients include:

Adult & Community Education of Martha's Vineyard, to purchase office equipment for their new office space, $2,000; The FARM Institute, to create signage for tours, $2,300; Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, to fund their new Yoga/Pilates exercise program, $1,440; Vineyard Conservation Society, to increase their shrink-wrap recycling program, $2,000; Featherstone Center for the Arts, to purchase a projector for a new video projection system, $2,300; Biodiversity Works - Wildlife Research, Monitoring and Mentoring, to fund a summer intern program, $5,883; and Martha's Vineyard Community Services, to fund a new group to meet the needs of persons newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, $4,200.

Also, Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary - Mass Audubon, to fund the creation of a "bird" garden containing natural vegetation for food and shelter for numerous species of birds, $3,000; Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society, to help fund their Thanksgiving Concert, $2,000; Aquinnah Cultural Center - Visiting Artists Program, to fund travel costs of the artists for their annual arts festival; $1,500; Martha's Vineyard Art Association, to purchase equipment and materials for the Studio School at the Old Sculpin Gallery, $2,000; Vineyard Montessori School, to help fund playground renovations; $2,000; Martha's Vineyard Little League, to fund the hydro-seeding of the new Penn Field, $2,500; Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center, to provide scholarships and financial assistance, $2,850; Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard, to help fund veterinarian care for surrendered animals, $2,000; Martha's Vineyard Youth Hockey, to help fund the purchase of a rink divider system, $1,800; SAIL Martha's Vineyard, to support curriculum development goals for the Maritime Studies Program offered to MVRHS students, $2,500; and Vineyard House, a pledge of $5,000 per year over three years toward their capital building campaign.