Park Avenue Thrift has awarded $200,086.25 in grants to support schools and nonprofit in around Enid as a part of the company’s community grant fall cycle.
The recipients of the fall grant are:
- 4RKids Foundation
- Adams Elementary
- Chautauqua Council of Enid
- Emerson Elementary School
- Enid High School
- Enid Street Outreach Services
- Enid Symphony Orchestra
- Garfield County Child Advocacy
- Gaslight Theater
- Girl Scout Service Unit 603
- Glenwood Elementary
- Hayes Elementary
- Hoover Elementary
- Infant Crisis Services
- Leonardo’s Children’s Museum
- Lincoln Academy
- Loaves and Fishes
- Longfellow Middle School
- Main Street Enid
- McKinley Elementary
- Monroe Elementary
- Taft Elementary
- Waller Middle School
- Youth and Family Services
These donations come after Park Avenue Thrift awarded $210,573 in grants to several organizations and school back in April, including $25,709.97 to 67 different classroom projects. These totals put the cumulative price of Park Avenue Thrift’s donations in 2024 at $457, 257.72.
“Longfellow Middle School is so grateful to Park Avenue Thrift for supporting programs that create meaningful learning experiences for our students,” said Katie Liddell, counselor at Longfellow Middle School. “With multiple programs being funded, we are able to offer new opportunities that foster both academic growth and character development.”
“Park Avenue Thrift is so excited to support impactful initiatives across Enid, from enhancing outdoor education at several Enid public schools to providing 47 loaves of bread each week for a year for Loaves & Fishes, and sponsoring children’s concerts with the Enid Symphony Orchestra,” said Stela Jantzen, executive director of Park Avenue Thrift. “These grants are made possible because of our amazing community. Thanks to our incredible shoppers, donors, employees, and board members, we’re able to give back and make a meaningful difference for Enid.”
For more information on Park Avenue Thrift’s donation program and community giving, you can visit www.parkavenuethrift.org or follow Park Avenue Thrift on Instagram of Facebook.
