Downtown Canton Partnership awards grants

The Repository
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CANTON − The Downtown Canton Partnership has awarded $80,000 in grants aimed at supporting small-, medium-, and large-scale events in downtown Canton.

Recipients were selected based on the potential for economic impact, event organization, community involvement, and enhancing the downtown experience, according to a news release. The recipients include:

  • The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce/Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival − $12,000 in support of The Hall of Fame Grand Parade, Vintage Canton, & Light Up Downtown.

  • Jerzees Café − $10,000 in support of its contributions for summer First Friday concerts at Canton Centennial Plaza.

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame − $6,000 in support of the Black College Hall of Fame Classic Community Day & HBCU Family Block Party.

  • The Stark County Italian American Festival Foundation − $6,000 in support of the Stark County Italian American Festival.

  • Queer in Canton −$6,000 in support of the Stark County Pride Festival.

  • Stark Si Se Puede Inc. − $6,000 in support of the Stark County Latino Festival.

  • En-Rich-Ment − $6,000 in support of the Enrichment African American Arts Festival.

  • The Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps − $5,000 in support of the Bluecoats Party in the Plaza.

  • The Canton Palace Theatre − $3,000 in support of its Centennial Plaza Summer Movie Series.

  • Small Town Monsters LLC − $3,000 in support of the Smalltown Monsters Convention.

  • The National First Ladies Library − $2,000 in support of its Third Thursday program.

  • Save 22 − $2,000 in support of the Canton Ride in Tailgate event.

  • Big Guy Fantasy Sports LLC − $2,000 in support of the Fantasy Football Expo.

  • Stark County District Library − $1,000 in support of its Reflections of a Trailblazer event.

  • Gigi’s Playhouse Canton − $1,000 in support of its Putts & Pints for a Purpose event.

  • Canton Museum of Art − $1,000 for its Art Inspires Gala.

  • Arika’s Angles − $1,000 in support of its Overdose Awareness Day.

  • Be A Better Me Foundation − $1,000 in support of its Cigar and Whiskey Festival fundraising event.

  • Juilliard Arts Center − $2,000 in support of its Rod Meadows Canton Art Crawl event.

  • Fromage Du Monde − $1,000 in support of its Sip & Snack Class Series.

  • Muggswigz − $1,000 in support of its Celebrating the Craft event.

  • Gator’s Joint − $1,000 in support of its Third Saturday event.

  • BZTAT Studios − $500 in support of its Create the Possibilities Yard Explosion.

  • Run to you Racing LLC − $500 in support of the Women’s 6k Race.

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