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RACE Foundation seeks volunteers, continues energy-assistance grants for Charlton seniors
Summary
RACE Foundation board members briefed the Board of Selectmen on local heating and cooling grant programs for Charlton residents age 60 and over, reported 609 applications and more than $200,000 awarded since 2009, and urged recruitment to rebuild volunteer capacity and revive signature fundraising events.
CHARLTON, Mass. — Members of the RACE Foundation told the Board of Selectmen on Feb. 11 that the nonprofit continues to award heating and cooling grants to Charlton residents age 60 and older but needs volunteers and fundraising capacity to sustain and expand the program.
"We serve exclusively the town of Charlton," said Sabrina Webb, a foundation board member, explaining that RACE — the Residential Energy Assistance for Seniors Foundation — provides anonymous awards to qualifying residents and has operated since August 2009.…
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