Grant Chu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ming R. Chu of Arcadia, received a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
The City of Arcadia expects to receive about $396,000 in federal funding for low and moderate income families in 2009. The Community Development Block Grant is not expected to change from what Arcadia received for the current fiscal year. The money might be used on a new bicycle facility installation project or the city's Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Two local fire safe councils, the Sierra Madre and Big Santa Anita councils, each received $1000 of a grant from Farmers Insurance Group. The grant will help residents protect their homes.
Arcadia schools receive grants for meeting or exceeding the target growth of 5 percent or increasing their Academic Performance Index (API) score by five points.
Auntie Anne's Pretzels is giving away 20 grants to families nationwide who give back to their communities. Linda King Read owns 15 Auntie Anne's franchises, two of which are in the Westfield Santa Anita Shoppingtown.
The Successful Partners Adult Reading Center (SPARC) of Arcadia, has been awarded a $775 grant from the Laubach Literacy National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF). The grant will be used to purchase New Readers Press books and other educational resources to promote literacy and good reading habits at home.
Arcadia Rotary Club and other clubs in the United States raised $30,000, which was matched by the Rotary Foundation to total $330,000. The money will go to college loans for students in a southwest Ugandan village.