The city of Hazlehurst and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi will receive a $50,000 grant from T-Mobile to install a new playground with accessible, state-of-the-art equipment in the heart of the city, providing a safe and fun place for children. T-Mobile's Hometown Grants Give Back to 300 Communities Across 47 States - T-Mobile Newsroom
"We are honored T-Mobile has selected our project of installing a new playground for funding. These funds will assist us in securing state-of-the art playground equipment and doing the groundwork necessary for the playground. We deeply appreciate T-Mobile's efforts to impact and revitalize small communities such as Hazlehurst and we look forward to delivering results worthy of the award." ~Carol Burger, Board Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi (MS)
“The Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce is so pleased that T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant Program has selected our community and the Boys and Girls Club Hazlehurst Unit as the recipient of this $50,000 grant that will provide much needed funding for a new playground!! A playground is the foundation of imagination and necessary for childhood social and educational development. These children will benefit so much from this generous grant!” ~Lisa Purser, Executive Director, Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce (MS)
“The City of Hazlehurst is very pleased that the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi’s Hazlehurst Unit has been chosen to receive the $50,000 grant from T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant Program. This investment in our community will reap benefits for families for generations to come. We look forward to seeing all the positive results of this project.” ~Kenneth Ramsey, Mayor, City of Hazlehurst (MS)
The Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi will hold a special project reveal and check presentation on Tuesday, July 2 at 10 AM at 132 West Green Street in Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst is one of two Mississippi towns awarded T-Mobile Hometown Grants today. Greenville, MS received a $50,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant for their own local restoration projects. Since the Hometown Grant program launched in 2021, nine cities and towns in Mississippi, including, Corinth, Hattiesburg, Laurel, McComb and Oxford have received grants totaling nearly $500,000. Hometown Grants is T-Mobile's way of giving people who live in small towns and rural communities a chance to transform the places they call home. Through community development initiatives across infrastructure, education, technology, environment and more, T-Mobile aims to create a stronger and more resilient future for communities nationwide.
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