Medina Sandstone Trust announces $11K in grants for local organizations

Staff Reports Posted 23 March 2026 at 3:57 pm

MEDINA – The Medina Sandstone Society has approved $11,540 in grants to local organizations.

The grants generally are about $1,000.

Here are the grants that were approved:

Hands 4 Hope Street Ministry – to purchase laundry detergent for clients.
Genesee Orleans Ministry of Concern – to assist with the purchase of beds and mattresses for clients in Medina.
Home for the Holidays 5K – for their annual Veterans Christmas Drive to provide holiday gifts and essential items to veterans and their families.
Friends of Boxwood Cemetery – to hire an engineering firm to use GPR to locate unmarked graves in Potter’s Field and other cemetery sites.
The Medina Historical Society – to cover the cost of historical speakers and publicity costs for future programming and to purchase archival quality boxes to store photograph negatives.
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council – to purchase equipment and upgrades to their traveling stage.
Orleans Renaissance Group – to purchase a stepladder, table and chairs for the Canal Village Farmers’ Market.
Arc GLOW – to purchase a 10-piece bundle of wireless silent disco LED headphones for use at Camp Rainbow.
Orleans Koinonia Kitchen – to help provide food and weekly meals for those in need.
Calvary Cupboard – for emergency food assistance to those in need.

2025 Special Project – In addition to the annual grant awards, a donation was given to the Orleans County Historical Association to provide funding for the new wooden floor for the chapel at Mt. Albion Cemetery. That building from 1875 is undergoing restoration with a new roof, repointing and other repairs.