The partnership between The Garner Chamber of Commerce and The Downtown Garner Association launched its first round in April and awarded small grants to 34 local Garner businesses and non-profits totaling $48,000.
As the pandemic continues, the decision was made to do another round to help small businesses in and around Garner.
Round 2.5 Objectives
The goal of Round 2.5 is to provide support for businesses that are open but still recovering and struggling with the financial impact of COVID-19 either through restrictions on their business type, reduction in customers due to the pandemic, and/or businesses that have incurred additional expenses to make their places of business safer for the public (installation of barriers, hand sanitizer/dispensers, masks, etc.).
Priority business types for this round include 1) gyms, fitness studios, and indoor fitness, 2) barber, salon, and personal care businesses, 3) local restaurants, and 4) other service businesses especially impacted by COVID-19.
Deadline to apply is September 30th at 5pm.
Testimonials from Round One
“Thank you so much! This is a huge encouragement to us, and we will use the grant wisely to help sustain our ministry. We are longing to be together but are doing our best to serve our students via ZOOM. This act of kindness from Garner and our community is humbling. We are truly grateful! May God bless you as you continue to rally support for local businesses.
Grace and Peace.
Leslie Hanna – Spiritual Twist Productions
“Wow! Thank you all very much for this award! We will certainly put it to great use, which will help us sustain our business and keep our team employed.”
Paul Campbell – Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant
“Thank you for reviewing our application and approval of the grant award. It seems so inadequate to just say thank you but we are writing to express our sincere gratitude for the Grant Award. We want you to know that this Grant will be utilized to help pay our ongoing monthly obligations. It has been indeed a challenge to maintain our house of worship. Our congregation is not a large congregation and the majority that support us are senior citizens. We have been in the Garner Community for 10 years and in the mission Fields where God will lead us. “ God Bless.
Reverend Gwen Horton, Pastor - In The Beginning Missionary Baptist
Please accept my sincere “Thank you” for the grant. As you are all aware, this is a very difficult time for the small businesses forced to close. This grant will help pay May’s rent and certainly ease the burden of what it will take to ramp back up once we are allowed to open back up for business. I’m filled with such gratitude and quite humbled to be part of such a caring community. #shoplocal #shopsmall Kindest Regards,
Barbara Galavotti – Body Wellness Massage Therapy