Gulfport Merchants Award Grants

From the Gulfport Merchants Association:

GULFPORT, FL - Members of the Board of Directors of the Gulfport Merchants Association (GMA) recently presented checks in the amount of $2,000 each to representatives of two local non-profit organizations, First Florida Frontiers and the Gulfport Historical Society. First Florida Frontiers plans to use grant funding to develop a series of public interpretive programs by living history performers and artists during local events depicting significant periods in the history of Gulfport. The Gulfport Historical Society will use grant funding to create a “Gulfport Register of Historic Places,” including locating and designating historic properties, erecting signage and developing self-guided walking tours.

The recipients were awarded community grants funded with a portion of proceeds from 2016 GMA-sponsored “Gecko events,” including the annual Gecko Fest, Gecko Ball and Gecko Crawl. The GMA offers community grants each year to non-profit organizations which are located in Gulfport or include Gulfport in their area of service.

Pictured in the First Florida Frontier check presentation photo are (left to right) GMA Board members Scott Linde, Barbara Banno and Daniel Hodge, with First Florida Frontiers member Elizabeth Neily. Pictured with the check for Gulfport Historical Society are Hodge and Linde (far left and far right) and Gulfport Historical Society members (left to right) Nicole Spence and Christine Brown.

Images via the Gulfport Merchants Association.