Bates Elementary Awarded $20,000 Cummings Foundation Grant

SALEM — Bates Elementary School is $20,000 richer after a Monday gift from the Cummings Foundation, while a Salem-based nonprofit landed a new dining contract at North Shore Community College, according to Salem Patch.

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"Salem's Bates Elementary Awarded $20K Cummings Foundation Gift": Principal Sue Faria-Smith announced the grant Monday at the Salem School Committee meeting, per Salem Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/salems-bates-elementary-awarded-20k-cummings-foundation-gift?utm_source=newsstand&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=schools&utm_campaign=recirc&utm_content=newsstand).

"North Shore CC Taps Salem Nonprofit For Campus Dining Starting Fall 2026": Salem-based nonprofit Root will run dining and catering operations at North Shore Community College's Lynn and Danvers campuses beginning this semester, Salem Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/amp/34712265/north-shore-cc-taps-salem-nonprofit-for-campus-dining-starting-fall-2026).

"How Music Icon Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library' Spurred Child Literacy In MA": Salem's Pathways for Children was among more than 2,000 Massachusetts families' worth of local nonprofits tied to the singer's literacy giveaway program, Salem Patch reports, a story that surfaced following Parton's death this week (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/amp/34712673/how-music-icon-dolly-partons-imagination-library-spurred-child-literacy-in-ma).

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