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star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public Spaces
To improve the quality of life for residents, this grant will provide safe bicycle storage and shade structures in the Arts Cultural District.

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Ribbon cutting for bike racks.
Chamber of Commerce proclamation for new bike racks.

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Cruces Creatives (2023)

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Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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