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star-24px 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Coronavirus recovery
Renovating a community-use space with new flooring, lighting, accessible seating, and COVID precautions will create a safe space to host programs, events, workshops, celebrations and parties, meetings, and opportunities for residents to begin connecting with one another again.

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ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

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