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        <ExplanationTxt>In 2021, grants were provided to twenty-three 501(c)(3) organizations and public school district programs providing services in Camas and/or Washougal, WA. These organizations and grant amounts include the following: Cascade Pacific Council (Boy Scouts of America) $2,000.00, Camas Farmers' Market $5,000.00, Camas-Washougal Historical Society $2,500.00, Children's Home Society of Washington $14,077.00, Dance Evolution Inc. $2,500.00, Kiwanis Camp Wa-Ri-Ki $5,000.00, Friends of the Columbia Gorge $5,000.00, ReFuel Washougal $3,823.00, Journey Theater Arts Group $2,975.00, General Federation of Women's Clubs - Camas Washougal $6,000.00, Inter-Faith Treasure House $18,077.00, Janus Youth Programs $5,000.00, Opera Quest Northwest $2,000.00, Family Promise of Clark County $16,077.00, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership $10,000.00, Meals on Wheels People $3,577.00, Police Activities League of SW Washington $1,250.00, Pathway Pregnancy Clinic $1,690.00, Partners with Camas Parks &amp; Recreation $2,500.00, Pink Lemonade Project $4,000.00, St. Anne's Episcopal Church $3,000.00, Washougal School District Principals' Fund $4,000.00, and West Columbia Gorge Humane Society $2,500.00.</ExplanationTxt>
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