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Six Kickstart Ajo awards were presented at the Quarterly Freeport-McMoRan Community Partnership Panel meeting on June 6 representing over $16,000 in direct support for local businesses.

June 10, 2019

 

Six Kickstart Ajo awards were presented at the Quarterly Freeport-McMoRan Community Partnership Panel meeting on June 6 representing over $16,000 in direct support for local businesses. Kickstart Ajo is a multi-agency collaboration among Ajo District Chamber of Commerce, Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Leadership for Sustainable Communities Cohort, and the International Sonoran Desert Alliance. The program is made possible by funding from Freeport-McMoRan Foundation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through KickstartAjo.weebly.com online. Applications received by June 15 will be considered for the next award cycle on July 31.

 

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Pictured from left to right: Bo Johnson (Ajo CofC), Lisa Tiderman (Pampered Paws), Aaron Cooper (ISDA), Lily Tiderman (Pampered Paws), Zinia Mason (Oasis Coffee), Christina Vega-Zubiate (Ajo CSA), Kat Anderson (AlasKat Creations) with her son Silas, Kathleen Grimes and Dorothy Porter (Ajo UFO – Universal Fun Obsessions). Awardees not pictured were Ajo Snow and Tacos el Tarasco. 

 

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