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Next PALS Grants Deadline - May 20, 2026

If your organization is a 501c3 charitable organization, consider applying for a grant.  We look forward to sharing with the community the proceeds of our Reverse Raffle and Purse Bingo events.  Please read the guidelines for grants on this website and see if your organization qualifies.  While most grants are around $500, exceptions are made for one time projects meeting community needs.

Pals Donations to the Community Reach $241,238
With the completion of our Christmas project and other recent donations, PALS has now given $241,238 back to the community since 2007.  In addition to the generosity of our members who donate purses and gift cards for fundraisers, many thanks go to the community for supporting our 2 fundraisers each year which allows PALS to give it back to the Portsmouth community for creative and much needed projects.

Pals Grants for 2026 (so far)

1)  Portsmouth Little Theater.  Costume cataloging and Preservation.  

$500

 

2)  Vern Riffe Center for the Arts.  Peppa Pig – My First Concert support

            $1,000

 

3)  Wings of Hope.  Installation of a Little Free Library in Bannon Park    

            near Farley Square.  $764.85

 

4)  Sierra’s Haven.  Funds for testing, vaccines, microchipping and    

           required medications.  $1,000

 

5)  Recover Appalachia:  Support for a program to support recovery and

           reentry through workforce development training.  $500

 

6)  Rarden Daily Bread. Funding to purchase food for preparation to serve

           those in need. $2,500

 

7)  Main Street Portsmouth.  Purchase of picnic tables and trash cans for

          the new Riverfront Development Project.  Requested:   $2,500 

Total grant funds to be allocated:   $8,764.85


             
     

Pals Grants for 2025

A total of $21,337 was given to community projects and organizations during 2025.  Those receiving funds were the:
*  Salvation Army Toy Shop,
*  Temporary Feeding Program
*  Books Build Bridges Literacy project
*  City of Portsmouth Revitalization Cyndee Secrest Playground
*  Portsmouth Little Theater directional mural
*  Rarden Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
*  Scioto Heritage Museum
*  Kitchen Collective
*  Growing Lucasville Opportunities (GLO)
*  One College Junior or Senior Annual Scholarship Program 



Pals Children's Outreach Project for 2025

Each year Pals members do a Christmas project to help young people in our community.  Funds do not come from a fundraiser but personal donations by Pals members.  This year, $2,287 worth of toys and clothing was donated. Proud to be a Pals member!(Rhoni Maxwell-Rader, Chair, Children's Outreach Chair; Dan Simco, Co-Commanding Officer of the Salvation Army; Teri Webb, Pals President)
    
 






 

  





 

 
 
   


Pals Pot of Gold A Big Success!
       

Pals held an expanded face-to-face version of our Reverse Raffle - newly dubbed the Pot of Gold- on March 14, 2026.  Anita and J.D. Knittel won the Grand Prize of $5,000 

In addition to the Grand Prize of $5,000, several other prizes were won at our Pot of Gold event.
Stacy Dogal won $600 for the Split the Pot.
$50 Gift cards - donated by Pals members - were won by the following lucky winners!
Gift Card Winner ($50 value)
Maxine Partee, Scioto Ribber
Rich Rhoads, Darden
Jen Slater, Dairy Queen
Keri Kuhn, Tim Horton’s
Nate Distel, Hana Japanese Steakhouse
Ann Dissinger, Darden
Eric Sparks, Outback Steakhouse
Kelly Adams, Visa Card
Ralph Cole, Darden
Desco , Visa Card
STAR, Inc., Texas Roadhouse
Phyllis Fried, Applebee’s
Tim Belcher, Visa Card
Devon Pixley, Darden
Kim Fout, Chic Filet
Dan Delotell, Scioto Ribber
Auston Davis, Darden
Diana Meade, Amazon
Andy Cole, Amelia Gray
Keri Kuhn, Kohls card

Food was provided by the Scioto Ribber with enough for seconds.  A Silent Auction netted hundreds of dollars for the cause. 

A special thanks to our event sponsors Sonnek & Goldblatt, DESCO Federal Credit Union, Neal Hatcher, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Southern Ohio Cleanup Company and Star, PALs members who donated raffle prizes and baskets and those who helped to make the event a success.

2026 Pals Purse Bingo!

Mark your calendars!  Our next Pals Purse Bingo is scheduled for September 27th. Our last event was a sellout and great fun at our new location at The Venue at the Scioto County Fairgrounds.  PALS members donate 15 designer bags as prizes and door prizes.  A Money Purse Raffle will also be held with a bag full of goodies and $500 cash.  Thanks for helping us make money to give back to our community.


 
                
        
              

Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship Recipient
Hope Jenkins!

Each year PALS offers a $1,500 Scholarship to one young woman with a record of service and academic excellence.  W9456e are pleased to offer this year's scholarship to a worthy candidate!