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We are excited to announce this month’s Grant winners! It was a tough decision to make, but we chose this month’s selections based on the applicants’ vivid stories, dedication to their work and clear desire for the grant.

Our Professional Resources grant goes to CE Sandra Holcombe. Sandra has spent 6 months battling the broken monitor on her laptop. She’s resorted to hooking up the laptop to an ancient monitor on her kitchen table. Sandra’s new laptop will allow her to be mobile, as well as have dinner at the table again.

Our first Work/Life Balance grant goes to writer Juliet Harpe. Juliet has been with the Studio since August 2009. By her own admission, freelance writing keeps her mind sharp, but requires an increasing amount of solitude. She will use the grant to take her family to the Meadowgrass Music Festival in May.



The second Work/Life Balance award goes to CE Theresa Danna, who doesn’t have the funds to meet her 7-month-old great-great niece, Maddie, who lives 200 miles away. What’s more, Maddie will be moving to Alaska with her family next month. With the grant funds, Theresa will now have a chance to see Maddie before she moves away.



Our third Work/Life Balance award goes to writer D.M. Gutierrez, who will use the funds for a new exercise bike. Her last exercise bike helped her lose 70 pounds, lower her blood pressure and brighten her overall outlook on life. This story was truly an inspiration to all of us, and we’re excited to help her replace her broken bike.


The final award goes to a writer who would like to remain anonymous – for now. He’ll be using the award to put toward an engagement ring for his girlfriend of 7 years. We’ve promised to keep his name secret to ruin any surprises, but he’ll be sending photos of the ring and proposal once he’s surprised his soon-to-be fiancée.


Finally, our Short Film grant goes to writer Nicholas Miles for his short film “Reciprocity.” This sci-fi short is about man who learns to travel through time and wants to return to the past and save his murdered girlfriend. We were enthralled by the script and clips, and can’t wait to feature his finished product.

Remember, if you didn’t win this time, you can apply twice more with the same application. It was a tough decision to select just six applications, so don’t get discouraged.


Please join us in congratulating the winners!