MCCF
ANNOUNCES 2011 OPEN GRANT CYCLE AWARDS FOR MARTIN COUNTY
The Martin County Community Foundation Board of
Directors will award over $10,200 to eight local agencies who submitted
proposals for the 2011 Open Grant Cycle.
Funding for the grant
application process is provided by the following unrestricted funds: Crane
Fund for the Betterment of Martin County, Al and Helen Friesenhengst Fund
for Martin County, Gregory Family Humanitarian Fund, Leo Harding Family
Unrestricted Fund, Old National Bank Unrestricted Fund, Tri-Kappa of
Loogootee-Shoals Community Grants Fund, and the Martin County General
Unrestricted Fund. Additional funding is provided by the Sarah Bowling
Fuhrman Memorial Fund for Youth and the MCCF Education Fund.
The awards will be presented
at the 2011 Annual Dinner on Monday, November 14, in the Martin County
Community Building on U.S. Hwy 50 in Loogootee.
The Grants Committee for the Martin County Community
Foundation is composed of select board members and Martin County community
representatives. Stevie Horton, MCCF President, said “The grant cycle is
one of the most important tasks we undertake each year. Our Grants
Committee carefully considers each application. I want to personally
commend the grants committee for their thoughtful efforts.”
A challenge grant was awarded to Indiana Drug
Education/Awareness Solutions; agencies awarded challenge grants must raise
matching funds to receive the grant. The following grants were awarded:
|
Organization |
Project Name |
Award Amount |
|
Generations/Vincennes University Foundation |
Martin County AngelWorx Expansion |
500.00 |
|
Indiana
Drug Education/Awareness Solutions |
Thinking for a Change |
1,473.00 |
|
Loogootee Jr/Sr High School - Daily Living Skills |
Help
Me Talk |
600.00
|
|
Loogootee Jr/Sr High School - Engineering/Tech Program |
Electronics Equipment and File Server Upgrade |
2,030.42
|
|
Martin
County Council on Aging |
Martin County Meals on Wheels |
1,000.00
|
|
Martin
County Council on Aging |
Sr
Center Make-It Take-It Workshops |
360.00
|
|
Martin
County Historical Society |
Restoring the Museum Bell Tower |
1,500.00
|
|
Martin
County Humane Society |
Care
& Control of Martin Co Pet Population |
2,042.00
|
|
Retired
Senior Volunteer Program of Daviess Co. |
Martin Co Satellite RSVP Expansion |
738.00
|
The Martin County
Community Foundation is a public charity recognized by the IRS as a 501
(c)(3) whose mission is to responsibly
take in endowed funds and provide grants to worthwhile projects, improving
the quality of life in Martin County and enhancing the value
of the foundation to the community. This is accomplished through
leadership and grantmaking in areas such as: education, economic
development; health and human services; civic and historical affairs; arts
and culture; and recreational activities. The Board of Directors is
comprised of volunteers from the community committed to making Martin County
a better place for future generations. For information
on giving back to Martin County through the Community Foundation contact
Executive Director Jason T. Jones at (812) 295-1022 or at mccf@rtccom.net.
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