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2007 Community Grants
Grants are awarded twice each year in the areas of Arts and Humanities, Community
Development, Education, the Environment, Social Services and Youth Services.
Round 1, Spring 2007 Grants
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Firelands Symphony Orchestra
| $3,500 |
To underwrite three concerts |
Lake Erie Choral Festival
| $3,500 |
To support a guest conductor, workshops
and choral festival |
Milan-Berlin Township Public Library
| $8,885 |
For new shelving for Children's Services |
Museum of Carousel Art and History
| $1,200 |
For an International Museum Day event, in collaboration with the Cooke House, Follet House and Maritime Museums |
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BGSU/Firelands
| $500 |
For the Shaping the Future of the Firelands Symposium |
Historic Vermilion/Main Streets
| $2,957 |
To purchase a copier for the Main Streets office |
EDUCATION
Sandusky Central Catholic Schools
| $5,600 |
To purchase "Smart Boards" and classroom
technology |
St. Mary School, Vermilion
| $2,035 |
To purchase a new computer sstem for the school administration office. |
ENVIRONMENT
Back to the Wild
| $5,000 |
To install public restroom |
SOCIAL SERVICES
Care and Share
| $2,000 |
For a new overhead garage door |
Erie County Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC)
| $1,559 |
To support a Citizens Advocacy program |
Firelands Habitat for Humanity
| $5,000 |
To purchase a construction truck |
Jeremiah House
|
$5,000 |
To purchase computers for office administration. |
Kinship, Incorporated
|
$6,000 |
For building repairs and new windows |
Sandusky Bay Area Goodwill
|
$3,120 |
For a job skills training program |
St. Stephen United Church of Christ
|
$5,000 |
To support a Homeless Assistance program |
YOUTH SERVICES
American Red Cross
|
$600 |
To provide scholarships for a latch key program |
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
|
$1,092 |
for a volunteer recruitment program |
Boys and Girls Club
|
$621 |
for photography program equipment |
City of Sandusky
|
$800 |
For summer playground programs |
Erie County 4-H
|
$500 |
To provide scholarships for campers |
Erie County Senior Center
|
$800 |
To support the Melody Music Makers program |
Erie-Huron County CAC
|
$600 |
To support a summer food service program |
Furry Elementary School
|
$690 |
For a Kindergarten reading program |
Kinship
|
$1,000 |
To purchase food and mealtime supplies |
Sandusky Goodwill
|
$960 |
To purchase classroom chairs for a vocational training program |
Serving Our Seniors
|
$676 |
For a Volunteer Appreciation event |
Volunteer Center
|
$661 |
For Youth Can Make a Difference Day supplies |
Volunteers of America
|
$1,000 |
To purchase playground equipment for the Crossroads Shelter |
Round 2, Fall 2007 Grants
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Erie County Libraries
| $2,000 |
For the One Book, One Community Reads
program |
Milan Historical Museum
| $2,700 |
To renovate and upgrade exhibit environments
in the Galpin Residence |
Museum of Carousel Art and History
| $1,500 |
For carving tools for the museum's volunteer woodcrafters |
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Firelands Habitat for Humanity
| $3,750 |
To purchase scaffolding for home build projects |
Parks and Recreation Collaborative/City of Sandusky, City of Huron and Erie MetroParks
| $5,959 |
For prairie landscaping at the Gateway Preserve and Fabens Park |
City of Sandusky/Police Department
| $10,000 |
To purchase a police K-9, full train the dog and handler for the "Good Neighbor" crime prevention program |
The Volunteer Center of Erie County
| $1,600 |
To publish the Volunteer Center's newsletter promoting opportunities for volunteerism |
EDUCATION
Huron Band Parents
| $5,000 |
To purchase new lockers to store band instruments |
Perkins Local School District
| $5,000 |
For improvements and resurfacing of the tennis courts |
Veggie U
| $750 |
For fourth grade nutrition curriculum and classroom materials; funded through the Children's Health Field of Interest Fund |
ENVIRONMENT
Old Woman Creek
| $1,500 |
For a Pipe Creek Watershed Coordinator; funded through the Lake Erie Environmental Education Field of Interest Fund |
SOCIAL SERVICES
American Red Cross
| $3,000 |
For repairs to facility roof |
Cancer Services Erie County
| $5,000 |
For cancer medications for low income Erie County residents. |
Cancer Services Erie County
| $1,014 |
For medical equipment for cancer patients; funded through the Buckeye Cablevision Field of Interest Fund |
Care and Share/First Presbyterian Church
| $8,170 |
For sealing and repairs to the building walls shared by both facilities |
City of Sandusky/Fire Department
|
$1,670 |
For residential KnoxBox Loaner program for emergency access to persons with severe medical needs who are unable to allow entry to home |
Erie County Senior Center
|
$4,176 |
For electric meal transporters and insulated bags for Meals on Wheels |
Home for Hope
|
$1,550 |
For books and educational materials for residents |
Kinship Incorporated
|
$2,700 |
For waterproofing the basement and storage areas |
Second Harvest Food Bank
| $7,500 |
To provide food assistance grants to Erie County agencies |
Serving Our Seniors
| $3,600 |
To replace outdated computers and software fr older-population assistance programs |
YOUTH SERVICES
Big Brothers Big Sisters
| $3,000 |
To expand the School Buddy Mentoring program to Berlin-Milan schools |
Erie/Ottawa County CASA
| $3,000 |
For specialized advocacy training and retention program for volunteers to comply with national CASA standards |
Sandusky Junior Sailors
| $6,200 |
To purchase a safety boat and flotation bags and supplies; to fund scholarships for 8 students in the Learn to Sail program |
Vermilion YMCA
| $7,000 |
To purchase and install a networked computer system |
