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Lisa Zimpleman talks about the Fulton Athletic League |
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Terry Lee from the Nickel Plate Trail and Kirk Robinson, President of the FCCF |
The Fulton County Community Foundation granted $77,150 to seventeen organizations during their 2011 fall granting cycle.
The grants are awarded to local not for profits and organizations that service the people in the Fulton County area.
"It's exciting each year to be able to make a difference in the organizations who receive the grants and to see the great work they do in the community," said Brian Johnson, Director of Development of the Fulton County Community Foundation. “Money donated by the community in addition to those from Community Foundation unrestricted funds made the grants possible.”
The Fulton County Community Foundation has grown immensely since its infancy in 1993 and has awarded over $1.9 million in unrestricted grants to local organizations and projects that have made a difference in Fulton County.
A reception was held at the Rochester Elks Lodge on December 9th to celebrate the grant awards. Those who received funds were given the opportunity to talk about their organization and projects.
There were twenty five applications received with a total request of over $214,000. The selection process involves a committee which is comprised of Fulton County residents and Community Foundation board members.
Areas of interest for funding are Education, Health/Human Services, Arts, Community Development, Recreation and Youth.
The arts were recognized with grants to the Psi Iota Xi Sorority to help support the Holiday Pops Community Concert and the Fulton County Choral Club for new uniforms.
Area youth were also recognized by a grant to CASA of Fulton County Inc. for office upgrades, The Youth Leadership Academy for programming costs and Junior Achievement will bring the Finance Park program to local schools.
Community buildings and parks were supported with grants to Kewanna-Union Township Public Library for an outdoor sign for their new facility; The Fulton Athletic League for concession stand renovations; Fulton Community Center will use their grant for kitchen upgrades; Fulton County Parks and Recreation department will make improvements to Germany Bridge; Grass Creek Cemetery for tombstone restoration; Grass Creek Lions Club Park Fund for repairs to the depot; Kewanna H.E.A.R.T. 2012 Fall Festival; Liberty Township Park for surveillance cameras and the Nickel Plate Trail, Inc. for help in trail paving.
In an effort to support those in need, the Area Five Agency on Aging and Community Services will help provide GED class scholarships; Fulton County Habitat for Humanity received funding to purchase a lot for House #11 and the Salvation Army for emergency assistance.
| Area Five Agency on Aging and Community Services-Scholarships for GED classes | $2,980 |
| CASA of Fulton County Inc.-Office upgrades | $ 4,250 |
| Psi Iota Xi Sorority- 2011 Holiday Pops Comm. Concert | $ 1,500 |
| Fulton Athletic League, Inc.-Concession Stand Renovations | $ 5,000 |
| Fulton Community Center -Kitchen for Center | $ 10,000 |
| Fulton County Choral Club-Uniforms for Performances | $ 740 |
| Fulton County Dpt. Of Parks and Recreation-Upgrades to Germany Bridge | $ 1,800 |
| Fulton County Habitat for Humanity-Lot for House #11 | $ 3,000 |
| Fulton County Youth Leadership Academy-Operations | $ 3,000 |
| Grass Creek Cemetery-Tombstone Restoration | $ 2,500 |
| Grass Creek Lions Club Park Fund-Repairs to Grass Creek Depot | $ 3,000 |
| Jr. Achievement-Finance Park | $ 1,100 |
| Kewanna H.E.A.R.T.-2012 Kewanna Fall Festival | $ 3,750 |
| Kewanna-Union Township Public Library-Outside Sign for the Library | $7,500 |
| Liberty Township Park-Surveillance Cameras for Park | $ 6,530 |
| Nickel Plate Trail, Inc.-Paving Mitchell to 9th. In Rochester | $ 18,000 |
| Salvation Army-Emergency Assistance to Fulton County | $ 2,500 |
| Total | $ 77,150 |
Fulton County Animal Adoption and Education Center Now Open
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Shelter Director Opaljean Rogers and volunteer Dan Starkey |
What began as a leadership project in 2008, is now a reality as the Fulton County Amimal Adoption and Education Center opened its doors Monday October 10 at 1540 Wentzel St., Rochester.
The shelter is staffed by Director Opaljean Rogers and numerous volunteers.
The Fulton County Community Foundation provided a grant of $27,000 to help the shelter with costs associated with startup. All donations of time and supplies are welcome. Supply needs toping the list include, cat litter, cleaning supplies and puppy chow.
Currently the shelter is housing over twenty dogs and cats with additional animals housed with foster families. While they have only been in operation for a few weeks, they have already been successful in finding permanent homes for a number of animals.
For more information about the shelter, to volunteer, or to find out about current needs, contact the Center at 223-PETS (7387). A list of adoptable animals is also available on petfinder.com.
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Outdoor kennels will be available for dogs. Plans call for roofing over the kennels |
Cats waiting for adoption |
Indoor Kennels for adoptable dogs |
Eric E. Smoker Memorial Endowment Fund
The purpose of the Eric E. Smoker Memorial Fund is to provide support to fine art projects within the Rochester Community School system. These projects must be within the field of fine art (meaning painting, sculpture, drawing and architecture but not music, literature, drama or dance)
To apply for funding, all interested teachers should complete the application and mail it to the address below on or before October 31st 2011.
SELECTION PROCESS:
The Eric E. Smoker Memorial Fund committee will review all applications and make the decision for projects to receive funding. This decision will be made in October and monies awarded at the end of November for use in the current school year.
The grant amount this year will be approximately $300.00.
Along with your application, you may include examples or visuals of your proposed project or program. While it is not required, it can be helpful for the committee in envisioning the project or program
You can download the applications below in either MS Word or .pdf format. Applications are due in the foundation office on October 31st 2011.
2011 Eric E. Smoker Memorial Endowment Fund Grant Application
2011 Eric E. Smoker Memorial Endowment Fund Grant Application
The applications are now in the hands of the grant committee and notification of those who received a grant and those who did not will be send after November 17th 2011.
Fulton County Women’s Giving Circle 2011 Social
On Thursday May 26 the Fulton County Women’s Giving Circle Annual Social was held at the Akron Community Center. The Fulton County Women’s Giving Circle is a fund of the Fulton County Community Foundation.
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Women's Giving Circle Members: Carol Bitzer, Nancy Moore and Juleen Henderson |
The event was attended by more than 70 members and guests. The purpose of the event was to distribute grant funds made possible through members’ annual contributions.
A total of $6,000 in grants was distributed to four local organizations.
Compassionate Health Center received $2,400 to provide test strips for diabetic patients. CAMP-WE-CAN received $1,600 to help with costs associated with their 2011 camp for individuals with special needs. The Fulton County Council on Aging received $1,200 to help purchase supplies and expand programming for seniors. The Fulton County Cancer Fund received $800 that will allow them to help provide patients with medications related to cancer treatments.
For more information about the Fulton County Women’s Giving Circle contact the Community Foundation at 224-3223 or email Brian Johnson, The Dir. of Dev. at the Fulton County Community Foundation at fulton@nicf.org.
