Grants Awarded for 2013
Vonnegut Fund
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental
Sediment core sampling in Lake Maxinkuckee
$10,000
Lake Maxinkuckee Association
Purchase of a marine thermal camera
$3,000
Total $13,000
Community Fund Fall Round
Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver/Visitors Center for Culver | Establish visitors center through renovations of museum and purchase of equipment and furniture | $15,000 |
Beyond the Boundaries | Continue education for 10 teacher who participated in training for dyslexic students | $2,250 |
Boy Scouts Troop #251 | Box cargo trailer for camping equipment | $4,000 |
Church of the Heartland-Bourbon/Blue and Gold After School Program | Educational and entertainment equipment to establish Blue and Gold after school program | $1,800 |
Junior Achievement | Increase the JA program to include 10 new classrooms in Marshall County | $4,500 |
Lincoln Jr. High School | Purchase of equipment to start Robotics Club | $3,100 |
Marshall County Neighborhood Center | Cargo van to transport food foundations and food orders | $15,000 |
Muscular Dystrophy Association | Help fund 2014 MDA Summer Camp for ages 6-17 | $1,200 |
Trinity United Methodist Church | Implement Kids' Hope USA Program to provide mentoring for at-risk youth | $2,500 |
Triton School Corporation | New e-books for Jr./Sr. High School Media Center | $10,500 |
Triton School Corporation | 5 infant simulators with training packages and Real Care Health Trio package for Family and Consumer Science Class | $15,000 |
Women's Care Center | Building repairs and renovations | $19,000 |
Blessings in a Backpack | Provides elementary school children with a backpack filled with food to take home for the weekend | $5,000 |
Total $68,800.00
Community Fund Spring Round
Ancilla Domini Sister, Inc. | Messiah Performance – Local choir with South Bend Symphony Orchestra | $5,000 |
Argos High School | State and National Competition for Business Professionals of America | $4,000 |
Bourbon Community Awareness Incorporation of Triton | Patriotic town mural in Bourbon | $2,500 |
Bremen Girls Softball League | To purchase softball gear | $1,200 |
Culver Boys and Girls Club | Mind, Body and Soul Program | $2,500 |
Culver Community High School | Sound System for public auditorium | $5,000 |
Encore Performing Arts Center | Encore Music in the Park Series: Latino Program | $1,000 |
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund | Purchase office equipment | $1,325 |
Leadership Marshall County | Support program – general expenses | $1,500 |
Marshall County Melody Maker | Performance apparel and small sound system | $1,100 |
Marshall-Starke Development Center | Carpet for conference room, classroom and break room | $8,800 |
Plymouth Aquatic Club | Feasibility study for new community pool | $5,000 |
Plymouth Chamber of Commerce | Support for second Friday Christmas Events | $1,000 |
Plymouth High School | New Tech Network $5,000/five years – year 2 | $5,000 |
Plymouth High School | Equipment for new Robotics Club | $15,000 |
Plymouth Tennis Club | Support for capital improvement campaign for new tennis courts | $1,950 |
Triton Summer League | Site work for new concession stand | $10,000 |
Youth Leadership Marshall County | General Expenses | $1,500 |
Total $68,800