Grants Awarded for 2014
Vonnegut Fund
| Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental | Sediment core sampling in Lake Maxinkuckee– Second half of two year project |
$10,000 |
| Lake Maxinkuckee Association, Inc. | Purchase two police radios for two safety patrol boats | $3,000 |
Total $13,000
Community Fund Spring Round
| American Red Cross | Project SAFE- Marshall County fire prevention program | $3,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Bremen | Start-up costs for summer program | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Marshall County, Inc. | Feasibility study for building project | $15,000 |
| Bread of Life Community Food Pantry, Inc. | Commercial freezer | $1,425 |
| Bremen Little League Baseball, Inc. | Catchers equipment and batting helmets | $400 |
| Culver Youth Soccer | Soccer goal nets, corner flags and practice vests | $800 |
| Earthworks, Inc. | Seed to Salad Project, all-school garden at Washington Discovery School | $1,000 |
| Encore Performing Arts | ArtSparks, Missoula Children's Theater, Evening Song Original works from Children of Farmers |
$5,000 |
| Heartland Artists Gallery | Variety of art classes for those new to the arts | $1,000 |
| Historic Bremen, Inc. | Publication of walking tour guide highlighting historic buildings in Bremen | $1,500 |
| Indiana Lincoln Highway Association | Support for Lincoln Highway Corridor Plan across Northern Indiana to enhance education, preservation, beautification, signage and tourism opportunities (match from federal grant) |
$500 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | Agros, IN Chapter New water well for clubhouse | $4,500 |
| Marshall-Stark Development Center | Greenhouse construction to grow ans sell produce your round | $5,000 |
| Pathfinders Services, Inc. | Washer and dryer for a home in transitional Housing Program | $800 |
| Plymouth Community Schools | Project Based Learning support through New Tech Network at the Weidner School of Inquiry (year 3 of 5) |
$5,000 |
| Triton School Corporation | Elementary team building event to encourage Collaboratio, Community, Commitment and Leadership by creating family groups among students of all grade levels. |
$300 |
| Turning Point Housing, Inc. (dba Heminger House) | Office upgrades to increase client confidentiality and improve administrative efficiency |
$2,075 |
| United Way of Marshall County | Project Lead the Way to provide high school concentration to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) curriculum in public and private schools in 5-county region ($30,000 over 3 years) |
$10,000 |
| Veterans Therapeutic Art Center | Multimedia program for veterans to learn how to publish short productions |
$20,000 |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | Start up costs for a new playgroup and family night programs in response to community survey |
$1,000 |
| Wythougan Valley Preservation | Preperation of Bremen National Register nomination as next stage in completeing nominations for all Marshall County communities by the State of Indiana's Bicentennial Celebration (match for Indiana Landmarks grant) |
$2,000 |
Total $85,300