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MCCF
News
Community
Foundation Awards Grants
 10/26/09
- The Marshall County Community Foundation awarded the second round
of grants for the year 2009 during a press conference held October
20, 2009 here in Plymouth, Indiana.
General Endowment Fund Grants:
The general endowment of the Marshall County Community Foundation
now exceeds $3 million dollars. This enables the Foundation to award
grants in excess of $100,000.00 on an annual basis. On October 20,
2009 $48,342.00 was awarded to the following fourteen organizations
in Marshall County:
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Alzheimer’s
& Dementia Services
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Assistance
for Marshall County support to caregivers
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$ 500.00
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Argos
Jr/Sr High School
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Support
a program that simulates taking care of human babies
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$ 1,642.00
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Bourbon
Volunteer Fire Dept.
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Replace
thermal imaging camera
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$ 9,000.00
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LifePlex
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Program
for Health, Risk Reduction Education
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$ 1,500.00
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Marshall
County Council on Aging
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Operating
costs. Wages
to pay drivers for direct transportation
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$ 10,000.00
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Marshall
County Healthy Living
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Educate
families on child health issues
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$ 3,900.00
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Marshall
County Historical Society
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Purchase
bookcase hutch, 2 drawer file and drawer file
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$ 1,500.00
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Northern
Indiana Tourism Development Commission
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Create
the Northern IN Art and Earth Trail
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$ 1,000.00
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Plymouth
Adult Basic Education
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Operating
costs to assist ESL classes
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$ 1,500.00
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Salvation
Army
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Supplement
2009-2010 Emergency Assistance Program
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$ 3,000.00
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Triton
Elementary
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Furnish
the Parent Involvement Center
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$ 1,500.00
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Turning
Point Housing
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Purchase
computers
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$ 1,000.00
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United
Way of Marshall County
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Matching
money for grant
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$ 1,500.00
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Women’s
Care Center
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Purchase
car seats, office equipment and replace air conditioning
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$ 10,800.00
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TOTAL
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$ 48,342.00
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Grant committee
members include Louise Mason of Bourbon, Chair of Grants Committee,
James Erwin of Plymouth, Kay Finlay of Culver, Jane Harris of LaPaz,
Scott Jennings of Tippecanoe, Patti Kitch of Bourbon, Carolyn Kline
of Culver, Robert Pickell of Plymouth, Isabel Sanchez of Plymouth,
Sarah Smith of Plymouth, Jon VanDerWeele of Argos, Jim Weirick of
Culver and Susan Wagner of Plymouth. Sylvia Bieghler of Plymouth,
Dean Byers of Plymouth, Susie Reinholt of Plymouth and Wayne Bessinger
of Tippecanoe serve as advisors to the committee. Grants are awarded
to support health and human services, youth, arts, civic and scientific
endeavors, education, environmental, prevention of cruelty to animals,
and other projects as allowed by the IRS regulations.
General Endowment Fund grant applications are due February 1st
and August 1st each year. Ralph C. Vonnegut Fund grant
applications are due February 1st. Applications may be obtained
on this website.
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