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News & Events

9/21/2007

On behalf of the donors to the Community Foundation, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce the awarding of nearly $65,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Benton County through the Community Grant Program.

The following are the projects that the Foundation was able to fund this year:

  • Benton Community School Corporation- $699, Widescreen TV Monitor for special needs classroom
  • Benton County Government - $7,000, Renovation of Goetz Building for new ambulance station
  • Benton County Head Start - $100, Zoo Phonics Pre-school Classroom Kit
  • Benton County Local Economic Development Organization- $5,000, Indiana Shovel Ready Project
  • Benton EELS Swim Team - $1,800, Swimming Pool Lane Lines
  • Benton Soccer Association - $700, Goals and Nets for 5th and 6th Grade Teams
  • Earl Park Public Library - $5,000, Record Necessary for Automation & Peripheral Hardware
  • Friends of the Village- $8,000, Community Activity Center at Benton County Retirement Village
  • Fowler Senior Center- $3,500, Replacement of Center’s front glass window
  • Otterbein Recreation Association- $25,000, New Baseball/Softball Complex
  • Purdue Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program- $1,000, Family Swimming Pool Passes
  • Town of Oxford- $2,395, Defibrillator for police cruiser
  • Town of Oxford- $4,675, Backstop fence for town’s ball diamonds

“After reviewing requests for over $250,000 from twenty-three organizations the Foundation had some tough decisions to make,” stated Jim Schoen, Chairperson of the Grants Selection Committee.  “When reviewing the applications we try to look for projects that reach a lot of people, improve the ability of the organization to serve the community over the long term, serve Benton County residents, and are run by nonprofit organization.  Hopefully there will come a day when the Foundation has raised enough local contributions that we will be able to support all of the worthwhile programs in the County.”

For more information about the Community Grants or the Community Foundation, please contact Executive Director Ashley Bice at 765.884.8022 or via email at ashley@bentoncf.org.

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