Lawrence County Community Foundation Board Of Directors Awarded Grants To 21 Local Agencies

Last updated on Tuesday, July 19, 2016

(BEDFORD) - The Lawrence County Community Foundation Board of Directors awarded grants to twenty-one local agencies who submitted proposals for the 2016 Open Grant Cycle.

Funding for the annual grant application process was provided by the following endowment funds:

LCCF Unrestricted Fund
Bicentennial Fund
Wilbur C. Dollens Fund
Bob Bridge Fund
Chloral Hilderbrand Community Grants Fund
Patrick and Sharon Robbins Fund for Lawrence County
Ralph W. "Shorty" & Bette R. Robison Fund
Smithville Charitable Foundation Fund
Betty R. Hilderbrand Bedford Parks & Recreation Fund
LCCF Education Fund
Morris D. Norman Fund
M. Jeanette Norman Fund
Harold "Mac" & Shirley McReynolds Fund

Dennis Turner chaired the LCCF Grants Committee this year. "A conduit of blessing," Turner said of the experience.

"This describes the Community Foundation as the flow-thru of aid to agencies that, in turn, bless so many in our community who have real need. This year's grant committee spent hours reviewing very worthy applications and did an outstanding job making recommendations to the LCCF Board. It was a joy to work with the committee." Turner added. "We invite the community to share in the joy of the work of the LCCF. The Community Foundation works hard to be a responsible and responsive steward: an enduring conduit of blessing."

Over $33,000 was distributed Thursday and an additional $9,785 was awarded as challenges to five groups.

Challenge grants help organizations gain attention and raise funds by providing matching funds. Organization and project names follow:

Becky's Place - On Solid Ground
Bedford Police Department - AED (challenge)
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County - The SAFE Journey Through Mentoring
Camp Challenge Indiana, Inc. - Recycling Program
Celebrate Recovery - Celebration Place / Phase Two
Centerstone of Indiana - Lawrence County Art Therapy Program
Centerstone of Indiana - Reducing Domestic Violence through Healthy
Families Forever - Relationship
Fayetteville Community Lions Club - Lions Club Park Ballfield #2 (challenge)
Hoosier Hills Food Bank - Food Transportation Improvement Project
Hoosier Hills PACT - Victim Advocacy: Not by Bread Alone
Hoosier Uplands EDC - Afterschool Program
Hope Resource Center - Earn and Learn Parenting Program
Indiana Trails Fund, Inc. - Enhancing the Milwaukee Road Transportation Trailway
Knights of Columbus, Council 1166 / SVDP - LARC Instructional Uplift
Knights of Columbus, Council 1166 / SVDP - Severely Handicapped Entrance at BNLHS
L C Steam - Limestone Robotics
Lawrence Co. Cancer Patient Services - Fill and Refill
Lawrence Co. Sheriff's Office - AED (challenge)
Mitchell Police Department - AED (challenge)
National Alliance on Mental Illness FaithNet Project for Lawrence County
Springville Community Park - New Playground Equipment (challenge)
White River Humane Society - It is Time, to Fix Your Canine

The Lawrence County Community Foundation is a public charity recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to be proactive in creating and growing an enduring source of charitable assets, and to identify and respond to the changing needs of Lawrence County. For more information contact Hope Flores at (812) 279-2215 or hope@cfpartner.org.

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