Nearly $15,000 in funding to support nonprofit and public projects, programs
WOODSFIELD, Ohio – The Monroe County Community Foundation (MCCF) has awarded eight grants, totaling nearly $15,000, to advance projects and programs serving individuals throughout Monroe County.
“These investments will enhance the quality of life in Monroe County today, tomorrow and for years to come,” said Gwynn Stewart, MCCF committee member. “They are a testament to what we can accomplish, build and grow together and the love and generosity that so many have for our residents and communities.”
Earlier this year, MCCF, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and FAO’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund, invited nonprofit and public organizations to apply for grants for projects and programs benefiting Monroe County residents. Preference was given to efforts that increase quality of life, create access to opportunities or implement a solution to a local need.
Eight grants were awarded during the 2022 funding cycle:
· Broken Timber Outdoor Education Center to complete construction on a pavilion that will be used for classes that encourage youth and their families to engage in more outdoor activity.
· Hilltop Swiss Lads and Lassies 4-H Club to purchase sports balls and a storage bin for the Sardis Community Center.
· Kiwanis Club of Woodsfield to support its Coats for Kids program, which provides gift cards for students in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District to purchase coats, boots, hats and gloves.
· Lewisville Community Center to purchase a stage curtain that will absorb sound while beautifying the gymnasium.
· Lewisville Community Volunteer Fire Department to purchase storage racks.
· Midway Community and Senior Citizens Center to purchase a sound system and tablecloths for its dinner theater and other events and activities.
· Monroe County Arts Council received two grants to construct an ADA-accessible entryway for the Monroe Arts Center, Tourism and Visitors Center office and Creative Expressions Gift Shop and to purchase new windows for the Monroe Theatre’s remodeled concession area.
Donations to the Monroe County Community Foundation help fund these annual grants that meet communities’ greatest needs and most promising opportunities. Thanks to a partnership with FAO’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund, dollar-for-dollar matches are currently available for gifts to MCCF.
To learn more about the Monroe County Community Foundation and how to support its work, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org/Monroe or contact FAO at info@ffao.org or 740.753.1111.