Chickasaw County Community Foundation Awards $113,63

Chickasaw County Community Foundation Awards $113,636 in Grants to Local Organizations

Chickasaw County Community Foundation

April 10, 2019

The Chickasaw County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on April 9, announcing the distribution of 30 grants totaling $113,636 to area nonprofits and government agencies.

“The work these deserving organizations do to create a stronger county is critical to making our communities places where everyone can thrive,” Christy Pierce, Chickasaw County committee chair. “The Chickasaw County Community Foundation is proud to be a partner in their work, and we are thankful for the generosity of community-minded people who make this impact possible.”

Grant recipients and the project the grant will fund are listed below by funding areas.

Art & Culture

City of New Hampton, Little Light of Mine, $3,000

Community Betterment

Chickasaw Athletic Booster Club , Mikkelson Park Baseball Diamond Renovation Project, $5,892
Chickasaw County, Conservation - Bypass Basin Refuge Trail, $2,500
City of Alta Vista, Library Improvements, $3,000
City of Alta Vista, Parks and Rec - Picnic Tables, $4,170
City of Nashua, Nashua Splash Pad, $7,500
City of New Hampton, Municipal Swimming Pool - Shade Panels Project, $5,000
City of New Hampton, New Hampton TRIBE Trail-Phase 2, $7,500
Freedom Strippers Quilts of Valor, Quilts of Valor, $2,000
Women of Fredericksburg, Railroad Park Update, $2,500

Education

City of Fredericksburg, Library - Family Storyteller Program, $1,000
Great Plays, Educational Technology, $3,000
Nashua-Plainfield Community Schools, Blasting into the Future, $6,000
Nashua-Plainfield Community Schools, National History Day Program Contest Support, $1,500
New Hampton Community School District, Safe Schools Equals Safe Community, $4,000
St. Joseph Community School, Preschool - SMART Students, $7,000

Health

Chickasaw Wellness Complex, Matrix Climbmill Equipment, $5,000
City of Fredericksburg, Swimming Pool – AED, $2,740

Historic Preservation

Big Four Fair Association, Dairy Barn Roof Replacement, $7,500
Carnegie Cultural Center, Intersecting History and Technology, $2,000

Human Service

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa, One-to-One Mentoring in Chickasaw County, $2,500
Chickasaw County, EMA - Watch Our Backs TIM (Traffic Incident Management), $1,533
Chickasaw Township Fire District, Industrial Power Washer, $3,500
City of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Food Bank, $1,000
City of New Hampton, New Hampton Police Department - Thermal Imaging Camera, $4,500
City of Protivin, Fire Department - Rope and Litter Rescue Equipment, $3,000
Fredericksburg Firefighter Association, Purchase of Television and iPad, $1,400
Fun in the Son Daycare and Preschool, Kitchen Updates, $1,400
Lawler Firefighters Foundation, Lawler Fire Department - Quick Attack Fire Truck Project, $10,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Chickasaw County BackPack Program, $2,000