MPACF Grants Over $48,000
MT. PLEASANT, MI - The Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation Board of Trustees recently awarded $48,188.51 in grants to organizations making an impact in Isabella County.
Art Reach of Mid Michigan will receive $1,350 from the Russ Herron Poetry Fund for the Wellspring Literacy Series, a program which provides the community with the opportunity to enjoy contemporary poets and authors.
Ash Encompassment – Foster Closet of Isabella County will receive $3,802 from the Kellogg Youth Fund and Eunice A. Sutherland Burgess Fund for Youth for Foster Closet Bed Packages. This program addresses the need for children and teens in foster care to have their own bed.
Ash Encompassment – Foster Closet of Isabella County will receive $300 from the Kellogg Youth Fund to purchase undergarments for teens in foster care.
Central Michigan University will receive $3,000 from the Jane McNamara and Louise Williams Fund and Dr. Leonard E. and Louise A. Plachta Unrestricted Fund for the Central Michigan International Film Festival. Thanks to this grant, the festival will be able to provide 5 free film screenings to community members.
Christmas Outreach will receive $5,000 from the Denison Unrestricted Fund, John P. and Ann S. Jensen Community Impact Fund, and Michael D. and Diane C. Morey Community Needs Fund to purchase boots and coats which will be distributed at Christmas Outreach 2019.
Boy Scout Troop 648 will receive $400 from the Bob and Nancy Wheeler Fund for Scouting to purchase supplies for an Eagle Scout project to build a chimney swift tower.
Isabella County will receive $4,768.53 from the Community Impact Fund to fund the Census 2020 partnership between the Isabella County VA and the Isabella County Commission on Aging.
Isabella County Parks and Recreation will receive $2,100 from the Brewster Family Access to Recreation Fund for ADA compliant benches and recycling bins which will increase accessibility at Coldwater Lake Campsite.
Junior Achievement of North Central Michigan will receive $2,500 from the Kellogg Youth Fund for K-12 programming in Isabella County, this project will include topics such as workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.
McLaren Central Michigan will receive $600 from the Amy Otteman Nursing Education Fund, which will allow two nurses to take a course in fundamental critical care support through the CMU College of Medicine.
Michigan State University Extension – Isabella County will receive $300 from the Kellogg Youth Fund for Teen “Chopped,” a program which allows teens the opportunity to display their culinary skills while learning about cooking nutritious foods.
Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum will receive $1,259.98 from the Kellogg Youth Fund to install two new globes for their Luminary Lab.
Mt. Pleasant Public Schools will receive $7,800 from the MPPS Esther Kraus Peacemaking Fund to provide a certified Mindfulness instructor for McGuire and Fancher Elementary Schools.
Mt. Pleasant Public Schools will receive $3,528 from the Olson Family Fund to provide school bus safety cameras. This funding will increase safety of students by identifying unsafe drivers.
Sacred Heart Parish will receive $10,000 from the Kellogg Youth Fund, Connor J. Puhlman Memorial Fund for Youth, and Hersee Family Fund for Swing for the Fences, a project which will replace the fencing at Lincoln Hill baseball complex.
Village of Shepherd will receive $1,480 from the Shepherd Community Fund in Honor of Robert H. Bates for Preliminary Breath Test Tool Replacement/Secondary Calibration tool, a tool which will be utilized by the Shepherd Police Department for drunk driving enforcement.
For more information on grant eligibility, and ways to support the endowed funds that make these grants possible, visit www.mpacf.org.