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Mike Oakes
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Grant Awards
The following grants were awarded by the Board of Trustees during 2008. They were selected through a competitive committee process to meet targeted needs identified by 501(c) (3) eligible nonprofit organizations in our community.
2008 Grant List
AFFEW (A FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT)
$4,050 for county wide battery re-cycling project
AMERICAN RED CROSS WEST SHORE CHAPTER
$1,000 for general operational support
ANDRE BOSSE KIDS HOUSE
$6,000 for general operational support
BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION
$250 for general operational support
CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL
$330 for general operational support
CITY OF LUDINGTON
$15,000 for construction of City Skatepark
CITY OF SCOTTVILLE
$2,500 for Girls on the Run program
COVE (COMMUNITIES OVERCOMING VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS)
$4,000 for Mason County Outreach programs
DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT #10
$2,000 for start up costs for Medicaid Dental Clinic
EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$1,830 to support of Lutheran Missionaries
EPWORTH FOR LUDINGTON FUND
$1,000 to support Epworth community grants
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
$1,770 for FCA annual banquet
FREESOIL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$250 for Teacher mini-grant support
HANDS EXTENDED LOVING PEOPLE (HELP)
$4,000 to purchase beds for women in need
LUDINGTON AREA ARTS COUNCIL
$10,000 to support construction of main Performance Stage
$2,000 for general support to build new Arts center
LUDINGTON AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$2,200 for general operational support
$120 for Teacher mini-grant support
LUDINGTON AREA SCHOOLS
$600 for children's snacks for Wellness initiative
$100 to support for choir program
$243,500 to construct a Community Tennis Complex
$3,783 to support the activities/granting of the Oriole Foundation
$2,000 for support of Ludington Scholarships
$2,950 for a smoking cessation program
$1,670 for Teacher mini-grant support
LUDINGTON AREA JAYCEES
$3,000 to support the Jaycess mini-golf course renovation
$500 to support the Freedom Festival
LUDINGTON WATERFRONT SCULPTURE PARK
$5,000 to support the Hamlin Lake Sculpture
MASON COUNTY SCHOOLS
$1,500 to support upgrading Senior Meal Sites
$1,160 for Teacher mini-grant support
MASON COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
$11,000 to support the "Just Imagine" building campaign
MASON COUNTY EASTERN SCHOOLS
$575 for Teacher mini-grant support
MASON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$1,000 for support of a Maritime Museum project
MASON-LAKE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
$2,000 to support the 2008 Household Hazardous/Clean Sweep program
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
$2,250 for general operational/ Founder's Society
$7,100 to support the Women's Imaging Center Project
MICHIGAN HISTORICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$4,000 for support of the Tourism roadmap Project for Mason County
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
$1,200 to support Mason County Summer Camp
MUSIC WITH A MESSAGE FOR KIDS
$1,650 to support free elementary school assemblies
PATH OF LIFE CHURCH
$5,000 to support Jericho House
SALVATION ARMY OF MASON COUNTY
$1,000 for general operational support
SANDCASTLES CHILDRENS MUSEUM
$4,850 for general operational support
ST. SIMONS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
$3,300 for general operational support
PETUNIA PARADE COMMITTEE
$10,500 for general operational support
UNITED WAY OF MASON COUNTY
$1,000 for general operational support
WEST MICHIGAN MENTAL HEALTH
$1,000 for general operational suppor
WEST SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$2,300 to support the annual Performing Arts Series
WEST SHORE PREGNANCY CARE CENTER
$7,100 for general operational support
WHITE PINE VILLAGE
$500 to support the building of a general store
