The Leo Club and Art Club at Halfway Schools recently adopted the Sunset Bridge, which is located between Bolivar and Halfway, for a community beautification project. The bridge had suffered at the hands of vandals and was left covered in inappropriate graffiti. Students in Leo Club and the Art Club applied to the Rural Schools Partnership Conco Community Arts program in November 2009 and received funds to beautify the bridge with colorful, appropriate images. The students then applied their artistic flair on the bridge in the spring.
“We appreciate the support of the grant to help us with our project,” sponsor Colleen Banks said. “This project means a lot to us and the community.”
Posted July 26th, 2010 in Grants | No Comments »
We’d like to welcome this first group of new funds to kick off the new fiscal year.
The Hartville R-II School District established The Hartville Teacher’s Support Fund so that each teacher will have first day of school classroom funding. Hartville is a new Agency Partner in the education category.
The newly formed Hartville School Foundation established a fund to support the programs and projects of the Hartville R-II School District. The Foundation also becomes a new Agency Partner in education.
The Reeds Spring R-IV School District and School Foundation have established the Reeds Spring Youth Empowerment Project Fund to support charitable projects and programs involving and benefitting youth. Reeds Spring becomes the 31st Youth Empowerment Project to join the YEP of the Ozarks network.
Posted July 23rd, 2010 in New Funds, YEP | No Comments »
The Youth Empowerment Project – Eldon has recently hosted an on-site stream clean up project in the Eldon area. This project, which was funded with a youth conservation grant of the Rural Schools Partnership, was attended by students in the Mustang Force program. Mustang Force is a program which is attended by 50 at-risk 4th-6th graders who struggle with grades, attendance, or behavior choices. Students in the program receive training to students in conservation and preservation of natural resources.
“This grant has reinforced the natural resource conservation training the students received this year,” YEPe coordinator Daphney Patridge said.
The student conservation grant also funded native plant landscaping at the Eldon Middle School. Trees and flowers were planted by Mustang Force students in April.
Posted July 16th, 2010 in Grants, YEP | No Comments »
