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Community Benefit Grant Recipients

Total Funding for fiscal year 2013: $641,398

Organization

Program

Funding
American Cancer Society Volunteer recruitment, materials for services, wig program $12,000
American Red Cross "Prepared for a Healthy Life" disaster preparedness $15,170
Aubrey's Song Foundation Community education and outreach $16,000
Bicycle Owensboro Get Rollin' (bike racks) $8,000
Boulware Mission Healthy Living program $2,500
CareNet Pregnancy Center Bonkers for Babies $4,000
CareNet Pregnancy Center Sexual integrity program $2,000
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) "Raising the Bar" Volunteer recruitment and training $15,750
City of Owensboro AEDs project $10,000
Community Dental Clinic Expansion and outreach $50,000
Daviess County Diabetes Coalition Patient assistance, prescriptions, and supplies $15,000
DC-CAP (Daviess County Community Access Project) Prescription assistance $25,000
Dream Riders of Kentucky Equine therapy $12,000
Emergency Shelter for Women and Children (Henderson) Facility repair (roof) $14,000
Estes Elementary (Owensboro Public Schools) Walking track and program $17,428
Evansville TriState Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure $10,000
Evansville TriState Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Foundation Bowl for the Cure $5,000
Girls, Incorporated Healthy girls/healthy communities $2,000
GRADD Agency on Aging (Green River Area Development District) Masters athletic challenge $2,900
GRADSA (Green River Area Down Syndrome Association) "Lose the Training Wheels" $12,000
Hager Preschool (Owensboro Public Schools) I CAN health initiative $13,000
Hancock County Partners Coalition Prescription drug abuse awareness/prescription $5,000
Heritage Christian School AEDs project $1,940
Hope for Life Women's Resource, Inc. (Ohio County) "Lifelines" $10,600
Hopkins County Community Clinic Free clinic services $25,000
Junior League of Owensboro Kids in the Kitchen $4,000
Kentucky Wesleyan College Bingosize™ and research project $3,635
Madisonville Lion's Club Kid's Sight Program $12,250
MentorKids, Kentucky, Inc. Online Technology Program $10,400
New Horizons (Owensboro Christian Church) Substance abuse recovery program (facility upgrade/furnishings) $5,250
OCTCS (Owensboro Community and Technical College) Healthy Connections literarcy project $10,000
Owensboro Catholic Schools AEDs project $5,000
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (Newspapers in Education) NIE program $5,000
Owensboro Regional Recovery Program (Audubon Area Community Services) Family Recovery Education Program $7,500
Owensboro Regional Suicide Coalition Community awareness campaign for suicide prevention $5,000
Pride Elementary School Falcon Pride fitness and nutrition program expansion $6,300
Puzzle Pieces, Inc. Project Hope $50,000
RiverValley Behavioral Health, Regional Prevention Center "P" is for Prevention: A Joint Project Educating Students and Parents $8,295
The Way of Rockport GED preparation and testing for substance abuse program participants $2,520
Two Rivers Buddy Ball Kids with disabilities: fitness through sports $3,500
West Louisville Elementary (Daviess County Public Schools) Fitness room $15,000
Western Ky Botanical Gardens & Owensboro Museum of Science and History Budding Biotech $15,000
Whitesville Elementary (Daviess County Public Schools) Fit for the Future: Beginning with the End in Mind $12,154
WKU Research Foundation "Big Red School-Owensboro" early childhood center $15,000
Young Life Leadership recruitment and development projedct $4,806

ARTS & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

Back Alley Musicals Technology and equipment acquisition project $5,000
City of Owensboro Air show $7,500
Friday After Five Friday After Five $4,000
International Bluegrass Museum ROMP 2013 $20,000
Owensboro Dance Theatre Snow White production $5,000
Owensboro Dance Theatre Teaching in Outreach and Here's to Your Heart event $15,000
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art The Art of Placemaking $20,000
Owensboro Museum of Science and History Discover Owensboro, Discover the World $15,000
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra OSO on the Road $16,000
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra KinderMusik $3,000
RiverPark Center Broadway Series "Pay What You Can Program" $20,000
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro Renovation project $11,000

TOTAL

$641,398

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