Heartland Community Foundation awards over $62,000 in Trego County
HAYS, Kan.—The Heartland Community Foundation, which serves Ellis, Rooks and Trego Counties, recently awarded over $165,000 in spring grants to area organizations across the three counties.
In Trego County, funds were distributed to the following organizations:
- USD 208, $2,040.47 for the purchase of reading activities, games, and books to use while working with students in small groups.
- USD 208, $3,000 to purchase six durable picnic tables for community members to have seating underneath the grandstands at the football field.
- USD 208, $20,000 to support the Vo-Ag and Graphic Art students to learn how to use the CNC machine to design and cut out metal designs requested by customers in Trego County and surrounding communities.
- USD 208, $10,000 to assist with the update of Trego Community High School’s weight room.
- Heritage of Our Forefathers, $5,000 to restore the windows at St. Michaels Church, as well as the addition of new front and back doors.
- Trego County Historical Society, $15,000 for the addition of another building to the museum grounds for agricultural displays and storage.
- USD 208, $4,590 for an enhancement of tennis equipment for the school and community in order to help sustain and build the current tennis programs that exist at the school and recreation clinics and camps.
Multi-County:
- Celebration Community Church, $3,400 to help with Night to Shine Drive Thru Parade. Night to Shine is a prom experience centered on God’s love for people with special needs, ages 14 and older.
- Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation, $5,000 to help assist with general supplies and expenses associated with treating patients at the Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic.
- Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas, $3,000 for the Diaper Program, which provides diapers and wipes to income-qualified families monthly for a full year per child in the household.
This round of grants was made possible by the Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund, which focuses on improving quality of life throughout the county; the Ellis County, Rooks County, and Trego County Legacy Funds; and the Kansas Health Foundation Fund for Heartland Community.
The foundation’s next grant cycle opens March 15, with online applications due May 15, 2022. For more information, visit www.heartlandcommunityfoundation.org.
