The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation – Third Cycle Grants 2007

Recreation & Land Use Grants

 

  1. Big Otter Elementary School  - This grant will provide a playground for the brand new Big Otter Elementary School that is located off  1-79 near the Big Otter Exit.- $25,000   

 

  1. Bridge Road Neighborhood Association, Inc. - This project will complete Phase III of the Bridge Road Neighborhood Association's Streetscape Plan by developing an additional green space and public gathering area, including upgrading pedestrian accessibility to comply with ADA guidelines, improving vehicular and pedestrian safety, and adding landscaping, lighting, additional parking spaces, and public seating. - $10,000

 

  1. Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia - Charleston Gateway Greenspace is transforming an ordinary asphalt parking lot across from the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences into an attractive entrance into the City of Charleston.  The site will address several of the state’s outdoor recreation priorities by establishing critical urban greenspace, a trail head for cycling, and providing a safe, educational pedestrian space. - $10,000

 

  1. Capital City Striders - This grant is to support the Track/Field program to both the 165 returning runners as well as new participants.  Through the launching of a web site and the help of Home-School representatives the program is now reaching youth with no school affiliation. - $10,000

 

  1. Clay County Board of Education - This grant will provide new furniture for the Clay County Pool and a public address system for announcements. - $5,048

 

  1. Clay County Little League - This grant will help meet Little League safety regulations and increase the number of children served by providing a new fence around the 3rd field and adding more space to play. - $8,522

 

  1. Fayette County Education Fund Inc. - The Wolf Creek Park Nature and Science Center is entering its second phase of planned development, organizers are seeking funding for an 18-month work plan for the strategic planning of each proposed core programming area, such as sustainable technologies and after school nature programs and the initiation of these pilot programs. - $15,000

 

  1. Lincoln County Parks and Recreation, Commission, Inc. - As phase two of Ranger Community Park, we are constructing a little league ball field; fencing, a backstop and bleachers are in place.  This grant will assist with dugouts to complete this phase and to meet a recreational need in this rural community. - $3,000

 

  1. Lincoln County Schools – Lincoln County Schools and Southwestern Head Start are opening a preschool center at the former Yeager Career Center where three collaborative 4-year old classrooms will be located.  This project will provide a playground area for the children. - $22,000

 

  1. Little League Baseball, Inc. - This grant will extend the concession stand, add two handicap assessable bathrooms, and purchase new equipment for the league and community use. - $7,000

 

  1. Midwestern Midget Football Club, Inc. - The Club is in need of the required periodic safety equipment reconditioning and subsequent replacement for up to 85 helmets. Additionally, we need to add storage racks for our helmets and shoulder pads as proper storage will prolong the useful life of the equipment; and to purchase one blocking sled and other hand held equipment to use as teaching tools for young student athletes to learn proper techniques. - $5,000

 

  1. Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission - This project will provide a comfort station that will house handicap accessible restrooms male/female and a public water fountain in our County Park. -  $2,300

 

  1. South Charleston High School (SCHS) - The SCHS Indoor Hitting Facility Completion Project will provide a safe and low cost option in which a greater number of area youths may continue to participate in year round physical activity and training. - $25,000

 

  1. YMCA of Kanawha Valley - A New Clendenin is a project that is remodeling and refurbishing the Clendenin Middle School to provide a safe haven for after-school children and youth.  It will also provide daycare during the day for many single working parents that live in this particular area. - $12,000

 

14 individual grants were awarded for a total of - $159,870

 

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