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2016 Grant Awards
Focus Area – Chronic Disease Prevention
- Chase Corner Ministries – Medication Assistance – $7,200
- Community Health Council of Rutherford County – Operations – $10,000
- Rutherford County Transit – Transportation to medical appointments – $25,000
- Rutherford Polk McDowell Health Dept. – Health Integrator Position – $25,000
- Sisters in Christ Recovery Ministries – Food and Medical Supplies for homeless – $30,000
- United Way of Rutherford County – Youth Council Community Events – $8,000
- Yokefellow Service Center – Medication Assistance – $10,000
- Total Chronic Disease – $115,200
Focus Area – Food and Nutrition
- Adaville Baptist Church – Equipment for Food Ministry – $2,100
- Basics Christian Ministries – Food Purchases – $10,000
- Chase Corner Ministries – Emergency Food Pantry – $1,200
- Green River Baptist Association – Utility and Equipment Upgrades for Soup Kitchen – $9,000
- KidSenses Interactive Museum – Expansion to include higher grades – $100,000
- NC Cooperative Extension – Healthwise Exhibit for all 4th Grade Students – $4,000
- Neighbor’s Pantry – Equipment for Food Pantry – $12,415
- New Beginnings Soup Kitchen – Food for weekly meals – $20,000
- Rutherford County Schools – Promote Lunch Participation in middle and high schools – $25,000
- Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation – Backpack Food Supply – $35,000
- Rutherford County Senior Center – Home Delivered Meals – $50,000
- The Salvation Army – Emergency Food Assistance – $5,000
- Washburn Community Outreach Center – Mobile Food Pantry – $5,000
- Washburn Community Outreach Center – Facility Expansion and Equipment – $6,000
- Total Food and Nutrition – $284,715
Focus Area – Active Living
- Cavalier Elite – Childhood Obesity Prevention – $25,000
- Isothermal Community College – Summer Camp for New Century Scholars – $20,000
- Little League Baseball – Batting Cage Replacement – $7,500
- Rutherford Outdoor Coalition – Establish Outdoor Education and Outreach programs – $40,000
- South Mountain Christian Camp – Rutherford County Youth camp scholarships – $15,000
- Town of Forest City – Topographical Survey and Engineering Design for Thermal Belt Rail Trail – $114,000
- Town of Lake Lure – Pavers for Morse Park walking path – $48,600
- Town of Rutherfordton – Phase 3 of Purple Martin Greenway Trail – $75,000
- Total Active Living – $345,100
Total Awards – $745,015
In addition, several applications were reviewed by the Auxiliary. Those announcements were made at their annual meeting on November 9.