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Cherokee Strip Community Foundation distributes $55,605 to nonprofits | Local News | enidnews.com ”+ ”+ ”+ ” Cherokee Strip Community Foundation distributes $55,605 to nonprofits

Cherokee Strip Community Foundation Board of Trustees have distributed grants to several area nonprofit agencies.

The 2016 grants from the Field of Interest Funds at CSCF, including the Goley (Ralph & Win) Nutrition Fund and the Sisters of Mercy Field of Interest Fund, total $55,605.89 to 16 nonprofit grant recipients.A The foundation distributed $743,108.40 in 2016 from funds and endowments to area nonprofits, including the 2016 grants.

The grants range from funding for 4RKids to purchase an industrial refrigerator, which is a part of their expansion to provide additional jobs, to helping Garfield County Master Gardeners fund a aliving laboratorya and offer hands-on opportunities for observing and experimenting with plants, through incorporating art, music and performance skills.

aWe pride ourselves on the fact that our grants will provide valuable assistance to the organizations and the people they each serve and will continue the tradition set forth by the Cherokee Strip Community Foundation,a said Marcy Price, chairwoman of the grant committee. aWe are confident that the grants awarded will meet the wide range of needs in our communities in Northwest Oklahoma.a

Price said those who donate to the foundation are people who love the community and want to see organizations within it succeed in helping others.

“Increasing budget holes and increasing needs of organizations makes the Cherokee Strip Community Foundation a more important part of Northwest Oklahoma,” Price said.

She said the grants issued by the foundation help a wide variety of age groups and projects that meet all types of needs in the area.

“It really is exciting for us to help these groups,” Price said.

The following grants were awarded:

a 4 R Kids a $3,705.A To purchase a new industrial refrigerator which is part of their expansion to provide additional jobs.

a Loaves & Fishes a $3,327.A Funds will be used to purchase two JetStream 4000 CFM variable speed portable evaporative coolers to cool the warehouse where food is processed, sorted, prepared and stocked.

a Enid Symphony Orchestra Association a $5,000.A Funds will support Enid Symphony Orchestraas initial participation in the Carnegie Hall Link Up education program serving 11 elementary music teachers and 1,800 Enid Public Schools third- through fifth-grade students.

a Regional Food Bank Foundation of Oklahoma a $2,500.A Funds will assist the food bank with the Backpack Program in Garfield County serving 1,675 students in five schools systems in Garfield County.

a Hope Outreach, Inc. a $4,327.A Funds will support the aEarn While You Learn Program,”, such as curriculum, car seats, cribs, cradles and diapers.

a Salvation Army a $5,327.A Funds will cover all aspects of the ReVision program, part of Bridge the Gap OK program to alleviate poverty.

a United Way of Enid & Northwest Oklahoma a $3,980.A Funds will be used to continue to refurbish and provide supplies for the resource kits for mentors and their students and provide greater support and training for volunteer mentors for the Coach-a-Kid Enid Mentor Program focusing on reading and math to build self-esteem.

a Enid Community Theatre (Gaslight Theatre) a $1,645.A Funds will be used to purchase a personal FM listening system for the auditorium so people wearing hearing aids will be better able to hear the productions.

a Hedges Regional Speech & Hearing Center a $3,327.A Funds will be used for diagnostic materials, weighted vests and blankets, high chairs which allow for exceptional stability and can be used by a small 2-year-old up to a larger toddler during therapy.

a Garfield County Master Gardeners a $1,827.A Funds will help build a aliving laboratorya and offer hands-on opportunities for observing and experimenting with plants, incorporating art, music, and performance as well.

a Oklahoma Dental Foundation a $3,327.A MobileSmiles, an RV-type vehicle and a project of the OK Dental Foundation, provides oral health education providing a coordinated system where dentists can volunteer services to those needing it the most, living in communities served by the Cherokee Strip Community Foundation.

a Making a Difference a $3,927.A Funds will be used to provide students with a safe, positive and engaging environment after school and throughout the summer. Target is sixth- through eighth-grade students at Longfellow Middle School and ninth-graders at Enid High School.

a Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center a $5,187.A Funds will be used to purchase a flatbed scanner currently used for copying archival materials and video capturing oral histories used in exhibits and a projector with better quality image.

a Sandbox Learning Center a $4,217.A Funds will be used for replacing and adding equipment including new napping cots, classroom rugs and a bus loft to both meet DHS requirements and provide new stimulating classroom experiences.

a Community Enterprises a $1,727.A Funds to be used to expand their vocational safety training program.

a Bennieas Barn Equine Therapy/Riding Facility a $2,255.89.A One scholarship for one disabled rider at one lesson per week for a year.

A “I think itas real important that we acknowledge the many donors that have given and that have created so many endowments,” said Mary Stallings, Cherokee Strip Foundation executive director.

She said by giving to create endowments, organizations can have a reliable revenue stream that is not impacted by cuts in funding at the state or national level.

“I think that itas the donors themselves that have the vision to see that if they provide an income stream it will not fluctuate and it won’t matter if there if there is funding cut at state or other levels,” Stallings said. “Itas a great funding source.”

Stallings said she also wanted to thank the 25 foundation members who are trustees of the board.

“Those are the people that truly have the vision and give their time and resources and see that appropriate oversight is given and that it is across the board they just do a lot of oversight,” she said, noting the groups consists of a variety of professionals and representatives from the community. 1.

Cherokee Strip Community Foundation welcomes proposals from any nonprofit organization in Enid and Northwest Oklahoma with an IRS tax-exempt status. “We encourage these organizations in Enid to write these grants so that the foundation can help these organizations that help the community.”

Fifty area nonprofits with endowments have been established at Cherokee Strip Community Foundation. A total of $31,005.59 is being distributed to area nonprofits from 10 Donor Advised Funds at CSCF, having to do with arts and culture, health, human services and education in Enid and Northwest Oklahoma.

The foundation is a member of the Council of Foundations along with more than 700 other community foundations in the United States with more than $70 billion in assets and more than $10 billion in local grants given each year.

County health department pursues funding for needle exchange program | wlfi.com (WLFI) The Tippecanoe County Health Department is working to get a needle exchange program up and running.

The health department is aiming to lower the rising number of hepatitis C cases in the county. In many cases, hepatitis C is contracted during illegal drug use.

Back in December, the state health commissioner declared a public health emergency paving the way for the needle exchange program.

“It’s proven to be a success in other counties that have done it. This is nothing in the state of Indiana that’s unusual,” said Craig Rich, the Tippecanoe County Health Department’s administrator.

One major issue that has hindered the needle exchange program from starting up is funding.

Rich says the department is working hard to get the program running.

“State or local fees cannot be put into this program. They would be available for free at the health department.

“This is part of a cohesive program to lower the risk of hepatitis C, which is our main goal,” Rich said.

Balser says, as far as a timeline, the plan is to have services available by late spring.

“We’re looking to help the hepatitis C numbers and HIV numbers, so anything we can do to help the community is going to be great,” Balser said.

Rich says the department does have plans to pursue more grants in the future.

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Kleven appointed to represent IIAND

The Independent Insurance Agents of North Dakota recently announced that Jeff Kleven, insurance agent with Insure Forward of Fargo and Wahpeton, N.D., was recently appointed to represent IIAND on the National Board of Directors for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America.

IIABA is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers.

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Dr. He is a longtime member of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation Loan Review Board.

Stallman earned a master of science degree from the University of North Dakota, a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University in Fargo and an associate of applied science degree from the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton.

West Central Initiative is a regional community foundation serving the nine west-central Minnesota counties of Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin that focuses on economic development.

Salazar Foundation and HUNI support North classrooms

NORTH DENVER 2016 provided the Highlands United Neighbors, Inc.(HUNI) organization, and The Salazar Family Foundation an opportunity to partner in support of augmenting North High School’s January 2017 classroom educational requirements. In partnership with HUNI, Denver North Facility/Administration, and North High School Alumni Association, the Salazar Family Foundation has provided additional educational opportunities through a significant financial commitment via a classroom grant.

The 2016 North High School Salazar Foundation Grant is focused in the areas of the Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Special Education, Music/Art, Physical Education and World Languages Departments.

Teaming with the Salazar Family Foundation, North High School, and the North High School Alumni Association, HUNI is proud to have helped deliver on a portion of their 2016 mission thanks to the financial generosity of the Salazar Family Foundation. First published in 1934 the North Denver Tribune is a partnership of residents, business and community leaders working together to make North Denver the best neighborhood in the city.Contact us: info@northdenvertribune.com

The Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) has announced that Saskatchewan communities will benefit from 274 grants totaling $4,523,480 from CIF’s October 1st, 2016 deadline. With CIF support, Saskatchewan communities benefit by having access to local projects that encourage community development, access to programs and services, inclusion, and leadership.

Through its Community Grant Program, CIF approved 157 grants totaling $2,554,685 supporting projects that contribute to the wellbeing of children and youth, families and communities.

Additionally, 117 projects were approved through the Community Places and Spaces Program, totaling $1,968,795 in grants supporting small capital renovations that improve the sustainability, accessibility, and long-term use of multi-purpose community facilities. “The Community Initiatives Fund supports numerous projects that contribute to that strength while building pride and enhancing quality of life.”

“The programs and initiatives funded by CIF have a profound impact on the quality of life of communities across Saskatchewan,” shared Tracey Mann, Executive Director of the Community Initiatives Fund. A complete list of the grant recipients and their projects, as well as information about the Community Initiatives Fund can be found at www.cifsask.org.

Sokoto gets $1.5m health grant from F.G | The NEWS

Governor Tambuwal of Sokoto State

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the Federal Government has provided a $ 1.5million grant to Sokoto State Government under the Saving One Million Lives Programme.

The Permanent Secretary in the State’s Ministry of Health, Alhaji Almustapha Othman, disclosed this to NAN in Sokoto on Saturday.

Othman said that the programme will take off in January across the state.

According to him, some of the major health indices to be focussed upon under the programme include maternal child health and immunisation.

Similarly, Othman said that nutrition is one of the key indices of the programme,due to its importance.

” Nutrition is key in ensuring the successful implementation of the programme across the 23 local governments of the state.

” That is why the state government has concluded plans to upgrade the nutrition unit in the ministry to a full pledged Department.

” This is sequel to the tremendous importance that the state government attaches to nutrition.

” This means that it will have a Director and other key personnel and improved funding.

( NAN)

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BENGALURU: In two and half years, the concept of debit, credit cards and ATMs will be redundant in India, predicted Amitabh Kant, chief executive officer of NITI Ayog while chairing a session on “Startups and Innovations which had Social Impact in India” in the city. “If we grow at 7 per cent, per capita income will increase to 4,000 dollars, while a growth at 10 per cent will push our per capita income to 7,000 dollars,” he said.

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