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Mayor announces grants for Martin Luther King, Jr. service projects, urges residents to honor Dr. King through volunteerism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 5, 2012
For more information, please contact:
Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Bloomington Department of Community and Family Resources, 349.3471
William A. Vance, Jr., Chair, City of Bloomington Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, 332.1513
Mayor announces grants for Martin Luther King, Jr. service projects, urges residents to honor Dr. King through volunteerism
Bloomington, Ind. - Mayor Mark Kruzan announced today that the City of Bloomington's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission has awarded grants totaling $30,795 to local organizations for "A Day On! Not A Day Off" volunteer service projects on the King holiday. Mayor Kruzan urges citizens to honor Dr. King by participating in one of the day's many community-centered activities.
"Martin Luther King, Jr., Day presents an excellent opportunity for us to enhance our community through collaboration," Kruzan said. "We are pleased to announce our grant recipients for the 2013 King holiday, 'A Day ON! Not A Day Off.'
The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County and Service for Peace provided the City grants of $12,000 and $18,000, respectively. All of the funds will be directed to local groups to help them acquire materials and supplies volunteers will use to during the 2013 day of service.
The groups receiving funds and the amounts are included in the table below. Additional volunteer service projects that did not request project funding are also taking place. For more information and a list of service projects, please go to [http://bloomington.in.gov/mlk|http://bloomington.in.gov/mlk] or contact Craig Brenner, special projects coordinator in the Department of Community and Family Resources, at 349.3471.
The winning projects, listed by organization, project and amount awarded:
|
Rogers Elementary |
If the World Were A Village |
$1,500 |
|
Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Inc. |
Habitat for Humanity MLK service project |
$1,300 |
|
Indiana University Office of Diversity Education |
Annual MLK, Jr. Unity Summit |
$1,300 |
|
Hoosier Hills Food Bank |
Hoosier Hills Food Bank Volunteer Day |
$1,200 |
|
Middle Way House, Inc. |
Middle Way House: Making the Most of Our Volunteers |
$1,200 |
|
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana |
IU Bowl for Kid's Sake recruitment party and dodgeball tournament |
$1,000 |
|
Monroe County Girl Scouts |
Have A Heart Day of Service |
$1,000 |
|
Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington |
Boys and Girls Club MLK Day |
$900 |
|
Indiana University School of Education Dean's Advisory Council |
IU School of Education Martin Luther King activity day |
$900 |
|
Interfaith Winter Shelter at First United Church |
Interfaith Winter Homeless Shelter at First United Church: purchase of blankets |
$800 |
|
21st Century Scholars |
Community care kits |
$500 |
|
2nd Battalion 150th Field Artillery Family Readiness Group - Battalion |
Veteran Families Helping Veteran Families: Coupons and Military Service discussion - movie: Emotions and Actions |
$500 |
|
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 |
Cozy Comfort packages for military children |
$500 |
|
Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc. |
Book distribution at Mother Hubbard's Cupboard and Youth Services Bureau |
$500 |
|
Collegiate 4-H Volunteers at Indiana University |
Operation Military Kids: Hero Pack |
$500 |
|
Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc. |
Health Kits for Kids |
$500 |
|
Energy Leaders Student Association, Indiana University |
To People for All Seasons |
$500 |
|
Girls Incorporated of Monroe County |
Refurbishing the Girls Inc. center |
$500 |
|
Harmony School |
Harmony School Social Action Day |
$500 |
|
Indiana Youth Musicians Inc. |
Whistle While You Work |
$500 |
|
Interfaith Emergency Winter Shelter |
Interfaith Emergency Winter Shelter (IEWS) |
$500 |
|
Monroe County NAACP Youth Council |
Social Graces Education Program |
$500 |
|
Monroe County Public Library Children's Services |
A Day On! Not a Day Off |
$500 |
|
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard |
Community Garden service project |
$500 |
|
Multicultural Outreach Recruitment Educators, Indiana University |
I Stand up For … |
$500 |
|
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Nu Alpha Alpha Chapter |
Barber Shop Health Fair |
$500 |
|
Shalom Community Center |
Flower Planter Beautification Project |
$500 |
|
South Central Community Action Program, Inc. in partnership with Eigenmann Hall, IU |
Spotlight on Poverty - Step Up! |
$500 |
|
St. Mark's United Methodist Church |
St. Mark's Intergenerational MLK Day of Service |
$500 |
|
The Bloomington Project School |
Overcoming Discrimination: Now and Then |
$500 |
|
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project |
MLK Pack-a-Thon |
$500 |
|
The Salvation Army |
Day of Vision |
$500 |
|
Tri-North Middle School |
Unity and Peace in Our Community |
$500 |
|
Unity Music Festival |
Unity Arts Festival |
$500 |
|
Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS-Bloomington) |
Making welcome bags for VIPS families |
$500 |
|
Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County |
Chart assembling |
$500 |
|
WFHB Community Radio |
MLK Community Radio Programming |
$500 |
|
Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County |
YSB Garden Program |
$500 |
|
Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County ReStore |
MLK Day ReStore ReDo |
$470 |
|
Recovery Engagement Center |
Martin Luther King Day of Wellness |
$470 |
|
FASE Mentoring Program, Indiana University |
Cover Bloomington |
$450 |
|
Monroe County Prosecutor's Office, Sexual Assault Awareness Team |
Sexual Assault Awareness Initiative |
$400 |
|
My Sister's Closet of Monroe County, Inc. |
Dress It Up! |
$400 |
|
Bloomington Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy |
$350 |
|
Pets Alive Spay/Neuter Clinic |
Doorhanger Distribution for Reduced Cost Spay/Neuter |
$350 |
|
Bloomington Restorations, Inc. |
Growing the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead Volunteer Garden |
$300 |
|
Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana, Inc. (CASCI) |
Bridge the Gap: Friend for a Day |
$300 |
|
Hillel |
MItzvah Corps Day of Service |
$300 |
|
Monroe County YMCA |
Warm Up Bingo |
$300 |
|
District 10 Pro Bono Project, Inc. |
Talk to a Lawyer Today |
$280 |
|
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Continuing the Legacy: A look at six Bloomington leaders dedicated to fighting poverty, racism and militarism |
$250 |
|
The Center for Sustainable Living |
Exploring Peace - Creating a Mandala |
$250 |
|
21st Century Scholar Corps |
Operation Bite Frosty |
$200 |
|
Bring Hanah Home |
Feed 40 - Furry Friend Food Event |
$200 |
|
Public Health Student Assembly |
MLK Public Health Education Event |
$200 |
|
Black Law Students Association (BLSA) |
Film showing |
$125 |
|
LifeDesigns, Inc. |
Painting Dunn |
$100 |
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