The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its annual awards ceremony Wednesday, July 11, announcing grants in excess of $92,621 to 39 area non-profit agencies and organizations.
The TCCF assists in providing resources for a broad range of existing and future charitable needs throughout the Tama County area. Grants are awarded in the areas of: arts and culture; community affairs and development; education; environmental; health; historic preservation; and human services. The following is a complete list of grantees receiving funding from the Tama County Community Foundation.
Arts & Culture
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Rick Krug, chair of the Tama County Community Foundation's Governing Committe (left) presents a check to Mark Albertsen, Union Middle School principal, for technology projects at the school.
Wolf Creek Players for an audio/sound system
Traer Theatre for a digital/3D projector
Green Mountain Garwin Community School for new stage curtains & rods
Community Affairs and Development
LaMaison Woman's Club to use signs & supplies for flower barrels on Main Street
Tama County Economic Development for the 2013 Tama County Calendar
American Legion Post 127 for improvements and the completion of the driveway at the All Veterans Park & Memorial
Elberon Community Women's Club to makeover the Community Center & Memorial
City of Tama for the Tama Mapping project
Western Fraternal Life Association to replace windows on the Lodge Hall Building
Tama County Humane Society to update their outdoor sign
City of Traer for entrance signs for Traer
City of Tama for 3rd Street park equipment
Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce for a welcome sign on Hwy 30 bypass
Tama County Community Foundation for endowment building and operations
Education
City of Tama Public Library for computer desks for the public
City of Garwin Public Library for new computer equipment
City of Elberon Public Library to upgrade the Mandarin M3 automation system and receipt printer
Norma Anders Public Library for a circulation desk computer & Neibor e-book start-up fee
Union Middle School for technology
Union Middle School for the Steel of the Knights Robotics Club
Iowa Juvenile Home Foundation? for the Herbert Hoover School Library
South Tama Community Schools- Helping Families Help Themselves for childcare services for ESL & GED students
Friends of South Tama County Middle School for technology in their classrooms
Environmental
Tama County Conservation Board for tree plantings (post-storm recovery) and digital A/V hardware for environmental education
Health
Union Middle School for two Exergen Temporal Scanner Thermometers for Dysart/Geneseo & Union Middle School
South Tama Joint Recreation Board for the aquatics program
Mental Health Clinic of Tama County for the computer server
Historic Preservation
Tama County Historical Society for a computer & monitor
City of Tama for Oak Hill Cemetery repair & landscaping
Traer Historical Museum for renovations of the Tama Jim Wilson Exhibit
Human Services
Tama County Council on Aging for delivery of services to seniors
City of Gladbrook Fire Department for narrow banding radio/pagers
Pied Piper Preschool & Day Care Center?for replacing a fence around playground and adding a toy storage building
Northeast Iowa Food Bank for the Elderly Nutrition Program
Genesis Development for automatic doors
City of Vining Fire Department to replace the roof
Montour Volunteer Fire Department for pagers & radios
Vining Volunteer Fire Department for hand-held radios & pagers
Tama County 911 Services for narrowbanding & equipment update
The Tama County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, has been created by and for the people of Tama County. The Community Foundation's main goals are to support charitable projects and programs in Tama County, to attract additional funds, and to assist donors in creating lasting legacies through a variety of giving options within Tama County.
For more information about the Tama County Community Foundation, contact the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa at (319) 287-9106 or Rick Krug, Chair of the Tama County Community Foundation at (319) 478-2148.