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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.