The following is a list of grants awarded from the Marietta Community Foundation's unrestricted funds from 1995 to present.
Barlow-Vincent PTO - Funding to help build a new playground. $5,000
The Castle - Funding for a 5-minute orientation video for elementary children to view when they visit the Castle. $2,000
Sand Hill Child Care Center - Funding to purchase a new swing set for the center. $500
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Selby General Hospital - To fund a team-building intervention for 20 volunteers and 10 staff supervisors at Selby using Myers Briggs Team Indicator. $2,000
Showboat Becky Thatcher - Funding for a new furnace. $10,000
EVE Inc. - Funding to provide supervised child exchange and supervised visitation. $4,000
Total 2nd Cycle Grants $27,000
Actors Guild of Parkersburg Inc. - Funding for a six-month Youth Theatre Program for fourth- through ninth-graders in the Mid-Ohio Valley. $2,500
ARTSBRIDGE - Purchase of computer equipment to create an artist's catalog on the Internet. $2,975
Ely Chapman Education Foundation - To renovate kitchen and install equipment needed for health department certification to be licensed with the Department of Jobs and Family Services for reimbursement for services provided to at-risk youth. $16,500
Marietta City Schools/Putnam Elementary School - For 30 Digi-Walkers and Fitnessgram software (computes physical fitness based on age and running a mile). To help promote physical fitness for grades K-5. $1,350
Wesley Township Volunteer Fire Department - To establish an Emergency Medical Service through the department to train and certify individuals as EMTs and to equip and maintain a squad to respond to emergencies. $5,000
Jim Christy Fund for Kids - Funding of $5,000.
Humane Society of the Mid-Ohio Valley - Fund for spay and neuter activities. $4,000
RSVP- In appreciation for help with the mailing of MCF's Annual Report (Seniors). $200
Total 1st Cycle Grants $37,525
Cutler Elementary School PTO - To purchase new slide at the Cutler Elementary School. $5,852
Washington Co. Agricultural & Mechanical Association - Partial funding to pave under grandstand for easier access to restrooms and handicap ramps. $8,000
Washington Co. Historical Society - Partial funding for the creation of an introductory exhibit on Henry Fearing for the Fearing House in Harmar. $750
O'Neill Senior Center - Funding to continue current and new programs at the center that are in jeopardy because of diminishing money. $15,000 from 1999 grant budget and $10,000 from 2000.
The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Festival - Funding for a mural project for the River Cities Blues Festival. $375
The Little Muskingum Volunteer Fire Dept. - Funding for radios for fire department. $2,500
Youth Cultural Center - Building a Better Community - Funding for program refreshments. $50
Marietta City Schools - Balance of MCF Match for nutrition program awarded in 1999; paid in 2000. $627
Western Washington County Area Historical Society - Funding for the anniversary celebration. $500
Marietta Days - Funding for the annual reunion of multicultural groups in Marietta. $500
Chautauqua - Funding for a weekend event in Marietta. $620
Greater Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter, Alzheimer's Association - To establish resource libraries in Washington County and Williamstown and southeast Ohio counties and provide training to librarians to familiarize them with materials and make referrals. $2,700
Marietta Soccer League - For the purchase of safer goals and nets for the new fields at the Devola Soccer Complex. $2,000
Our Lady of Mercy Preschool - To replace outdated, worn and broken toys and teaching aids. To offer tuition assistance to families in need and provide help with basic operational expenses. $1,837
River Cities Symphony Orchestra Inc. - Funding for the video taping of the Fall Concert. $2,500
Warren Community Playground (Warren Elementary PTA) - Funding to purchase playground equipment. $4,500
Marietta Day Annual Celebration - To establish an endowment fund for the annual Marietta Day celebration. $1,250
Telesis - Funding for construction of a community sign at Ewing School. $250
Barlow Agricultural & Mechanical Association - For installation of heating and air conditioning, insulation and windows in the refurbished community center located on Barlow Fairgrounds. $5,000
Colony Theatre/Community 20/20 - Funding for preliminary work for the Colony Theatre; matching funds for Appalachian Region Committee and publicity material. $11,000
Shared-Food Kitchen/Community 20/20 - Funding for equipment for use in the Junior Fair building on the Washington County Fairgrounds. Local farmers and food entrepreneurs in Washington & Noble counties will process local food items for retail sale. $14,489
Harmar Rowing Club - Funding for completion of the Carl Broughton Boat House. $8,000
Marietta Family YMCA - Purchase of an inflatable pool structure for use during family, open and private swim at the YMCA. $4,029
Sharpe Education Inc. (Miss Peggy's House) - To purchase a refrigerator/freezer for daycare center. $5,790
Humane Society of the Mid-Ohio Valley - Funding for 24 outdoor runs for animals. $8,000
Village of Belle Valley - Matching funds for a study of the storm water drainage problems in Belle Valley. $700
Jim Christy Fund for Kids - Funding to develop grants for children of the area. $10,000
Grand Total 2000 $111,818
Camp New Bridges - To provide scholarships for 10 to 12 children from Washington County ages 7 to 11 who are severely emotionally or behaviorally handicapped. $1,500
O'Neill Senior Center Inc. - Matching funds for a new dual-wheel, lift-equipped van. $6,877
Washington State Community College Library - To expand the library collection in the area of journal subscriptions reference holdings and circulating books and media. $5,000
Sunshine School/Youth Cultural Center - Funding to provide facilitator, refreshments and lunch for a one-day retreat. $338
Casto Family (House Fire) - Rent and security deposit for new dwelling. $1,050
Children's Toy and Doll Museum Inc. - Funds for fire door required for fire code. $3,500
Eve Inc. - Funding to continue children's programming, case management education services, parent mentor services and child care services. $16,667
Washington School PTO - To purchase new playground equipment that will improve safety and handicap accessibility. $5,000
Village of Beverly (Dodge Park) - Funds to replace roof on the park shelter. $1,265
Bartlett Junior High School Choir and Band - To fund half of the amount needed to purchase an amplifier. $243
ARTSBRIDGE - Funding for Arts Education touring program in Washington County Elementary Schools. $5,600
Barlow Township Trustees - To construct a historical sign indicating the location of Vincent as the site of the development of the Vincent rifle. $1,122
Ewing School - Washington County Board of MR/DD - Funding to install two aquariums at Ewing School for students in the lobby and on the therapy wing. $1,100
Washington County Community Crisis Response Team For training and communication. $2,000
Marietta YMCA - Funding for a feasibility study of recreation in Marietta. $3,500
Pioneer Jog - Funding for students to attend the Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. $350
Marietta City Police Dept. - To purchase Polaroid cameras for emergency use in crime and crisis situations. $750
Belpre Area Community Development Foundation - $3,000 to go to Belpre Historical Society for renovation of its new building through the Belpre Foundation and $2,000 for the Belpre Area Development Foundation's unrestricted use. $5,000
Youth Cultural Center - Grant in memory of Enos Singer. $5,000
ARTSBRIDGE - Grant in memory of Jean Graham. $5,000
O'Neill Senior Center - Funding to continue current and new programs at the center that are in jeopardy because of diminishing money. Awarded $25,000 in 2000 (15,000 from 1999 budget and $10,000 from 2000. $15,000
Grand Total 1999 $147,395
Community Christmas Committee - To erect a permanent masonry sign in Dodge Park in Beverly, Ohio, to make it easier for visitors to identify the park. $2,500
Easter Seal Society of Central Ohio Inc. - Funding to implement a public Mid-Ohio Valley child safety seat installation checkpoint. Funds to support items needed for one-time expenses. $1,060
Lowell Parent Teachers Organization - Funding to purchase playground equipment for use by children in the Lowell community.$2,000
The Marietta Youth Coalition Advisory Board through Saint Luke's Church (an unsolicited grant allocation) - Seed money to support activities within St. Luke's church annex building. $5,000
Marietta College - Funding toward comprehensive campaign projects: renovation of Dawes Library, construction of library addition, addition of multimedia capabilities. $125,000
Community Food Pantry - To acquire a matching donation from a nationwide contributor. $300
Parent Leadership Training Institute- Funding for a 20-week program to enable parents to become leading advocates for children. $300
Youth Cultural Center - Seed money to establish a financial base from which we can support an executive director until funding is established in 1999. $20,000
Lower Muskingum Historical Society - To purchase a new roof for the Museum in Beverly. $4,000
O'Neill Senior Center - To make needed improvements to the O'Neill Center. The painting of interior walls and exterior doors and handrails. $3,000
River Cities Symphony Orchestra - To purchase a used 9-foot Knabe grand piano for use by the orchestra and other performing artists. $1,000
Washington County Historical Society - To provide continued employment of the director of the Washington Historical Society and permit the continuation of educational programs for the public. $8,000
Wakefield Mural Project - Funding to complete the final stages of the mural. $1,500
Community 20/20 - To provide administrative support with the hiring of an executive director, secretarial support and operating expenses for one year beginning October 1998. $100,000
Belpre Historical Society - Funding to install a security system and locks on windows and doors in the building to house an Education Museum Center. $3,000
Dorothy A. Oyster Advised Memorial Fund - To meet important needs of at-risk children in Marietta City Schools that are not met through existing agencies or programs. $3,000
Lowell Historical Society - Funding to complete renovations on the Strait Run School in Lowell, which will serve as a museum and home of the Lowell Historical Society. $5,500
Marietta City Schools After-School Program - To conduct after-school classes for students. $3,280
Total 1998 $288,440
City of Williamstown - For improvements to Tomlinson Park. $4,000
Marietta City Tree Commission - Planting of trees in conjunction with the Front Street Project. $3,000
Marietta Family YMCA - Funding for a computer. $8,100
Ohio Technology Related Assistance Information - Funding to establish Marietta's first Regional Technology Center. $4,000
Children's Toy and Doll Museum - Funding to install central heating and cooling at the museum. $4,000
The Economic Roundtable - Funding to purchase video and copying equipment. $1,500
Marietta Bantam Baseball League - Funding to replace outfield fences. $5,000
Marietta High School Key Club - Funding for design, construction and planting to maintain Project Soil at Marietta High School. $2,000
Washington County Historical Society - Funding to purchase archival supplies for the storage of historic documents and books and matching funds for an internship program to repair and replicate decorative
plaster medallions and cornices at The Anchorage. $2,500
Saint Mary's School- Funding for building construction. $8,000
Rossi Egg Hunt - Mini Grant. $250
Greater Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter, Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association - To purchase education, training equipment and materials for new office. $1,715
Harmar Rowing Club - Phase I startup cost of building a new boathouse. $5,000
Ohio Showboat Drama Inc. - To complete its portion of electrical rerouting for the front street enhancement project. $3,800
O'Neill Senior Center Inc. - For matching funds to obtain a new van equipped with a wheelchair lift. $6,890
WASCO Inc. - To purchase equipment for the walking trail being built on Davis Avenue. $1,000
ARTSBRIDGE - Research and development of manual and training programs to empower educators to utilize the arts in regular subject areas. $5,000
Marietta Rotary Safetytown - Purchase of an interactive voice robot boat to be used by Marietta Coast Guard Auxiliary in conjunction with Safetytown water safety training. $2,000
Ohio & Little Kanawha Division of the CP. Huntington Railway Historical Society - Assistance with the relocation of a railroad passenger car to Depot Park in Belpre for use in education and visitation purposes. $2,500
River Cities Symphony Orchestra Inc. - Seed money to fund half of the cost for three guest conductor fees for the 1997-1998 concert season to help with selection of a permanent music director. $1,500
Saint Mary's School - Assist in cost of gym equipment for the new gym. $8,000
The Wakefield Community Mural Project - Reconstruction of the exterior brick wall and designing and painting a historic mural. $1 ,000
Total Grants 1997 $80,755
Little Hocking Community Playground - Funding of playground equipment. $2,500
The Back-to-School Project - Funding of backpacks. $4,500
Marietta College/The McDonough Center for Leadership and Business - Partial cost of printing Harmar Mural Book. $1,000
Washington County Clark Center Alternative Education Program, Washington County Educational Service Center- Funding of instructional material and health screenings. $4,000
Ohio Campus Compact - Funding for the fall leadership conference. $4,000
Washington County Historical Society - For production of a video for restoration of the Anchorage. $6,000
Historic Harmar Bridge Company - Partial funding for roof repair for a Civil War post office. $2,965
Incredible Community Playground - Funding to purchase books for paper airplane project. $700
Incredible Community Playground - Scholarship to fund playground supervisor. $1,600
Focus on Literacy - Purchase of software. $2,420
Marietta Area United Way - Funds to support annual campaign.$2,405
American Red Cross - 1996 flood relief (post-flood cleanup). $10,000
Marietta Youth Service Day - Funding for Marietta clean-up day. $250
Barlow Vincent Summer Youth League - Funding to purchase and install two backstops. $1,726
Little Muskingum Development Corporation - Funding to repair and increase parking at Rinard covered bridge area. $1,265
Marietta/Parkersburg Area Labor-Management Citizens Committee - Training and manuals for conflict resolution skills within seven school districts. $2,710
Marietta Soccer League - Funding for improvements of newly purchased land to develop two soccer fields. $12,060
Washington State Community College - To assist in equipping the Harvey W. Graham Community Auditorium with lighting. $2,880
ARTSBRIDGE - Funds to sponsor the Central Berkshire girls choir. $250
O'Neill Senior Center Inc. - Partial funding to obtain a new van equipped with wheelchair lift. $6,760
The Washington County AIDS Task Force - Funds to purchase a computer for the task force. $1,862
Decatur Community Association - Partial funding to replace windows with insulated windows and new shingles on roof. $6,600
Friends of the Museum Inc. - Funding to assist with the preparation and installation of two new exhibits, a learning center for students and a changing exhibits gallery at Campus Martius Museum. $5,000
Eve Inc. - Funding to purchase a new fax machine and modem. $800
The Community Action Program Corporation of Washington/Morgan Counties, Ohio - Funding to purchase equipment as part of the establishment of a dental clinic that will provide dental service to low-income families. $2,500
Barlow Agricultural & Mechanical Association - Funding for topographic mapping of fairground property, allowing for detailed planning for sewer, drainage and underground electric, gas and water. $1,200
Saint Mary's School - Funding for school building. $8,000
Total Grants 1996 $95,953
Marietta Youth Service Day - Materials for cleanup. $100
Summer Night Supervised Basketball - Evening supervised basketball program for area youth. $100
Habitat for Humanity - Funding for tools for construction. $1,200
Mid-Ohio Valley Players - Funding for handicapped-accessible restroom. $4,240
Marietta College - Funds toward purchase of automated dialing polling system. $4,000
Marietta Chamber Orchestra - Funding for music score. $1,266
Incredible Community Playground - Funding for sandbox construction. $2,000
Young Men's Christian Association - Funding toward the purchase of a van. $8,000
EVE Inc. - Funding for furnishing the dining room. $4,000
Ohio Showboat Drama Theater - Funding to purchase a sign. $4,500
ARTSBRIDGE - Funding to open an office at WSCC. $2,560
St. Mary's School - Funding for a room in the new school. $9,000
Washington County Emergency Services - Funding to purchase an automated external defibrillator for county emergency squad. $6,000
CAPNET - Partial funding for inspirational speaker and material for community. $1,000
Caring Connection - Purchase of network computer, software and training. $14,789
Marietta City Tree Commission - Funding to purchase trees for fall of 1996. $7,000
1995 Total $69,755
Establishing a scholarship in Warren Offenberger's name upon his retirement was a great way to honor him for his work, and for Warren to honor the Marietta High School teachers who made a difference in his life."
