$43,500 AWARDED IN GRANTS BY
THE M & M AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

A total of $44,000 in grants has been awarded to 20 non-profit and charitable groups in Marinette and Menominee counties. Many of the grants were made for Health and Economic Development programs.

Dr. North Shetter co-chair of the Foundation’s Grant Review Committee, pointed out that the grant awards are in addition to the $28,000 in grants made by the Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee earlier this year. An additional $60,385 was granted in scholarships this year. The Foundation also awarded a $25,000 grant from the B.J. Stupak Memorial Fund to the Spies Field Expansion Project. Total grants and scholarships awarded for the year total $165,885.

Grants were awarded at the Annual Meeting of the M & M Area Community Foundation Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at the Riverside Country Club. Organizations receiving awards were the:

• Menominee Area Public Schools--$2,300 for Developing Economics Through Literacy program.
• Twin Bridge Rescue Squad--$1,300 to Purchase an Automatic Emergency Defibrillator
• Twin Counties Free Clinic--$5,000 for Medication Assistance for Patients.
• Crivitz Ski Cats Waterski Club--$2,050 for Sound System Upgrade Project.
• The Greater M&M YMCA--$2,160 for the YMCA Wellness Outreach Program.
• Marinette County Parks & Outdoor Recreation--$1,200 for Lake Noquebay Trail Boardwalk.
• Digital Workforce Education Society--$2,500 for Crivitz Area Outreach Initiative.
• Camp Daniel--$1,300 to Purchase an Automatic Emergency Defibrillator
• Marinette Middle School--$500 for Emotional Behavioral Disabilities Program.
• Marinette County Elderly Services--$2,000 for Kitchen Equipment.
• FROSTBYTE Team 754 Robotics--$2,500 for First Lego League/VEX Youth Project.
• Pembine/Dunbar/Beecher Rescue Squad--$1,300 to Purchase an Automatic Emergency Defibrillator.
• Marinette County Historical Society--$1,890 for Santa Collection Project
• Marinette County 4-H--$800 for Tobacco Preventation
• Menominee School District--$3,000 for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Educational Youth Concert.
• UW-Extension--$1,400 for Economic Impact Modeling Software.

Granted from the C&R Peters Fund
• Downtown Development Authority - $2,500 for the Ride with Pride, The Menominee Free Ride Bike Project

Granted from the Derusha Family Fund
• Faith Baptist Church--$1,800 for the Life Hurts… God Heals Program.
• DAR Boys & Girls Club--$8,000 for Smart Moves Program.

Granted from the James and Willa Stang Family Fund
• Emergency Rescue Squad--$500