PORT CLINTON - The Ottawa County Community Foundation awarded more than $49,000 in competitive grants to 29 local nonprofit organizations at the annual grant awards breakfast.
The June 20 event provided an opportunity to celebrate the work of a variety of charitable organizations whose projects and programs address current and emerging needs throughout Ottawa County in the fields of education, social services, physical and mental health, safe and positive living environment, natural resources and the arts.
The following are the 2019 grant recipients:
Terra College Foundation, supplies and snacks for Kids College; Oak Harbor Log Cabin Association, support for summer concert series at the Log Cabin; Harris-Elmore Public Library, materials to display and preserve Ottawa County artifacts; Stein Hospice Services, Inc, supplies for kid's bereavement program/Camp Good Grief; Oak House, sturdy, stackable banquet chairs for participant use; Dr. John E Braun Memorial Park, add electrical power to pole barn in the park;
Joyful Connections, furniture and refrigerator, for family use during visits; the Salvation Army, send at-risk children to week-long Salvation Army Camp; Catawba Island Historical Society, storage shelves for archival protection of artifacts; Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, "Beached Fish" for deposit of recyclable bottles/city beach; Cultivate the Clover of Ottawa County; training of camp counselors for three 4-H camps;
Ottawa County Museum, convert two boarded windows to display cases; Light House Sober Living, sober living activities to support adults with addiction; Nightingales Harvest, provide cancer families with gas/transportation and advertising; Friends of Port Clinton Parks, installation of second small pavilion in Lakeview Park; Musical Arts Series in Port Clinton, provide live music concerts at local senior communities;
Engaging Opportunities Foundation, startup renovation of Christy's Corner Café; Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center, support Port Clinton summer lunch program; Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center, laptop computer for Grandlove advocate; Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center, TNT Mentoring school spirit T-shirts; OC Family & Children First Council Assist at-risk families not eligible for other programs;
ARC of Ottawa County, summer camp for children with developmental disabilities; Oak Harbor Lions Club, community LED billboard sign to be used by non-profits; Oak Harbor Tree Commission, purchase trees for east and west gateways into Oak Harbor; Playmakers Civic Theatre, replace master lighting control board for stage lighting; Harris Elmore Fire Department, purchase SCBA face mask nameplates for firefighters; Habitat for Humanity of Ottawa County, materials for construction of a single-family house, Friends of Ottawa Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, concrete trail to increase youth fishing access; and Luther Home of Mercy, establish a scout troop for LHM residents.
Funding for these grants is made possible from several unrestricted Community Funds held by the Ottawa County Community Foundation including the Kenneth and Naomi Akins Family Fund, Bob and Grace Armbruster Fund, Lenore Peterson Blackburn Fund, Earl J. Johnson Fund, OCCF Fund, Lenore Peterson-Blackburn Fund, Dr. James I. and Priscella Rhiel Fund, Paul H. Rofkar Community Needs Fund, Harry Stensen Memorial Fund, and Dave and Jeanne Thierwechter Fund as well as one Donor Advised Fund and generous cash donations.
For more information visit ottawaccf.org.
FREMONT - Kids can get hands-on experience this summer through the Frohman Summer Series: Hands on History at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
The Frohman Summer Series is for ages 6 to 11 using materials from the Charles E. Frohman Collection. The next event is Aug. 15, The Ever-Changing Lake Erie. Through the Frohman historic photographs and maps, students will learn about the Great Lakes and, in particular, Lake Erie. They will learn how the lakes were formed and why Lake Erie is the most biologically productive of the Great Lakes. They will compare firsthand Lake Erie’s current condition and its plant and aquatic life to that of the early 20th century. Using water brought from Lake Erie, students will learn about pollution and how water is filtered, making it free of bacteria and safe for human consumption. They will also create closed terrariums.
Registration is required by calling Nan Card or Julie Mayle at 419-332-2081, ext. 239, or by email, ncard@rbhayes.org or jmayle@rbhayes.org.