MISSOURI RIVER HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDED OVER $400-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO 33 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THURSDAY.
THE GRANTS RANGED FROM $3,710 TO $15,000.
THURSDAY’S DISTRIBUTIONS BRING MRHD’S TOTAL CONTRIBUTION TO WOODBURY COUNTY NON-PROFITS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO ALMOST $41 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE 1994.
AMONG THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENTS IS THE HOPE REDEMPTION CENTER WHICH RECEIVED A $10,980 GRANT TO PURCHASE A GLASS CRUSHER AND TWO TRAILERS FOR CANS AND BOTTLE DROP-OFFS.
A $13,000 GRANT TO HOSPICE OF SIOUXLAND WILL BE USED TO INSTALL A NEW SECURITY SYSTEM AND THE CITY OF OTO RECEIVED $15-THOUSAND TO PURCHASE A SKID LOADER.
THE FULL LIST OF GRANTS FOLLOWS:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, TOURISM $73,290
” ORPHEUM THEATRE PRESERVATION PROJECT: UPGRADE THE IN-HOUSE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, $15,000;
” SIOUXLAND INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL (SIMPCO): RESTORE SIOUXLAND TRAILS MAP APPLICATION AND PRINT PAPER TRAIL MAP, $9,580.
” CITY OF OTO, IA: PURCHASE A CASE SKID LOADER, $15,000;
” LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION, SGT. FLOYD TRISTATE CHAPTER: RIVERFRONT LEWIS & CLARK CAMPSITE MONUMENT, $15,000;
” ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH WOODBURY: IMPLEMENT SALIR ADELANTE! PROGRAM, $3,710;
” CITY OF SIOUX CITY: MURAL ON WEST 7TH STREET, $15,000.
HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES: $122,310
” PIERSON VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION: BUNKER GEAR FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS, $15,000;
” WOMEN AWARE: SIOUXLANDERS IN TRANSITION SERVICES, $12,400;
” SANFORD COMMUNITY CENTER: INSTALL FLOORING AND PAINT AT THE SANFORD CENTER EAST FACILITY, $15,000;
” SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: INSTALL NEW DENTAL EQUIPMENT, $14,000;
” SUNRISE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: PURCHASE ADA WHEELCHAIR CONVERSION VAN, $15,000;
” HOSPICE OF SIOUXLAND: REVAMP DOOR SECURITY SYSTEM, $13,000;
” CITY OF BRONSON: LED LIGHTING FOR CITY PARK, $6,659;
” COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF SIOUXLAND: INSTALL NEW WINDOWS IN ISABELLE SLOAN SCHOOL, HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SITE, $11,846;
” CROSSROADS OF WESTERN IOWA: PURCHASE 9 DEFIBRILLATORS FOR RESIDENCE HOUSES, $9,405;
” SOURCE FOR SIOUXLAND: CONSOLIDATE, DISTRIBUTE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE, $10,000.
CIVIC, PUBLIC, PATRIOTIC, CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS: $93,457
” SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE: PURCHASE A SAFETY TRAINING TRAILER AND INSTRUCTION AIDS, $7,000;
” LAWTON FIRE FIGHTERS: PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR NEW FIRE ENGINE: $15,000;
” SALIX FIRE AND RESCUE: REPLACE AIR RESPIRATOR SAFETY GEAR, $15,000;
” BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF SIOUXLAND: INSTALL NEW ADA COMPLIANT DOOR AND SECURITY SYSTEM, $12,425;
” HOPE REDEMPTION CENTER: PURCHASE GLASS CRUSHER AND TWO TRAILERS, $10,980;
” SIOUXLAND YOUTH FOR CHRIST: FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS WITH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING, $14,552;
” AMERICAN LEGION MUMFORD-MOON POST #79, CORRECTIONVILLE, IA: REPLACE ROOF OF 100-YEAR-OLD G.A.R. BUILDING, $13,500;
” CITY OF CORRECTIONVILLE: REPAIR AND PRESERVE CEMETERY HEADSTONES, $5,000.
LEISURE, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL: $81,095
” TRISTATE REVOLUTION SOCCER CLUB: BUILD A SHELTER AT RUEGGER SOCCER FIELD, $15,000;
” VANGARDE ARTS: PURCHASE AND INSTALL PROFESSIONAL AUDIO/VISUAL RECORDING AND STREAMING EQUIPMENT, $10,000;
” ART CENTER ASSOCIATION OF SIOUX CITY: INSTALL NEW VIDEO AND SOUND SYSTEM, $15,000;
” CITY OF PIERSON: ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER, $15,000;
” SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY THEATRE: INSTALL NEW PLUMBING, $11,095;
” SATURDAY IN THE PARK: CREATE A DOCUMENTARY ON SITP’S 30-YEAR HISTORY, $15,000.
EDUCATION: $31,100
” LAUNCHPAD CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE, $8,600;
” BEYOND THE BELL: TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE, $15,000;
” SIOUXLAND MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: PURCHASE, INSTALL POINT OF SERVICE ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT, $7,500.
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, MRHD HOLDS THE LICENSE FOR GAMING IN WOODBURY COUNTY. ITS FUNDING IS GENERATED BY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MRHD AND HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO SIOUX CITY WHICH ALLOWS HARD ROCK TO OPERATE A GAMING OPERATION USING MRHD’S LICENSE.
