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Recipients - Fall 2006

Organization Name    Project Description    Grant Amount
GreenWay Alliance, Inc.   To provide a speakers series on the importance of parks and open spaces in communities.   $25,000.00
Sedgwick County Zoological Society   To support a coalition of museums and institutions in providing 'Senior Wednesday' programs.   $24,995.00
Good Samaritan Project   To provide training for church leaders, parents and teens in HIV/AIDS prevention.   $24,124.00
ALS Association, Keith Worthington Chapter   To provide trained health professional consultations and visits.   $22,250.00
Leavenworth Youth Achievement Center, Inc.   To support a program for youth that includes participation in community service projects, setting and meeting personal goals and other activities that will assist them in continuing their education or entering the job market upon completion of high school.   $20,842.00
Friends of the Kaw, Incorporated   To raise awareness of non-point source pollution and to offer positive examples of best management practices.   $20,200.00
Arc of Sedgwick County, Inc.   To support a mentoring program to better integrate students with developmental disabilities into the school setting.   $20,000.00
Family Conservancy, The   To provide support services to Spanish speaking families.   $20,000.00
Roots and Wings, Inc.   To support a donor development specialist.   $19,725.00
Salina Art Center, Inc.   To support an arts program for middle and high school students.   $19,620.00
Ballet Wichita, Inc.   To support a program for students to learn about movement and to design and perform their own dance.   $19,320.00
Johnson County Health Department   To support the Quinceariera Program, which will implement a Spanish language curriculum designed to improve communication between teens and their parents.   $18,070.00
Hope Street Youth Development, Inc.   To support an anti-violence curriculum for four Wichita middle schools.   $17,825.00
CASA-Children Worth Saving, Inc.   To recruit and train additional CASA volunteers.   $13,500.00
Geary County Hospital dba Geary Community Hospital   To recruit and train volunteers for the Hospice program.   $12,443.00
Mirror, Inc.   To support the Youth As Resources project, which provides small grants to young people to design and carry out service projects in their communities.   $10,300.00
Boys Club of Greater Kansas City   To support programs of the Boys and Girls Club of Wyandotte County designed to help kids resist the peer pressure that leads to risky behavior.   $10,000.00
Compeer Program of East Central Kansas, Inc.   To recruit volunteers for a one-to-one relationship w/ children and adults who have a mental illness.   $10,000.00
Regional Prevention Center, Inc.   To fund the cost of printing a publication for teens that promotes healthy choices.   $10,000.00
All Faith Counseling Center of Atchison, Inc.   To support a program for eighth and ninth grade students in Atchison County that utilizes college students as mentors to help address issues the teens are facing.   $8,900.00
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City Kansas Parks and Recreation   To support the Parks and Recreation Department's after school program that focuses on healthy food choices and teaching kids about the importance of good nutrition.   $7,000.00
Salina Area Youth Sportsmanship Initiative Inc.   To educate parents, coaches and officials on good sportsmanship in youth sports.   $7,000.00
Boys and Girls Club of Topeka   To provide scholarships for the summer program, for children ages 6-18.   $6,000.00
Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, Inc.   To support members of the Sexual Assault Nurses Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team of Sedgwick County to attend a training conference designed to improve services offered to victims of sexual assault.   $5,025.00
City of Sabetha   To support the renovation of city park equipment.   $5,000.00
Plainville Community Foundation, Inc.   To support the completion of a park fitness path.   $5,000.00
Harper Hospital District #5   To support a Health Fair for Harper and the surrounding communities that will provide education on preventive health topics and health screenings.   $4,785.00
Orthodox Christian Ministries, Inc.   To support the Treehouse programs for mothers of infants.   $4,000.00
Center for Health and Wellness, Inc.   To support board of directors leadership development.   $3,679.83
Infinite Growth Opportunities Foundation   To provide gardening supplies and stipends for youth to work on a community garden project.   $3,000.00
First Assembly of God Church   To support a week long summer camp experience for children.   $2,000.00
USD 260 Derby - Tanglewood Elementary   To support an anti-bullying program.   $1,996.00
Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc.   To support the recruitment of volunteers for the Compeer program.   $1,715.00
USD 266 Maize High School   To support a drug/alcohol-free school celebration.   $1,000.00
USD 407 Russell High School   To support a drug/alcohol-free school celebration.   $500.00
USD 285 Cedar Vale High School   To support a drug/alcohol-free school celebration.   $500.00
USD 422 Greensburg High School   To support a drug/alcohol-free school celebration.   $500.00
USD 267 Renwick - Garden Plain High School   To support a drug/alcohol-free school celebration.   $500.00
USD 267 Renwick - Andale High School   To support a drug/alcohol-free school celebration.   $500.00




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