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2006-2007 Board of Trustees
Grants
for 2008
- Ottawa
County Health Department $1,000 for the Farmer's Market
and Walking Trails Brochure to promote health and wellness
in Allendale and Coopersville by supporting the Ottawa County
Wellness Coalition North East Action Team with the production
of a Brochure for Healthy Eating and Walking Trails to be
distributed at the local Farmer's Markets.
- Allendale
Area Chamber of Commerce $1,000 Allendale
Boulevard Days to support a charitable or educational component
of the event such as a Community Stage, where local artists
can perform.
- Pathways
Michigan $1,200
to support the Total Trek Quest Program, an after-school
running program for boys that addresses childhood obesity
and underage drinking prevention.
- Ottawa
County Health Department $1,200 Baby Bonus Bucks-Allendale-A
program to encourage high risk pregnant women and women
with new babies to participate in the Maternal Infant Health
Program to receive the teaching and support that will empower
them to have a healthy pregnancy outcome and to develop
a life long positive relationship with their baby.
- Spring
Valley Community Church $1,000 Summer Lunch Program-
This program will provide a weekly free healthy lunch during
the summer months, to children from Allendale Meadow and
Knollwood Estates Mobile Home parks.
- Lighthouse
Community Church $650 Breakfast With Baby- This program
will provide free diapers, baby wipes, clothing, books,
toys and other supplies for low-income women who are at
least 7 months pregnant or who have babies under one year
of age. This programs is offered in both Spanish and English.
- Allendale
Historical Society $1,000 1940's-60's Museum Artifact
Protection- This grant will be used to protect irreplaceable
items that have been donated to the Allendale Historical
Society's 1940-1960's Museum, through the use of visual
display cases and (uv)sun guard film on windows.
New
Teacher Mini-Grant Program
Fall 2007-2008
- Allendale
Christian School $172.44 This
grant will purchase a Parachute to provide a fun and noncompetitive
physical activity for the k-9 physical education classes.
- Allendale
Middle and High School $265- Utility Shed Project
This grant will give students experience in the basic principles
and practices of residential construction through the construction
of a Utility Shed.
- Allendale
Middle School $174.98-Literature Circle Books
The purpose of this grant is to increase reading comprehension
scores of students with learning disabilities in the area
of reading.
- Allendale
Middle School $188.77
to purchase 22 keyboard skins or keyboard covers to help
aide the students in the memorization of the keyboard and
improve their touch typing skills for life.
- Allendale
Middle School $200.00
-Read Naturally Program
This grant will assist students in becoming more fluid and
confident readers by working in the Read Naturally Program
1-2 days a week in conjunction with other fluency building
activities.
- Allendale
Middle School $159.89
to help improve reading skills by assisting students to
decode multisyllabic words and improve their fluency rate
through the use of the Rewards Student Books Program (ten
books).
- Allendale-Springview
Elementary $114.85
-Recorder
Karate Program
to purchase a program to assist fourth graders in recorder
instruction and improving their playing skills
- Allendale
Springview Elementary $90
Dolche Reading to purchase the Dolch Reading Program
which will increase the reading of Dolch words for learning
disabled students and improve both grade level reading scores
and reading comprehension.
- Allendale
Springview Elementary $145.56 Dolch
Word Reading Program
to purchase the Dolch Primary Library to help learning disabled
students increase and develop their ability to read Dolch
words. An increase in Dolch word skills will aide in improving
both grade level and reading scores and reading comprehension.
- Allendale
New Options Alternative Education $188- Mapping the
Holocaust. This grant will purchase desk sized
outline maps, laminated desk maps and world history Atlas's.
These will be used to geographically demonstrate the forced
movement of the Jewish population of Europe from 1941-1945.
In addition to learning geography the students will come
to understand how individuals can maintain their humanity
and sacrifice for the common good, during times of war.
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P. O. Box 365
Allendale, MI 49401
616-895-4777
www.allendalecf.org
Giving
to the Allendale Community Foundation is like growing a tree
~ the gifts given feed the trunk of the tree, and the fruit
produced is given away ~ the more the tree is fed, the more
fruit is produced! Help feed the tree so that more fruit can
be shared in Allendale.
Like the
Coopersville Area Community Foundation, the Allendale Area
Community Foundation is a component fund of The Grand Haven
Area Community Foundation. In 1999, several community leaders
and visionaries dreamed of starting a philanthropic vehicle
to ensure that their community's quality of life would be
enhanced and improved today, tomorrow, and for future generations.
A $10,000 grant from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
created the momentum.
The Trustees
of the Allendale Community Foundation continue to work on
increasing the awareness of this brand new Foundation to the
citizens of the Allendale area. Their goal has been not only
to attract donors to this charitable organization benefiting
Allendale, but also to raise $50,000 in undesignated and field
of interest gifts to receive a second $10,000 challenge grant
from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. This goal
was realized in December 2001.
This
newest affiliate of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
already has seventeen funds and over $1 million in assets.
Allendale has never had a specific organization dedicated
to attracting donors and making grants to meet the community's
needs. It does now in the form of the Allendale Community
Foundation. The Foundation's Board is planting the seeds for
the future of this community. We know they will succeed!
Funds of the Foundation
Bold Indicate New Fund
* Indicates
Endowment Fund (Donations to these Funds qualify for the Michigan
State Income Tax Credit)
ABC
Coalition
Allendale Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund*
Allendale Christian School Endowment Fund*
Allendale Greatest Needs Fund*
Allendale Historical Society Endowment Fund*
Allendale Lifelong Learners Fund*
Allendale Public Schools Foundation Fund*
Allendale Township Library Endowment Fund*
Lindsey Bakale Memorial Scholarship Fund
Borculo Christian School Endowment Fund*
Mike Cook Fund for Fun in Education
Family LIFE Center of West Michigan Fund*
Jim Kraker Family Fund*
Love J.P. Fund*
David James Merkle Memorial Scholarship Fund*
Miss Allendale Pageant Scholarship Fund
New Focus National Fund*
Ellna Rotman Camp Fund*
Dr. Harold Sheridan Fund
Sietsema Family Fund*
T.J. and Skylee Starr Sikma Memorial Fund
Veteran's Memorial Fund*
Herman J. Wyngarden Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarships
2008 Scholarships
were recently awarded to three outstanding students from three
Funds established by donors in the Allendale Community Foundation.
Lindsey
Bakale Memorial Scholarship
This
Fund was established with the Foundation in loving memory
of Lindsey Bakale who died tragically at an early age. To
honor her memory, this scholarship will assist local high
school graduates to further their education beyond the high
school level. The 2008 recipient is Kimberly Hindsley, Grand
Rapids Community College.
Herman
J. Wyngarden Memorial Scholarship
This
scholarship was established in memory of Herman J. Wyngarden,
a longtime educator. It commemorates Dr. and Mrs. Wyngarden's
commitment to education and to helping deserving students
further their education beyond high school. The 2008 recipient
is Elizabeth Becksvoort, Aquinas College.
Allendale
Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Since
1996, the AACC has been offering a scholarship to a Senior
High School Student within Allendale Township that will be
attending GVSU in the fall immediately following their high
school graduation. The 2008 recipient is Marisol Villarreal,
Grand Valley State University.
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