Grant winners for spring 2019 award cycle.
- Staples Area Food Shelf
- City of Motley, Converse Park
- City of Motley, Lighting for Skating Rink
- Staples Motley Beyond Poverty, Community Clean Up
- Central Lakes College, Living Legacy Garden Signage
- Wadena County, Friendly Rider
- Faith Lutheran Church, Back to School Fair
- LEAP, Inc., Railroad Days
- Staples Area Food Shelf
- City of Motley, Converse Park
- City of Motley, Lighting for Skating Rink
- Staples Motley Beyond Poverty, Community Clean Up
- Central Lakes College, Living Legacy Garden Signage
- Wadena County, Friendly Rider
- Faith Lutheran Church, Back to School Fair
- LEAP, Inc., Railroad Days
$8,812 awarded in grants for fall 2018.
The recipients and their projects are:
Acorn Hill EAAT, Inc. for $1,000 to expand the hippotherapy program
City of Motley for $2,000 for lights and music for the ice skating rink and city hall
City of Motley for $1,995 for new par grade benches for city parks
Evergreen Hill Cemetery Association for $2,500 for a display with a map of the cemetery and a list of the gravesites
LEAP for $1,132 for a Barn Quilts of Central Minnesota brochure/trail map
Staples Area Women's Chorus for $2,00 for the 2019 Her Voice Her Song Choral Festival
The recipients and their projects are:
Acorn Hill EAAT, Inc. for $1,000 to expand the hippotherapy program
City of Motley for $2,000 for lights and music for the ice skating rink and city hall
City of Motley for $1,995 for new par grade benches for city parks
Evergreen Hill Cemetery Association for $2,500 for a display with a map of the cemetery and a list of the gravesites
LEAP for $1,132 for a Barn Quilts of Central Minnesota brochure/trail map
Staples Area Women's Chorus for $2,00 for the 2019 Her Voice Her Song Choral Festival
Grant Awards, 2017
Grant Awards, 2016
Grant Awards, May 2015
Real Men Sing! - Real Men Sing --"Staples Area Men's Chorus
Community Center Equipment-- City of Staples
Staples Motley Area Resource Fair-- LEAP Inc
Operation Cardinal Pride-- Staples Motley School District
Central Minnesota Boys Choir Appleton WI Tour -- Central Minnesota Boys Choir
EBT Acceptance at Staples Area Farmers Market-- LEAP Inc
Back to School-- Faith Lutheran Church
Sacred Heart Area School Playground Improvement-- Sacred Heart Area Schools
2015 Old Wadena Rendezvous-- Old Wadena Society
Real Men Sing! - Real Men Sing --"Staples Area Men's Chorus
Community Center Equipment-- City of Staples
Staples Motley Area Resource Fair-- LEAP Inc
Operation Cardinal Pride-- Staples Motley School District
Central Minnesota Boys Choir Appleton WI Tour -- Central Minnesota Boys Choir
EBT Acceptance at Staples Area Farmers Market-- LEAP Inc
Back to School-- Faith Lutheran Church
Sacred Heart Area School Playground Improvement-- Sacred Heart Area Schools
2015 Old Wadena Rendezvous-- Old Wadena Society
Grant Awards, May 2014
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Grant Funds
City of Staples $1,000 Trail Head Development Kevin Grondahl City of Staples $1,000 Choose Health Nate Matthews Staples Motley Schools $ 500 Early Childhood Climber, Trikes and Storage Susan Estabrooks-Anderson Staples Motley Schools $1,000 Staples Elementary K-3 Playground Structure Sara Dregney Staples Amateur Baseball Association $2,000 Lumberbats/Pine Grove Park Scoreboard Chris Etzler Sprinkle and Sprout $ 845 Flowers to Beautify the Community Gay Swecker Non-Endowed Funds Sacred Heart Area School $ 500 Sidewalk Project |
LEAP $1,000 Sportsman's Club Trap Range Improvements Stephen Benson Staples Motley Schools $2,000 Digital Marquee Lisa Jenkins Staples Motley Schools $3,000 Central MN Jr. Super Slammers Dave Johnson Staples All Veterans Community Park $1,000 Park Sculpture Signage Bob Hamann Central Lakes College Foundation $1,000 Living Legacy Gardens Zone 3 Plant Demo Keith Olander Staples Area Men's Chorus $2,000 Real Men Sing Jim Sauer |
Community Foundation Awards $8,550 in Grants
Spring 2013, as reported in Staples World
Outdoor activities like play space and gardens, and arts activities like drama and music are among the beneficiaries of $8,550 in grants awarded by the Staples Motley Area Community Foundation in their spring grant round.
"Three of the awards are designated directly for the Motley community," said Mary Theurer, grant committee chair. "{Two others will allow opportunities for students in the Staples Motley School District."
The recipients and their projects are:
Outdoor activities like play space and gardens, and arts activities like drama and music are among the beneficiaries of $8,550 in grants awarded by the Staples Motley Area Community Foundation in their spring grant round.
"Three of the awards are designated directly for the Motley community," said Mary Theurer, grant committee chair. "{Two others will allow opportunities for students in the Staples Motley School District."
The recipients and their projects are:
- Staples Motley Schools for $1,600: Outside play space with tricycle path at Little Cardinals Academy-Motley Family Center. Completely fenced and cleared safe space for outdoor exercise and activity.
- Staples Motley Schools for $1,000: 20 new garden plots to create Southside Community Garden to be located near the firs station on the southside of Staples.
- Sprinkle and Sprout Garden Club for $750: To provide additional flower barrels, flowers and soil in the Motley community. LEAP (Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy, Positiveness) is the fiscal agent.
- Lamplight Community Theatre for $1,000: To provide scholarships for students to attend the Summer Lamp Camp. $500 of the grant will come from the grant funds and $500 from the Youth and Family Committee budget. These scholarships will provide a two week drama camp for students who would otherwise be unable to participate.
- Hands of Hope for $800: To bring "The Yellow Dress," a dramatic one-woman play based on stories of young women who were victims of dating violence to students in the Staples Motley School District. There will be follow-up discussion materials for teachers to bring back to the classroom. Educating youth on healthy and unhealthy relationships is an important piece in breaking the cycle of abuse.
- Faith Lutheran Church for $600: To assist in Relay Madness, an event with safe, drug/alcohol free and enjoyable activities for middle and high school youth during Railroad Days.
- Motley's Two Rivers Music Fest for $800: To provide additional music for a weekend of free family entertainment to the Motley Area.
- Lakes Area Pregnancy Support Center (LAPS) for $2,000: To assist in opening the new office in Staples in the spring. The money will be used to purchase equipment for the counseling room, materials for the lobby/welcome area and supplies for the incentive rooms for the families being served.
The mission of the Staples Motley Area Community Foundation is to develop and strengthen community resources and to enhance the quality of life of individuals, families and organizations. Since its inception in 1999 the foundation has awarded over $128,000 in grant funding to area projects.
The foundation accepts grant proposals from non-profit organizations within the Staples Motley School District boundaries that will address one or more of the following areas:
Strengthening youth and families
Improving community appearance
Increasing community involvement and leadership
The Staples Motley Area Community Foundation is a component fund of the Initiative Foundation.
The foundation accepts grant proposals from non-profit organizations within the Staples Motley School District boundaries that will address one or more of the following areas:
Strengthening youth and families
Improving community appearance
Increasing community involvement and leadership
The Staples Motley Area Community Foundation is a component fund of the Initiative Foundation.