30 area organizations receive Winneshiek County Community Foundation grants

The group held its grant awards celebration Wednesday night in Decorah.  28 of the 30 grants were presented, as well as an extension for the City of Spillville's Inwood Ballroom roof grant from 2018.

Grant recipient organization, the project the grant will fund, and grant amount are listed below by funding areas.

Community Betterment
•    Calmar Senior Club, Calmar Senior Center Rejuvenation, $3,940.97
•    City of Calmar, Calmar Area Swim Team Lane Lines, $1,919.80
•    City of Calmar, Calmar City Park Restroom Project, $7,056.07
•    City of Decorah (Library), Community Classroom, $1,950.45
•    City of Decorah (Parks and Rec Department), Vennehjem Playground Project, $5,000
•    Winneshiek County (Law Enforcement), Cellebrite Proposal, $6,000
•    Winneshiek County (Recycling Department), Winneshiek County American Flag Disposal Container, $1,135
•    Winneshiek County Agricultural Association, Cement Walkway, $1,200

Education
•    Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation, NICC for Kids, $5,000
•    South Winneshiek Community School District, Preschool Fence, $5,000
•    St. Teresa Calcutta Catholic School, READ: Travel Without Leaving School, $6,000
•    Winneshiek County (Conservation Board), Environmental Education Supply Updates, $3,000

Health
•    Aase Haugen Senior Services, Hi-Low Roll-Off Beds Improve Quality of Life and Safety for Senior Residents, $6,000
•    Winneshiek Medical Center Foundation, Ambulance Services - Patient Safety, $7,056.08

Historic Preservation
•    Porter House Museum, Restoring the Porch and Windows, $4,600
•    Winneshiek County Historical Society, Landers-Adams-Bodensteiner Window Restoration, $5,000

Human Service
•    City of Fort Atkinson (Fort Atkinson Fire Department), Pagers and Hoods, $3,312
•    City of Ossian (Fire Department), Turnout Gear, $7,000
•    City of Protivin (Fire Department), Rope and Litter Rescue Equipment, $1,000
•    Decorah Community Food Pantry, Feeding the Community in Need: Farmer's Market Coupon Program and Support of Food Pantry, $5,000
•    Decorah Quilts of Valor, 2019 Veterans Day Presentations, $3,711.84
•    Helping Services for Youth & Families, Youth Mentoring at Helping Services, $4,281
•    Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, Winneshiek County Home Delivered Meals Program, $5,000
•    Northeast Iowa Community Action, Earl Public Transit Computer Security Project, $5,000
•    Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Winneshiek County Back Pack Program, $6,000
•    Ossian De Sales Child Care Center, Office Updates, $2,678
•    Ridgeway Rural Fire Department, Personal Safety Gear, $2,415
•    Riverview Center, Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Response, $4,195
•    Sunflower Child Development Center Board, Kitchen Upgrade/Remodel, $5,000
•    Thunder Rode, Inc., Premier Accredited Center Equipment, $1,500