RSRF awards $403,378 in new grants

The Rising Sun Regional Foundation announced that it has awarded a total of $403,378 in 22 new grants for its 2007 fourth quarter grants cycle. These grants include:

• $1,000 to Family Connections toward marketing materials for its community outreach and donor development program.

• $1,500 to the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation toward the purchase of instruments to assist with the start-up of a new musical strings program in its sixth grade.

• $2,500 to the Dearborn County FARM Club toward expenses associated with its 2008 FARM Club show at the Ripley County Fairgrounds.

• $16,000 to St. Louis School in Batesville toward the purchase of Classroom Performance Systems.

• $45,750 to the Youth Encouragement Services toward the construction of a wastewater disposal system for its regional James B. Wismann Youth Home shelter.

• $5,000 to the Napoleon Recreation & Restoration Corporation toward its second annual presentation of a Civil War Reenactment History weekend in Napoleon.

• $50,000 to the Aurora Emergency Rescue toward the purchase of a new ambulance.

• $25,000 to the City of Aurora to assist with an Indiana Housing Community and Community Development grant, which is to be used for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation in Aurora.

• $6,554 to Milan Community School Corporation toward the purchase of risers in the music room at its elementary school.

• $20,000 to Southeast Indiana Community Preservation and Development Corporation to provide matching funds for a State of Indiana grant program called First Time Homebuyer Homeownership Education, Counseling and Downpayment Assistance.

• $1,500 to Batesville Community School Corporation toward the purchase of audio-visual equipment for its intermediate school.

• $3,100 to Otter Creek Volunteer Fire Department toward the purchase of new pagers.

• $15,000 to the Versailles Police Department toward the purchase and installation of in-car videos.

• $14,940 to Oldenburg Academy toward the purchase of a new sound system for its auditorium.

• $16,066 to the Ripley County Commissioners toward the purchase of new digital recording systems for the Ripley County Superior Court room and Commissioners’ public meeting room.

• $100,000 to the City of Rising Sun toward the construction of a Veterans Tribute Tower, the first in the nation of these limited edition towers, part of the proceeds from which will support the National Commission on the Future of America’s Veterans.

• $13,785 to the Rising Sun & Ohio County Senior Citizens Housing, Inc. for the installation of carports at its new Fulton Place affordable housing complex.

• $11,884 to the Rising Sun Community School Corporation toward the purchase of a new public address system for its high school gym.

• $20,000 to the Rising Sun Community School Corporation toward the purchase of equipment and supplies to equip 16 science lab stations for middle and high school students.

• $8,799 to the Ohio County Rescue Services toward the purchase of professional and volunteer safety uniforms.

• $5,000 to Phi Beta Psi Sorority to provide Lifeline screenings to low-to-moderate-income Ohio County residents.

• $20,000 to The Vince, Inc. toward the construction of cabins at its family oriented outdoor retreat facility in Ohio County.

The Rising Sun Regional Foundation has just completed its 11th year of grantmaking and has invested in excess of $21 million in grants to governmental, educational, and nonprofit organizations, according to foundation President Marianne Wiggers. “We can only believe that during this season of giving, these most recent RSRF grants will make this a joyous season for their recipients as have past foundation grants over the last 11 years.”