August 26, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.
More than $370,000 awarded
Foundation funding includes grant for new camp sites
More than $370,000 awarded
Local organizations and individuals will receive more than $370,000 in financial assistance.
The Portland Foundation has announced a total of $372,864.88 in grants and scholarships for its summer cycle.
“As always, The Portland Foundation is very pleased to be able to award these grants,” said foundation executive director Doug Inman in a press release. “The funds would not be possible if not for the countless gifts from Jay County citizens over the past 68 years. These programs help support our mission; to enhance the quality of life for the people in Jay County.”
Just over $230,000 of the summer funding total came in the form of grants. The foundation funded 21 projects from a field of 28 requests that totaled nearly $450,000.
Jay County Fair Association received two grants totaling more than $65,000. One of those was for $38,176 to establish 18 new full-service camp sites at Jay County Fairgrounds and the other was for $27,310 for 80 new benches for the Farmer’s Building.
Jay County Historical Society received the largest single grant — $45,800 for the purchase of property for additional storage space and parking. The historical society is buying two lots and a house at 828 E. Water St.
The historical society was also awarded $6,000 for roof repairs.
John Jay Center for Learning was close behind as it received $41,500 to fund the second phase of replacing aging heating and air conditioning units.
Arts Place was awarded $15,000 for its 2020 Arts in the Parks program, Jay Community Center received $13,135 for senior citizen programming and West Jay Community Center got $7,500 to replace water heaters and purchase exercise equipment.
Additional grants of $5,000 or more included $5,495 to Jay County FFA for a new “ring the bell” game for use at the fairgrounds; and $5,000 each to Jay County 4-H for repairs and equipment in the 4-H Exhibit Hall and Jay-Randolph Developmental Services to upgrade its walking trail and exercise stations.
Other grants were: $4,000 to Kate’s Kart for books; $2,500 each to Breakfast Optimist Club of Portland for picnic tables for the stand at the fairgrounds and Jay County Civic Theatre for the rights to the musical “Freaky Friday”; $2,000 each to Redkey Junior League for new bleachers and Tri Kappa Sorority Beta Theta Chapter for a frozen beverage machine; $1,853 to Jay County Robotics for equipment; $1,500 each to Pennville Community Boosters for Pennville Pumpkin Festival and Jay County Pee Wee Football for shoulder pads; $1,441 to Jayland Partners for books; and $1,000 to Jay County Humane Society for fence repairs.
Earning the $3,000 Dr. Cara C. and Gay B. Badders Medical Scholarship for Jay County High School graduates majoring in a doctoral medical program were Randy Fortkamp, Randa Gillespie, Liza Haggenjos, Jacob Schlosser and Abby Small, while the $3,000 Jerry R. Pierce Memorial Scholarship for employees and descendants of employees of W & M Manufacturing, Pier-Mac Plastics, and Accelerated Curing were Christina Brown, Ashlee Brumbaugh, Kahlee Dowler, Aaron Foster, Jacob Pesek and Taylen Reedy. Receiving the Fred M. and Elizabeth L. (Hudson) Stultz Scholarship for Jay County residents who are college juniors or seniors pursing a degree in agriculture or veterinary science — $2,250 — were Deanna Chenoweth, Elizabeth Schoenlein and Brittani Snell.
Additional scholarships totaling more than $1,000 were the Joyce A. Horn Scholarship to JCHS graduates enrolled as juniors or seniors in college majoring in elementary education for $1,700 to Sydney Robbins; the Alwyn Carder Scholarship to Jay County residents who are juniors or seniors majoring in architecture, history or education for $1,400 to Aleah Barrett, Deanna Chenoweth, Gwyneth Harris, Erika Kunkler, Tyler Leonhard, Gabrielle Mann, Mallory Marshall, Lillian McClung, Alexis Myers and Sydney Robbins; the Clifford and Nancy Ball Scholarship to JCHS graduates enrolled in a master’s or non-medical doctoral program for $1,350 to Kyra Braun, Lindsey Green and Emily Horn; the Martha Catharine Rockwell Music Scholarship for $1,350 to Jamie Valentine; the Orla and Ruth Tharp Education Scholarship to JCHS graduates enrolled in a master’s or non-medical doctoral program for $1,300 to Travis Barton, Kortney Garringer, Ava Kunkler and Jaclyn VanCise, $1,200 to Gwyneth Harris, Kelsie Walter and Kiara Walter and $1,000 to Alayna Aparicio and Audrey Dirksen; and the Weldon and Dorothy Hamma Memorial Scholarship for $1,350 to Shalee Myron and Christy Shauver and $1,000 to Travis Barton, Ashlee Brumbaugh, Kortney Garringer, Gwyneth Harris, Levi Hummel, Ava Kunkler, Robert Myers, Jaclyn VanCise, Jennifer Walter, Kelsie Walter and Kiara Walter.
Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 were: the Marseal T. Deweerd, Edith T. Horn and Virgie M. Brady Memorial Schoarship to Kiara Walter; the Elizabeth Starbuck II Scholarship to Hanna Ault, Ashlee Brumbaugh, Deanna Chenoweth, Kayla Dirksen, Malarie Houck, Levi Hummel, Erika Kunkler, Lucy Laux, Tyler Leonhard, Lillian McClung, Alexis Myers, Robert Myers, John Paquette, Sydney Robbins, Elizabeth Schoenlein, Audrey Shreve, Cole Stigleman, Jordan Stultz, Ethan Theurer, Evan VanCise, Jennifer Walter and Katelynn Witt; and the Haynes Starbuck II Scholarship to Aleah Barrett, Matthew Blackford, Alexander Clark, Riley Claycomb, Kellie Fortkamp, Jacob Geesaman, Collin Haines, Noah Hummel, Emily Jobe, Gabrielle Mann, Mallory Marshall, Elizabeth McDowell, Briana Muhlenkamp, Emily Muhlenkamp, Ethan Myers, Jacob Nichols, Taylen Reedy, Emily Reier, Bowen Runyon, Bryan Schwieterman, Brittani Snell and Jamie Valentine.
Other scholarships awarded were the Richard L. and Loretta E. Zeigler Memorial Scholarship ($950) to Kyra Braun; The Charles and Ruth Joos Scholarship ($500) to Alayna Aparicio, Hanna Ault, Audrey Dirksen, Collin Haines, Noah Hummel, Lucy Laux, Elizabeth McDowell, Briana Muhlenkamp, Ethan Myers, Taylen Reedy, Cole Stigleman, Jordan Stultz, Ethan Theurer and Evan VanCise; the Altrusa Club of Portland Scholarship ($375) to Rebekah Ferrell; the Janet B. Arnold Memorial Scholarship ($355) to Gabrielle Mann and Mallory Marshall; the Dr. Glade and Joyce McAfee Memorial Scholarship ($150) to Abby Small; and the Ruth Whipple Badders Scholarship ($125) to Erika Kunkler.
Teacher creativity mini grants — $300 or less — included $300 each to Carol Bantz (Westlawn Elementary School) for three Osmo Genius Kits for iPads, Kristine Wolford (East Elementary) for items for a listening center and Carol Gebert (Jay County High School) for materials to build storage units for theatre set shop; $299 to Lindsey Peterson (East) for language therapy materials; $295.54 to Beth Mathewson (General Shanks Elementary) for flexible seating; $289.90 to Sara Wolf (Westlawn) for “Reading Reading” books; $272.84 to Natalie Corcoran (Redkey Elementary) for “Math Movement”; $262.90 to Tracy Christman (Westlawn) for “Lucy Caulkins’ Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing”; $259.95 to Dana Brown (East Jay Middle School) for the purchase of STEM materials; $225 to Jennifer Johnson (Westlawn) for new teaching materials; and $189.75 to Amy Hollowell for a Scholastic News classroom set.
The next deadlines to apply are Jan. 2 for regular grants and Jan. 9 for teacher creativity mini grants.
The Portland Foundation has announced a total of $372,864.88 in grants and scholarships for its summer cycle.
“As always, The Portland Foundation is very pleased to be able to award these grants,” said foundation executive director Doug Inman in a press release. “The funds would not be possible if not for the countless gifts from Jay County citizens over the past 68 years. These programs help support our mission; to enhance the quality of life for the people in Jay County.”
Just over $230,000 of the summer funding total came in the form of grants. The foundation funded 21 projects from a field of 28 requests that totaled nearly $450,000.
Jay County Fair Association received two grants totaling more than $65,000. One of those was for $38,176 to establish 18 new full-service camp sites at Jay County Fairgrounds and the other was for $27,310 for 80 new benches for the Farmer’s Building.
Jay County Historical Society received the largest single grant — $45,800 for the purchase of property for additional storage space and parking. The historical society is buying two lots and a house at 828 E. Water St.
The historical society was also awarded $6,000 for roof repairs.
John Jay Center for Learning was close behind as it received $41,500 to fund the second phase of replacing aging heating and air conditioning units.
Arts Place was awarded $15,000 for its 2020 Arts in the Parks program, Jay Community Center received $13,135 for senior citizen programming and West Jay Community Center got $7,500 to replace water heaters and purchase exercise equipment.
Additional grants of $5,000 or more included $5,495 to Jay County FFA for a new “ring the bell” game for use at the fairgrounds; and $5,000 each to Jay County 4-H for repairs and equipment in the 4-H Exhibit Hall and Jay-Randolph Developmental Services to upgrade its walking trail and exercise stations.
Other grants were: $4,000 to Kate’s Kart for books; $2,500 each to Breakfast Optimist Club of Portland for picnic tables for the stand at the fairgrounds and Jay County Civic Theatre for the rights to the musical “Freaky Friday”; $2,000 each to Redkey Junior League for new bleachers and Tri Kappa Sorority Beta Theta Chapter for a frozen beverage machine; $1,853 to Jay County Robotics for equipment; $1,500 each to Pennville Community Boosters for Pennville Pumpkin Festival and Jay County Pee Wee Football for shoulder pads; $1,441 to Jayland Partners for books; and $1,000 to Jay County Humane Society for fence repairs.
Earning the $3,000 Dr. Cara C. and Gay B. Badders Medical Scholarship for Jay County High School graduates majoring in a doctoral medical program were Randy Fortkamp, Randa Gillespie, Liza Haggenjos, Jacob Schlosser and Abby Small, while the $3,000 Jerry R. Pierce Memorial Scholarship for employees and descendants of employees of W & M Manufacturing, Pier-Mac Plastics, and Accelerated Curing were Christina Brown, Ashlee Brumbaugh, Kahlee Dowler, Aaron Foster, Jacob Pesek and Taylen Reedy. Receiving the Fred M. and Elizabeth L. (Hudson) Stultz Scholarship for Jay County residents who are college juniors or seniors pursing a degree in agriculture or veterinary science — $2,250 — were Deanna Chenoweth, Elizabeth Schoenlein and Brittani Snell.
Additional scholarships totaling more than $1,000 were the Joyce A. Horn Scholarship to JCHS graduates enrolled as juniors or seniors in college majoring in elementary education for $1,700 to Sydney Robbins; the Alwyn Carder Scholarship to Jay County residents who are juniors or seniors majoring in architecture, history or education for $1,400 to Aleah Barrett, Deanna Chenoweth, Gwyneth Harris, Erika Kunkler, Tyler Leonhard, Gabrielle Mann, Mallory Marshall, Lillian McClung, Alexis Myers and Sydney Robbins; the Clifford and Nancy Ball Scholarship to JCHS graduates enrolled in a master’s or non-medical doctoral program for $1,350 to Kyra Braun, Lindsey Green and Emily Horn; the Martha Catharine Rockwell Music Scholarship for $1,350 to Jamie Valentine; the Orla and Ruth Tharp Education Scholarship to JCHS graduates enrolled in a master’s or non-medical doctoral program for $1,300 to Travis Barton, Kortney Garringer, Ava Kunkler and Jaclyn VanCise, $1,200 to Gwyneth Harris, Kelsie Walter and Kiara Walter and $1,000 to Alayna Aparicio and Audrey Dirksen; and the Weldon and Dorothy Hamma Memorial Scholarship for $1,350 to Shalee Myron and Christy Shauver and $1,000 to Travis Barton, Ashlee Brumbaugh, Kortney Garringer, Gwyneth Harris, Levi Hummel, Ava Kunkler, Robert Myers, Jaclyn VanCise, Jennifer Walter, Kelsie Walter and Kiara Walter.
Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 were: the Marseal T. Deweerd, Edith T. Horn and Virgie M. Brady Memorial Schoarship to Kiara Walter; the Elizabeth Starbuck II Scholarship to Hanna Ault, Ashlee Brumbaugh, Deanna Chenoweth, Kayla Dirksen, Malarie Houck, Levi Hummel, Erika Kunkler, Lucy Laux, Tyler Leonhard, Lillian McClung, Alexis Myers, Robert Myers, John Paquette, Sydney Robbins, Elizabeth Schoenlein, Audrey Shreve, Cole Stigleman, Jordan Stultz, Ethan Theurer, Evan VanCise, Jennifer Walter and Katelynn Witt; and the Haynes Starbuck II Scholarship to Aleah Barrett, Matthew Blackford, Alexander Clark, Riley Claycomb, Kellie Fortkamp, Jacob Geesaman, Collin Haines, Noah Hummel, Emily Jobe, Gabrielle Mann, Mallory Marshall, Elizabeth McDowell, Briana Muhlenkamp, Emily Muhlenkamp, Ethan Myers, Jacob Nichols, Taylen Reedy, Emily Reier, Bowen Runyon, Bryan Schwieterman, Brittani Snell and Jamie Valentine.
Other scholarships awarded were the Richard L. and Loretta E. Zeigler Memorial Scholarship ($950) to Kyra Braun; The Charles and Ruth Joos Scholarship ($500) to Alayna Aparicio, Hanna Ault, Audrey Dirksen, Collin Haines, Noah Hummel, Lucy Laux, Elizabeth McDowell, Briana Muhlenkamp, Ethan Myers, Taylen Reedy, Cole Stigleman, Jordan Stultz, Ethan Theurer and Evan VanCise; the Altrusa Club of Portland Scholarship ($375) to Rebekah Ferrell; the Janet B. Arnold Memorial Scholarship ($355) to Gabrielle Mann and Mallory Marshall; the Dr. Glade and Joyce McAfee Memorial Scholarship ($150) to Abby Small; and the Ruth Whipple Badders Scholarship ($125) to Erika Kunkler.
Teacher creativity mini grants — $300 or less — included $300 each to Carol Bantz (Westlawn Elementary School) for three Osmo Genius Kits for iPads, Kristine Wolford (East Elementary) for items for a listening center and Carol Gebert (Jay County High School) for materials to build storage units for theatre set shop; $299 to Lindsey Peterson (East) for language therapy materials; $295.54 to Beth Mathewson (General Shanks Elementary) for flexible seating; $289.90 to Sara Wolf (Westlawn) for “Reading Reading” books; $272.84 to Natalie Corcoran (Redkey Elementary) for “Math Movement”; $262.90 to Tracy Christman (Westlawn) for “Lucy Caulkins’ Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing”; $259.95 to Dana Brown (East Jay Middle School) for the purchase of STEM materials; $225 to Jennifer Johnson (Westlawn) for new teaching materials; and $189.75 to Amy Hollowell for a Scholastic News classroom set.
The next deadlines to apply are Jan. 2 for regular grants and Jan. 9 for teacher creativity mini grants.
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