{"id":8479,"date":"2016-08-05T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=8479"},"modified":"2016-08-05T17:28:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T17:28:55","slug":"charitable-foundation-doles-out-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/05\/charitable-foundation-doles-out-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Charitable foundation doles out grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local nonprofits benefit from women\u2019s largess<\/h2>\n

By Dana DuGan<\/em><\/p>\n

\"WRWF
WRWF incoming Vice President Peggy Grove announces new board members, from left, Terri LeFaivre, Louisa Moats, Cheri Watson and Kathleen Eder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since 2006, the Wood River Women\u2019s Foundation has awarded grants to Blaine County-based nonprofits, of which there are more than 100 in operation. Members of the WRWF understand that pooling resources has a greater impact than one person\u2019s annual check. It also has bonuses for its members as it connects them with the community, they learn more about Blaine County needs, and it enables them to meet other women interested in philanthropy.<\/p>\n

At the 11th annual luncheon at Carol\u2019s Dollar Mountain Lodge, in Elkhorn, on Tuesday, members who each pledge $1,000 a year met to announce new board members, discuss impacts on the previous year\u2019s grantees, and celebrate the new grants awarded.<\/p>\n

One of 48 in the U.S., the WRWF is part of a network called the Women\u2019s Collective Giving Grant Makers (WCGN). Board member of this national group, Laura Midgley is also a member of WRWF.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of these groups are identical,\u201d Midgley said at the luncheon. \u201cThey all reflect their communities. There are over 11,000 women affiliated with the WCGN. That\u2019s pretty powerful. In its history, it\u2019s given $80 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

WRWF President Joanne Wetherell recently attended the WCGN Leadership Forum in Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe women of the Wood River Valley made quite an impression,\u201d Wetherell said, due to its robust membership of 280 from such a small community.<\/p>\n

The following grants, worth $224,600, were awarded, with some already working on these projects.<\/p>\n

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  • The Hunger Coalition and The Community Library, \u201cBloom\u201d \u2013 Growing Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds \u2013 $27,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • The Advocates, Domestic Violence Housing First \u2013 $25,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Blaine County Education Foundation, Signature Programs to Support Blaine County School District Students and Teachers \u2013 $25,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • National Alliance for Mental Illness-Wood River Valley, Sustainability, Marketing and Office Equipment Upgrade \u2013 $25,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Blaine County\u00a0Sheriff\u2019s Department Search and Rescue, Increase BCSAR Seasonal Mobility with UTV \u2013 $21,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Little Wood River Public Library, Recycle and Rehabilitate the Little Wood River Library \u2013 $20,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Lee Pesky Learning Center, Mental Health Services for Adolescents with Learning and Attention Issues \u2013 $18,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley, Building Repair \u2013 $14,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Hemingway Elementary School, Star Lab: An Exploration of the Stars, Moon and a Laser Show \u2013 $13,100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Higher Ground Sun Valley and Blaine County Recreation District, Mainstreaming at Camp (MAC), requesting $20,000 Partial Funding based on Vote Count \u2013 $5,900<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      • Environmental Resource Center, Pesticide Action Program \u2013 $10,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        • Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Elementary Strings Program Instrument Bank Project \u2013 $10,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          • Rotarun Ski Club, LASAR After-School Program for Children to Learn to Alpine Ski and Race \u2013 $7,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                            • nexStage Theatre, Drama Education Programs, requesting $7,500 Partial Funding based on Vote Count \u2013 $3,100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                              Local nonprofits benefit from women\u2019s largess By Dana DuGan Since 2006, the Wood River Women\u2019s Foundation has awarded grants to Blaine County-based nonprofits, of which there are more than 100 in operation. Members of the WRWF understand that pooling resources has a greater impact than one person\u2019s annual check. It also has bonuses for its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,18,49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local","8":"category-news","9":"category-top-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}