BRODHEAD - At its recent meeting, the Brodhead Area Community Foundation board reviewed requests from the community and awarded funds to multiple groups to support their work within the community.
The following is the list of funded projects and amounts they received:
• Brodhead Park and Recreation Department, new bathrooms at Putnam Park, $40,900.
• Brodhead School District High School Fabrication Lab, $40,000 in honor of Bill Knight.
• Brodhead Jaycees for park improvements, $10,246.
• Brodhead Nativity Scene Committee, $500.
• Brodhead library, $2,779.
• Brodhead White Gift Food Pantry, $1,000.
• Brodhead EMS, $1,000.
New funding distributed at the meeting totaled $96,425. In addition, an installment payment approved in October 2014 of $15,000 was approved for distribution for the Pearl Island bridge project. In all, $111,425 was approved for payment.
The full board approved a unanimous ballot to retain the current slate of officers to serve the coming year and elected one new member, Richard A. Gretebeck. The board now includes: President, Lon Lederman; vice president, Ray Pawlisch; secretary, Ron Braun; and treasurer, Teri LaBorde. At-large members include Jerry Elmer, Frank Gombar, DeAnne Boegli, Bill Prochnow and Rick Gretebeck.
The foundation meets three times annually to review requests from the community. Those wanting to make a request may contact Lederman at LPL Financial in Brodhead to get an application. Funding requests will be reviewed at each meeting. The next meeting is planned for April.
In cases where funding was not approved, applicants can submit new, more detailed plans for consideration at the next meeting and are encouraged to meet with a member of the board to explain their project.
The following is the list of funded projects and amounts they received:
• Brodhead Park and Recreation Department, new bathrooms at Putnam Park, $40,900.
• Brodhead School District High School Fabrication Lab, $40,000 in honor of Bill Knight.
• Brodhead Jaycees for park improvements, $10,246.
• Brodhead Nativity Scene Committee, $500.
• Brodhead library, $2,779.
• Brodhead White Gift Food Pantry, $1,000.
• Brodhead EMS, $1,000.
New funding distributed at the meeting totaled $96,425. In addition, an installment payment approved in October 2014 of $15,000 was approved for distribution for the Pearl Island bridge project. In all, $111,425 was approved for payment.
The full board approved a unanimous ballot to retain the current slate of officers to serve the coming year and elected one new member, Richard A. Gretebeck. The board now includes: President, Lon Lederman; vice president, Ray Pawlisch; secretary, Ron Braun; and treasurer, Teri LaBorde. At-large members include Jerry Elmer, Frank Gombar, DeAnne Boegli, Bill Prochnow and Rick Gretebeck.
The foundation meets three times annually to review requests from the community. Those wanting to make a request may contact Lederman at LPL Financial in Brodhead to get an application. Funding requests will be reviewed at each meeting. The next meeting is planned for April.
In cases where funding was not approved, applicants can submit new, more detailed plans for consideration at the next meeting and are encouraged to meet with a member of the board to explain their project.
