MONROE - Thirty-eight grants, totaling more than $44,800, were awarded to non-profit organizations serving the needs of the Monroe area.
The grants were awarded from Monroe Fund, Reasa Charitable Fund, Dr. Fred W. and Alice J. Kundert Charitable Fund, Jane Lysaght Memorial Fund, Reasa Historic Preservation Fund, Robert B. Olson Investment Fund for Monroe High School and The Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund. The 2015 Grants Reception was held at Monroe's courtroom on the top floor of the courthouse.
Clifford and Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Green County Inc. for School Friends Monroe Program; City of Monroe for Behring Senior Center for Salute to Vietnam Era Veterans; Everyone Needs A Home Inc. for Pet Food Pantry; Green County Veteran's Memorial Park for Vietnam Veterans Bronze Plaque; Monroe Clinic for Parish Nurse for Chronic Disease Management
Clifford and Dorothy Reasa Fund for Historic Preservation: Green County Historical Society for Restoration of four front windows; National Historic Cheesemaking Center for depot addition paint project and repaint Imobersteg Factory; Turner Hall of Monroe for northside exterior surface restoration
Dr. Fred W. and Alice J Kundert Charitable Fund: Green County Family YMCA Inc. for AED defibrillator
Jane Lysaght Memorial Fund: Fowler Memorial Free Dental Clinic for community outreach; Robert B. Olson Investment Fund for Monroe High School; Literacy Council of Green County Ltd for Side by Side Curriculum; School District of Monroe for Wacom drawing tablets
Monroe Fund: Family Promise of Green County Inc. for transportation needs for guests; Green County YMCA Inc. for AED defibrillator; Green County Health Department for listening to Green County communities and Charm Your Way Healthy; Green County Human Services for respite care program; Green County Humane Society Inc. for SNAP Project; Jacob's SWAG Foundation Inc. for school-based public service announcements; Main Street Monroe Inc. for Concerts on the Square: Basin Street Boys Night; Monroe Arts Center Inc. for performances in the school; Monroe High School Performing Arts Center for Allen and Heath Qu32 Digital Sound Mixer; Monroe Preschool Inc. for Literacy These Boxes with Books; Noah's Ark Preschool and Childcare for playground expansion project; Pleasant View Nursing Home and Rehab for iPad project; Rainbow Childcare of Monroe Inc. for iPads for classrooms; Tylers Team Foundation for positive motivational speaker program held in Monroe
Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund: Monroe Park and Rec for Special Needs Playground and Special Needs Tennis Lessons and Enrichment Program; Jacob's SWAG for School Based Public Service Announcements; Literacy Council of Green County Ltd for Side by Side Curriculum; National Historic Cheesemaking Center Inc. for Repaint Historic Imobersteg Cheese Factory.
The Monroe Fund, Reasa Charitable Fund, Reasa Historic Preservation Fund and Dr. Fred W. and Alice J. Kundert Charitable Fund, Robert B. Olson for Monroe High School Fund, Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund and The Jane Lysaght Memorial Funds are components of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, a non-profit public foundation serving nine southern Wisconsin counties. The Monroe Fund and the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin assist individuals with their charitable contributions in order to create enduring endowments for their communities.
The Monroe Fund was formed Aug. 30, 1996. In the 19 years since, grant awards have exceeded $514,000. A wide array of interests, including the arts, education, recreation, heath care, human services, social services, historic preservation and housing needs, have benefited from these grants which assist Monroe residents in all age groups.
For more information on the Monroe Fund or the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc., contact Linda Gebhardt, Donor Service, Green/Lafayette Counties, at PO Box 733, Monroe, WI 53566; 608-328-4060; or linda@cfsw.org.
The grants were awarded from Monroe Fund, Reasa Charitable Fund, Dr. Fred W. and Alice J. Kundert Charitable Fund, Jane Lysaght Memorial Fund, Reasa Historic Preservation Fund, Robert B. Olson Investment Fund for Monroe High School and The Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund. The 2015 Grants Reception was held at Monroe's courtroom on the top floor of the courthouse.
Clifford and Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Green County Inc. for School Friends Monroe Program; City of Monroe for Behring Senior Center for Salute to Vietnam Era Veterans; Everyone Needs A Home Inc. for Pet Food Pantry; Green County Veteran's Memorial Park for Vietnam Veterans Bronze Plaque; Monroe Clinic for Parish Nurse for Chronic Disease Management
Clifford and Dorothy Reasa Fund for Historic Preservation: Green County Historical Society for Restoration of four front windows; National Historic Cheesemaking Center for depot addition paint project and repaint Imobersteg Factory; Turner Hall of Monroe for northside exterior surface restoration
Dr. Fred W. and Alice J Kundert Charitable Fund: Green County Family YMCA Inc. for AED defibrillator
Jane Lysaght Memorial Fund: Fowler Memorial Free Dental Clinic for community outreach; Robert B. Olson Investment Fund for Monroe High School; Literacy Council of Green County Ltd for Side by Side Curriculum; School District of Monroe for Wacom drawing tablets
Monroe Fund: Family Promise of Green County Inc. for transportation needs for guests; Green County YMCA Inc. for AED defibrillator; Green County Health Department for listening to Green County communities and Charm Your Way Healthy; Green County Human Services for respite care program; Green County Humane Society Inc. for SNAP Project; Jacob's SWAG Foundation Inc. for school-based public service announcements; Main Street Monroe Inc. for Concerts on the Square: Basin Street Boys Night; Monroe Arts Center Inc. for performances in the school; Monroe High School Performing Arts Center for Allen and Heath Qu32 Digital Sound Mixer; Monroe Preschool Inc. for Literacy These Boxes with Books; Noah's Ark Preschool and Childcare for playground expansion project; Pleasant View Nursing Home and Rehab for iPad project; Rainbow Childcare of Monroe Inc. for iPads for classrooms; Tylers Team Foundation for positive motivational speaker program held in Monroe
Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund: Monroe Park and Rec for Special Needs Playground and Special Needs Tennis Lessons and Enrichment Program; Jacob's SWAG for School Based Public Service Announcements; Literacy Council of Green County Ltd for Side by Side Curriculum; National Historic Cheesemaking Center Inc. for Repaint Historic Imobersteg Cheese Factory.
The Monroe Fund, Reasa Charitable Fund, Reasa Historic Preservation Fund and Dr. Fred W. and Alice J. Kundert Charitable Fund, Robert B. Olson for Monroe High School Fund, Thomas F. Campion Charitable Fund and The Jane Lysaght Memorial Funds are components of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, a non-profit public foundation serving nine southern Wisconsin counties. The Monroe Fund and the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin assist individuals with their charitable contributions in order to create enduring endowments for their communities.
The Monroe Fund was formed Aug. 30, 1996. In the 19 years since, grant awards have exceeded $514,000. A wide array of interests, including the arts, education, recreation, heath care, human services, social services, historic preservation and housing needs, have benefited from these grants which assist Monroe residents in all age groups.
For more information on the Monroe Fund or the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc., contact Linda Gebhardt, Donor Service, Green/Lafayette Counties, at PO Box 733, Monroe, WI 53566; 608-328-4060; or linda@cfsw.org.