Grants > Discretionary Grant Awards 2005 | Crawford Heritage Community Foundation

Date	Fund	Description	Amount
Jan. 2005	Unrestricted	The Conneaut Lake Institute received $600 towards restoration of the 1925 Kurtzmann grand piano at the Hotel Conneaut.	$600
Jan. 2005	Unrestricted	The Crawford County Extension Association used a $500 grant to provide scholarships for teen leadership programs.	$500
Jan. 2005	Unrestricted	The Crawford County Literacy Council’s READ Program works to increase adult and family literacy. A grant helped them purchase two computers and a printer. Program staff use the equipment to prepare, implement and monitor education plans.	$1,000
Jan. 2005	Unrestricted	The French Creek Valley Railroad Historical Society used a grant to assist in the acquisition of an Erie-Lackawanna Railroad caboose for an exhibit in Meadville.	$450
Jan. 2005	Unrestricted/Franklin	A special exhibit, lecture and show was presented by the Johnson Shaw Stereoscopic Museum with the help of a $450 grant.	$450
Jan. 2005	Unrestricted	The Meadville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation used a grant to provide scholarships for their Summer Career Camp.	$500
Jan. 2005	Lintner	Genesis Project, Inc. was awarded a grant towards start-up of a substance-abuse monitoring system. The program provides recovery support and monitoring for those who have completed court-ordered rehabilitation.	$1,500
Jan. 2005	Lintner	The Oil Creek Railway Historical Society used a grant to create an exhibit in an historic caboose in Titusville.	$1,000
Jan. 2005	Lintner	A grant to the Titusville Area School District defrayed part of the cost for a senior-class field trip to Pittsburgh. The students studied the Titanic exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center and saw a production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” They subsequently used the experience to prepare lessons for future classes.	$500
Jan. 2005	Lintner	With a grant, the Titusville Lions Club improved the security of the Scheide Park Gazebo through the purchase of a surveillance camera to assist in deterring vandalism.	$1,000
Jan. 2005	Lintner	The Titusville Summer Theater received a grant for $500 to help subsidize the cost to produce “The Music Man,” keeping ticket costs affordable to the community.	$500
July 2005	Unrestricted	Women’s Services’ domestic violence shelter serves women and children escaping abusive situations. Program supplies purchased helped to aid in their recovery.	$530
July 2005	Lintner	A grant to Associated Charities of Titusville was used towards improvements to their building. The renovations helped them to more effectively accomplish their mission.	$2,000
July 2005	Lintner	The “IMPACT Adult Mentoring Program” of the YWCA of Titusville was given a grant towards providing mentors to assist people with mental health concerns between visits to a counselor	$575
July 2005	Unrestricted	Crawford County Safe Kids’ “Cribs for Kids” campaign received a grant to help provide cribs and educational materials to low-income families to reduce the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.	$500
July 2005	Unrestricted	The “NeighborKids Academy,” a summer day program for children sponsored by UCIP, received a grant. Through music, art and cultural activities, participants improved their educational development and self-esteem.	$500
July 2005	Unrestricted	For the enjoyment and safety of children in their program, the YWCA Twin Creeks Head Start improved an outdoor play space with grant assistance.	$1,000
July 2005	Lintner	The YMCA of Titusville received a grant for “Kinder Art Gym and Swim.” This pre-school program provided a variety of activities for children ages 3-5 to prepare them for kindergarten.	$1,000
July 2005	Unrestricted	With their grant, the YMCA of Meadville purchased computers for their “Youth and Teen Center” to enhance a youth tutoring program.	$1,000
July 2005	Lintner	The Hydetown Volunteer Fire Department received a grant towards purchase of computer software and hardware. The new system is used to meet County, State and Federal information and record-keeping requirements.	$1,000
July 2005	Unrestricted	The Titusville Council on the Arts presented a diverse mix of musical art forms to the community as part of their “Summer Concert Series” with the assistance of a grant.	$1,000
July 2005	Unrestricted/Franklin	Cochranton Area Greenways, Inc. used their grant towards creation of a two-mile walking/biking trail around the borough of Cochranton.	$450