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Meeting Date: August 21, 2012
Item #
Reviewed By:
Contact Name: Joy P. Wright Department Director: Gene V. Williford
Contact Number: 407 - 905 -3100 -1530 City Manager: Robert D. Frank"
Subject: Community Grant Program — July 2012 Cycle
Background Summary:
The Community Grant Review Board (CGRB) met on August 8, 2012 to discuss the 10 applications received for
the Community Grant Program (formerly the Community Merit Awards Program). The Community Grant
Program provides financial grants of up to $500 made to Ocoee non - profit organizations and civic groups
outside City limits which benefit residents of Ocoee. The grants are awarded twice yearly to acknowledge
excellence and further the contributions these local organizations bring to the Ocoee community.
There is $6,000 allotted for this cycle of the Community Grant Program. The Community Grant Review Board
voted to fund the 10 organizations in the amount of $5,000.
Issue:
Should the Mayor and Commissioners approve the $5,000 funding recommendation made by the Community
Grant Review Board?
Recommendations
Staff respectfully requests that the Mayor and City Commission approve the Community Grant Review Board's
recommendation.
Attachments:
None
Financial Impact:
$6,000 funding is available for the grants.
The following organizations are recommended to receive grants:
Organization Requested Recommended
Adult Literacy League, Inc. $ 500 $ 500
Autism & Related Disabilities $ 500 $ 500
Barkie's Legacy $ 500 $ 500
The Gift of Swimming $ 500 $ 500
Love in Action International $ 500 $ 500
Ocoee Elementary School $ 500 $ 500
Ocoee Lion's Club $ 500 $ 500
Ocoee Woman's Club $ 500 $ 500
Rotary Club of Ocoee $ 500 $ 500
S.T.A.R.S. of West Orange $ 500 $ 500
Total $ 5,000 $ 5,000
The following is a description of the applicants' proposed projects:
1. Adult Literacy League
Provide workbooks and materials for ten Ocoee residents
2. Autism & Related Abilities
Swimming lessons, equipment, bowling night and BBQ party for Ocoee families
3. Barkie's Legacy
Canopy for outdoor dog adoptions, crates, travel crates, search for stray dogs on Ocoee streets
4. The Gift of Swimming
Swim scholarships for 3 Ocoee children and 34 swim lessons for deserving Ocoee residents
5. Love in Action International
Distribute food to families in need in Ocoee
6. Ocoee Elementary School
Tutoring for academically at -risk students
7. Ocoee Lion's Club
Eye and hearing exams, eye glasses and hearing aids to Ocoee residents
8. Ocoee's Woman's Club
Donation to Ocoee elementary schools' media centers for Woman's Club Creative Expressions student contest
9. Rotary Club of Ocoee
Dictionaries for all 3 grade students attending Ocoee elementary schools
10. S.T.A.R.S. of West Orange
Backpacks and school supplies to Ocoee elementary and middle schools
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED: $5,000
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