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Art, Music & Theatre Creativity "Fax" Grants A SuccessCommunity Foundation of Boone County |
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24 October 2006
The Community Foundation of Boone County recently awarded over $9,000.00 in grants to the arts community. There was an overwhelming response to the art, music & theatre creativity fax grants. Non-profits and public school teachers, pre-K through grade 12 in Boone County were given the opportunity to receive a $300 grant to enhance the arts in the community. The grant funds were available on a first come first serve basis on October 2. The purpose of this granting initiative was to enhance the availability of the performing and visual arts in Boone County through music, theatre, dance, & visual arts. The goal was to allow teachers or non- profits to become creative without being hindered by cost.
The following is a list of recipients and the program or project the funds were used for:
|
Name of Organization |
Program |
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Zionsville Middle School |
Strolling Strings Club-purchase & paint 2nd hand violins & violas to use in their performances & for orchestra students with limited resources to rent |
|
Parent Advocates for Gifted Education |
Costumes for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Robin Hood |
|
Zionsville Middle School |
Create outdoor totem pole-type concrete sculpture incorporating an eagle, nature, and the "village" of Zionsville |
|
Stonegate Elementary |
Purchase hand drums and maracas for musical lab |
|
ZCHS |
Purchase a backdrop stand & 3 backgrounds for photography/art classes |
|
Zionsville West Middle School |
Purchase chamber music for school clarinet choir |
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Boone County Community Band |
Purchase 3-4 new musical charts for band |
|
Zionsville West Middle School |
Purchase spotlight for drama club productions |
|
Pleasant View Upper Elementary |
Purchase costumes for plays performed by drama clubs |
|
Sheridan High School |
Purchase music for band for Veteran's Day performances |
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Sheridan Middle School |
Purchase three wireless headset microphones for Sheridan Drama Club |
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Thorntown Public Library |
Provide funding for enlarging, mounting, & shrink wrapping of recent or older photographs of local landmarks & buildings used for library signage |
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Central Elementary School |
Purchase 2 speaker stands for portable sound system and 4 microphone cables |
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Harney Elementary School |
Purchase microphones, cables & stands to benefit performances throughout the school year |
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Eagle Elementary School |
Purchase mini clay slab roller for art class to facilitate production of clay pieces by children |
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ZCHS |
Purchase Sony 5-Disc Dual-Deck CD changer/CD-R/RW recorder to play recordings for band classes & to record ensembles for immediate evaluation |
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Off-Main Street Players |
Purchase 2 floor microphones for future productions |
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First Presbyterian Church: Presbyterian Preschool Ministry |
Purchase instruments, equipment, music & CD's & props for preschool |
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Lebanon Sr High School |
Purchase portable stereo system to be used in classroom to play musical excerpts, record practice tapes & vocal tests & for show choir rehearsals |
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Harney Elementary School |
Purchase a ceramic extruder to make clay instruments to play |
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Pleasant View Upper Elementary School |
Purchase a hand drum for music classes |
|
Perry-Worth Elementary School |
Purchase a group of different sized higher quality paint brushes for students |
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Hattie B. Stokes Elementary School |
Purchase a group of different sized higher quality paint brushes for students |
|
Sugar Creek Historical Society |
Purchase a wireless, portable sound system & wall mount projector screen for ongoing programs |
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Sullivan Munce Cultural Center |
Misc. supplies & educational resources for art classes and art campers |
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Granville Wells Elementary School |
Purchase digital voice recorder & performance CDs for the Helping Hand club-puppetry program geared toward conflict resolution, friendship & character education |
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Sugar Creek Art Center |
Purchase folding tables, chairs, card display rack for artists to display their original greeting cards |
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Granville Wells Elementary School |
Purchase a double sided "help-yourself" bookstand to highlight books about the lives of great artists |
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Grace Baptist Church |
Purchase Christmas sheet music for annual Christmas concert |
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Zionsville United Methodist Church-Children's Learning Program |
Purchase 12 wooden drums for Musikgarten music program |
|
Western Boone Jr. Sr. High |
Purchase 4 stereo headphones with microphones to record more after school activities through the radio/TV class |
|
Center Stage Community Theatre |
Purchase dove dimmer lighting box |
This Arts Fax Grant initiative was made possible through a field of interest endowment fund for the Arts, established at the Community Foundation by the Back to the Fifties Festival and the Zionsville Kiwanis Club. If you are interested in contributing to the Community Arts Endowment Fund, send your donation to the Community Foundation of Boone County, P.O. Box 92, Zionsville, IN 46077 to help enhance arts in our community.
Additional Information and Assistance:
The Community Foundation of Boone County
PO Box 92
Zionsville Indiana 46077
Voice: 317-873-0210 or 765-482-0024
FAX: 317-873-0219