Administrators of the Woodward-centered Myrna Reynoldson Mayfield Trust announced Tuesday the names of 13 recipients of more than $36,000 in grants in trust’s 2017 funding cycle.
The non-profit charitable trust, established in 2000 through the will of longtime Woodward resident Myrna Reynoldson Mayfield, funds worthy local projects in “educational, civic, cultural, historical, recreational, charitable and religious” improvements in Woodward and the surrounding area.
Recipients of the 2017 grants are:
- Woodward Granger Dance Team: $5,000 for costuming
- Woodward Granger High School Softball: $385 for Ames Girls Softball Association spring league
- Woodward-Granger High School Class of 2018: $1,000 toward after-prom party
- City of Woodward: $3,650 to install Ga-Ga pit, extreme basketball hoop and signage at Woodward City Park
- Woodward Friends and Neighbors Day: $2,000 towards fireworks and barricades for highway
- Woodward Volunteer Fire Department: $2,069 to outfit one firefighter in proper gear
- 11U Baseball: $650 for uniforms, league/tournament fees, equipment, insurance and practice time
- Woodward Youth Baseball: $1,500 to replace tires on chalk machine, new catcher’s glove, hats, intercom system, new scoreboard at Siglin Little League Field 2
- Woodward Youth Football: $3,646 to purchase 12 Riddell Speed Flex Youth Helmets
- Hawks Dugout Club: $5,000 towards new fence and backstop for bullpen area at High School baseball field
- Woodward Public Library: $2,800 for laminator and film, cricut machine and logo floor mat
- Woodward Golf and Recreation: $4,200 for new motor and pump repair at pool and concrete repair in women’s bathroom
- Woodward United Methodist Church: $4,200 for Christian education, study aids and youth groups
In addition, scholarships totaling $11,000 will be awarded to Woodward-Granger High School students and graduates for their post-high school education.
Applications for the Myrna Reynoldson Mayfield Trust grants are due each year by April 1. Questions about the grant/scholarship guidelines and requests for application forms may be directed to the Directors of the Trust, Chairperson Milt Heifner, Vice-chairperson Mike Ramsey and Secretary Rich Danilson or to C. Scott Finneseth of Finneseth, Dalen and Powell PLC, attorneys for the Myrna Reynoldson Mayfield Trust.
