Bock Family Foundation grants $54K to 30 groups

Jim Caufield

October 20, 2016

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bock-group — The Bock Family Foundation Inc. of Perry awarded about $55,000 in grant funds to 30 Dallas County non-profit groups and state and local government entities at a ceremony Wednesday at the Perry Public Library. Individual recipients are identified below.

Bock Family Foundation Executive Director Scott Finneseth, left, and foundation board member Rev. Paul Burrow handed out the checks at the hour-long event Wednesday.

Matt Crooks of the Dallas County Hospital

Mike Wallace of the Dallas County Conservation Board

Brian Eiteman of the Perry Volunteer Fire Department

Megan Maylum of the Perry Elementary School

Becky Halling of the Perry Parks and Recreation Department

Sue Andrews of the Washington Township School Foundation

Omar Padilla of the Dallas County Habitat for Humanity

T. J. Maylum of Perry High School’s The Grow

Brandon Weeks on behalf of the Perry High School Vocal Music/Performing Arts Center

Eddie Diaz of St. patrcik Catholic School

Lynn Ubben, superintendent of the Perry Community School District, announced her intention to retire June 30 in a memo sent Thursday to all district faculty and staff. Ubben has led the PCSD since the 2009-2010 school year.

Calvin Smith of the Perry High School Industrial Technology Department and TSA program

Curt Cornelius of the Perry High School Industrial Technology Department and the TSA program

Cindy Friessof the Rowley Masonic Community

Joyce Ware of the Perry Child Development Center

To help her mark 40 years at the Perry Child Development Center, a retirement party for PCDC Director Laurie Wernli is planned for Saturday, July 27 from 2-4 p.m. in the Clarion Room in the Security Bank Building at 1102 Willis Ave. Well wishers are invited to attend.

Sandy George of the Christ Lutheran Church LCMS in Bouton

Dennis Trometer of the Dawson United Methodist Church

Sandy Trent of the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren

Karen Ligas, left, and Christine Russell of the Everybody Wins! Iowa program

Megan Cline of the Minburn Public Library

The Bock Family Foundation Inc. distributed 30 grants totaling $54,255 at the fall awards ceremony Wednesday at the Perry Public Library.

Bock Family Foundation Executive Director Scott Finneseth announced the grant awardees, and foundation board member Rev. Paul Burrow handed out the checks at the hour-long event. Each awardee briefly described the project funded by the grant.

Awardees in the fall grant cycle were chosen by the foundation’s board of directors: President John Powell, Vice President Brent Halling, Secretary Joyce Van Kirk and board members Jean Bromert, Jon S. Peters, Harley Weyer and Burrow.

Based in Perry and founded in 2002 by the Larry Bock and Barbara Bock Estates, the Bock Family Foundation Inc. has so far awarded nearly $1.6 million to groups serving religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes in Dallas County.

Fall 2016 grant award recipients were:

First United Methodist Church, Perry: $2,000 for the replacement of the dishwasher and sanitizer unit for the kitchen
Dallas County Hospital Foundation: $2,000 towards the purchase of audio visual equipment and furniture for the Wellness Education Room
Dallas County Public Health Nursing Services: $1,795.85 for the purchase of diapers, receiving blankets and health and safety kits for the Family Nesting Program
Dallas County Conservation Board: $5,000 for “Let’s Connect” (Perry-to-Woodward trail project)
Dallas County Conservation Board: $3,500 towards paving eight gravel crossings of the North Loop of the Raccoon River Valley Trail
Perry Volunteer Fire Department: $500 for the purchase of tools for fire and explosive investigations
Perry Volunteer Fire Department: $2,000 for the purchase of CPR mannequins and training aids
Perry Public Library: $500 towards the implementation of the Book-a-Bike Program
Perry Parks and Recreation Department: $1,250 towards the replacement of damaged bricks at the Veteran’s Memorial
Washington Township School Foundation: $1,000 towards water abatement
Dallas County Habitat for Humanity: $2,000 for the “Rock the Block” program
Perry Elementary School: $1,360 to purchase milk tickets for K-2nd Grade students
Perry High School-“The Grow”: $1,500 towards the purchase of equipment to build a storage shed for gardening tools and supplies for the school garden
Perry High School Vocal Music/Performing Arts Center: $1,000 towards the purchase of risers and hanging microphones
Perry High School Industrial Technology–TSA: $500 towards the purchase of a CO2 Race Car Track
Perry High School Industrial Technology: $2,000 towards to purchase of a MIG fabricator welder
Perry School Student Activities Department: $1,500 towards the purchase of a Legend Fit Cable Crossover Plus
St. Patrick’s Catholic School: $2,000 towards updates for gymnasium
PACES: $6,500 for the Pre K-5th Grade Learning Center Program 2016-2017
Perry Child Development Center: $5,000 for scholarships
Perry Lutheran Home: $2,000 towards the purchase of playground equipment for the intergenerational child care service
Rowley Memorial Masonic Home: $2,000 towards the purchase of a Nu-Step exercise machine
Perry Fine Arts: $800 for concerts by the Statesmen and Shy of a Dozen
Christ Lutheran Church, LCMS-Bouton: $500 towards the purchase of an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
Dawson United Methodist Church: $1,000 towards septic tank repairs
Panther Creek Church of the Brethren: $1,700 towards the purchase of kitchen equipment
Pegasus Inc.: $1,000 for the purchase of a computer and computer software
Minburn Public Library: $300 for the purchase of audio books
Miracle Travel Works Inc.: $1,000 for travel expenses for families with sick children
Everybody Wins! Iowa Inc.: $1,000 towards the implementation of the Power Read program at the Perry Elementary School

The Bock Family Foundation Inc. supports organizations operated for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes. In order to qualify for grant funding, projects must be located in Dallas County, and applicants must be a nonprofit organization or a unit of state or local government.

The foundation awards grants in the fall and the spring. The application deadline for the spring 2017 cycle is March 1. Questions about the grant guidelines and the application form may be directed to Finneseth at 515-465-4641 or P.O. Box 487, Perry, IA, 50220.