Bock Family Foundation grants $59,423 to 25 county causes

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The Bock Family Foundation Inc. of Perry, established in 2002 by the estates of Larry Bock and Barbara Bock, chose 25 groups to receive $59,423 in grant funds in the fall 2017 granting cycle.

Grant awards were distributed Thursday in a presentation ceremony held at the Perry Public Library, with Bock Family Foundation Executive Director Scott Finneseth and Bock Family Foundation Board member Paul Burrow presenting the checks and thanking the groups for their service to Dallas County’s communities.

Other directors on the board of the Bock Family Foundation are President John Powell, Vice President Brent Halling, Secretary Joyce Van Kirk and directors Jean Bromert, Jon S. Peters and Harley Weyer.

Since its founding, the Bock Family Foundation Inc. has awarded grants totaling $1,700,373, including grants awarded in the fall grant cycle. The recipients of fall 2017 grant awards are:

• First United Methodist Church, Perry: $1,933.50 for LED Cross and flame sculptures to light front of the church.
• Dallas County Conservation Board: $5,000 for Let’s Connect, the Perry to Woodward trail project, and $5,000.00 for Connector Phase I Construction.
• Perry Police Department: $2,500 toward Zetron 9-channel patch card for radio communications.
• Perry Volunteer Fire Department: $1,000 towards the purchase of 2 custom made hosebed covers.
• Dallas County Public Health Nursing Services: $1,000 for vouchers for free bus ride to health and social service appointments.
• Perry High School Performing Arts Center: $1,200 towards sound and lighting equipment, lighting and set line to fly system.
• Perry Elementary: $1,360 for milk tickets for Kindergarten through second grade students (40 students for 1 semester).
• P.A.C.E.S.: $7,500 for PreKindergarten through fifth grade 2017-2018 program.
• Dallas County Hospital Foundation: $1,750 toward mannequins, masks and training defibrillator for CPR training.
• Boy Scout Troop 127: $500 for camping fees and uniforms.
• Everybody Wins! Iowa: $1,500 toward Perry Elementary Power Read program 2017-2018 school year.
• Perry Ministerial Association: $4,000 to the Good Samaritan Fund.
• Rowley Masonic Community: $2,000 toward the purchase of Med-Mizer RS1000 therapy machine.
• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church: $1,500 for LED Lighting, window replace and caulk and LED on steeple light.
• Humane Society of Perry: $2,000 for spay and neuter services.
• Fullhart/Carnegie Charitable Trust: $1,500 toward the World War I educational programming series.
• Perry Area Child Development Center: $5,000 for scholarships.
• Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. (YSS): $1,080 for FaDSS program providing basic necessities to families.
• Mercy Clinics – Perry: $2,500 for purchase of food and supplies for the Blessing Box.
• Pegasus Inc.: $600 for the construction of a larger work area for editing videos.
• HomeCare Services Inc. of Dallas County: $2,000 toward an ADA vehicle.
• Partners in Family Development: $3,000 toward a BlockFest traveling exhibit.
• Hope Wellness Center (Genesis Development): $1,500 toward fitness equipment for exercise center.
• Minburn Area Fire Fighters Association: $2,000 toward the purchase of a handheld radio compliant with the new Dallas County 700 Mhz radio system.
• Woodward Public Library: $500 toward charging stations for cell phones and laptops, and towards a circulation software system.

The Bock Family Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit supporting organization for the benefit of organizations operated for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes. Funded projects must be located in Dallas County. Applicants must be a nonprofit organization or a unit of state or local government.

The Foundation awards grants in the fall and the spring. Application deadlines are Sept. 1 and March 1 respectively. Questions about the grant guidelines and the application form may be directed to Scott Finneseth, executive director of the Foundation, at 515-465-4641 or P.O. Box 487, Perry, IA, 50220.