[nfbmi-talk] Congratulations Lydia! FW: Article from Mining Journal Regional News Section 2016 04 29

Fred wurtzel f.wurtzel at comcast.net
Sat Apr 30 04:02:30 UTC 2016


Hello Federationists,

 

Well, Lydia Schuck has been hard at her grant writing work.  So far she has
had success in writing 2 nice Grants.  The first grant is for $3500 from
Blue Cross of Michigan to enable us to write 25 more grant requests.  The
second one is from the Superior Health Foundation for $7600 to get out
information about Newsline in the Upper Peninsula (see article below).

 

This is great news for Newsline and holds promise for our other efforts in
Michigan.  If any of you have leads on grant funding or have ideas for
developing possible programs to submit for funding let Larry and/or Lydia
know.  We have an opportunity to increase our strength and presence with
these generous gifts.

 

Warmest Regards,

 

Fred

 

SHF celebrates $80,000-plus in grants April 29, 2016 RYAN JARVI - Journal
Staff Writer ( rjarvi at miningjournal.net ) , Mining Journal . MARQUETTE - The
Superior Health Foundation this year has awarded almost $82,300 in
health-centered grant funding to 25 organizations, which were recognized
Thursday during the foundation's Spring Grants Celebration. "The Superior
Health Foundation is very excited to award grant funding to eight deserving
organizations across the Upper Peninsula," said Jim LaJoie, executive
director of the foundation. "One grant at a time, we're playing an important
role in improving the health and well-being of people in the Upper
Peninsula. Between October and March, the foundation awarded a total of
roughly $20,200 in grants to 17 organizations from across the region. During
the celebration, sponsored by 44 North and hosted in Marquette at the
Holiday Inn, the foundation awarded larger grants totaling nearly $62,100 to
eight other organizations, including U.P. Sports Training Camp that received
$10,000 to cover various equipment costs. The organization offers a five-day
traditional summer camp experience for about 30 individuals from Marquette
and Alger counties with cognitive, social and physical disabilities. The
camp emphasizes Special Olympics sports training instruction and has been
held at Bay Cliff Health Camp every August for the past 13 years, said Alice
Reynolds, who is part of the group's marketing team. "It's kind of a
well-rounded camp with specifics on sports training," Reynolds said. "So
what we hope that they'll do is get this training and then be able to go and
compete and train in their local Special Olympics areas. The campers train
each day in basketball, tennis, swimming and other sports. But they also get
the opportunity to participate in other activities, such as singing songs
around the campfire, making arts and crafts, hiking and an annual talent
show. Reynolds said her group coordinates with the regional Special Olympics
organization and has been borrowing its sports equipment for years. She said
the grant funding will allow the camp to have its own, allowing for more
flexibility in its operations and the possibilities to expand its offerings.
"There's so many opportunities out there, and sports is so great for
building self esteem and for doing the teamwork, and for just health,"
Reynolds said. "Sometimes these kids don't have a lot of friends outside, so
they look forward to this. ... This is their time to be with their friends.
Other programs that received large grants from the foundation include: - She
Believed/He Believed program at Marquette Alternative High School, $9,373.
The funds will be used to purchase snowshoes, jump ropes, dumb bells and an
upright bike, and fund YMCA run registrations, certified workout instructors
and day passes to the PEIF. - NEWSLINE program with the National Federation
of the Blind of Michigan in Lansing, $7,600 for, among other things,
training to Upper Peninsula residents who are blind to use NEWSLINE, an
online computer speech technology that reproduces newspaper text and
transmits it over the phone. - Omega House in Houghton, $6,385 to support a
therapeutic massage program that provides therapy to terminally ill
residents. - Pathways in Marquette, $13,597 to help implement a new
exercise/nutrition program for adults with serious mental illnesses. - U.P.
Diabetes Outreach Network in Marquette, $4,645 to support the Life Coach
Training Program, which assists pre-diabetics and those at-risk of the
disease with knowledge and other resources. - Women's Center Inc. in
Marquette, $5,475 to provide nutritional food for survivors of domestic
abuse at the Harbor House, in the equivalent of enough food to feed two
people for a year. - YMCA of Marquette County, $5,000 to support the Summer
Speech Program, which provides six to eight weeks of group therapy to
children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. Ryan Jarvi can be reached
at 906-228-2500, ext. 242. 

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