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Alma Center Area Community Fund to deposit into the Alma Center Area Community Fund; Black River Area Child Care Services, Inc. to purchase a child assessment toolkit for each classroom; Black River Falls Public Library toward the Jackson County History Room operating expenses. Mary Van Gorden Endowment Fund; BRF School District - Gebhardt Elementary to purchase six keyboards and headphones to use in the classroom. In part from the Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund and in part from the Lahmayer Family Music Fund; BRF School District - Early Learning Center to purchase one Apple iPad2, case, extended insurance and iTunes gift card to purchase applications to use with the students. Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund; BRF School District - Early Learning Center to purchase one Apple iPad2, case, extended insurance and iTunes gift card to purchase applications to use with the students. Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund; BRF School District to cover the cost of one field trip for the Adaptive and Special Design Physical Education Program. Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund; BRF School District - Sixth Grade to purchase eight sets Super Marble Works from Discovery Toys Company to enhance the Force and Motion Unit. Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund; BRF School District - Middle School to purchase Baby Think It Over Doll and its accessories. Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund; BRF School District - Early Learning Center to purchase dramatic Play Kitchen Table and Chairs for classroom. Black River Falls Educational Enrichment Fund; BRF School District for transportation costs and activity fees for Adaptive and Special Design Physical Education Program; BRF School District - BRAGS to purchase and install tracking solar panel array on Foundation Trail off of Highway 54. Gil and Alice Homstad Fund; BRF School District – Physical Education Department to purchase archery equipment for high school; BRF School District to purchase digital cameras for the Art Classroom for K-5; BRF School District to purchase a SMART Board for First-Grade Classroom; BRF School District - Consumer Education Department to purchase induction cook tops for labs and work with other departments to research energy savings from this type of appliance. Erwin & Thelma Homstad Fund; BRF School District – Pre-Kindergarten to purchase startup materials for take-home literacy bags; BRF School District - Early Childhood Program to purchase one Apple IPad2 along with case, insurance and iTunes gift card; BRF School District - Special Education to purchase one Apple IPad2 along with case, insurance and iTunes gift card. Developmentally Disabled Fund; BRF School District - Business Education Department toward the purchase of a laptop to be used by the Business Education Department; Black River Memorial Hospital toward the purchase of a multi-viewing microscope; Friends of the Black River to purchase safety equipment to be used by volunteers for River Maintenance Projects; Friends of Douglas Creek Watershed and Melrose Mill Pond, Inc. toward a complete Dam Failure Analysis and Core Bore Sampling with Laboratory Analysis; Friends Sharing Food, Inc. to cover expenses incurred for walk-in cooler repair, two dollies, a new freezer and five plastic carts. In part by Jackson County Bank Fund; GreenLifeXpo toward youth “interactive” workshop projects: Power of Wind, BioFuel Blast, 4-H2O, Recycling Project, Bicycle Powered Energy, and Helpful Hydrogels. Black River Area Youth Fund; Jackson County 4-H Parents & Leaders Association to support ten youth from the 4-H Afterschool Partner Programs in attending 4-H Summer Camp this year. Black River Area Youth Fund; Jackson County Adult Community Service Program to purchase a mini-bus to transport individuals to their job site; Jackson County Fair Park Renovation toward the Jackson County Fair Park Renovation Pledge (fourth installment of a $120,000 pledge); Jackson County Humane Society toward the purchase of pet food for animals in need for the Food Pantry and for Jackson County Animal Shelter animals; Jackson County Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, Inc. to develop a DVD for outreach purposes; Jackson County Soccer League, Inc. to build a Multi-Field Soccer Complex, complete with safe green space and parking (first installment of a $25,000 pledge); Lincoln FFA Alumni to purchase a snack machine for the students to purchase healthy beverages/snacks such as milk, yogurt, cheese, meat sticks, cranberries, etc.; Riverfront Activity Center, Inc. toward the purchase of equipment for Riverfront’s Black River Falls Work Center; Skyline Golf Course - Black River Falls Recreation Association, Inc. to deposit into the Skyline Legacy Fund; Spaulding Road Community Garden toward the purchase of materials for raised beds; Western Dairyland EOC, Inc. to purchase meals for program participants and update site equipment for FreshStart Program. |

