The MFA Oil Foundation Board of Directors approved more than $40,000 in grants to 17 organizations at its most recent board meeting held Thursday, June 23, 2016. The full list of recipients and how they plan to use their grants follows:
in2Action, Columbia, Mo. – Three computers
Bernita Hughes Elementary, Adair, Okla. – Shelving, tables & chairs for school library
Monroe City (Mo.) Food Bank – One 6 x 12 cargo trailer
Eldon (Mo.) Community Food Pantry – Three chest freezers
Stanberry (Mo.) R-II School – Chromebooks for students
Macon County (Mo.) Town & Country Fair – 10 x 14 building
Audrain County (Mo.) Crisis Intervention Services – Two computers
Wynne (Mo.) High School – Two iPad mini tablets
Perry (Mo.) Volunteer Fire Department – Thermal camera
Community R-VI School, Laddonia, Mo. – Five robotics teaching kits
Purdy (Mo.) R-II Schools Athletic Department – Bleachers, prep work & concrete pad
City of La Plata (Mo.) Police Department – Four tasers & body cameras
Food for Morgan County, Mo. – Heavy-weight tables
Stepping Stone Sanctuary, Trumann, Ark. – Commercial meat grinder & ice maker
Jamestown (Mo.) Community Pool – Tables & chairs
South Grand Lake Lions Club, Langley, Okla. – Materials for baseball fields
Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia, Mo. – Renovations & expansion of the BGC current main site building