The MFA Oil Foundation Board of Directors approved more than $120,000 in grants to 32 different organizations at the board meeting held Thursday, April 26, 2018. The full list of recipients and how they plan to use their grants follows:
Helping Hands Food Distribution for Clark County, Wayland, Mo. – Repair walk-in freezer
Gateway Industries of Eldon, Mo. – Fuel saving recycling vehicle
Pilot Grove Area Fire Protection, Pilot Grove, Mo. – Jaws of Life (spreader & cutter)
Marshfield Senior Center, Marshfield, Mo. – Washer, dryer, hookups, new refrigerator
Leon Iowa Community Theater, Leon, Iowa – Wireless microphone
Martinstown School Community Building, Inc., Unionville, Mo. – Build handicap ramp & sidewalk
Windsor (Mo.) Septemberfest – Dirt & sand for arena floor
The Salvation Army of Hannibal, Mo. – 15-20 small, foldable shopping carts
Cooper County Fire Protection District, Boonville, Mo. – Purchase a “Great Wall of Rescue System”
Bernie (Mo.) Volunteer Fire Department – Gloves & helmet lights
Ellett Memorial Hospital, Appleton City, Mo. – Sidewalk
Pantry for Adair County, Inc., Kirksville, Mo. – Laptop, desktop computers and a digital scale
Dade County Youth Fair, Inc., Lockwood, Mo. – Portable overhead gates
Boy Scout Troop 404-Eagle Project, Kirksville, Mo. – Materials to make concrete dugout floors & replace benches for 2 pee-wee baseball fields
American Legion Post 216, Bethany, Mo. – Urinals & new flooring for men’s restroom. Construction of handicap restroom, too.
Caledonia (Mo.) Community Foundation, Inc. – Playground structure, 2 BBQ grills, concrete pads and trash receptacle
Capital City CASA, Jefferson City, Mo. – Office equipment (printers, TV, TV mount, laptop, shredder)
Wakarusa Township Fire Department, Lawrence, Kan. – Back-up generator
City of Center (Mo.) Police Department – To purchase a transport safety system (“cage”)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4756, Loose Creek, Mo. – Replacement of nine windows & entry doors
Sweet Springs (Mo.) Community Food Pantry – Desktop computer, monitor, Microsoft Office package, scanner, antivirus software
Chariton County Cupboard, Brunswick, Mo. – Purchase 3 new freezers
Lenox (Iowa) Stock & Saddle Club – Update Cook Shack (raise the building, siding, upgrade electrical & windows)
Northwestern R-1, Mendon, Mo. – Update & improve play equipment learning, reading tools and experiment supplies
California (Mo.) Nutrition Center – Reach-in refrigerator
West Plains (Mo.) Police Department – 10 exterior tactical vest carriers
Kirksville (Mo.) R-3 Schools Ag Department – Portable corral system