In its last two board meetings, the MFA Oil Foundation has approved more than $67,000 in grants to 33 different organizations. The grant recipients and their plans for the funding are listed below:
Grants Approved in December
Flint Hills Technical College Foundation, Emporia, Kan. – Remodel of conference center
Eager Eagles 4-H Club, Jamestown, Mo. – New storage shed
Warren County Sheltered Workshop, Inc., Warrenton, Mo. – Computers, TVs, tables & chairs
Ava Rural Fire Department, Ava, Mo. – Thermal camera
Friends of the Putnam County Library, Unionville, Mo. – Roof repair & re-surfacing
City of Richmond Rec. Dept., Richmond, Mo. – Assistance with gym improvement project
Owensville Lions Foundation, Owensville, Mo. – Construct a baseball/softball batting cage
Bucklin Fire Department, Bucklin, Mo. – Rescue saw
Downing House Museum Complex, Memphis, Mo. – Repairs to moisture issues
Palmyra Area Food Pantry, Palmyra, Mo. – Defibrillator
Newburg R-II Schools, Newburg, Mo. – Gym bleachers
Firefighters’ Historical Preservation Foundation, Fulton, Mo. – Display cases
Brookfield R-III Elementary School, Brookfield, Mo. – iPad minis, cases and other supplies
Vinita Wrestling Team, Vinita, Okla. – Wrestling mats
Macon County Rescue Squad – Macon, Mo. – Protective equipment and radio equipment
The Place at the Lake, Lincoln, Mo. – Replace heating and air conditioning unit
Grants Approved in March
Austin Anderson Safe Haven, Braymer, Mo. – Commercial floor vinyl and installment supplies
Shelby County Literacy Center, Shelbina, Mo. – Laptops
Heartland Resources, Inc., Ewing, Mo. – Ice machine
Fun in the Son Ministries, Shell Knob, Mo. – Obstacle course
Burlingame Fire District #6, Burlingame, Kan. – Gas monitors
Dadeville Rural Fire Protection District, Dadeville, Mo. – Thermal camera, rain coats, lift bag
Glasgow School District, Glasgow, Mo. – iPads with cases
Osage Public School, Pryor, Okla. – Greenhouse, mulch, gravel and other materials
Child Safe of Central Missouri, Inc., Sedalia, Mo. – Computers and software
Turkey Ford School, Wyandotte, Okla. – New gymnasium doors
Dawn Fire Fighters Association, Dawn, Mo. – Tablet to access county 911 paging system
Thompson Foundation for Autism, Columbia, Mo. – Computers, monitors and an iPad
Cherokee Children Mission, Stilwell, Okla. – Replacement heaters
Carlisle High School, Carlisle, Ark. – Padded backstop and outfield banner for the softball field
Tri-County Care Center, Vandalia, Mo. – Replace wheelchair / handicap accessible van
Harvest House, Inc., Boonville, Mo. – New roof on building
Carter County Senior Center Board, Inc., Van Buren, Mo. – Dishwasher