Clyde Area Foundations

Clyde Area Foundation
Foundation Board: Dr. Arlin Resco - President; Ray Tremblay - Vice-President; Jim Koch - Secretary; Jeff Morgan- Treasurer; LeeAnn Brady, Carole Chartier, Brenda Koch, Larry Gallagher and Tara Goering.

Created in 1992, the Clyde Area Foundation now has an endowment fund of $143,800, and supports many worthwhile activities in Clyde. Together with the privately-funded Harold & Leola Woods Charitable Trust which also supports the community, Clyde has $750 in endowed funds for every man, woman, and child in town. Individual gifts to the foundation make larger dreams possible, such as new ball diamonds, a community center, and investments in Clyde’s economic future.

Foundation grant recipients on Feb 4th were Park Villa Nursing Home - $1,750 for therapeutic equipment; Clifton-Clyde Elementary School - $1,200 for sound equipment; Middle School - $1,000 for the reading program; Randolph-Decker Library - $700 for a sculpture; High School Yearbook - $500 for a digital camera; Clyde Community Development Resource Committee - $500 for new Clyde brochures and $500 for Clyde participation in the Sampler Fest.

Clyde Area Foundation grants have supported civic, educational, cultural, recreational, humanitarian, and health-related projects that benefit Clyde’s citizens. Past grant recipients include:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cloud County
Clyde Community Ambulance Service
Clyde Area Recycling Center
Clyde Area Tree Board
Clyde Ball Association
Clyde Community Development Resource Council
Clyde Golf Association
Clyde Historical Society
Loan Guarantee Fund of Clyde
North Central Kansas CASA, Inc.
Park Villa Nursing Home
Randolph-Decker Library
USD 224
VFW Post #7515

Harold L. & Leola B. Wood Charitable Trust
Trustees: C. S. Anderson, Jim Koch, Mary Nicholas, Tim Ohlde, Harold Poland

On April 16th, the trustees awarded $9,992 in grants. The next awards will be made in the spring of 2008.

Wood Charitable Trust Grants, 2007:
$2,300 – Clyde Community Development Resource Council to raze a downtown building
$2,000 – City of Clyde’s Loan Guarantee Program
$1,500 – Randolph-Decker Library for a computer and a bike rack
$1,100 – Clyde Golf Association for a tee box project
$1,000 – City of Clyde for new trash receptacles and a bench at the swimming pool
$2,092 – C-C Middle School for air purifiers, lab tables, and educational materials
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