Leva and Frank Duclos Foundation Approves Over $40,000 in Grants

The Citizens National Bank
The Citizens National Bank

The Advisory Board of the Leva and Frank Duclos Foundation met Tuesday, May 24th at The Citizens National Bank in Concordia.  The following grants totaling $40,458.00 were approved:

Republic County Resource Council, Belleville, KS -
C.A.R.E. Committee (Community Assistance) - Crisis/Hardship Funds - $7,000

Cloud County Community Resources Council, Inc., Concordia, KS -
Cloud County Food Bank - Food and Personal Hygiene Funding - $4,000.00
Crisis Fund - Utility and Medical Bill Funding - $3,000.00

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC -
On behalf of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, KS - Helping Hands Funding - $4,000.00

USD 333, Concordia, KS -
On behalf of Concordia Middle School - 6th Grade STEM Project Supplies - $1,000.00

USD 109, Belleville, KS -
On behalf of Republic County East Elementary's STEM Program - LEGO Spike Essential Kits - $1,000.00

Belleville After School Program, Belleville, KS -
Scholarships - $3,000.00

City of Belleville, KS -
Belleville Public Library - Summer Library Program Funding - $1,000.00

City of Concordia, KS -
Christmas Lighting Committee - Snowflake Light Refurbishing - $1,000.00

City of Clyde, KS -
On behalf of the Clyde Park Project - ADA Compliant Sidewalks, Mulch and Lighting - $2,000.00

City of Jamestown, KS -
Jamestown City Library - Picture Book, Children's Classics and Adult Fiction Book Funding - $500.00

Great Plains of Republic Co., Inc. -
On behalf of Republic County Hospital Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group Program Funding - $500.00

National Orphan Train Complex Inc, Concordia, KS -
Laptop Computer Funding - $500.00

Brown Grand Theatre, Concordia, KS -
Funding for Hot Water Tank for Restrooms - $1,500.00

Blair Center for the Arts Foundation, Belleville, KS -
Summer Movie Program Funding - $2,000.00

Republic County Historical Society and Museum, Belleville, KS -
Restore and Display Early Steel Windmill - $458.00

Glasco Community Foundation, Glasco, KS -
Corner Store Maintenance, Operating Expenses and Activities - $2,500.00

Church People Concerned Foundation, Belleville, KS -
Kitchen Cabinet Funding - $2,500.00

North Central Kansas NCK CASA Inc, Concordia, KS -
Technology Security and Monitoring for Child Abuse & Neglect Victims - $1,000.00

Miltonvale Manor, Inc., Miltonvale, KS -
Apartment Improvements - $1,000.00

Pawnee Mental Health Services, Manhattan, KS -
S.T.A.R.S. Camp funding for children from Cloud and/or Republic Counites - $1,000.00

The next meeting of the Advisory Board of the Leva and Frank Duclos Foundation is scheduled for November 2022.