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Jim Sever, left, and Randi Pearson, right, Piqua Community Foundation Distribution Committee co-chairmen, present a grant award to Vickie Kirk, associate professor of allied health, for molecular testing equipment. This award to The Edison Foundation was one of a total of $75,289 distributed by the foundation in the spring 2021 cycle.
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The Piqua Community Foundation delivered fall grant awards on May 13 to organizations that serve Piqua residents. Captured here is the grant award delivery at the Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development. Pictured, on the far left and right, are Jim Sever and Randi Pearson, Foundation Distribution Committee co-chairmen, along with Rehabilitation Center staff, left to right, Brenda Scott, special projects director; Carla Bertke, executive director; and Christine Cavender, neuroeducational specialist.
PIQUA — The Piqua Community Foundation awarded $75,289 to 14 organizations that serve Piqua residents this month.
The distribution is part of The Foundation’s twice-annual standard grant cycles from unrestricted funds. The foundation’s Distribution Committee makes recommendations to the board of directors for approval based on a grant application and review process.
The organizations awarded 2021 spring grants are:
CASA/GAL of Miami County, Inc. — conference for court-appointed special advocate volunteers
Elizabeth’s New Life Center/Women’s Centers of Ohio — Earn While You Learn Program
Isaiah’s Place, Inc. — bridging to foster care bags
Johnston Farm Friends Council — History Alive at Fort Piqua
Miami County Dental Clinic — Dental Direct and Traveling Smiles programs
Miami County YMCA — new facility campaign
New Creation Counseling Center — counseling and psychiatry services
Piqua Area Chamber Foundation — website upgrade
Piqua Catholic School — hand drums for music class
Piqua Catholic School — zoo crew alphabet rug
Piqua Catholic School — keyboard covers
Piqua Catholic School — junior high school football helmets
Piqua Catholic School — gym floor resurfacing
Piqua Catholic School — interactive projector board
Piqua City Schools — Piqua High School — William H. Pitsenbarger burial flag case
Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development — pediatric activity chair
The Edison Foundation — molecular testing equipment
Troy-Miami County Public Library — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Upper Miami Valley Young Life — summer camp trip
The grant awards were made to a variety of organization service sectors, all with a demonstrated impact on Piqua residents.
The award to the Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development will support the purchase of a new pediatric chair for one-on-one neuroeducational classroom activities for those diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, birth trauma, Down syndrome, autism, ADD/ADHD, chromosomal disorders, developmental delays and other brain-related conditions.
“The generous support of The Piqua Community Foundation means more than words can express,” Rehabilitation Center Executive Director Carla Bertke said. “Having the ability to purchase the pediatric chair will help us continue to provide services to our very young participants. It is a vital piece of equipment that will be used on a daily basis and allows us to fulfill our mission of ‘hands that give hope!’”
Other awards were made to educational entities, including The Edison Foundation to support molecular testing equipment, and charitable organizations to facilitate the delivery of services including psychiatry, children’s care and dental health.
The Piqua Community Foundation’s next grant cycle has a Sept. 30 deadline. To learn more about the grant and scholarship programs of The Piqua Community Foundation, visit piquacommunityfoundation.org/grants.
