Perry Activities Director Tom Lipovac (left) accepts a $1,000 donation from the Bock Family Foundation
The Bock Family Foundation has announced the grant recipients for its spring grant cycle.
The Bock Family Foundation awarded $63,966.42 to 22 projects. Since 2002, the non-profit organization has given a total of over $2.1 million in grants. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines there will be no grant presentation.
Some of the recipients include Dallas County Conservation Board for multiple projects, Raccoon River Pet Rescue for low cost spay and neuter clinics and the Perry Area Child Development Center for outside play equipment and the total for those three includes $15,700.
The full list of the recipients, the amounts and their projects can be found below.
Dallas County Conservation Board $7,500 for RRVT High Trestle Trail Connector Woodward Phase
Dallas County Conservation Board $2,500 for Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke
Dallas County Conservation Board $2,500 for CNC Router System
Raccoon River Pet Rescue $2,000 for low cost spay/neuter clinics
Perry Area Emergency Food Council $2,000 for Farmers Market Pantry Dollars
PRESBY Child Care Program $2,500 for playground equipment
Perry Area Child Development Center $1,200 for outside play equipment
Perry Area Child Development Center $6,240 for scholarships
Perry Youth Football $900 for tackling dummies and rings
P.A.C.E.S $8,000 toward Summer 2021 Program
Perry Elementary School $3,480 for library tables
Perry Community School District $3,000 for playground fencing at Elementary
Perry Middle School STEM $2,600 for Glowforge Laser Printer
Perry High School Music Department $2,000 towards 2022 trip to New York City
Everybody Wins! Iowa $2,000 for Power Read Program at Elementary School
Ride the Thin Blue Line $2,500 to add blue ambient glow stones to RRVT near Sheriff’s Office as memorial to fallen officers
Linden Public Library Foundation Inc $1,500 towards shelves, signage, computer, desk & chair
Washington Township School Foundation $1,296.42 to replace main entry door to lunch room
Minburn City Hall $2,500 to remodel the front of City Hall
Minburn Community Betterment Group $750 for Meet Me in Minburn concert series
Dallas County Master Gardeners $4,000 towards new demonstration garden at fairgrounds
Heart of Transit $3,000 for volunteer driver program