2007 Grants Awarded by the Waldo County Committee

Project Information Committee Grant Amount* Total Grant Amount*
Belfast Free Library, Belfast, to continue a book discussion group for children in grades 4 - 8 $800.00 $800.00
Belfast Maskers, Belfast to produce a full-scale musical on Belfast's historic waterfront in celebration of the organization's 20th anniversary $3,000.00 $3,000.00
Freedom Riders, Warren to serve individuals with a range of disabilities with therapeutic horseback riding instruction $1,000.00 $1,000.00
Georges River Land Trust, Rockland, for a community-based strategic planning process and national standards compliance initiative $2,000.00 $4,000.00
Little Beavers 4-H Club, Knox to purchase a Veterans Memorial, flags and flag poles, stone work and ground work in the Town of Knox to recognize veterans $750.00 $750.00
Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, Nobleboro for continuing support of the Lake Science Education Program, a combination of "hands-on", field-based learning and interactive classroom experiences toward student understanding and stewardship of the lakes and ponds in their communities $1,500.00 $7,500.00
Montville Community Foundation, Montville for the heating system at the Kingdom Schoolhouse in Montville $1,000.00 $1,000.00
MSAD #22, Hampden, to restore the ropes course at Samuel L. Wagner Middle School $2,000.00 $2,000.00
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport for the outreach activities around the "Through the Photographer's Lens: Penobscot Bay and Beyond" photography exhibit $2,500.00 $7,500.00
Prospect Community Club, Prospect, for removal of old shingles and rotten boards, resurfacing with new material and other repairs $750.00 $750.00
The River School, Searsport, for the founding of a small, alternative student centered private nonprofit, secular high school in Belfast $2,000.00 $2,000.00
Town of Stockton Springs, Stockton Springs to build a basketball court $2,000.00 $2,000.00
VSA Arts of Maine, Portland to conduct a 10-233k Artist Residency with students at the Howard Middle School’s EXCEL program for students with disabilities $2,600.00 $2,600.00
YoKids Yoga for Kids, Lincolnville, to bring a Yoga program to the Weymouth School, Captain Albert Stevens School and the Children's House Montessori School $2,000.00 $2,600.00

*Some projects were funded through multiple sources.

The amount awarded by the Waldo County Committee appears in the middle column.