Foundation supports children’s summer activities

The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children. The Summertime Kids Committee chaired by Foundation Board of Trustees member Karen Bierly along with members from the community approved $68,226.72 in Summertime Kids grants to 29 organizations. The grants of up to $2,500 support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.

The Summertime Kids Committee wishes local children an incredibly happy summer.

The following STK grants were approved.

ABC Learning Center                                      ABC Summer of Fun

Buckeye Imagination Museum                       Summer Camp

College Now                                                    Summer Xplore

Flying Horse Farm                                           Summer Camp for Kids with Serious Illnesses

Friendly House                                                Staycation & Field Trips

Friends of the 179CW/200RHS                    Military Kids Camp/Kelleys Island Adventure

Independent Living Center NCO                   Community Explorers

K-City Childcare & Preschool                         Camp Curiosity

Kingwood Center Gardens                             Summer Camp

Lifecare Alliance                                             Camp Hamwi

Love On A Mission                                          The Giving Circle

Mansfield Playhouse                                      Seussical Jr.

Mansfield Parks and Recreation                    Summer Fun in the Parks

Mansfield-Richland Educational Foundation High School Arduino Camps               

Music Academy of Karate & Empowerment  Karate Summer Camp

NAMI of Richland County                               Richland County Sun Sprouts

NECIC                                                              Youth Agriculture Workshop

Ohio Bird Sanctuary                                        Learning Together About Birds Day Camp

Ontario Community Events                            Summer Recreation

Pioneer Career & Technology Center            Summer Camp

Recreation Unlimited Foundation                  Residential Summer Camp

Renaissance Performing Arts                        Broadway Camp

Richland Academy of the Arts                       Youth Choir

Richland Newhope                                          Campership Program

Shelby City Schools                                        Camp Invention

Salvation Army                                                Summer Zone

Third Street Family Health Services             Summer Mobile Unit Tour

YMCA of North Central Ohio                         Summer Field Trips

Zoe’s Learning Center                                     Summer Field Trips