2011-2012 Foundation Grant Recipients
The Foundation for the Diocese of Helena trustees have approved $26,100 in grants that are to be awarded in the next fiscal year. Based on recommendations from the Foundation’s Outreach Committee, the trustees on May 13, 2011, approved the following awards:
Loyola Sacred Heart Foundation
Curriculum Development project: $1,500
Notre Dame Mission, Twin Bridges
Roof replacement & foundation repair: $1,000
St. Teresa of Avila, Whitehall
Renovation of parish hall: $1,000
St. Anthony, Missoula
Continuing education for Faith Formation staff: $1,000
St. John the Baptist, Frenchtown
Roof replacement: $1,000
DOH Communication Services
Still camera & microphone: $1,200
Little Flower, Browning
Audiovisual equipment for overflow room: $2,700
St. Charles Borromeo, Whitefish
Table & chairs for Faith Formation program: $1,000
Clinica Maxeňa, Guatemala
Nutrition Program: $5,000
De La Salle Blackfeet School
Junior High Service Learning project: $1,000
Madison County Catholic Community
Installation of insulation in basement: $1,000
St. Ignatius Mission
Doors with Windows project: $1,000
Saint Mary Catholic Community, Helena
Dry-erase easels: $300
St. Michael, Conrad
Paint Project for Parish Center: $1,000
St. Richard, Columbia Falls
Computers & software for parish: $1,000
St. Mary Mission, Stevensville
Parish Faith Formation enhancement: $400
DOH Deacon Formation Program
Pre-Ordination Retreat funding: $4,000
St. Rose of Lima Parish, Dillon
Remodel of Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel: 1,000
Beth Yeakel, Foundation Services director, said trustees instituted the grants program in 2007 to help provide funding for parishes or programs lacking money for specific ministries or projects, and to increase within the diocese the awareness and recognition of the Foundation.
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