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Total of $67,900 Awarded to Support 11 Organizations
AgeWell Services of West Michigan – Awarded $5,000
Meals on Wheels Delivery Van
Funded by: Bessie E. & Ethan Allen Gray Health FundHart Public Schools Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center – Awarded $3,000
Diman Wolf Book Fair Tokens
Funded by: Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous DonorImmigrant Connection- Hart Office – Awarded $3,000
Expanded Services – training needs for a new assistant
Funded by: Community Investment FundLakeshore Food Club – Awarded $5,000
Promoting increased accessibility of healthy foods, and improved food systems, in Oceana County
Funded by: Oceana Youth FundOceana County Council on Aging – Awarded $800
Sharing Shelf – personal hygiene products & essential kitchen tools
Funded by:
Community Investment Fund ($620)
Bessie E. & Ethan Allen Gray Health Fund ($180)Read Muskegon – Awarded $10,000
ESL Tutoring Program Expansion in Oceana County
Funded By:
Community Investment Fund ($5,000)
Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor ($5,000)Shelby Area District Library – Awarded $3,600
New Public Computers
Funded By:
Oceana Youth Fund ($1,500)
Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor ($2,100)Shelby Township – Awarded $12,500
Shelby Tiger Athletic Community Center – Play Scape equipment for young children’s room
Funded By:
Oceana Youth Fund ($2,500)
Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor ($10,000)The Fountain Hill Center – Awarded $10,000
Oceana School Support Mental Health Services
Funded By: Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous DonorWest Central Michigan Horticultural Research – Awarded $5,000
Apple Tree Trellis Project
Funded By:
Zack Snider Agricultural Memorial Fund ($2,500)
Community Investment Fund ($2,500)West Michigan Community Mental Health – Awarded $10,000
“Building Bridges to Hispanic Behavioral Health: Reducing Stigma Through Community Partner Education” program
Funded By:
Bessie E. & Ethan Allen Gray Health Fund ($4,000)
Community Investment ($1,000)
Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor ($5,000)
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Total of $75,056 Awarded to Support 20 Organizations
Camp Newaygo – TrueNorth – Awarded $4,650
Science Camp Scholarships at Camp Newaygo
Funded by:
Oceana Youth Fund ($1,000)
Community Investment Fund from Julie & Garry McKeen ($ 1,000)
Mrs. Mullen’s Closet Fund – Oceana ($1,000)
Community Investment Fund, Anonymous Donor ($1,650)
Family Promise of the Lakeshore – Awarded $5,000
Oceana County Prevention and Stabilization Program 2025
Funded by: Oceana Youth Fund
Hospice of Michigan, Inc. – Awarded $3,000
Gestures of Grace
Funded by:
Bessie E. & Ethan Allen Gray Health Fund ($1,000)
Community Investment Fund ($1,000)
Randall and Linda Wagner Family Fund ($500)
Frank Family Memorial Fund ($500)
First Tee-West Michigan in Oceana – Awarded $1,200
First Tee-West Michigan Oceana County School Partnership Project and Junior Mentor Initiative
Funded by: Community Investment Fund
Lakeshore Children’s Advocacy Center – Awarded $5000
Expanding Services for Oceana Child Abuse Victims
Funded by
Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor ($3,000)
Oceana Youth Fund ($2,000)
Local Animal Shelter Support Inc – Awarded $5,000
Fenced Exercise Area for Oceana County Animal Shelter
Funded by:
Community Investment Fund from Julie & Gary McKeen ($2,000)
Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor ($1,000)
Gail Paulus Family Fund ($2,000)
Michigan Works! West Central – Awarded $1,500
Pre-apprenticeship Career Counseling Certificate
Funded by: Complete Your Degree Fund
Oceana County Parks & Recreation Commission – Awarded $4,530
Cedar Point Park Accessibility Improvements
Funded by: William R. Lathers Golden Township Fund
Pentwater Historical Society – Awarded $1,400
Journeys to Pentwater
Funded by: Community Investment Fund
Pentwater Township – Awarded $5,000
Pentwater Community Beachfront Restoration
Funded by:
Oceana County Parks & Trails Fund ($425)
Eugene Kuhne Fund ($2,000)
Electric Forest Charitable Fund ($2,575)
Revive Church – Awarded $2,500
Create and Run an Essential Pantry
Funded by Bessie E. & Ethan Allen Gray Health Fund
Rothbury Community Church – Awarded $2,576
Helping Hands Food Pantry
Funded by Bessie E. & Ethan Allen Gray Health Fund
Sable Points Lighthouse Keeper Association – Awarded $2,000
Education of Maritime History for Children in Oceana County
Funded by:
Oceana Youth Fund ($1,000)
R.P. & M.J. Henry Family Fund ($1,000)
Tall Turf Ministries – Awarded $2,500
Camp needs a defibrillator
Funded by Gail Paulus Family Fund
The Playhouse At White Lake – Awarded $5,000
Rocking Confidence with Songwriting & Pirate Rocker Musical
Funded by:
Oceana Youth Fund ($1,000)
Community Investment Fund ($1,400)
William R. Lathers Foundation Fund ($2,600)
Trinity Lutheran Church – Awarded $5,000
Trinity Community Food Pantry Building Expansion
Funded by Community Investment Fund by an Anonymous Donor
Village of Hesperia – Awarded $5,000
HesperiART Initiative
Funded by:
Little Point Sable – Arts for Oceana County Fund ($1,800)
Electric Forest Charitable Fund ($3,200)
We Want The Land Coalition Inc. – Awarded $4,200
Removal and Control of Invasive Autumn Olive
Funded by:
Eugene Kuhne Fund ($2,000)
Electric Forest Charitable Fund ($2,200)
West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission – Awarded $5,000
West Michigan Agriculture Cluster Impact Analysis
Funded by:
Community Investment Fund from Julie & Garry McKeen ($2,000)
Community Investment Fund ($3,000)
West Shore ESD – Awarded $5,000
Defined Careers
Funded by Community Investment Fund