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Wellmark Foundation Grant Yields 22 Recipients

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The Wellmark Foundation Community Kickstarter Grant Yields 22 Recipients

The Wellmark Foundation announced this fall that it would be awarding Community Kickstarter grants for up to $10,000 for projects making communities more active or improving access to healthy foods. The Wellmark Foundation is awarding 22 grants in South Dakota for a total of $209,977.

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Public votes helped to select grants that receive up to $10,000. “It was clear from online voting that these communities are very passionate about their projects and the impact they will have now and for future generations,” said Stephanie Perry, The Wellmark Foundation. “These grants empower them to continue improving upon the health and well-being of their communities for years to come.”

The final projects were chosen from more than 130 entries, because they focused on making communities more active or improving access to healthy foods. The public also had the chance to weigh in on their favorite projects. More than 57,000 votes were received during the two week voting period that ended on October 7.

The 22 grant recipients in South Dakota are: j $10,000 Ball Park Community Garden, Sturgis j $10,000 Bikes for Boys and Girls, Sioux Falls j $10,000 Boys & Girls Club of Moody County – Finish that Gym, Flandreau j $10,000 Centerville Get Out & Golf, Centerville j $10,000 Community Bike Project, Redfield j $9,988 Education is the Pathway to Healthy Living,

Mitchell j $10,000 Fort Pierre Neighborhood Park, Fort Pierre j $10,000 Full Circle, Miller j $10,000 Gardening for Life Long Skills, Wagner j $10,000 Healthy Choice Pantry Renovation, Rapid City j $10,000 Hitting Home Runs for Parmelee, Parmelee j $10,000 Handley Recreation Center Community

Rebuild, Lead j $10,000 Kimball Park, Kimball j $10,000 Mike Franken Trail, Hartford j $10,000 Piedmont Park Restroom Upgrade, Piedmont

Park j $10,000 Riverside Park Boundless Play Area, Yankton j $10,000 Serenity Garden, Kyle j $10,000 Steamboat Park, Summerset j $9,989 The Old School, South Shore j $10,000 The Waniyetu Wowapi Art Walk, Eagle Butte j $10,000 Watchdogs and Wellness: Outdoor Wellness

Initiative, Beresford j $10,000 YFS “Healthy for Life” Garden Project, Box

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For more about the projects visit wellmark.com/foundation.

2016 Grant Opportunities

The Wellmark Foundation will be offering two competitive grant programs in 2016. The Healthy Communities small grant program is for projects that support unique and innovative proposals addressing the focus on community-based wellness and prevention initiatives resulting in a lasting footprint where we live, work, learn and play. The second is the Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grant program. The MATCH grant is a challenge grant designed to bring other funders together to support larger community health projects needing potentially higher levels of funding or collaboration. Request for proposals will be available on wellmark.com/foundation after December 21.

About The Wellmark Foundation

The Wellmark Foundation is a private, non-profit foundation created by Wellmark, Inc., doing business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa. Visit The Wellmark Foundation’s Web site at www.wellmark.com/foundation to learn more about the grant program, as well as a list of previous grant recipients.

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