GRANT UPDATE
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On September 17, the Center for Family Development and Bell Buckle Parks and Recreation Committee received grants from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Foundation staff members presented the Center with a $2,000 check and Bell Buckle with $2,500 on Monday. CASA volunteers help ensure that the abuse and neglect children originally suffer at home does not continue, by finding a safe and permanent home for every child in a timely manner. With the funding from The Community Foundation, five new volunteers will receive extensive training, including 40 hours of classroom instruction and juvenile court observations. Experts from social service agencies in the community will be utilized to broaden the training perspective, and the volunteers will learn about child welfare, social service systems, juvenile court law and the needs of children. In July, the Tennessee Arts Commission approved a matching grant of $2,800 to provide assistance to the Bell Buckle Park. Acquiring this grant is the first step leading to the acquisition of an important piece of art work that will be important to Bell Buckle and it's role in the arts in Tennessee. The park committee, working with local sculptor Russ Faxon, is planning for a bronze piece that will be a centerpiece for the park. Bell Buckle's recognition as a Tree City USA has earned them additional grant moneys for the project. According to Florence Hall, project chair, 30 different species of trees will be planted before the park is completed. -- Story by T-G staff writer ANN BULLARD |
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On June 17, 2003 Governor Phil Bredesen and
State Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens announced that a $5,000 urban forestry
grant was approved for the City of Bell Buckle. The purpose of the grant is for
assisting with urban forestry management, planting and tree
care.
The grant was approved after a review by state urban forestry officials and the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council grant review committee. Urban forestry grants are used by cities, communities and non-profit organizations for such things as hiring urban foresters, conducting educational programs, tree inventories or for tree planting. The Tree Board in cooperation with the Park Board will use this grant to establish and maintain a 30 tree arboretum. The master plan incorporates these trees throughout the park. Every effort will be made to preserve the existing trees on the property. The Bell Buckle Park Board is investigating grant possibilities from the federal, state and private areas. They are presently applying for grants from the Community Foundation of Nashville and the Tennessee Arts Commission. Other foundation grants are being studied as well. Events such as the Fourth of July Celebration, the Car Rally and the upcoming cookbook, serve not only to raise funds but also to publicize our goals and progress. |
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