A $1500 matching grant was awarded to the Co-op Nursery School in 2012 to be used toward the construction and installation of new front doors.
As the Town celebrated its Bicentennial, several grants were awarded to the Historical Society to help with their preservation efforts and educational programs. They received a total of $1600 to be used for a DVD player and flat screen TV along with some funding that went toward the production of an educational video.
The Society has also been awarded $1500 which can be used toward restoration work at the newly acquired Clarksburg School House on New Oregon Road.
$1000 was awarded to community volunteers who repaired fences at the old Clarksburg Cemetery.
Eden All Sports Boosters used a grant from the ECF along with funds they raised, to enclose the lower portion of the bleachers at the high school. Community Foundation President Terry Zittel presented a check at this year’s Homecoming to Don Crowe, Sports Boosters; Ronald Buggs, ECS superintendent; and Doug Beetow, Eden Athletic Director.
Pictured from left to right: Sue Eye, Gary Stranges, Nancy Mantione, Garden Club president, and George Zittel
The Eden Garden Study Club used a Foundation grant to spruce up the Chamber Park at the four corners. Lighting was repaired or replaced and new plantings were added for greater visual appeal.
In 2007 the Eden Community Foundation helped furnish signage and carpet for the Eden Kazoo Museum.