Eagan Foundation Awards $7,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Eagan Foundation.

The Eagan Foundation announced Wednesday that it has awarded $7,000 in funding to 10 local non-profits. The funding will support a wide variety of initiatives that help make Eagan a better place to live, learn and play. 

Part of the Eagan Foundation’s vision is to support efforts that strengthen the Eagan community through grant programs—creating a legacy one gift at a time. Raising funds to support an annual grant program is an ongoing goal for the Eagan Foundation.

“Thanks to the generosity of Eagan residents, we once again were able to offer grants to deserving Eagan organizations. We were excited to receive more than two dozen requests from a broad group of applicants,” says Eagan Foundation’s Community Grants Chair Juli Seydell-Johnson.

“The grant recipients represent groups who provide service to diverse groups of Eagan residents and incorporate volunteers or activities that increase community engagement,” added Seydell-Johnson.  “Eagan Foundation is committed to bringing neighbors together to further strengthen our great city.” 

The following is a list of the selected recipients and a brief description of each funded project:

• Performance Series—funds will support the park's 2012 Summer Performance and Family Fun Tuesdays series by enhancing arts learning and cultural opportunities at the events for people of all ages and backgrounds in the Eagan community.

• Cheerful Givers—funds will provide program support and purchase birthday gift bags for community members needing the services of local shelters and food shelves so that they may provide gifts to their children on their special day.

• Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon—funds will help turn Eagan in to a proclaimed Yellow Ribbon Community that connects service members and their families with community support, training, services and resources.

• Girl Scout Troup #52688 Dakota Woodlands Project—funds will support this troop as they pursue their Bronze Award through a community service project which involves hosting a “baby shower” for women living at Dakota Woodlands.

• Eagan Men’s Chorus—funds will help support the chorus so they can continue to serve our community—in particular senior centers—by performing live concerts.

• —funds will support the Hope Speaks supplemental summer food support program, thus benefiting up to 750 Eagan children during June, July and August.

• EHS Robotic Club—funds will help expand the FIRST LEGO program which introduces students to real-world engineering challenges and will also be shared with elementary schools for use in their science curricula.

• —funds will support a community art program between Glacier Hills Elementary School and Eagan Art House that will continue to enhance Eagan’s community of learners, instill a greater appreciation for the arts and literacy and inspire connections across cultures and throughout the Eagan community.

• Lincoln Place—funds will support ongoing programs and services of “The Link” which helps some of Eagan’s most vulnerable young people to remain safe and fulfill their potential in life.

• Eagan Garden Club—funds will support refurbished landscaping at Trapp Farm.