Fall 2011 Grant Recipients
___●  New American Academy
_____$4,000 for 5 Desktop computers, 2 printers and software

  • Friendship Ventures – Camp Eden Wood
    $1,000 for 5 communication Notebooks,   Prepaid cell phone and minutes, 10 water coolers and 50 communication bracelets for campers
  • Prop Shop
    $5,000 for new commercial tile flooring for their entry
  • Eden Prairie String Academy
    $900 for 3 beginner instruments for students who can’t afford to rent them
Accepting grants are: Asad Aliweyd – New American Academy, Cindy Eddy – PROP Shop, Mary Beth Schleif – Friendship Ventures, Michelle Persian, Director Eden Prairie String Academy

Spring 2011 Grant Recipients
___●  The Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation Department
_____ $2,000 for tents to be provided during the “Great American Campout” at Lake Riley
_____ $10,745 grant for new mobile staging at Staring Lake Park, which will be used for community theater, musical performances as
_____ well as other events

  • Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial
    $2,500 to construct a field cross at the memorial site at Purgatory Creek.
    $10,745 grant for new mobile staging at Staring Lake Park, which will be used for community theater, musical performances as well as other events
  • PROP
    $1,750 grant for a new scanner/printer and new computers
  • Eden Prairie Senior Center
    $1,600 for a new table saw and stop for the center’s free woodshop
  • Chrestomathy
    $1,516 four new rocking chairs

Fall 2010

  • City of Eden Prairie – EP Art Center
    10 easels and 10 spotlights for drawing and painting classes
    $1060
  • Friendship Ventures
    3 bicycles for children with disabilities at Eden Wood Center
    $2300
  • Meals on Wheels of Eden Prairie
    New computer, printer and MS Office software for kitchen meal prep and drivers’ routes
    $850
  • Teens Alone
    5 Dell laptops, Dell server and software for teen and family crisis center
    $3000
  • The PROP Shop
    Beds (25 mattresses and 25 box prings) for client services program
    $4000

Spring 2010

  • Eden Prairie Senior Center
    cushioned arm chairs
    $3240
  • Office of Housing and Community Services
    computer and software for Employment Support Center
    $1500
  • PROP
    parking lot seal coat
    $7000
  • Relay For Life
    reusable signage for annual cancer fundraiser
    $877
  • Friends of the Eden Prairie Library
    book bins for the children’s area of the EP Library
    $3000
  • Southdale YMCA
    chairs, rugs, cabinet, books for after school programs at Forest Hills and Eagle Heights
    $2000
  • PROP Shop
    furnace/AC replacement
    $4000

Fall 2009

  • ABC Foundation -
    new twin beds for ABC scholars -
    $10,000
  • Friends of the Minnesota Valley -
    tools/equipment/materials for
    Community Clean-ups for Water Quality -
    $1000
  • Friendship Ventures -
    tables for dining hall at Eden Wood Center -
    $800
  • La Danse Fatale -
    sound equipment for rehearsals and performances -
    $600
  • Mount Olivet Rolling Acres -
    materials/labor for concrete path leading
    to wheelchair-accessible glider -
    $2390
  • Oak Point Intermediate School
    adaptive physical education -
    equipment for students with disabilities -
    $1000

Spring 2009

  • Chrestomathy, Inc. – Outdoor Benches – $2236
  • EP Family Science Night – Curriculum Materials and Supplies – $1500
  • EP Parks & Recreation Dept. – Gymnastics Equipment – $2740
  • Junior Achievement, Inc. – Curriculum Materials for JA BizTown at Cedar Ridge – $2500
  • The Prop Shop – Cargo Van for Hauling Donated Furniture – $4000

Fall 2008

  • Friends of EP Art Center – Pottery Studio – $8,500.00
  • Edendale Residence, Inc. – Landscaping – $2,050.00
  • Friendship Ventures – Autism Equipment – $3,000.00
  • Forest Hills Elementary School – 10 Rosetta Stone Licenses & 5 Headsets – $2,900.00
  • Prop – Food Shelf Software – $8,000.00

Spring 2008

  • Meals on Wheels of Eden Prairie – $3,200
  • Shape ESL – $3,050
  • Prairie Fest – $2,500
  • Eden Prairie Family Center – $2,640
  • Eden Prairie Concerts in the Park – Summer Performance Series – $3,941
  • Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial – $5,000

Fall 2007

  • Eden Prairie School District – Sound-Field Amplification System
    City of Eden Prairie – Stage Lighting
  • La Dance Fatale – Fan & Smoke Machine
  • TeensAlone – Laptop Computer
  • Chrestomathy – Classroom Flooring
  • The PROP Shop – Lighting & Signage
  • Open Up – Eden Prairie Reads – Books

Spring 2007

  • City of Eden Prairie – Starring at Staring – Amp & Stands
  • Eden Prairie School – Family Center – Materials for Early Childhood Students
  • City of Eden Prairie – Jazz & Community Band – Uniforms
  • Eden Prairie Historical Society – Armoire
  • Curriculum Resources – Art Masterpiece – Visuals
  • City of Eden Prairie – Senior Center – Tables
  • Eden Prairie Schools – Partners Preschool/Spanish Preschool/Early
    Childhood Special Ed.
    Large Wooden Blocks
  • Eden Prairie Hockey Association – Ice Rink

Fall 2006

  • E.P. Veterans Memorial Memorial
  • PROP Shop Store Fixtures
  • E.P. Schools Annual Science Fair Banners & Crates
  • Teens Alone Laptop Computers
  • E.P. School Special Services Dept Cedar Ridge Rifton Bikes
  • Southwest Metro Animal Rescue & Adoption Cages
  • Forest Hills Elementary Sound System

Spring 2006

  • Eden Prairie Fire Department 100 Radios
  • Eden Prairie Schools My Book Club Program
  • Friendship Ventures Building Fund for Camp Eden Wood
  • Cedar Ridge Elementary Communication Device
  • EP Park & Rec Portable Stage & Digital Camera for SoulFire Program)
  • Meals on Wheels Adopt-a-Senior Program
  • EPHS-Eagle Vision News Mass Production DVD Burner
  • EP Community Education EP Reads Program
  • Partners Preschool Literacy Kits

10 easels and 10 spotlights for drawing and painting classes

$1060

Fall 2011 Grant Recipients
___●  New American Academy
_____$4,000 for 5 Desktop computers, 2 printers and software

  • Friendship Ventures – Camp Eden Wood
    $1,000 for 5 communication Notebooks,   Prepaid cell phone and minutes, 10 water coolers and 50 communication bracelets for campers
  • Prop Shop
    $5,000 for new commercial tile flooring for their entry
  • Eden Prairie String Academy
    $900 for 3 beginner instruments for students who can’t afford to rent them

Accepting grants are: Asad Aliweyd - New American Academy, Cindy Eddy - PROP Shop, Mary Beth Schleif - Friendship Ventures, Michelle Persian, Director Eden Prairie String Academy

Spring 2011 Grant Recipients
___●  The Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation Department
_____ $2,000 for tents to be provided during the “Great American Campout” at Lake Riley
_____ $10,745 grant for new mobile staging at Staring Lake Park, which will be used for community theater, musical performances as
_____ well as other events

  • Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial
    $2,500 to construct a field cross at the memorial site at Purgatory Creek.
    $10,745 grant for new mobile staging at Staring Lake Park, which will be used for community theater, musical performances as well as other events
  • PROP
    $1,750 grant for a new scanner/printer and new computers
  • Eden Prairie Senior Center
    $1,600 for a new table saw and stop for the center’s free woodshop
  • Chrestomathy
    $1,516 four new rocking chairs