Youth Advisory Council

$100 to Delton Kellogg High School for a Senior Citizens Day event. Interested seniors in the Delton community could attend the school for a day of fun: bingo, singing gifts and lunch. This activity was provided by the Student Council.

$100 to Northeastern Elementary School for two clocks and indoor/outdoor thermometers to be placed outside each wing of the school. The students then can see them during recess and use the thermometers for daily information for their math and science classes.

$300 to Hastings High School to support the Saxon Science Show Team Club whose main mission is to spark elementary school students interest by making science fun.

$300 to Hastings Middle School to bring the Boarshead Theater Group to a Hastings Middle School Assembly for a one-hour presentation, including questions and answers.

$109.81 to Star School Elementary to purchase crates for each room to put recycled papers in, and purchase a big container with wheels to empty recycling crates.

$144 to Pleasantview Elementary School to purchase books on plays of fairy tales. These books will be used in Literacy groups.

$230 to Barry County Christian Elementary School to purchase supplies to do special art projects with the Kindergarteners.

$200 to Northeastern Elementary School to purchase incentives for a noon hour walking club to make exercising fun.

$300 to Pleasantview Elementary School to purchase an American flag and a Michigan flag for the school.

$300 to Page Elementary School to start a recycling program.

$300 to Page Elementary School to fund new books for their library.

$300 to Page Elementary School to fund the supply of paint to repaint the map of the United States that is on their playground.

$300 Hastings Middle School to fund the start up of a STAND (Students Taking a New Direction) group.

$300 Hastings Middle School to fund bus transportation, and uniforms for the Hastings Middle School Saxons Golf Club.

$232.85 Central Elementary School to fund a butterfly lab in the school that would be sponsored by the 1^st grade and kept in their room.

$300 Barry County Christian School to fund materials for the kindergarteners to do projects for their adopted grandparents at Thornapple Manor and have hands on art experience throughout the year.

$200 to St. Rose School to pay for the 3^rd and 4^th grade music classes to buy recorders.

$300 to Page Elementary School to fund the supplies for a Christmas celebration at Carveth Village with the schools 1^st and 4^th grade classes.

$300 to LakeWood Middle School to fund their STAND group to bring in a speaker for a school assembly to talk about drug use.

$300 to Delton Kellogg Elementary School to fund low income students scholarships to participate in their class trip to Mackinac Island.

$300 to Page Elementary School to fund books for the library.

$275 Thornapple Kellogg Diversity Council to fund the TK Diversity Council to host a speaker on “Unintentional Intolerance.” This is a forum for a more accepting school environment.

$300 Thornapple Kellogg Diversity Council to fund a Gender Awareness project through training with the Woodrick Institute.

$300 to Lakewood Middle School STAND to pay for their group to attend the YMCA camp for a teambuilding experience.

$300.00 to Boy Scouts of America to pay for the Delton Troop to help the Gulf Coast troops reorganize and pay for supplies such as camping equipment, uniforms and handbooks.

The following grants were awarded through the YAC’s regular grant process.

Applications are due on March 15 and October 15 each year.

$500 to the Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council in support of the “Girls Are Great” program. This program allowed girls from 14-18 to experience a day of self esteem programs, and enhanced the development of adult/youth relationships.

$887 to the Hastings Junior Chamber of Commerce for a program founded by the Light for Life Foundation to create awareness of teen suicide and its prevention. This program included mailing letters to all parents of high school students, distributing cards to all teens and providing information during study halls on how to use the card if you were in a crisis situation. On the first day of distribution, a young man turned his card in to a counselor, seeking help.

$1,300 to Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce Teen Committee to provide funding for a teen concert during the Summerfest celebration. This was a fund-raiser for Love, Inc. (a local food bank) and SAFE Place (a shelter for victims of domestic violence.)

$225 to Welcome Corners 4-H Club to purchase a Characters Count program which teaches respect, responsibility, fairness, trustworthiness, caring, and decision making skills.

$5,245 to Barry County Commission on Aging Kinship Care to provide seed money for the creation of a teen support group of young people being raised by relatives other than their biological parents.

$5,000 to Barry County YMCA to provide financial support for the Summer Playground Program expansion into Delton and Freeport. The purpose of the playground program is to provide fun and educational activities for 5 weeks. Daily attendance was estimated at 30 children per playground per day. Locations for the summer of 1999 were Freeport, Delton, Middleville, Lake Odessa and two sites in Hastings.

$20,100 to Hastings Area Schools for Dispute Resolution Services of Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo to develop strategies to reduce disputes and violence and to handle disputes with a creative problem solving approach. This was achieved by training students in elementary, middle and high schools to serve as mediators.

$6,555 to the Thornapple Arts Council to develop an Apprentice Theater Program, in which a group of Barry County youth learned the steps necessary to bring a play to its successful presentation to the public.

$600 to Barry County Commission on Aging/ Barry Intermediate School District to fund a collaborative project that provided youth with an opportunity to perform community service for elderly Barry County residents by painting the exterior of their homes.

$2,500 to the MSU Extension of Barry County for creating a Kids Café for children who qualify for low or reduced school-based food programs. This will be a series of crafts, nutrition, community service, science experiences and gardening activities.

$8,000 to the Family Independence Agency for the Fostering Excellence of Barry County program. This program made funds and supplies available to the children who live in Foster homes that other children normally have available to them. Some of these supplies include glasses, class pictures, music lessons, and camp fees.

$675 to Cub Scout Pack 3050 to plant trees at the Yankee Springs State Park.

$4,500 to the Hastings Area Schools Turn Around Center for Dispute Resolution Services of Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo to develop strategies to reduce disputes and violence and to handle disputes with a creative problem solving approach. This was achieved by training students in peer mediation.

$1,343 to local Cub Scout Packs to fund supplies to educate local cub scouts about bats and robins at the Long Lake Outdoor Education Center in Yankee Springs during their day camp program.

$8,740 to the Delton Kellogg Middle School for the Fifth Grade Student Council to partially support camp fees for Delton Middle School 5^th graders.

$10,000 to YAC, Thornapple Arts Council and the Volunteer Center of Barry County to fund a holiday card project that all Barry County youth are able to enter. The winning entries will be made into holiday cards and sold to benefit the Arts Council and Volunteer Center’s endowment funds at the Community Foundation.

$2,000 to Maple Valley High School to provide peer tutoring scholarships for the National Honor Society to help reduce drop out rates, truancy and to help raise grades.

$500 to Lakewood Middle School STAND (Students Taking a New Direction) to help kids take direction against drugs, alcohol and smoking etc. through skits, speeches, and recruiting members.

$1,200 to Delton Middle School STAND (Students Taking a New Direction) to help the students serve as positive leaders committed to healthy drug-free living. The group will focus on education through presentations at the middle and elementary school levels.

$500 to Freeport District Library to encourage more teen reading during summer vacation through a reading program designed for them. It would provide something positive to do, enhance reading skills and foster the enjoyment of reading as a lifetime hobby.

$2,800 to Delton Kellogg Schools to bring a therapist to Delton that has had extensive experience working with adolescents who have eating disorders. Hastings High School and Gull Lake High School have been contacted and are interested in transporting youth to sessions in Delton.

$6,000 to Freeport Skate Park to provide a designated area in Freeport for local bikers, roller bladers and skateboarders. This initiative is being led by Pastor Bob at the United Brethren Church.

$1,008 to Circle Pines Center to start a summer service program. The program will enrich the lives of Circle Pines youth and introduce and encourage volunteerism as a positive alternative for youth year round. A group of youth will collaborate with the Food Bank of SW Michigan to distribute fresh produce and dairy through their Fresh Food Initiative in Hastings.

$8,000 to Family Independence Agency to provide basic child rearing equipment needed to overcome obstacles to adoption through the Forever Family Fund of Barry County.

$1,269.95 to the Thornapple Arts Council to fund a video camera, tripod, TV, TV cart, and VCR for the Young Artists group. This will enable them to tape their showcases, auditions and plays to critique them.

$4,710.00 to Delton Kellogg Middle School to fund a peer mediation program.

$952.00 to Circle Pines Center to continue their summer service program. The program will enrich the lives of Circle Pines youth and introduce and encourage volunteerism as a positive alternative for youth year round. They will volunteer at Thornapple Manor and play t-ball and eat lunch with the residents.

$6,000 to YAC, Thornapple Arts Council and the Volunteer Center of Barry County to fund a holiday card project that all Barry County youth are able to enter. The winning entries will be made into holiday cards and sold to benefit the Arts Council and Volunteer Center’s endowment funds at the Community Foundation.

$3,000 to Barry County Horse Judging Team to support the projects of any youth who are interested in advancing their knowledge of horses and wanting to work with horses through the Barry County 4-H.

$800 to Page and McFall Elementary Schools to spread patriotism by buying a flag to better the local park, buy small flags and sing at Carveth Village and send care packages to the troops overseas.

$100 to Big Brothers Big Sisters to sponsor a lane for the Bowl For Kids’ Sake.

$2,236.64 to Grace Wesleyan Church Clubhouse Ministry to buy a bus and art supplies to run their mentoring program for children from the city of Hastings.

$2,624.89 to Delton Kellogg Schools to help pay for playground equipment for children with disabilities.

$660 to Maple Valley Boy Scouts to match money that they raise to go on a tour of a WWII submarine, and stay overnight on the sub.

$10,000 to Barry County Family Independence Agency to pay for activities and opportunities to foster children and their families that might not be affordable to them.

$900 to Barry County 4-H Middleville Clovers Garden Group to pay for tools that can be kept on site.

$3,265 to Putnam District Library in Nashville to pay for the Leadership class at Maple Valley High School and the library’s Junior Volunteers to offer activities at the library for kids on the days there are school conferences, and holidays.

$100 to Big Brothers Big Sisters, A Community of Caring to sponsor a lane for the Bowl for Kids’ Sake.

$800 to Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) to pay for a speaker to come and do a program against destructive decisions at a school assembly.

$3,000 to the YMCA for the Teen Council and Teen Center to pay for the staff to run the Teen Center and for programs and projects to be determined by the Teen Council.

$2,000 to the Thornapple Arts Council to fund a jazz band festival and have the bands work with the professionals from the Paul Keller Orchestra.

$2,000 to the Maple Valley Junior/Senior High School to fund the Alumni Organization’s building and maintaining a baseball/softball facility and purchasing a batting cage.

$100 to Big Brothers Big Sisters, A Community of Caring to sponsor a lane for the Bowl for Kids’ Sake.

$250 to MainStreet Savings Bank Charity Golf Outing to sponsor the goodie bags.

$750 to Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services to fund two Barry County deaf or hard of hearing kids to attend Camp Chris Williams.

$4,498.06 to the Kinship Care Program to fund enrichment activitiesand programs for children in the Kinship Care Program.

$250 to the Freedom Riders 4-H Club to fund a team competition at the Barry County Fair.

$453.88 to Boy Scout Troop 175 to fund orienteering kits.

$4,498.06 to Barry County Family Independence Agency (Kids Education And Needs Network) to pay for activities and opportunities to foster children and their families that might not be affordable to them.

$3,000 to Southeastern Elementary School to pay for their climbing wall to be finished, so the students can use it during gym class and recess if it is raining or to cold to go outside.

$3,250.78 to Catholic Family Services to pay for the ARK Ambassador program to involve students in service learning.

$300 to Lakewood STAND to pay for the STAND students to go to a leadership retreat at the YMCA of Barry County.

$300 to Southeastern Elementary and MSU Extension to fund the Jump into Food and Fitness program.

$300 to Star School and MSU Extension to fund the Jump into Food and Fitness program.

$300 to Lee Elementary to fund books for their special education classroom.

$400 to Hastings High School to pay for a full page color ad for YAC in the yearbook.

$2000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters to pay for a corporate sponsorship for the Bowl for Kids Sake.

$3,000 to the Community Music School in Hastings the purpose of this grant is to provide financial aid to the students who want to take music lessons and can’t afford them.

$1,000 to Hastings Athletic Boosters Club to purchase an automatic rebound machine called “The Gun.” It is housed at the high school and available to all high school and middle school boys and girls basketball players.

$1,000 to MSU 4-H Youth Program to pay for the Teen Leadership Committee to organize a Wetland Adventure for 3 days this summer for youth interested in exploring Michigan Wetland ecosystem.

$3,209.22 to Family Mentoring Network to pay for materials to help mentor families so that they can stay together and have a healthy family unit. Money will be used for counseling for children, YMCA family activities, school activities, personal care and health services.

$2,000 to Putnam District Library for the library in Nashville to pay for their children’s summer program called “Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds.”

$1,000 to Freedom Riders 4-H Club to fill comfort kits with personal care items to give to children who have experienced disasters. The project will serve 75-100 Barry County children.

$1,440 to Northeastern and Southeastern Elementary Schools to purchase heart rate monitors to go along with their fitness unit. These will be used in the schools for years to come.

$2,500 Barry Community Foundation to fund a philanthropic project called the Giving Box for all of the schools that participate through the Barry Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council and the Christian Schools in Barry County.

$300 Delton Kellogg Alternative High To fund a project for the alternative education students to work with the “Little Seedling” toddler program.

$2,500 Star Elementary School to pay for Star School to purchase and install a rock wall in their gym for their physical education program.

$400 Barnyard Buddies 4-H Club to buy materials is to make fleece blankets as a group and donate them to the Delton District Library, they will give them away in their adopt a family program. They were able to make 15-25 blankets.

$300 Page Elementary to make individual student scrapbooks to help with their writing and organizing skills.

$2,800 Kellogg Child Care Center (Maple Valley Alternative Ed.) The teen moms (14-19 year olds) would like to start a clothing exchange for the babies in the program as they outgrow their clothes to help themselves and future teen moms. They also purchased appropriate school clothes for themselves with the help of the Mothers’ Helpers adults.

$590 Michigan Works! Youth Program, BISD to reach out to the economically disadvantaged students that do not attend the classes in High School that teach career preparation/ career goals. They will be working with Michigan Works! To compile resumes and portfolios and set career goals.

$400 Maple Valley Model United Nation Organization. The Maple Valley United Nation Organization received a matching grant to pay for their group to attend a Model UN conference in Battle Creek.

$2000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters to pay for a corporate sponsorship for the 2006 Bowl for Kids Sake.

$878.03 to Leadership Barry County to create a fun outdoor environment for children who are staying at Green Gables Haven Domestic Violence Shelter.

$3,490 to the Music Center of SC MI to fund the costs associated with the Kids Choir and Spotlight aspects of this program.

$520 to Barry County 4-H Teen Leadership Club to put on a Young Clover’s Day to introduce families to what 4-H has to offer.

$370 to Barry County 4-H K-9 Klub to put on a dog show that will include showmanship, obedience, agility and educational material. They want to encourage youth to become active with their dogs.

$3,000 to Putnam District Library to present a free children’s summer reading program called “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales.”

$1,000 to MainStreet Savings Bank Charity Golf Outing to be a sponsor and publicize YAC.

$1,000 to the Hastings Elks Charity Golf Outing to be a sponsor and publicize YAC.

$1,000 to the American Cancer Society for Relay for Life.

$1,776.97 to the Barry Community Foundation’s Birthday Party to sponsor the Identa-kid cards.

$385 to the Delton District Library to purchase Dance Dance Revolution so that they can have DDR events to bring youth into the library.

$3,000 to Delton Kellogg High School SADD to fund the Save a Life Tour through Cramer International Corporation for Delton Kellogg High School and Hastings High School Seniors.