Foundation Awards Over $787,000 in Spring Grant Round

THE POTTSTOWN AREA HEALTH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION
AWARDS OVER $787,000 TO LOCAL SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

July 26, 2010 Pottstown, PA - The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has announced that it donated $787,400 to local organizations and schools during its 2010 spring grant round. “The grant applications submitted are innovative and consistent with our mission to enhance the health and wellness of area residents,” according to Dave Kraybill, Executive Director, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation. “The local schools and organizations continue to excel in their efforts in creating and improving health and wellness programs and services.”

The Foundation provides funding to local schools and non-profit organizations who offer programs that motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles. “The development and continuation of the programs funded during this grant round are proof of the commitment and dedication of area organizations working together to create a healthier community,” comments Kraybill.

The Foundation distributes grants according to its four long-term goals:
• Goal 1: Reduce Behavioral Risks
• Goal 2: Improve Access to Medical Services
• Goal 3: Enhance Formal and Informal Supports
• Goal 4: Improve Physical and Social Environment

In support of the “Reduce Behavioral Risks” goal, the Foundation is investing $592,400 in 19 community organizations, schools and programs:
1. Boyertown Area School District – BASD Brain Body Connection
2. Brookside Montessori – Growing Up Fit wellness program
3. Carson Valley Children’s Aid – Women’s Voices, Healthy Choices Program
4. Daniel Boone Area School District – Coordinated School Health Program
5. Developmental Enterprises Corporation/Pottstown Training Center – Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
6. Fellowship Farm, Inc. – Continuation of HOPP Program (Healthy Options for the People of the Pottstown Region)
7. NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Youth HDAV Prevention Program
8. Olivet Boys & Girls Club – Services to Ricketts Center
9. Owen J. Roberts School district – Fit for Life
10. Perkiomen Valley School District – Comprehensive School Health Programs
11. Pope John Paul II High School – Program, equipment and formation of Wellness Council
12. Pottstown School District – Healthy School Communities Initiative & PEAK (Pottstown Early Action for Kindergarten) Readiness Initiative
13. Royersford Outreach, Inc. – General Operating Expense
14. Sacred Heart School – Playground Equipment & C.A.T.C.H. Program
15. Spring-Ford Area School District – Healthy Choices 2010-2011
16. The Growing Center, Inc. - Horticultural Therapy
17. The Tennis Farm – Summer Scholarship program for free tennis instruction
18. The Triskeles Foundation – Food for Thought Nutrition Education for Youth
19. YWCA TriCounty Area – Summer Out of School Quality Time Program & Healthy Choices program

In support of the “Improve Access to Medical Services” goal, the Foundation is investing $34,500 in one community organization program:
1. ACLAMO – Conexiones por Salud – Community Health Projects

In support of the “Enhance Formal and Informal Supports” goal, the Foundation is investing $150,500 in four community organizations and programs:
1. Building a Better Boyertown – Boyertown Farmer’s Market
2. TriCounty Community Network – Community Collaboration, Prevent, Education
3. United Way of Boyertown – Matching Grant for Annual Campaign
4. United Way of Southeastern PA – Matching Grant for Annual Campaign
In support of the “Improve Physical and Social Environment” goal, the Foundation is investing $10,000 in one community organization:
1. Preservation Pottstown – Bike Pottstown

About the Foundation: The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation’s mission is to enhance the health and wellness of area residents, providing education, funding and programs that motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles. Visit www.pottstownfoundation.org for more information about the Foundation. Discover Pottstown area''s new online community at www.missionhealthyliving.org to learn and share great information on how to lead a healthier life! You can also follow Mission Healthy Living on Facebook and Twitter.