Community Connection Grant Recipients
The Butler Rural Community Connection Board of Trustees met on September 19, 2018 and awarded $38,155 in grants to the following organizations and groups.
| Amazing Grace Quilters | Quilt batting | $500 |
| Animal Friends Humane Society | Grooming supplies | $300 |
| Babeck Early Childhood Center | Outdoor tricycle program | $450 |
| Boy Scout Troop 293 | Tents | $1,160 |
| Boy Scout Troop 979, Seven Mile | Camping supplies | $500 |
| Butler County Big Brothers Big Sisters | Mentoring program | $1,000 |
| Butler County Family & Children First Council | Resource cards | $500 |
| Camden-Somers Township Fire & EMS | Portable radios | $1,786 |
| Crosby Elementary School | SPLASH Math | $600 |
| Crosby Township Historical Society | Renovation costs | $750 |
| Hanover Township | Radios | $570 |
| Harrison High School Edge Unity Credit Recovery | Gift card incentive program | $250 |
| Home is the Foundation (H.I.T.) | Home repair assistance | $1,850 |
| Madison Local Schools Rocketry Program | Rocket kits | $1,000 |
| Madison Township Fire Department | Portable generator | $919 |
| Miamitown Church of Christ Prayer Quilt Ministry | Quilting supplies | $1,200 |
| Miamitown Elementary | SPLASH Math | $720 |
| Milford Township Fire Department | Fire safety supplies | $800 |
| Oxford Community Choice Pantry | Holiday food | $2,000 |
| Oxford Empty Bowls | Clay & glaze for homemade bowls | $1,000 |
| Oxford Museum Association | Wifi extenders | $299 |
| Oxford Reach Out and Read | Books | $1,000 |
| Oxford Talawanda Community Services dba The Family Resource Center | Food | $500 |
| Oxford Women's Care Center | Storage barn | $750 |
| Power to the People (Open Hands Food Pantry) | Financial assistance | $1,350 |
| Preble Shawnee | Smart board | $1,000 |
| Preble Shawnee General Music Program | Ukulele storage cart | $609 |
| Preble Shawnee High School | Document camera | $300 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School | Art display boards | $500 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School ECHO Yearbook | Chromebooks | $846 |
| Preble Shawnee Local School District | STEM Kits | $800 |
| Ross High School English, Newspaper & Yearbook Classroom | Seating | $200 |
| Seven Mile Elementary | Classroom carpet | $448 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Butler County Chapter | Bed building supplies | $1,500 |
| Southwest Ohio Family Farm Safety | Ag safety materials | $350 |
| St. Clair Township Fire Department | Search & rescue life jackets | $460 |
| Talawanda Band Boosters | Kings Island - Music in the Park | $400 |
| Talawanda High School/Butler Tech FCCLA | 7th & 8th Grade FCCLA | $450 |
| Talawanda High School/Butler Tech FCCLA | Veteran's Day event | $750 |
| Talawanda Middle School 7th Grade Special Education Department | Books | $700 |
| Talawanda Middle School/8th Grade Math & Extensions | Online math program | $600 |
| Talawanda Middle School/Engineering, Tech & Robotics | Robotics field trip | $540 |
| Talawanda Middle School/Exploration of Technology | Blinky Robot | $510 |
| Talawanda School District | Space Camp | $500 |
| Talawanda School District - Bogan Elementary | "Move" to learn project | $1,000 |
| Talawanda School District English as a Second Language | Cultural Night | $500 |
| Talawanda School District/Talawanda Middle School | Go Baby Go | $625 |
| Talawanda/Butler Tech FFA Chapter | Little Aggies | $500 |
| The Biggest Fish of My Life Club | Pond maintenance | $700 |
| The Colerain Historical Society | Projector | $300 |
| The Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) | Spay/Neuter Campaign | $500 |
| West Elkton Intermediate School | Chromebooks | $831 |