Community Connection Grant Recipients
The Butler Rural Community Connection Board of Trustees will meet next on September 20, 2017 to select fall grant winners. Fall grant applications are due August 31, 2017.
The Butler Rural Community Connection Board of Trustees met on March 14, 2017 and awarded $38,121 in grants to the following organizations and groups.
Community Connection Winners from March 14, 2017:
| Animal Friends Humane Society | Dog beds | $918 |
| Camden Primary-Preble Shawnee Local Schools | Elmo Document Cameras | $650 |
| Camden-Somers Township Fire & EMS | Fans for Firefighters & Victims | $500 |
| City of Oxford Parks & Recreation Department | Educational/Recreational Summer Day Camp | $685 |
| Class of 2017 Union County High School Parent After Prom Committee | After Prom | $900 |
| Crosby Township Senior/Community Center | Picnic Table Kits & Microphone | $1,000 |
| Darrtown Memorial Day Association | Publicity for Memorial Day Service | $200 |
| Fairfield Child Development Center | Kindle Fire Kids Edition & Chargers | $375 |
| Friends of Chrisholm Historic Farmstead | Mini Barn Kit | $500 |
| Hanover Township | Ladder | $160 |
| Hanover Township | Security Cameras | $1,000 |
| Harrison High School | Chromebooks | $1,600 |
| Home is the Foundation (H.I.T.) | Senior Citizen Home Repairs | $1,500 |
| Izaak Walton Dry Fork Chapter | Gravel Parking Lot Expansion | $1,000 |
| Kramer Elementary | Troy Cummings to Kramer | $656 |
| Marshall Elementary School | Benches & Tables | $825 |
| Morgan Township Historical Society | Handicap accessible walkway around flag pole | $250 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame | Camp Invention | $500 |
| Oxford Free Clinic | Care & Medication | $2,000 |
| Oxford Seniors | Postcards to notify seniors of community resources | $900 |
| Oxford Talawanda Community Services - The Family Resource Center | Computer & Monitor | $590 |
| Oxford Women's Care Center | Office Furniture/Equipment | $927 |
| PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA | Proper Training for Volunteers | $1,500 |
| Pathway to Hope Pregnancy Care Center | Baby Furniture for Expecting Mothers | $1,000 |
| Power to the People | Financial Assistance | $1,000 |
| Preble Shawnee General Music Program | Bass Drum | $445 |
| Preble Shawnee High School | Cricut Materials | $190 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School | Ellison Dies | $538 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School | English Language Arts Computer Program | $249 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School | Zapp-Bug Oven | $350 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School, World Language Dept. | Elmo Document Camera | $650 |
| Preble Shawnee Local School District | HP Stream Computers | $1,600 |
| Preble Shawnee Local Schools | Chromebooks | $1,600 |
| Preble Shawnee Local Schools | Chromebooks | $1,600 |
| Ross Rambotics Team 3201 | Robotics Team Robot | $500 |
| Southwest Ohio Family Farm Safety | Farm Safety Materials | $250 |
| Talawanda Band Boosters | Competition Money | $500 |
| Talawanda Butler Tech FFA & Ag Education Department | Ag Day | $500 |
| Talawanda Elementary STEM | LEGO Mindstorm Robot | $1,000 |
| Talawanda High School PRIDE Day Committee | Challenge Day | $500 |
| Talawanda Middle School | Field trip to Cosi & Zoo | $1,000 |
| Talawanda Middle School 7th Grade Science Discoveries | Vernier Engineering Project Materials | $1,000 |
| Talawanda Parent Initiative Team | After Prom Expenses | $400 |
| The Biggest Fish of My Life | Pond Aerator & Fishing Equipment | $500 |
| The Coleraine Historical Society | Sign for Old Toll House/Post Office | $525 |
| Union County High School Archery Club | Archery Equipment | $900 |
| West Elkton Intermediate School | Positive Behavior Intervention & Support Program Incentives | $500 |
| West Elkton-Gratis Township Fire Department | Pagers | $938 |
| WHIIMS | Literature to describe mission | $750 |