Community Connection Grant Recipients
The Butler Rural Community Connection Board of Trustees met on March 14, 2018 and awarded $36,430 in grants to the following organizations and groups.
Community Connection grant winners from March 14, 2018:
| Animal Friends Humane Society | Medical supplies | $800 |
| Bogan Elementary School's PBIS Program | Positive behavior program | $600 |
| Borderline Volleyball Club | Strength & conditioning program | $200 |
| Boy Scout Troop 2717 Wright Brothers District | Boy scout essentials | $300 |
| Camden Somers Township Fire & EMS | Water rescue suits | $1,492 |
| CCUS Robotics Club | Mini Robotics Club | $775 |
| Darrtown Memorial Day Association | Flags for veteran's graves | $208 |
| Edgewood Band Boosters Association | Marimba | $600 |
| Elda Elementary School - Ross Local School District | Markerspace materials | $646 |
| Germantown Fire & EMS | Reflective chevron strips | $602 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Ohio | Financial assistance for activities | $500 |
| Gratis EMS | State required training | $500 |
| Kramer Elementary - Fourth Grade | Author visit | $500 |
| Madison Township Fire Department | Portable lighting | $1,297 |
| Marshall Elementary School | Literacy Intervention program | $600 |
| Marshall Elementary School | Richmond Symphony field trip | $840 |
| Marshall Elementary School Lock in a Cure 4 Diabetes | Human foosball supplies | $348 |
| Miami University | Holiday gifts for foster children | $2,000 |
| Milford Township Fire Department | Multigas detectors | $875 |
| One Way Farm of Fairfield | Transportation costs | $500 |
| PARACHUTE: Butler County Court Appointed Special Advocates | Volunteer expenses | $1,800 |
| Pathway to Hope Pregnancy Care Center | Crib award program | $1,500 |
| Power To The People | Financial assistance | $1,000 |
| Preble Shawnee General Music Program | Digital piano | $600 |
| Preble Shawnee High School | Online reading program | $677 |
| Preble Shawnee Jr./Sr. High School | Art display | $678 |
| Preble Shawnee Local School District - West Elkton Intermediate | Chromebooks | $554 |
| Reily Township Historical Society | Catalog artifacts | $300 |
| Seven Mile Elementary School | Weekly take home books | $618 |
| Seven Mile Fire Department | Hand tools | $1,450 |
| Southwest Ohio Family Farm Safety | OSHA training | $425 |
| St. Clair Township Fire Department | iPad | $700 |
| St. Matthew Lutheran Church | AED | $500 |
| Talawanda High School | Kings Island physics trip | $475 |
| Talawanda High School PRIDE Day Committee | PRIDE Day | $500 |
| Talawanda Middle School | STEAM materials | $850 |
| Talawanda Middle School | High ropes course | $400 |
| Talawanda Middle School/Exploration of Technology | Pixel kits | $1,000 |
| Talawanda Parent Initiative Team | After Prom | $400 |
| Talawanda/Butler Tech FFA Chapter | AG Day | $500 |
| The Colerain Historical Society | High speed scanner | $330 |
| The Ohio State University Extension/Butler County | Small engines lab kit | $300 |
| Trenton Fire Department | Pagers | $1,140 |
| Union County High School After Prom | After Prom | $400 |
| Wayne Township Fire Department | Fire tools | $1,450 |
| West Elkton Gratis Township Fire | 2 iPads, helmets & boots | $1,300 |
| Whitewater Valley Elementary School | STEAM materials | $1,000 |
| Wild Hearts African Farm | Animal care software & Safari Education Center | $1,400 |