Community Connection Grant Recipients
The Butler Rural Community Connection Board of Trustees met on March 13, 2019 and awarded $37,601 in grants to the following organizations and groups.
Community Connection Winners from March 13, 2019
| Animal Adoption Foundation | Fencing supplies | $2,100 |
| Animal Friends Humane Society | Medical supplies and vaccines | $750 |
| Badin High School | Poster printer | $500 |
| Biggest Fish of My Life Club | Fishing gear | $500 |
| Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities | BIG Mack single communicator, walking boxes, ready racers | $500 |
| Camden Primary | iPads | $600 |
| Camden Somers Township Fire and EMS | Battery-powered tools | $595 |
| City of Oxford Parks and Recreation Department | Teen Center | $1,500 |
| City of Oxford Parks and Recreation Department | Back to School Bash | $650 |
| Coalition for a Healthy Community | Walking/biking trail | $1,000 |
| Community Baptist Church | Soccer equipment | $500 |
| Crosby Seniors' Club | BINGO set | $325 |
| Crosby Township Senior Center | Security system | $500 |
| Darrtown Memorial Day Committee | Programs for event | $110 |
| Elda Elementary School | Robotic kits | $192 |
| Fairfield Child Development Center | STEM materials | $750 |
| Friends of Neighbors in Need | Summer food program | $550 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Ohio | Girl Scout Camp | $1,000 |
| Gratis EMS | CPR manikins | $278 |
| Great Miami Valley YMCA | STEM activities and snacks | $400 |
| Hanover Township | AED | $595 |
| Hanover Township | Chest compression system | $595 |
| Izaak Walton League of America - Hamilton Chapter | Beekeeping equipment | $500 |
| Jacksonburg United Methodist Church Youth Group | Mission trip | $500 |
| KylerStrong Foundation | Pediatric cancer research | $1,250 |
| Madison Township | Hand-held fire suppression tool case | $627 |
| McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital Foundation | Assistance for diabetic education and treatment | $750 |
| Metroparks of Butler County | Woodland restoration | $500 |
| Miamitown Elementary School | Headphones and computer mice | $1,000 |
| Milford Township Fire Department | Grain rescue equipment | $595 |
| Morgan Township Fire Department | Water rescue devices | $595 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame | Camp Invention | $800 |
| Oxford Literacy Team | Summer reading camp supplies | $500 |
| PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA | Volunteer training | $1,570 |
| Play in the Park | Play in the Park t-shirts | $650 |
| Preble Shawnee - West Elkton | Chromebooks | $835 |
| Preble Shawnee - West Elkton Intermediate | Chromebooks | $835 |
| Preble Shawnee - West Elkton Intermediate | ELMO and projector | $429 |
| Preble Shawnee General Music Program | Drum set | $400 |
| Preble Shawnee High School | Paper shredder | $347 |
| Preble Shawnee Special Needs | Color printer | $400 |
| Queen of Peace School | Archery equipment | $700 |
| Reily Township Historical Society | Smoke alarms | $444 |
| Seven Mile Alumni Association | Refurbish pictures and reinstate scholarship | $560 |
| Seven Mile Fire Department | iPad, case and flashlights | $595 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Butler County | Bed building materials | $850 |
| St. Clair Township Fire Department | Portable box lights | $595 |
| Talawanda FCCLA | Farm to Table: apple pie ingredients | $400 |
| Talawanda High School Science Department | Bus expense for field trip | $500 |
| Talawanda Middle School | Micro computers | $720 |
| Talawanda Middle School | Robotics field trip | $600 |
| Talawanda Middle School | Smocks and aprons | $105 |
| Talawanda Parent Initiative Team | After Prom | $425 |
| Talawanda/Butler Tech FFA Chapter | Ag Day | $750 |
| The Coleraine Historical Society | Replace historic sign | $500 |
| Union County After Prom Committee | After Prom at Miami University | $425 |
| Wayne Township Road Department | LED flashlights | $595 |
| Wild Hearts African Farm | Extend boardwalk | $500 |
| YWCA Dayton | Washer and dryer | $764 |