Celebrating our 2024 grads! This year we awarded $41,000 in scholarships to Greater Milan Area students. Congratulations to our brightest & best:

Grant

Description

 City of Milan

The City of Milan requested $25,000 to create an all-inclusive access point to the current amenities of the Saline River Access and to create new ways to enjoy the natural resources. This would entail creating a location for access to the Saline River, including a parking area and kayak launch, and include adding a walkway from the sidewalk off Plant Road to the playground for ADA access to the structures in the park.

Milan FFA

Milan FFA requested $25,000 for a new FFA/Zoology barn for students to have access to additional hands-on experiences including animal care, designing proper housing space, proper disposal of animal waste, the financial side of raising animals as a business, and veterinary needs for a variety of animals.

Milan Historical Society

Milan Historical Society received $15,000 to replace 40 windows in the 134-year-old Hack House Museum.

Milan Area Schools

Milan Area Schools requested $6,075 for the purchase of winter coats, winter boots, snow pants, waterproof winter gloves, and hats for the McKinney-Vento & Foster Care students within the Milan Area School District.

Symons Elementary – Fine Arts Program

Symons Elementary Fine Arts Program requested $5,000 to provide the students of Symons Elementary with one author visit, one theater performance, a science, musical or social-emotional assembly for each grade, and a family evening concert or visiting artist/specialist to allow children and their families to attend together

Aid in Milan

Aid in Milan requested $5,000 for the 2023 Thriving Together program which provides social and educational opportunities to Milan residents with cognitive and/or intellectual challenges, leading to a decrease in insolation and loneliness for participants and their caregivers.

Paddock Elementary School – First Grade Team

Paddock Elementary School’s First Grade Team requested $4,850 to provide the 1st-grade classrooms of Paddock Elementary with, 97 Social-Emotional Learning storybooks, furniture, organizational tools, calm lighting, hands-on tools, and 19 wobble seats. 

Symons Elementary PTO

Milan Area Schools – Symons PTO requested $4,500 to provide six (6) “specials” or electives teachers with microgrants. Those microgrants would allow the art, Library, Music, Physical Education, STEM, and Technology teachers to use this funding to enrich their classrooms and the learning experiences of their students, based on their individual needs.  

Milan Elementary STEM

Milan Elementary STEM requested $3,500 to provide microscopes, digital scales, Keva Planks, and other materials to give students hands-on experience with science, engineering, and math using these tools for projects and experiments.

Big Red Bundles

Big Red Bundles requested $3,000 to assist with providing various schools within the Milan Area School District with the necessary school supplies to complete a successful school year. These supplies will provide each classroom with two boxes of expo markers, sanitary items, and headphones for the elementary school classrooms. It is the goal to additionally provide teachers with specialized items as needed in their classrooms.

Knights of Columbus – Howard Heath Council 7587

Knights of Columbus requested $3,000 for their Community Dinners for the Underserved. This grant was used to cover the expenses incurred in the provision of 400 free dinners. Dinner ticket vouchers were given to four community organizations, Aid in Milan, Compassion Ministries, Milan Seniors for Healthy Living & K of C Howard Health Council to distribute to be redeemed at one of their five community dinners.

Milan Middle School – Yearbook Club

Milan Middle School – Yearbook Club requested $2,500 to purchase seven Canon Rebel T7 DSLR cameras and additional required equipment such as memory cards and charging cables for use by the Milan Middle School Yearbook Club. These cameras would impact the quality of the yearbook’s creation, and enhance the opportunities for students to collaborate with each other.

Milan Area Schools – Mural Project

Milan Area Schools – Mural Project requested $2,000 to create a large-scale mural at both Paddock Elementary and Symons Elementary students will work on the panels with their classmates and will be able to see that when they work together, they are a larger part of a school community. One mural will be installed in the hallway of Paddock Elementary and the other mural will be installed outside of the library at Symons Elementary.

Milan High School Code Red Robotics, FRC Team 5567

Milan High School Code Red Robotics requested $2,000 to be used toward the team’s needs for new motors, replacement transmission parts, and to contribute to the purchase of a new CNS machine.

Milan Middle School – Alliance of Therapy Dogs

Milan Middle School – ATD requested $1,000 for two years of supplemental insurance for Dash, a certified Alliance of Therapy Dog at Milan Middle School. ATD-trained dogs help to provide comfort to students in times of stress, provide companionship without the fear of judgment, help reduce negative behaviors and foster a greater sense of empathy. Additionally, time with therapy dogs may lead to improvement in the areas of attention, concentration, relaxation, motivation, and increased school attendance.