The purpose of this project is to construct a Veterans Park to honor our tribal members who have served in the military. In conducting an informal survey, we learned that we had tribal members who had one or more family members who have served in the military. We wanted to construct a Veterans Park rather than a Veterans Memorial so those still living could visit and enjoy the park. The park will be constructed in four phases. The first phase will be the foundation with our seal embossed in the center of the foundation. Phase II will be the monument with bronze inlays of each branch of the military. Phase III will be the cenotaph and the tiles with each members names inscribed along with the branch and the years they served. The last phase will be to beautify the area with landscaping, picnic tables, benches, and flags.
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FAWN – Forest Awareness Week Now
In the two-day event, sixth grade students from Chatom, Fruitdale, Leroy, McIntosh, Millry schools, and home-school students, visited seven stations where they learned about wildlife habitat, forest management, forest history, soils, Project Wild, tree identification, and forest products. At the end of each day as the students were preparing to return to school or home they thanked us and expressed how much fun they had.
Our hope remains that this program will create a love for conservation in students!
WCPL Bookmobile Improvements
| This grant to renovate and rejuvenate the Bookmobile’s interior and book collection has allowed WCPL to improve the services and resources it offers through its Bookmobile outreach initiatives. Specifically, the project made improvements to traditional collections for books and materials on the Bookmobile and provided new technology/internet access for mobile research, job searches, and resume writing. The results of this grant will greatly increase WCPL’s capacity to offer more relevant, technological Bookmobile resources and services to our most remote and underserved citizens, which will positively impact hundreds of Washington County’s citizens.
The goal of this Bookmobile project is to address several specific needs in our rural community by providing the following: 1.Access to improved print collections and materials for all ages. 2.Access to databases and educational websites for personal, academic, or medical research, along with information professionals who can assist with searches. 3.Access to technology, high-speed internet, print services, and assistance in using technology. Although all of these services are available to the general public, this project will target people in our rural county most in need, especially senior citizens, citizens with physical and developmental disabilities, lower socio-economic level residents of remote areas who lack transportation and technology access, and other disadvantaged and underserved individuals and families. We anticipate that this project could reach 2,500 people or more in the first year now that the Bookmobile is getting back on the road. By focusing on the goal of improving our Bookmobile outreach and collection to include new resources and technology that can be shared on visits to the hospital, nursing home, senior nutrition centers, and communities along Bookmobile routes, WCPL can address needs in the most remote parts of our rural county and for underserved individuals in health facilities across the county. Bookmobile improvements now allow us to provide valuable research tools, informational books and online resources, wireless internet access, and databases, along with library staff assistance, to navigate complicated databases and websites. Thanks to new high-powered wifi equipment, WCPL staff can now assist citizens with job searches, resume writing and printing, test prep, and other tech-based needs out on the road. |
4-H Cooking Club/SNAP-Ed Kitchen Renovation Project
Washington County Extension sought funds to renovate the kitchen in Frank Turner Hall to ensure that 4-H and SNAP-Ed could maintain educational programs, specifically cooking club and in-school educational programs that require food prep for lessons.
The old kitchen space was unsanitary and unsafe due to rodents and mildew. Extreme cleaning measures were required before any counter space could be used. Storage was very limited, and cabinets were not safe for storing food or any items that would come directly in contact with food.
PORTABLE WATER SUPPLY
| We currently are in need of new equipment to help with water supply while operating at fire related calls. We currently do not have a portable drop tank to deploy while working fire related calls. This piece of equipment allows us to have extra water on scene (so we don’t runout) while our tanker goes back to the nearest hydrant to refill (which could be miles away). We are also in need of the suction hose, strainer, and rubber mallet used to draft water from the drop tank to truck our current suction hose, strainer, and hammer are old and outdated. |