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Community Story — Dow Awards $80,000 for Community Projects

Grant Recipients

In 2004 Dow awarded $80,000 to 24 non-profit organizations for community projects in Assumption, Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes.

In 2004, Dow Louisiana Operations in Plaquemine awarded $80,000 to 24 non-profit organizations for community projects in Assumption, Iberville and West Baton Rouge (WBR) parishes as part of its 2004 Community Grant Program.

A committee of Dow employees, CAP members and community residents reviewed the proposals and selected the projects that best matched the criteria for the program. Proposals were required to have a Dow employee or retiree as a sponsor and to produce results that would benefit many people in the community.

"The projects funded are diverse and reach a broad cross-section of the population in the three parishes," said Rebecca Bentley, Dow Community Relations Manager.

The 2004 grant recipients and projects include:

Assumption
Assumption Parish School Board, to fund Safety Town for Assumption Parish kindergarten students; Paincourtville Volunteer Fire Department, for medical equipment for volunteer medical responders; The Arc of Assumption, to fund recycling collection boxes for use in Assumption Parish; Napoleonville Volunteer Fire Department, to fund Emergency Helicopter Landing Zone Identification; Assumption Recreation District #2, for a covered pavilion at Belle River Park; American Red Cross – SELA, to fund the “Together We Prepare” program for Assumption Parish.

Iberville
Iberville Museum Association, to fund the MuseRoom Educational Outreach Program; North Iberville Coaches Association, to construct picnic areas at North Iberville Park; Iberville Parish Council, to support the “Imagine Iberville CLEAN!” anti-litter campaign; White Castle Council on Aging, to fund air conditioning for the facility; Iberville Parish Parks & Recreation District, to extend existing sidewalks and create a larger walking trail at Bayou Sorrell Park; Plaquemine City Police Department, to host a Youth Summit 2004 during the Thanksgiving holidays; North Iberville Council on Aging, for needs at the facility, including bathroom heaters, table and chairs.

West Baton Rouge
Port Allen Fire Department and Rotary Club of Port Allen, to fund “Elect to Detect” — a parish-wide smoke detector program for the at-risk population; WBR Parish Library, to support “Mother Goose Cares About Math and Science” literature and program for preschool and Head Start students in the parish; Career Builders of Louisiana, to provide a PTEC 101 (Process Technology) course for WBR high school students; Brusly Recreation, to sponsor a Westside Baseball-Recreation Information sign at Alexander Park; WBR Tourist Commission, to support a Louisiana Nature Garden and Walking Trail; WBR Parish Animal Control, to fund a spay/neuter program for pets of low-income families in the parish; WBR Recreation & Parks, for a walking track extension and bench covers around the track at Myhand Park in Addis; Erwinville Community Children Organization, for a freezer to store food back-supplies.

Iberville & West Baton Rouge
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 18th Judicial District, to recruit and train CASA volunteers to work with abused and/or neglected children in state custody in Iberville and WBR parishes; WBR Parish Local Emergency Planning Committee, for an Emergency Preparedness Handbook that will be distributed to residents of WBR, Iberville and Pointe Coupee parishes; Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, to fund prescription reimbursement and nutritional supplement assistance for Iberville and WBR cancer patients.

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