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Community Action Grants Recipients

Arnoldsburg Elementary School, $2,500 challenge grant to modernize playground equipment.

Calhoun County United Methodist Cooperative Mission, $8,000 to repair the roof.

Camp Barbe, $6,000 to paint barn roofs and pavilion at the 4-H Camp in Wirt County.

City of Parkersburg, $7,500 for the Schools to Pools project, which provides free summer pool passes to low-income children.

City of Ripley, $500 for joint marketing of five major community events.

City of Spencer, $7,500 to construct recreational facilities at Charles Fork Lake.

Doddridge County Community Educational Outreach Service, $5,000 to paint, carpet and purchase equipment for the new WVU Extension Service meeting and education assembly hall.

Doddridge County Family Resource Network, $10,000 to replace the roof on the FRN facility.

Doddridge County Food Pantry, $500 to support the food basket program.

Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department, $5,000 to purchase protective equipment for firefighters.

Gabriel Project of West Virginia, $1,500 to purchase cribs and mattresses for new mothers and children in Jackson County.

Good Samaritan Clinic, $4,000 to purchase laptop computers to implement an electronic medical records program.

Hillbillies 4-H Club, $1,300 to purchase equipment enabling Mason County 4-H to raise funds to maintain the White Church Community Building.

Learning Enhances and Advances Doddridge, $4,500 to support a "Reading Aloud" program for incarcerated parents at the North Central Regional Jail and parents who are taking educational courses through Opportunity Council.

Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, $5,000 to support the Mission of Mercy free dental clinic for adults on July 31 and Aug. 1.

Minnie Hamilton Health Systems, $11,000 for equipment and educational materials for training Emergency Medical Service providers and first responders and for community education.

Parkersburg Day Nursery, $5,500 to remodel the kitchen.

Parkersburg High School, $6,500 for security cameras.

Parkersburg Skate Plaza Foundation, $5,000 for the construction of a skate park in Parkersburg.

Peer Support Inc., $10,000 to replace the roofs on the organization's group homes.

Ritchie County 4-H Leaders, $5,000 to remodel the boys cabin restrooms at the 4-H camp.

Ritchie County Primary Care Association, $3,538 to purchase an electrocardiograph machine and cart.

Roane County Schools, $1,730 to purchase an automatic external defibrillator for the school sports complex.

SW Resources, $4,800 to purchase equipment to assist clients in fulfilling work needs of new contracting job.

Salvation Army, $7,119 to purchase security cameras, heating and air conditioning units and a commercial washer for the shelter.

Volunteer Action Center of the Mid-Ohio Valley, $5,000 to expand the Information and Referral Program.

West Virginia Health Right, $3,500 to purchase supplies for the adult dental clinic, which provides dental services to the uninsured poor.

Williamstown Elementary School, $8,300 to support "Jacket Stinger Speedway," through which students, parents, staff and the community will have opportunities to participate in physical fitness activities.

Wood County Habitat for Humanity, $10,000 to support the expansion of the Re-Store facility.

Wood County 4-H Leaders Association, $6,500 to replace mattresses at the Wood County 4-H campgrounds.

Wood County Mental Health Association, $8,000 to assist low income individuals with a mental health diagnosis with obtaining dentures and partials.

Wood County Society, $2,500 to purchase an aquatic wheelchair and instructional materials to support the Adapted Aquatics Program.

YMCA of Parkersburg, $10,000 to install a drop-ceiling and lighting for the locker room and childcare areas in the YMCA.