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The 1st and 10 Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Foundation's grant program for 2007.
It's A Homerun for Huntington »
1st and 10 Gives To The Child Development Academy at Marshall University »
Foundation Gives HOPE to Huntington Community »
1st and 10 Foundation Gives a Gift to Help Starlight Starbright's Seriously Ill Children and Their Families »
The 1st and 10 Foundation Helps Big Brothers Big Sisters "Tell A Guy" »
It's A Homerun for Huntington
The 1st and 10 Foundation has issued a grant to assist in the building of a new baseball facility that will serve as home for Cammack Little League #3. The project, which is nearing completion will result in two Little League Tournament Quality fields in Huntington.
In October 2005, the Cabell County Board of Education announced the consolidation of several middle and elementary schools. Because the consolidation required the use of the land that was the previous baseball field complex, the quest to save League #3 was born.
The new facility will allow for the expansion of current programs, which will in turn attract significantly more children to its successful league. In addition, new programs will be instituted, including, Huntington's first "challenger" division for children with disabilities, and "Fun Ball", which will introduce participants from Huntington Boys & Girls Clubs to the joys of softball and baseball.
The mission of League #3 is to introduce children to the joys of baseball and softball by providing an atmosphere that enables the best to be brought out in children, parents, and coaches. League #3 also exists to assist in the development of the child by building self esteem, character, leadership skills, and a willingness to learn and work hard and to provide for an atmosphere of fun so that the child not only learns the game of baseball, but also wants to continue to play the sport as they grow older.
One of the oldest leagues in the city of Huntington, WV, League #3 offers t-ball, minor league baseball and softball, and little league baseball and softball. In 2006, nearly 225 boys and girls participated in its programs.
1st and 10 Gives To The Child Development Academy at Marshall University
The Foundation has issued a grant in the amount of $10,000 to support initiatives of The Child Development Academy at Marshall University. The Kimberly and Troy Brown Project Enriching Early Education at Marshall University is working to strengthen the Academy financially and professionally, which will enable a greater quality of teaching and care offered to the children of the community.
The Child Development Academy at Marshall University, which opened its doors in 1999, provides child care services for Marshall students, faculty, and Huntington community members. The project was jointly funded by Marshall University and the city of Huntington, and is under the auspices of the Marshall University College of Education and Human Services.
The Academy provides an early education program, parent support, early screenings, and interventions for all children. The Academy also provides a training ground for Marshall University students. The Academy focuses primarily on providing services to families with children ages six weeks to five years.
Proposed in this initiative is the creation of an endowment to sustain the Child Development Academy, the awarding of scholarships for Marshall students, whose children are in need of accessible, reliable and quality childcare, the introduction of scholarships for men entering the field of Early Education, and the training of fathers of young children, so that they are better able to engage in the lives of their children in a positive, rewarding and enriching way.
The Child Development Academy at Marshall University can presently accommodate a finite number of children and families, but with strong endowment, additional funding, and strong leadership, the Academy will be able to serve more children in need of a quality childcare learning experience.
Foundation Gives HOPE to Huntington Community
The 1st and 10 Foundation has issued a grant to the HOPE (Helping Others Pursue Excellence) Youth Development Movement. The funding received from the 1st and 10 Foundation will be used to extend the organization's comprehensive youth services to the young people of Cammack Middle School in Huntington, WV.
The HOPE Youth Development Movement, which is located in Charleston, WV, began as a grassroots organization in 1994, and was formally established in 1997. It currently serves 200 low income, at-risk youth, providing out-of-school educational enrichment, summer employment and community service opportunities, while promoting academic excellence, moral character and leadership development.
The HOPE Mentoring Initiative will assist Cammack Middle School youth in receiving support and guidance form a mentor, will seek to improve academic performance of the children, will improve interpersonal relationships between the children and their peers, teachers, other adults and family members, will reduce the dropout rate of the children and will reduce juvenile delinquency. The program will mentor 75 youth per project year.
1st and 10 Foundation Gives a Gift to Help Starlight Starbright's Seriously Ill Children and Their Families
The 1st and 10 Foundation and the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation have teamed up to help young hospital patients deal with anxiety, loneliness and apprehension that often accompany serious illness and injury. Keeping in line with its mission to build stronger communities throughout West Virginia, Tennessee and the New York Metropolitan area, the 1st and 10 Foundation has made a $26,000 contribution to Starlight Starbright that will place eight total Fun Centers (mobile entertainment units for pediatric patients) in these hospitals:
- St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington, WV), 2 Fun Centers
- Cabell Huntington Hospital (Huntington, WV), 2 Fun Centers
- CAMC, Women and Children's Hospital (Charleston, WV), 2 Fun Centers
- East Tennessee Children's Hospital (Knoxville, TN), 1 Fun Center
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY), 1 Fun Center
"We are very excited to help Starlight Starbright place Fun Centers in hospitals in communities that are near and dear to my family," said Chad Pennington. "It's a special feeling to know that the units will be used to help put smiles on the faces of these children and make their hospital stays a little bit brighter."
A Fun Center is a mobile entertainment unit that includes a Nintendo gaming system, a DVD player, and a flat screen monitor. The ease with which Fun Centers roll right up to the side of young patients' beds or anywhere in a hospital setting makes them perfect for hospitalized children in numerous situations: anticipating surgery, during long outpatient clinic treatments, waiting in the emergency room or fighting loneliness after visiting hours have ended.
"Fun Centers uniquely counter the isolation and fear often experienced by sick children in the hospital," said Paula Van Ness, CEO of the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. "The Fun Center is a welcome guest when other visitors aren't around. Playing a video game or watching a movie helps pass the time more quickly and distracts young patients from their pain."
One mother, Paula Veltre, describes what a Fun Center meant to her as a parent of a hospitalized child: "The nurses brought in the Starlight Starbright Fun Center for my son, and it kept him busy for the two days he was there. He felt so special. He took his treatments better, so he could get back to watching a movie or playing a game. It made his time in the hospital a lot less stressful. I think this is the best thing that could have helped him forget all his fears."
For more than two decades, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation has dedicated itself to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight Starbright's programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Serving more than 180,000 children each month, Starlight Starbright's array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings provide ongoing support for children and families -- before, during and after medical treatment.
The 1st and 10 Foundation Helps Big Brothers Big Sisters "Tell A Guy"
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State has received a grant of $5,000 from the Foundation to fund a recruitment program called "Tell A Guy". The purpose of the program is to obtain male volunteers for the more than 40 boys on the waiting list for a Big Brother.
The goal of the "Tell A Guy" program is to recruit at least 25 male volunteers, which would double the number of men that normally join the program in a year. The grant will help the agency with the recruitment and screening of potential volunteers.
"Funds from the 1st & 10 Foundation have greatly assisted Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State as we continue to recruit and screen adult volunteers, especially men, who will mentor at-risk children and provide a positive influence in their lives, said Patti Price, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State. "Because these children have someone to look up to they do better at school and at home."
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State serves at-risk children through a Community Based Program and a School-Based Mentoring Program (including an after-school component). Over 200 children are served annually through these programs.
Volunteers provide Little Brothers and Sisters with one-on-one time and attention, typically two to four times a month. During these unstructured outings, they cultivate relationships that provide children with skills to manage every day challenges, and out of a simple friendship, "Bigs" get the experience of helping children discover a world of possibilities and opportunities.
For information about volunteering call 304-522-2191 or check out the website at www.bbbstristate.org