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UMGC awards nearly $700K in grants

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The Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation (UMGC) held its annual grant awards ceremony in Marquette on Oct. 25. Grants so far this year have totaled $692,109.58, far exceeding last year’s amount of $401,410.82, according to UMGC Executive Director Sindee Gohde.

 

“UMGC is extremely pleased with the additional $290,698.76 we had in revenue, and were able to grant that out to area non-profits for projects that enhance the welfare and good of Clayton County,” said Gohde. “We are hoping to see a year that goes over $800,000 if we have no shut downs again due to Covid.”

 

This year’s grant recipients included:

 

•Central Dollars for Scholars - $1,900

 

•Clayton Ridge Dollars for Scholars - $1,400

 

•MFL MarMac Dollars for Scholars - $3,200

 

•Postville Community Schools Dollars for Scholars - $700

 

•Starmont Dollars for Scholars - $1,200

 

•Clayton County Development Group, Marketing Clayton County Attractions - $22,000

 

•Clayton County Food Shelf, Food and Essential Items for Needy Families - $10,000

 

•Clayton County Womenade, Hardship Assistance - $5,000

 

•Northeast Iowa Community Action, Clayton County Crisis Fund - $15,000

 

•Guttenberg Heritage Society, Climate Control for Museum - $6,000

 

•Clayton County Conservation, Osborne Campground Initial Construction Phase - $149,600

 

•Motor Mill Foundation, Inn Restoration at Motor Mill - $125,000

 

•Crawford County Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit - $15,050

 

•City of Guttenberg, Courtesy Dock Project - $30,756

 

•McGregor Turner Park Committee, Turner Park Splash Pad Phase II - $30,000

 

•City of Volga, Volga Public Library Improvements - $38,653

 

•McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts, Inc., Bad Floor...Restore! - $5,550

 

•Northeast Iowa Council - Boy Scouts of America, Archery Improvements - $7,946

 

•MFL MarMac Youth Wrestling, Digital Scoreboard - $4,810

 

•VCTC, Inc., Highway 13 Volga Truck Lighting - $4,000

 

•VCTC, Inc., VCOH Stage and Live Streaming - $31,000

 

•Clayton County Freedom Rock Fund, Freedom Rock Interpretation - $1,875

 

•St. Olaf Fire Department, Grain Bin Rescue Equipment - $9,975.23

 

•Luana Community and Rec Center Foundation, To the Window to ‘Da Wall - $6,000

 

•Elkader Depot Project, Interior Completion - $7,500

 

•Giard Cemetery Association, Gravestone Restoration and Straightening - $1,000

 

•St. Paul Lutheran Church of Postville, Barnabas Uplift - $3,000

 

•Clayton County Agriculture Society, Grandstand Bleachers - $13,404.35

 

•City of Strawberry Point, Strawberry Point Civic Center and Library - $25,000

 

•MarMac Emergency Squad, Inc., MarMac Rescue Lifepak Cardiac Monitor - $15,000

 

•Clayton County Energy District, Clean Energy for Churches and Main Street - $31,250

 

•Friends of the Marquette Driftless Area, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre Interpretive Signs - $15,000

 

•Smith and Bulldog Childcare and Learning Centers, Nurturing Creativity and Imagination - $8,600

 

•Monona Chamber and Economic Development, Inc., Monona Campground Hard-surfaced RV-ADA Sites - $29,540

 

•Garnavillo Police Department, State Updated Portable Radios - $13,200

 

•Family Resource Center, Family Resource Center Food Pantry - $2,000

 

•Monona Historical Museum, Printer and Printer Supplies - $1,000

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