Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center has received a $4,994.36 grant from Warren County Philanthropic Partnership. Grant funds will be used to purchase new pool lounge chairs at the facility.
Jeff Lucas, Director of Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, said, “The support we’ve received from WCPP more than doubles our lounge chair inventory. VMAC’s guests have wanted, and needed, this facility upgrade for some time. We are pleased to continue to enhance the user experience. On behalf of everyone at VMAC and Indianola Parks and Recreation, I thank the WCPP for their support!”
The Warren County Philanthropic Partnership was organized to promote and enhance community based philanthropy in Warren County. The Warren County Philanthropic Partnership recently received a state award to facilitate endowment building and grant making.
The contribution to the foundation was made possible by the Iowa General Assembly. In 2004 the Iowa legislature passed several bills to encourage foundation building and community based philanthropy. Among these measures was H.F. 2032 which provided that non-gambling counties, initiating a county-wide community foundation would be eligible to receive one half of one percent of the state’s gross gambling tax receipts.
Twenty-one grant applications were received and nine organizations across Warren County shared in the funding allocations.