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Many local residents, from police officers to special needs students, will benefit from $50,000 in grants awarded by Chevron Thursday.
Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley announced nine recipients of grants from the company’s Community Fund Thursday in Moundsville.
The awards include $5,000 for general operations at CASA; $3,000 for the purchase of cribs, car seats and other infant items to aid the Gabriel Project’s Project Safe Nest; $5,000 for the Marshall County Family Resource Network’s Closet of Hope; $10,000 for an outdoor classroom at Cockayne Farmstead; $3,000 for special needs adaptive swings at McNinch Primary School; $5,000 for technology at Our Lady of Peace School; $5,000 for updates to the science, technology, engineering and math program at Sherrard Middle School; $9,000 for the SMART Center to bring planetariums and more to local schools; and $5,000 for the West Liberty University Center for Entrepreneurship.
According to Lee Ann Wainwright, public affairs representative for Chevron, said the corporation’s community fund has given more than $250,000 to Marshall County causes and programs since it began three years ago.
“We want to enable worthwhile projects and make a difference in the area,” she said. “We’re very honored to be here and be a part of this community. We know people may not have funds to support great ideas in the area and we believe in making that happen.”
Chevron also awarded the Moundsville Police Department $25,000 for updated body cameras. Police Chief Thomas Mitchell said the 17 state-of-the-art cameras will be a great asset to his staff.
“It’s a benefit for us because it’s able to show what goes on and gives a firsthand account of our activities,” he said. “The cameras provide us an impartial eyewitness with context.”
Ruth Keim, an instructor at Sherrard Middle School, said the school’s grant funding will provide a three-dimensional printer for STEM classes.
“Seeing something they put into a computer come to fruition is very rewarding for students,” she said. “Now it won’t just be a concept, but something valuable for them to view from beginning to end.”