Chavies Elementary is building health, nutrition, and wellness information into their school community. Students will use math, art, and technology to learn about and design physical fitness informational pieces that can be used by families and the community, as well as offering Zumba and other wellness opportunities during school and in the evenings. Teachers hope this initiative will generate an interest in overall health and wellness in their students, families, and community.
Roy G. Eversole Middle School is creating an outdoor learning space where teachers and students alike can improve their health through physical activity and hands-on learning in a multi-sensory outdoor environment. The long-term goal of this project is to increase the quantity, quality, and benefit of outdoor learning while increasing an interest in being outside and physically active.
Pathfinders Kids of Perry County wants to show that nontraditional forms of fitness activities, partnered with traditional instruction in science, humanities, and math will encourage children to make healthier choices, improve their lifelong learning skills, and appreciate our beautiful natural resources. Incorporating classroom learning with hiking and nature Pathfinders Kids and Viper Elementary project leaders hope to encourage students at Viper and their families to spend more time together outdoors.
UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center - to expand the existing mobile dental outreach program to include
a parent mentor as they continue to improve the oral health of very young,
low-income children and their parents.
$10,000
Hazard High School / Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance Youth Empowerment Project - to develop and implement a youth leadership development project
to improve behavioral health risk factors among high school students. This
project was provided in collaboration with UNITE, Perry County Agency for
Substance Abuse Policy, Kentucky River District Health Department, and
Hazard Independent Schools.
$10,000
Hazard Perry County Senior
Citizens Evening Wellness Program - to expand wellness programming at the senior center while also
equipping community individuals with the skills necessary to provide aerobic
and yoga instruction to the community at large, utilizing the senior center as
a hub for wellness.
$10,000
Pathfinders of Perry County/
Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council Troop #316 - to construct an International Peace Garden
and Pathway to enhance the physical appearance of Hazard and provide
opportunities for physical activity.
$3,800
Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky - to serve children in third through eighth grade across the region with
interactive learning experiences in math, science and technology.
$5,000
Housing Development Alliance - to expand the existing volunteer program that is used to develop and
construct a variety of housing options throughout the county.
$5,000
Perry County Central High School
Future Farmers of America - to achieve better living through agricultural education and hands
on experiences for students at Perry County Central High School through
planting and maintaining flowering trees and shrubs within Perry County Park.
$2,000
Dennis Wooton Elementary School - to develop and implement a student leadership program based on a
process developed by nationally renowned author and leadership trainer, Sean
Covey.
$5000
Hardburly Park - to provide paint and necessary supplies for a community-wide park cleanup
project initiated by the Tribbey Church of God and Friends of Hardburly.
$500
Summer in the Park - to support the annual summer arts festival which provides opportunities
for people in Perry County to enjoy an afternoon focused on children and the
arts.
$1000
2008
UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center – a project to improve the oral health of very young low-income children and their parents by expanding an existing mobile dental outreach program to include a parent mentor
$10,000
Hazard High School / Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance Youth Empowerment Project – a collaboration between these partners and UNITE, Perry County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy, Kentucky River District Health Department and the Hazard Independent Schools to develop and implement a youth leadership development project which will focus on improving behavioral health risk factors
$10,000
Hazard Perry County Senior Citizens Evening Wellness Program – a project to expand wellness programming at the senior center while also equipping community individuals with the skills necessary to provide aerobic and yoga instruction to others in the community when the facility would generally not be in use
$10,000
Pathfinders of Perry County/Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council Troop #316 – a project to construct an International Peace Garden and Pathway to enhance the physical appearance of Hazard and opportunities for physical activity by creating a garden that is also the first segment of a proposed community planned riverside pathway through downtown
$3,800
Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky – To serve children in grades 3 through 8 throughout the region with interactive learning experiences in math, science and technology. Funds will be used to help purchase a new server
$5,000
Housing Development Alliance – To develop a variety of housing options by bringing together all sectors of the community to help eliminate substandard housing. Funds will be used to increase production in 2009 by expanding the volunteer program
$5,000
Perry Central FFA – To achieve better living through agricultural education and hands on experiences in Perry County Central High School. Funds will be used to plant flowering trees and shrubs from Fall 2008 through the summer of 2009 and to maintain existing shrubs and trees within Perry County Park.
$1,500
606.439.1357
Community Foundation of Hazard & Perry County
P.O. Box 310 • Chavies, KY 41727 • info@commfoundation.org
