Healthy communities require healthy residents.
To help achieve that end, the Ketchum City Council approved during their meeting Monday, Nov. 7, 12 grants to the following community service organizations:
· Blaine County School District Education Foundation: $1,000 to help provide a substance-free graduation party for the class of 2006.
· NexStage Theater: $2,200 to provide performing arts and cultural services.
· Hospice of the Wood River Valley: $4,000 to provide hospice services.
· The Crisis Hotline: $4,000 for crisis intervention and referral services.
· YAK! (Youth Adult Konnections): $4,000 for teen activities and the Ketchum teen job board.
· Blaine County Senior Council: $4,000 to provide meals and transportation services.
· Sagebrush Equine Training Center: $1,000 for equine training for the handicapped.
· Ketchum-Sun Valley Historical Society: $3,000 for operation of the Heritage and Ski Museum.
· Environmental Resource Center: $2,200 for recycling services at public events and for programs.
· Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence: $3,000 for programs and services to address the needs of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
· The Sun Club: $750 for addiction recovery services.
· Girls on the Run: $750 to provide services that encourage preteens to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.