Lancaster Community Fund

On December 13, 2018 11 grants totaling $62,600 were presented from the Charles “Sonny” Tiedemann Charitable Fund as follows:

• Winskill Elementary:
  • In support of the ‘bookroom’ project and specifically for the purchase of books for the bookroom ($5,000)
  • To purchase 15 document cameras for the early childhood through 2nd grade classrooms ($5,000)
• Wisconsin Badger Camp to purchase a griddle for the camp kitchen ($2,000)
• Matching grant to the Lancaster Public Library Foundation to purchase equipment and install technology in the Community Room ($5,500)
• Grant County Historical Society for the purchase of presentation equipment needed for increased outreach and to support historic programming ($1,105)
• Lancaster Community Band for the purchase of percussion equipment as well as a sound system for the performance plaza at the public library ($4,000)
• Lancaster EMS for the purchase of protective clothing for the new EMT’s ($2,500)
• Southwest Opportunities Center:
  • To purchase equipment for the shredding room operation ($415)
  • One-time startup funding to support the relocation of the Grant County Holiday Project ($5,000)

The final two grants from the Tiedemann Charitable Fund were presented simultaneously to St Clement School $18,000) and the Lancaster School District ($14,140). In announcing the grants that support the purchase and installation of the WAVE Critical Incident Notification System in the schools Krantz noted, “We are hopeful that these systems will NEVER be used but, in the event that there is a need – we are confident all of our staff will be informed and ready to respond.”