Monday, August 29, 2011

Monday's Grants: Fuel up to Play 60 Grant- 1st Deadline 10/01/11

Monday's Grants


Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant

Deadline: 

There are four funding application deadlines during the 2011-12 school year:
  • October 1, 2011
  • December 1, 2011
  • February 1, 2012
  • June 1, 2012 (If approved for funding, the money will be distributed after June 30, 2012, and will count toward the school’s funding for the 2012-13 school year.
Amount: $300-$4,000 per year


What is the purpose of the Funds?
The purpose of Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 is to help your school increase:
  • student awareness of the importance of healthy eating and increased physical activity;
  • student access to and consumption of nutrient-rich foods, including low-fat and fat-free dairy, fruits, vegetables and whole grains;
  • student opportunities for and participation in physical activity in school;
  • sustainable changes in making your school a healthier place.
How can our school use the Funds?

Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 may be used to support a range of different program-related activities. Perhaps you need funding to help implement specific Healthy Eating or Physical Activity Plays. The Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook provides dozens of possible Plays, or action strategies, your school can use or adapt – or you can develop your own Plays.

Additionally, you might ask for Funds to help with project expenses, equipment or other out-of-pocket costs. Or perhaps you want funding to assist with the costs of general program initiatives, such as promotion, student engagement and motivation, staff engagement, family engagement and outreach and/or tracking and measurement.

Whether you’re requesting Funds to help with specific Plays or to support general program initiatives, you must explain how you’re addressing both healthy eating and physical activity in your Fuel Up to Play 60 program.

Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60

Up to $4,000 per year is available to any qualifying K-12 school enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60. The competitive, nationwide funding program can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements.
Whether you’re just starting out with Fuel Up to Play 60 or looking to expand and extend an initiative that’s already in motion, Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 can help.

UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/1/2011

Eligibility
Schools applying for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 must:
  • Be enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 for the 2011-12 school year (if your school is not enrolled, enroll here)
  • Participate in the National School Lunch Program
  • Complete and submit an online Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 application form (download a PDF of the application form here)
  • Complete the School Wellness Investigation (schools may work on the funding application before completing the School Wellness Investigation, but before the funding application may be submitted, the School Wellness Investigation must be completed and submitted online)
  • Have support and involvement from the school principal, school nutrition professional, lead physical education teacher and the school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor
Remember: Your school must be enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 for the 2011-2012 school year to be eligible to apply for Funds. Enroll today

Application Deadlines
There are four funding application deadlines during the 2011-12 school year:
  • October 1, 2011
  • December 1, 2011
  • February 1, 2012
  • June 1, 2012 (If approved for funding, the money will be distributed after June 30, 2012, and will count toward the school’s funding for the 2012-13 school year.)
Schools may submit an application during more than one funding cycle per school year. The total amount of money awarded for the 2011-12 school year (June/October/December 2011 and February 2012 deadlines) can be up to $4,000. The request for funds in the June 1, 2012, application deadline can be up to $4,000 and will count toward the school’s funding for the 2012-13 school year.

To apply, please visit: Fuel up to Play 60

Friday, August 26, 2011

Hurricane Irene Delaware Locations Supply List, Events & Tips


I been hearing of many Delaware locations that are out of certain items and others that still have the items we need to prepare for hurricane Irene.  I thought it would be helpful to put together a list for everyone.  Send me your tips!

Target- Naamans Road
Out of Water
Out of Flashlights
Has Bread
Almost out of Milk

Super G's- location?
Out of D batteries 
Out of Water

Lowe's-location?
Out of D batteries  
Out of Water

Walgreens-location?
Out of D batteries 
Out of Water

Kmart-location?
Out of D batteries 
Out of Water


Events:
Newark Foods Farmers Market Cancelled this Sunday 8/28
The Phillie Phanatic Rinse & Raise Fundraiser has been rescheduled for Sun. 9/18/11. Phillie Phanatic will meet you at Seasons -Concord Pike

Other tips:
Gas is running low in Sussex County Delaware as commuters leave the Resorts
Caution Rt 50 and Rt 90 Jams, Rt 1 is closed in many locations
Most of this info is from word of mouth, If you find any info to be inaccurate, please let me know.

Recommended Items to Include in a Basic Emergency Supply Kit:
  • Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
  • Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
  • Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
  • Flashlight and extra batteries
  • First aid kit
  • Whistle to signal for help
  • Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
  • Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
  • Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
  • Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
  • Local maps
  • Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger
Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit:
  • Prescription medications and glasses
  • Infant formula and diapers
  • Pet food and extra water for your pet
  • Cash or traveler's checks and change
  • Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container. You can use the Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) - PDF, 277Kb) developed by Operation Hope, FEMA and Citizen Corps to help you organize your information.
  • Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or information from www.ready.gov.
  • Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person. Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
  • Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.
  • Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • Matches in a waterproof container
  • Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
  • Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
  • Paper and pencil
  • Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
List found at www.Ready.gov

Last updated Friday 10:28 am

Monday, August 22, 2011

Monday's Grants: Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant program- Deadline 10/14/2011

Monday's Grants

As we all know, women play so many roles, we're mothers, we're daughters, we're friends, we're wives, we're amazing!  One of my roles is that of a social worker.  I've been a stay at home mom for the past 5 years and I have loved it!  But during that time, I also continued my education and received my Master's in Social Work.  I really believe that I was put on this earth to make a difference in people's lives and be a change agent.  In order to provide change as a social worker, you often need funding!  I keep updated on grants and funding that is available and I thought since I'm doing the research anyway, I might as well share my found information with individuals or groups who could also use it. So I've decided to start Monday's Grants. I will post grants weekly that may be useful to nonprofits, groups, teachers, individuals and more.  Many grants will be RFP's (Request for Proposals), but I will try to include a selection of different grants. Enjoy!


Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant



Deadline: October 14, 2011
Amount: $2,000 to $5,000



Raise up to $5,000 for your school in minutes

It’s almost that easy when you take advantage of Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant program. Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) knows how hard you work for your kids and your community and we’re dedicated to helping your parent-teacher group achieve even more for your school. Apply for our Toolbox for Education Grant now and build on your already impressive parent group success with Lowe’s.

Now in its 6th year of helping build better schools and communities, the Lowe's Toolbox for Education program has provided nearly $25 million to more than 5,000 schools across the country.

For more than 60 years, Lowe's has supported the communities we call home. At a time when schools and community groups are struggling to make ends meet, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation recognizes that we must increase our focus on basic, one-time project needs.
Again, this year, we challenge ourselves to seek ways to provide the tools that help our educators and parent groups through these challenging times efficiently and with the greatest impact. In 2011-2012, basic needs will take priority. Please keep this focus in mind as you apply for a Toolbox for Education grant in the 2011-2012 academic year.

Sample Project Ideas: 

1. Reading Garden

2. Vegetable Garden

3. Physical Fitness Area
4. School Landscaping Project

5. School Nature Trail

6. Parent Involvement Center
7. Peer Tutoring Center

8. Playground

9. Rotating Student Art Exhibit

The Fall 2011 cycle is now open. The deadline for submitting applications for this grant cycle is October 14, 2011. However, if 1500 applications are received before the application deadline, then the application process will close.

To apply for this grant, please go to:   Toolbox for Education

Monday, August 15, 2011

Monday's Grants: Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Grant: No Deadline

Monday's Grants

As we all know, women play so many roles, we're mothers, we're daughters, we're friends, we're wives, we're amazing!  One of my roles is that of a social worker.  I've been a stay at home mom for the past 5 years and I have loved it!  But during that time, I also continued my education and received my Master's in Social Work.  I really believe that I was put on this earth to make a difference in people's lives and be a change agent.  In order to provide change as a social worker, you often need funding!  I keep updated on grants and funding that is available and I thought since I'm doing the research anyway, I might as well share my found information with individuals or groups who could also use it. So I've decided to start Monday's Grants. I will post grants weekly that may be useful to nonprofits, groups, teachers, individuals and more.  Many grants will be RFP's (Request for Proposals), but I will try to include a selection of different grants. Enjoy!


Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Grant



Deadline: Applications Accepted Year Round
Amount: $500-Several Million

 Inspired by their passion for children and by a shared desire to improve the lives of children living in urban poverty, Michael and Susan Dell established their Austin, Texas-based foundation in 1999. In its early years, the foundation's work focused on improving education and children’s health in Central Texas. But within a few short years, our reach expanded, first nationally and then globally. To date, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has committed more than $700 million to assist nonprofit organizations working in major urban communities in the United States, South Africa and India. We focus on opportunities with the greatest potential to directly and measurably transform the lifelong outcomes of impoverished urban children around the globe. Learn more about our programs.

Welcoming Partnerships
Working with innovative organizations around the globe, we seek to identify, test, refine and grow non-obvious solutions to big, obvious problems. We believe that through this work, we can transform the lives of children living in urban poverty today and improve the future for every generation. To help us achieve our goals, we seek global partners who work to:
  • Ensure children have access to quality educations
  • Encourage healthy behaviors, and provide access to basic health care and services
  • Foster stable families through microfinance   
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s primary goal is to support and initiate programs that directly serve the needs of children living in urban poverty. Priority is given to initiatives addressing children’s health, education and microfinance as well as initiatives in India and Central Texas that specifically address the needs of children. In general, the foundation does not support programs or organizations that fall outside of our key focus areas, nor do we accept proposals to support individuals, medical research projects, event fundraisers or sponsorships, endowments, or lobbying of any kind.

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is currently accepting unsolicited proposals for education, health and microfinance programs. To learn more about the types of grants we fund, please review our foundation programs.

Please note that the foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals by mail. All grant requests should be submitted via our online form.

To apply, go to: MSDF Grant Application

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Delaware State Parks Guide- there's an app for that!



When I heard there was a Delaware State Parks app, I was excited because I love all that our state parks have to offer, but I know that there is a lot out there to enjoy that I'm not even aware of.  So I happily downloaded the free app (lite version) to see what it had to offer.

One of the first things that I noticed on this app was the Severe Weather Alert that popped up telling me that minor tidal flooding was possible with the evening tide.  Whenever there is a Severe Weather Alert (more recently it's been about heat warnings) then the alert will pop up. You can choose to have the severe weather alert turned on or off if you find it annoying, but I thought it was quite helpful.

The first tab on the app is the Park Activities, where you can choose from activities such as Adventure Race, Baseball, Beaches, Bird Watching, Camping, Fishing and much more and find out which state parks have these activities.  For instance I clicked on Geocaching, which I am interested in doing in the future and it gave me 5 tabs, a Good-to-Know tab that explains what Geocaching is, and a tab for Brandywine Creek State Park, Cape Henlopen State Park, First State Heritage Park and Killens Pond State Park.  

One of my favorite features is the events tab where you can click on any day to see different events available at our state parks. Today it listed the audio and walking tours of the Dover Green at the First State Heritage Park.  Also, if you decide that an event sounds fun and you want to invite others, there is a handy invite button that automatically prepares an email for you.  One thing that I would like to see on the events calendar is a button to highlight which day it currently is, but that's only because I often have to pause a minute to figure out the date. 

While on this app, you are able to continue your social networking by signing in to Facebook and Twitter, which is always handy.

As I mentioned, the Official Delaware State Parks Guide app is free, but you are able to also purchase a pro version for $3.99 which contains additional tools such as GPS mapping, a tool to locate the parks nearest you (love!), a friend finder that let's you keep track of companions while on a trail and more.

To download either the free version or the $3.99 Pro GPS version, you can go to: DE State Park Apps

Also, if you decide to download the Pro GPS version, a substantial portion of your purchase is given back to the Delaware State Parks.  Not many apps do that!



So go check out the Official Delaware State Parks Guide app and if you know anything about geocaching, let me know :)

Monday, August 8, 2011

Monday's Grants: W.K. Kellogg Foundation Positive Childhood Development: No Deadline

Monday's Grants

As we all know, women play so many roles, we're mothers, we're daughters, we're friends, we're wives, we're amazing!  One of my roles is that of a social worker.  I've been a stay at home mom for the past 5 years and I have loved it!  But during that time, I also continued my education and received my Master's in Social Work.  I really believe that I was put on this earth to make a difference in people's lives and be a change agent.  In order to provide change as a social worker, you often need funding!  I keep updated on grants and funding that is available and I thought since I'm doing the research anyway, I might as well share my found information with individuals or groups who could also use it. So I've decided to start Monday's Grants. I will post grants weekly that may be useful to nonprofits, groups, teachers, individuals and more.  Many grants will be RFP's (Request for Proposals), but I will try to include a selection of different grants. Enjoy!


W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Grants for Positive Childhood Development


Deadline: Applications Accepted Year Round
Amount: Up to $10,000 

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to their larger community and society. The Foundation approach is one of whole child development: ensuring the emotional, social, cognitive, physical, cultural, and civic development of young children, ages 0-8, within the context of families and communities. The Foundation’s work, which embodies a commitment to racial equity and civic and community engagement, focuses on educated kids, healthy kids, and secure families.

There is no application deadline--applications are accepted year around.

To apply, please visit their online application at WK Kellogg Foundation

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Dining out with Kids #WW


Buca Di Beppo is a good restaurant to take kids like mine who crack themselves up, are a bit too loud and lick Parmesan cheese off their hands :)

Monday, August 1, 2011

Monday's Grants: Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation- Deadline 10/28/11

Monday's Grants

As we all know, women play so many roles, we're mothers, we're daughters, we're friends, we're wives, we're amazing!  One of my roles is that of a social worker.  I've been a stay at home mom for the past 5 years and I have loved it!  But during that time, I also continued my education and received my Master's in Social Work.  I really believe that I was put on this earth to make a difference in people's lives and be a change agent.  In order to provide change as a social worker, you often need funding!  I keep updated on grants and funding that is available and I thought since I'm doing the research anyway, I might as well share my found information with individuals or groups who could also use it. So I've decided to start Monday's Grants. I will post grants weekly that may be useful to nonprofits, groups, teachers, individuals and more.  Many grants will be RFP's (Request for Proposals), but I will try to include a selection of different grants. Enjoy!



 Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation

Deadline: October 28, 2011 
Amount: Up to $10,000

Build-A-Bear Workshop® believes in the teddy bear philosophy of being good people and good bears. In living those values, we provide grants through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation and the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to 501(c)(3) public charities or registered Canadian charities that support beary special causes, such as children's health and wellness, animals, and literacy and education.

Children's Health & Wellness
We desire to provide direct support for children in the areas of health and wellness such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations and organizations that serve children with special needs. Our goal is to provide grants to help many programs that are working hard to make the world a healthier and happier place for kids.
These grants are funded through the sale of Champ – A Champion Fur Kids. One dollar from the sale of Champ bear is donated through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to children's health and wellness causes throughout the United States and Canada. Click here for details on Nikki's Legacy, the inspiration behind these efforts.
For 2011, we will be accepting children’s health and wellness grant requests from March until October and we will review them on a rolling basis.
Click here to access the online grant application.
Click here for specific guidelines for our children's health and wellness grants.
Click here for a list of 2010 Children's Health and Wellness Grants.

Domestic Pets
We seek to provide direct support for animals in domestic pet programs including animal welfare organizations, pet rescue and rehabilitation organizations, and therapeutic and humane education pet programs.
These grants are funded through the sale of our Bearemy's Kennel Pals®. One dollar from the sale of each plush animal in this line is donated through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to organizations working with or on behalf of domestic pets throughout the United States and Canada.
For 2011, we will be accepting domestic pet grant requests from March until October and we will review them on a rolling basis.
Click here to access the online grant application.
Click here for our specific guidelines for our domestic pet grants.
Click here for a list of 2010 Domestic Pet Grants.

Literacy and Education
We want to provide direct support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs and literacy programs for children with special needs.
These grants are made possible through the sale of Turner the Owl – a special furry friend available in all Build A Bear Workshop® stores. With the sale of each Turner the Owl, 50 cents is donated to First Book and 50 cents is donated through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to other literacy programs throughout the United States and Canada.
For 2011, we will be accepting literacy and education grant requests from March until October and we will review them on a rolling basis.
Click here to access the online grant application.
Click here for specific guidelines for our literacy and education grants.
Click here for a list of 2010 Literacy and Education Grants.
Miscellaneous Grant Requests
We also will consider grant requests from organizations and programs that support children, families, and animals that are not easily categorized.
For 2011, we will be accepting grant requests from March until October and we will review them on a rolling basis.
Click here to access the online grant application.
Click here for specific guidelines for our miscellaneous grant program.
Click here for a list of 2010 Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Grant Recipients.
For more information about any of our grant programs, e-mail giving@buildabear.com

To apply for a Grant, please go to BuildABear.com