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2005, Funded Projects

Newton’s Attic –– Bill Cloyd, an engineer and former Physics teacher works with Senior High School students, providing them exciting resources and opportunities to experience science, math and engineering in unprecedented ways. Conducting after school programs where young people work in teams to design and build machines, learning teamwork and increasing communication skills. 1,500.00

Central Kentucky Radio Eye – Radio Reading Service for blind, visually impaired and physically disabled individuals. Believing that a good citizenry is an informed citizenry and all people have the right to access information. 1,000.00

Harmony Song Project – funds to attend the 2nd Annual National Indigenous Sexual Abuse Conference on Child Sexual Abuse. 500.00

Tending Your Garden Workbook Project- cutting edge, self-empowering workbooks for women exiting abusive relationships. Comprehensive Care, Chrysalis House, Bluegrass Spouse Abuse Center – 200 workbooks 2,028.88

The American Chestnut Project “Our Common Wealth”- Working with the U.S. Department of Forestry, students, faculty & individual volunteers from 6 schools and communities will study the effects of the Chestnut blight on the environment and culture. They will pollinate the blossoms of young American Chestnuts (which they locate in their forests) with a blight resistant pollen and cross pollinate these with trees from a Virginia experimental farm. After moving them to their schools and nurturing the seedlings, they will assist in planning and reforestation of strip- mined sites in Eastern Kentucky. The affects of the reintroduced species on the forest will be analyzed and charted. They will also be collecting oral histories and organizing a chestnut festival for their communities, as well as making presentations at local civic functions. This is the largest reforestation project in the country and will be used as a model by the U.S. Forestry Service. Faye King, the mover and shaker and retired teacher and principal pushing this project along had this to say, “The community conversation engenders a stewardship ethic when strip-mined sites are reforested and our mountains hold the prospect of returning to their natural glory. Participating in this reforestation naturally leads students and community members to systems-thinking, that can transfer to forest sustainability, creation of value added industries, and the community’s economic viability….as well as an elevation of thinking and creative problem solving.” $9000.00
The Howe Charities is proud to partner with Eastern Kentucky
Pride on this important project. www.kypride.org

Bluegrass Energy Expo Children’s Activities – The goals of the Expo are to bring together the business, education, government and non-profit sectors to educate Kentuckians about proven energy conservation, healthy home, and renewable energy solutions, as well as connect consumers with marketers of related products and services. The Children’s Activities offer hand-on learning experiences about energy efficiency and solar energy and learning kits that children can take to experiment with at home. At current usage rates, by the time a child born today reaches 40, virtually all of the world’s oil and gas reserves will be depleted and the energy mix that powered Kentucky and the nation will be very different than it is today. We all need to partner to help ensure Kentucky’s energy future, and guarantee every child clean, sustainable energy for his or her lifetime. The expo educates our children that we have the information and technology to accomplish this now. 2,000.00 The Howe Charities is proud to partner with Fayette County Public Schools on this important project.

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Brunswick Healing Arts Center – CPR for the Old Hospital” is dedicated to saving this historic building from ruin, turning it into a community and healing arts center with working artist studios, and transitional housing to aid in relief for community disasters such as home fires. Funds donated assist in renovation and creation of community programs. -620.00

Bluegrass Spouse Abuse Center – Partnered with Insignia Salon to fill Christmas Stockings for residents. Donated and purchased gifts of shampoos, conditioners, soaps and candy 120.22 (estimated value of donated items - $380.00)

Kentucky Center for the Arts- The Kentucky Arts Showcases – One-day events designed to familiarize Kentucky educators with performing artists, visual artists, creative writers, art organizations and cultural institutions available for their schools. Teachers can choose from vetted arts programs for their particular classroom requirement. Bringing Art to Education- 1,000.00

Riding to Success- an experiential education program using horses to motivate children and adolescents to develop the skills needed to overcome behavioral and emotional problems-learning based on understanding, respect, and trust. 100.00

Bullington Project - Book project to nurture a transformation of consciousness from a base of fear, limitation, exclusion & low self esteem to one of respect, abundance, inclusion & equality. 1625.00

The Cullen Cycle- an original song cycle of 12 songs set to the poems of the Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946). Mission is to add to the rich heritage of African-American culture through music and to introduce the poetry of Cullen to others that might not know it. 250.00

Drop in the Bucket - Zoe Speaks- CD project seeks to honor and preserve the best elements of traditional Appalachian music, foster a sense of pride about this heritage-educating and inspiring-promoting the rural values of family, community, stewardship of the Earth and tolerance. KT Brown Gift for Writing Award/Howe Charities Funds 1175.00