PEOPLE FOR PARKS

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IN 2014 PEOPLE for PARKS GRANTED $49,978 for VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK SYSTEM. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE $15,000 to FUND THE PURCHASE of TREES for THE ANNUAL ARBOR DAY EVENT AT CAMDEN PARK. A MATCHING GRANT of $12,500 to THE FRIENDS of THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN to IMPROVE THE WALKWAY THERE. $12,200 to REPLACE BASKET BALL HOOPS IN BETHUNE and PAINTER PARKS. IN 2015 WE DISBURSED $43,684. WE FUNDED THE ARBOR DAY EVENT AT STEWART PARK for $13,367. for THE FIRST TIME WE OFFERED A SWIMMING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT A COST of $4,680 DUE to THE HIGH NUMBER of MINORITY and IMMIGRANT CHILDREN THAT DIE of DROWNING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO REPLACED THE BASKETBALL HOOPS AT BELTRAMI PARK for $7,300. IN SEVERAL PARKS IN MINNEAPOLIS THE BASKETBALL COURTS ARE SO INTENSIVELY USED THAT THE HOOPS WEAR OUT LONG BEFORE THE BOARDS CAPITAL BUDGET CAN FUND REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A "MINI-GRANT" PROGRAM for THE LAST FEW YEARS ENABLING A PARK DIRECTOR QUICKLY MOVE ON A PROJECT PRICED UNDER $500. WE HAVE