Clinton Public Library Foundation received Rock County Agricultural Grant

By Mary Ann Inman

Reporter

CLINTON – The Clinton Public Library Foundation Inc announced that it has received a grant from the Rock County Agricutural, a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc to support the raised bed garden for the library.

The garden will be laid out and maintained by community volunteers. The library will sponsor supporting educational programs and a school district field trip in the fall.

Clinton Public Library Foundation vice president Gary Sommers attended a banquet to accept the $1,500 grant awarded on April 1.

The grant was made available from the Rock County Agricultural Fund that was created by the Board of Directors of Farm Progress Days 2001. The mission of the Rock County Agricultural Fund is to promote and support positive agriculture related programming opportunities for adults and youth in Rock County. Grants are awarded through an annual application process or in response to need.

For more information about the fund or how you can impact your community through the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, please call Jane Malondis at (608) 758-0883 or 1-800-995-2379 or visit www.cfsw.org.

The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin serves nie counties: Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, LaFayette, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, and Walworth..For good. For ever.

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Clinton Public Library Foundation vice-president Gary Sommers accepted a $1,500 grant awarded on April 1. The Rock County Agricultural grant wil fund an educational raised bed garden at the library.