USD 273 Strength and Conditioning

Impact Impact Stories USD 273 Strength and Conditioning

USD 273

As the strength and conditioning program at Beloit Jr/Sr High School grows, the weight room requires more updating. One staple movement in the weight room is box jumps. These help improve power, force, explosion and the athletes verticals. The community foundation awarded USD 273 funding to purchase two stackable soft plyo boxes to replace the previous wood ones.

“The boxes we were able to purchase have made an immediate impact with our students. The kids feel 100% more comfortable jumping onto soft foam rather than the boxes that we had for the last 20 years,” said grantee Brad Gober.

SVCF participates in Kansas CPIN program and develops Dream Big initiative

With the overwhelming success of Mitchell County Strong, SVCF started to explore additional opportunities to take on greater roles in community and economic development efforts and as such, applied to participate in the Kansas Community Philanthropy Innovators Network (CPIN).

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The Start of Match Month

In March of 2016 the Dane G. Hansen Foundation announced the launch of their Match Month initiative which gave local community foundations the opportunity to maximize donations by receiving a match on the first $50,000 raised locally.

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Buddy Leaves a Legacy

In 2016, the communities of Simpson and Glasco received word that lifetime resident, neighbor, and friend, James “Buddy” Louthan, made a generous decision that would forever impact their communities.

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