Grants
Awarded to KPL
Grants give KPL the ability to provide more services to our
patrons.
 ENTERGY
OPEN GRANT RECEIVED
Friends of Kountze
Public Library Receive Entergy Open Grant
The Friends of
Kountze Public Library have received an Entergy Open Grant in the amount of
$750. The grant check was awarded by Mic Cowart on August 7 and will be used to
fund the purchase of electronic content for Kountze Public Library patrons
through Overdrive. The library became a member of the Piney Woods Consortium in
May of this year and patron response has been tremendous. We invite our patrons
to check the Piney Woods (Overdrive) catalog soon for new titles provided by the
Entergy grant. The link to Piney Woods (Overdrive) can be accessed through the
library website at kountzelibrary.org or by going to http://pwdl.lib.overdrive.com.
Friends President,
Elaine Allums, said, “The Friends Organization is happy to be a recipient of
this Entergy Open Grant on behalf of the library. We appreciate the support of
Entergy in funding the projects of agencies that serve Southeast Texas
communities.”
Since
January 2012, more than $274,000 in grant funding has been awarded by Entergy.
FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS GRANT
2012
The Friends of Kountze Public Library Organization was the proud recipient of a grant from the
Foundation for Southeast Texas. On May 2, an awards ceremony was held in the
Auditorium of the Foundation's building in Beaumont where the $1,050 check was
received by Laverne Crysel, Library Director.
Jo Ann Redmon and Tessa Johnson represented the Friends group at the ceremony. Funding from
the grant will pay for Texas Summer Reading Club performers and materials for
collection development.
Laverne Crysel and Friends of Kountze Public Library would
like to express their gratitude to the Foundation for this grant that will
enable them to improve library services.
The Foundation for Southeast Texas is led by a board of 30 leaders from
Hardin, Jefferson and Orange counties. It was established in late 1996 to
respond to continuously changing and emerging community needs. It is different
from other foundations in that it can address areas of concern including: arts
and culture, preservation, education, health, social services, youth, the
elderly, economic development, faith groups and civic affairs. According to its
website, "The mission of the Foundation for Southeast Texas shall be to
make a positive difference in the quality of life in the area by encouraging
philanthropic gifts and by assisting donors in achieving their charitable goals
through the professional management and considered and caring distribution of
such gifts."
Since 1998, the Foundation has granted almost two million dollars to
nonprofits in Southeast Texas and to other national nonprofits who serve their
communities through designated, donor-advised and unrestricted funds. The
Foundation also provides another service for nonprofits. It owns an attractive,
newly refurbished building in downtown Beaumont. Office suites are leased to
nonprofit organizations at below market rates. The lease includes wireless
internet access and the use of three meeting rooms with state of the art
furnishings for conferences, meetings and training."
2011 Foundation for Southeast Texas Grant
Purchases
ENTERGY
"MICRO GRANT" RECEIVED 2012
The Friends of Kountze Public Library received an Entergy Micro Grant
on June 14, awarded by Mic Cowart, Entergy representative. The grant will be
used to purchase computers for the public to use. The library offers free
Internet access and free wireless.
Elaine Allums, Friends
president, commented, “We would like to publicly express our thanks to Entergy
for this award. Entergy grants are essential in helping our library maintain
state of the art equipment.”
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KPL RECEIVES EXXONMOBIL GRANT
The Library has received 2 grants from ExxonMobil Foundation in 2012, totaling
$1,000. The grants were received on behalf of
Marilyn and Jerry Cox for volunteer hours she has worked at the library. Marilyn and her
husband, an ExxonMobil retiree, participate in the Volunteer
Involvement Program. The program "seeks to encourage employees, retirees and
other eligible participants to actively contribute their time and talent to
charitable organizations by providing contributions on their behalf."
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