MEET OUR AWARD WINNERS   
 

It's Wellmark’s 75th Anniversary. And To Say Thank You For A Great 75 Years, We're Giving Back To The Communities We Serve.
We Awarded $7,500 To Sixteen Projects That Will Improve Community Health.
Check Out The Award Winners & The Great Work They Will Be Doing!


 
Wellmark Award Winners
Each Project Will Receive $7,500
Allen Park Gardens
   
 
Project Name:  Allen Park-Gardens, Growth and Getting Outdoors!
Project Purpose:  The City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department is helping Des Moines Live Well, Play Hard and Protect the Earth. Allen Park began the transition to a new park space near the corner of SE 6th and Maury Streets in Des Moines, Iowa in May 2014. Before May 2015, ...
Project Location:  Near SE 6th and Maury
Project Website:  www.dmparks.org

Bristow Betterment Splash Pad
   
 
Project Name:  Bristow Betterment Splash Pad
Project Purpose:  The purpose of our project is to provide a fun outdoor physical activity for area residents and children in our small community of Bristow, Iowa (located in Butler County) by installing a splash pad in Memorial Park. Bristow has never had a swimming pool or other water activity in town. ...
Project Location:  Bristow, Iowa
Project Website:  none

Central Park Trails
   
Project Name:  Central Park Trails
Project Purpose:  Cherokee is a small rural community located in Northwest Iowa (51012). Despite being a small community we have always attempted to remain viable and progressive in our vision for the future. The vision of our local City Council and the citizens of Cherokee are to develop a trail system ...
Project Location:  Cherokee, IA

Help Us Build the Freeport Trail
   
Project Name:  Help us Build the Freeport Trail
Project Purpose:  The city of Decorah and the village of Freeport in Northeast Iowa are separated by only a few miles and a single road, County Highway A52/Old Stage Road. That short distance, however, is essentially impassable to cyclists and pedestrians due to heavy, fast motorized traffic and unsafe road conditions. Old ...
Project Location:  Freeport
Project Website:  www.facebook.com/pages/Trails-From-Freeport/121058858041575

Ironwood Park Basketball Court
   
 

Lake City Pool Project
   
Project Name:  Lake City Pool Project
Project Purpose:  The purpose of this project is to construct an ADA compliant municipal pool facility in Lake City, Iowa (51449). Our current facility was constructed in 1957 and has reached the end of its useful life. The bath house, concession stand, and guard station have deteriorated beyond practical repair. The main ...
Project Location:  Lake City, Iowa
Project Website:  www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-City-Pool-Project/190308960655

Old Creamery Nature Trail Rest Area
   
 
Project Name:  Old Creamery Nature Trail rest area
Project Purpose:  This proposal is for a rest station along the Old Creamery Nature Trail in Garrison, Iowa, the midpoint of the 15 mile trail that runs from Vinton through Garrison and on to Dysart. In addition to the rest station, a mural will be placed on a grain bin near the ...
Project Location:  Garrison, Iowa
Project Website:  oldcreamerynaturetrail.org

Masonic Park Renovation
   
   
 
Project Name:  Masonic Park Renovation
Project Purpose:  The City of Leon, Iowa Park and Pool Board is seeking support from the Wellmark 75 Year Grant for funding to renovate our Masonic Park. The Park and Pool board strives to keep our parks safe and functional for all ages in the Leon community. The Masonic Park needs a ...
Project Location:  Leon, Iowa

Mormon Trail Pool
Project Name:  Mormon Trail Pool
Project Purpose:  We have a swimming pool located in Humeston, Iowa which serves the Mormon Trail Community School District and anyone else who would like to enjoy our pool. The MT School District consists of parts of Wayne, Decatur, Lucas and Clarke counties. Our pool is facing renovations of $102,000 to remove ...
Project Location:  Humeston, Iowa

Parks to People
   
   
 
Project Name:  Parks to People - Foot & Bike Bridge
Project Purpose:  The Friends of Jackson County Conservation, 501c3#42-1521029 , is asking for financial support to fund a Foot & Bike Bridge and Trail Map on newly acquired county property called “Prairie Creek Recreation Area.” This property donated by Mr. Bob Martin in 2014 includes 273 acres of prime timber, grassland, and ...
Project Location:  Maquoketa, Iowa 52060
Project Website:  www.jacksonccb.com/friends_of_jcc

Villisca Swimming Pool
   
Project Name:  Dive Into Wellness At The Villisca Swiming Pool
Project Purpose:  The purpose of our project is to keep the active lifestyle habit going in Villisca Iowa by maintaining and enhancing our seventy seven year old Villisca swimming pool. Our pool was built in 1937 and is valued by the entire community. We are now in need of funds to help ...
Project Location:  Villisca, Iowa

Washington Square Park

Lake Andes Lake Front Park
   
   
 
Project Name:  Lake Andes Lake Front Park
Project Purpose:  The Lake Front Park area which is owned by the City of Lake Andes, South Dakota, is currently an undeveloped area that the community feels has great potential. Currently, this unpleasant looking area has residents determined to make it into a beautiful place for families to gather and provide an ...
Project Location:  Lake Andes, SD

Langford Fitness Center
   
Project Name:  Langford Fitness Center
Project Purpose:  The purpose of this application is to obtain the funding necessary to implement phase one of our wellness initiative in Langford, South Dakota. Collaboration between the Glacial Lakes Area Development, Inc. (GLAD), a local non-profit organization created to promote economic development and growth within our area, and the Langford Area ...
Project Location:  Langford, South Dakota

Murdo City Park Shared Use Path
   
 

Willow Park Community
   
 
Project Name:  Willow Park Community
Project Purpose:  Willow Park will be the newest pocket park located in Rapid City, SD on the corner of Lemmon Avenue and Monroe. This open space was once a park many years ago, but over the years the park equipment deteriorated and was removed. With the increase of children in the ...
Project Location:  Rapid City, SD
Project Website:  www.willowparkrc.com

 
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