Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Foundation Academic Service Entrepreneur Grant
2008 Carter Partnership Foundation Recipient, Whitney Prose
Whitney Prose became the second Otterbein student in two years to receive the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Foundation Academic Service Entrepreneur grant. She was awarded $1,000 to continue her Otterbein Lake project with her CardinalCorps service program, "Plan-It Earth."
Their goal is the continued transformation of an overgrown sterile pond into a natural place that can be enjoyed by the local community. The grant will fund the development of a path around a portion of Otterbein Lake and the creation of a native plants garden. In addition, Laser-engraved plant markers designed by Otterbein students will help visitors identify the types of native plants found at Otterbein Lake. Other project activities include expanding the annual summer festival that brings the community out to the lake to learn about native plants and animals.
The Carter Partnership Foundation Grant
The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation grant program recognizes the best academic service work of students, faculty and staff at universities and colleges as they partner with community groups and community agencies. The Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur grant is generously sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and invests in young service entrepreneurs based on their proposed contribution to the work of a community organization. For more information, go to their Web site: www.jrcpf.org.
2007 Carter Partership Foundation Grant Recipient, Chelsea Merriman
In 2007, Otterbein student Chelsea Merriman was one of five student leaders across the country who received the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Foundation Academic Service Entrepreneur grant to implement innovative community-service programs.
Other recipients included Doug Walton of John Carroll University, Allison Ziehm of Lourdes College, Meghan Griffith of Marietta College, and Katherine Polefko of Ursuline College.
Each student was presented with a $1,000 grant to initiate their program. Applicants were required to propose meaningful projects that create or significantly further a partnership between the student (and his or her school) and a community non-profit organization.
Chelsea's proposal, "Grow Something With Them," builds on the partnership between Otterbein College and the United Methodist Children's Home (UMCH). In this program, student volunteers will work with residents of UMCH to grow and maintain a garden of vegetables, herbs, and flowers to be sold at a local market. In addition to educating green thumbs, the project will include practical lessons on finance and the market economy.
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