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Funding Support Available for Sports Facilities Impacted by Storms 📢 Community organisations affected by Storms Bert and Conall can now apply for support through Sport England’s ‘Movement Fund’ to recover quickly from flood and weather damage. The ‘Movement Fund’ was developed to get more people active in England and this fund will help restore opportunities for sport and physical activity in the impacted areas 🏃♀️ Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3V9cHeg

The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) recently awarded a $10,000 South Dakota Fund grant to High Plains Heritage Society. Funding will be used to assist in replacing lighting along the handicap accessible walkway and replacing the crumbling concrete steps. High Plains Heritage Western Center (Center) honors the pioneers, Plains Indians, and industries that developed throughout South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska. The Center is also a venue for events, such as their annual Cowboy Supper Shows, High Plains live concerts, speakers series, and other events occurring during the May through October tourist season. To learn more about funding opportunities offered by the SDCF, please visit our website at https://lnkd.in/g7tYqkRY Pictured: Ginger Niemann, SDCF Senior Program Officer; Karla Scovell HPWHC Executive Director; Terry Matson, HPWHC Board Member; Bruce Byrum, HPWHC Board Member; Crystal Ortbahn #CommunityFoundation #HeritageSociety #CulturalHeritage #HighPlainsHeritage #SDCF

🌊 Join Us This #GivingTuesday to Make Water Safety Accessible for All! At Swim Strong Foundation, we believe that swimming isn't just a skill—it's a fundamental right that saves lives. Since 2009, we've empowered over 11,700 people with essential water safety and swimming skills, while reaching 43,500+ students through our in-school water safety programs. This GivingTuesday (December 3, 2024), you can help us create ripples of change: 🎁 Make a direct impact - Donate to provide free swimming lessons and water safety education: https://lnkd.in/eHhNuHCi 🤝 Share your skills - Volunteer as an instructor, grant writer, or community advocate: https://lnkd.in/eShfTMb8 📚 Bring water safety to schools - Have your K-12 Principal schedule a Water Safety Assembly: https://lnkd.in/eqegcRgB 🏊♂️ Help us grow - Connect us with a pool facility (25yd x 4+ lanes, 3.5-9+ feet deep): https://lnkd.in/eqegcRgB 📝 Support policy change - NY residents, sign the petition for water safety education: https://lnkd.in/gEX-GHrd 🎓 Educate your family - Purchase comprehensive water safety education: https://lnkd.in/e5Pjf8aX #WaterSafety #Swimming #CommunityImpact #NonProfit #Volunteering #WaterSafetyEducation #DrowningPrevention

We are really excited to have brokered what is thought to be the first natural capital partnership in Scotland between an educational institution and a community landowner. Over the next 50 years, The University of Edinburgh will support Kinloch Woodlands, a partner in our Northwoods Rewilding Network, to restore native woodland across a huge area overlooking Loch Torridon, bringing benefits to biodiversity, climate and local people. 🌿 Community support is a key part of the agreement, with Kinloch Woodlands – a community charity – receiving financing over the course of the project to reinvest into the local community of Shieldaig. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eGFWuyeP #Northwoods #MakingRewildingHappen #EcologicalRestoration #GenerationRestoration #Scotland Community Land Scotland Scottish Land Commission Woodland Trust Scotland Daniel Martin Eckhart Sophie Yeo Graeme Green Phoebe Weston The National News BBC Wildlife Magazine Uwe Stoneman Hamish Trench Scottish Land & Estates The Press and Journal Positive News The Scottish Rewilding Alliance The Torridon Louise Gray Richard Bunting

If you get chance please listen to the heart felt plea from Leicester's Adventure Playgrounds on Radio Leicester's Ady Dayman breakfast show this morning. It is 1 hour and 41 minutes in to Ady's show. It is also covered by BBC East Midlands below. The reality of the situation is they have been set up to fail. They have been given 5 months to come up with a sustainable business plan with no security of tenure and no support as of yet despite what Leicester City Council might say. Equally they are not cutting finances to all non statutory services. The subsidy they provide to operate their leisure services is huge. Taking New Parks Leisure Centre for example it is losing money year on year. They are also missing the impact strategically that the Adventure Playgrounds have on their statutory services like Public Health and the long term cost of young people not being active. No wonder childhood obesity rates are what they are in Leicester. This decision to withdraw financial support for such a valuable service really needs rethinking https://lnkd.in/eZQtHFPW

At a Council Cabinet meeting on 20 November senior councillors agreed to work with the Fields in Trust organisation to assess the viability of placing Horsham Park into trust under a scheme that they manage, in order to protect the park in perpetuity to ensure long term accessibility of the Park for the local community. Fields in Trust is a British charity which was set up in 1925 as the National Playing Fields Association. It protects parks and green spaces and promotes the cause of accessible spaces for play, sports and recreation in British cities and towns. Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture Cllr David Skipp commented: "It's widely acknowledged that having easy access to outdoor space and being able to exercise there has many mental and physical benefits for individuals and families. We are really pleased that we are now considering the Fields in Trust scheme and looking to protect Horsham Park which is a key and much-loved green space in the middle of Horsham town. We will work with them to explore how best to preserve the Park for the benefit of our residents and the natural environment."

In the northern part of Nashville sits Parkwood Estates, a neighborhood that houses generational stories. But like other majority-minority communities, Parkwood Estates has felt the rejection of disinvestment year after year. They’ve also suffered the effects of climate change as summers get hotter with parks and green spaces few and far between, creating a heat island effect. One local non-profit, the Cumberland River Compact’s Root Nashville initiative envisioned a grassroots effort to engage residents to plant free trees, thanks to a grant from the Arbor Day Foundation. 12 neighborhoods were identified where planting efforts would be prioritized. The initiative was launched in the Parkwood Estates neighborhood, where 100 volunteers mostly made up of residents, got their hands in the dirt and planted 300 trees. Many more planting events are scheduled in other low-income neighborhoods. What grows out of this is an opportunity for residents to have a hand in shaping the future of their communities. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gW_daNr2

City2Surf action! Along with 90,000 others, I participated in the City2Surf. It was my 2nd time joining the 14km run. Despite not feeling 100%, I managed to score a PB of 1 hour 22 mins! Leading up to it, I was also asked to cover and write a story for the Diocese of Parramatta who had an #activeforvocations team fundraising to support young men in their journey to become priests. Read the article and find out more about #activeforvocations below; https://lnkd.in/dA_ahaDt

Just last week, the Crown Point Community Foundation, Porter County Community Foundation and the Unity Foundation secured a $20 million in Lilly Endowment grant to help make the Lake Michigan shoreline more accessible to both residents and visitors to our Region. Several projects have been proposed to facilitate with this goal under the banner "NWI Thrive." The landmark project will involve bicycle and pedestrian connections to the beach and downtown districts from the Marquette Greenway and various South Shore Line stations.

🌟 Exciting Launch: Standing Bear Northern Community Fund! 🌟 We’re thrilled to introduce the Standing Bear Northern Community Fund, designed to empower Indigenous communities and organizations in Northern Ontario to deliver culturally based youth leadership programs. This fund supports: ✅ Land-based & cultural activities ✅ Traditional arts, sports, and recreation ✅ Health, wellness, career, and life skills programs 💡 What’s Included: Funding covers program supplies, facilitator fees, and honorariums, with up to 20% allocated for a Project Coordinator. Communities can create 3-6 week programs that earn youth credits toward Standing Bear certifications. 📢 Who Can Apply? Indigenous bands, youth groups, not-for-profits, and more in Northern Ontario supporting at least five Indigenous youth. 💰 Funding: Up to $5,000 available per applicant to support 10 incredible projects. Ready to make an impact? Learn more and apply today at https://hubs.la/Q030dgc10 🧡 #StandingBear #YouthLeadership #IndigenousExcellence #NorthernOntario Ontario Sport | Sport Ontario