Lennox Area Community Fund

Programs & Impact

With the generous support of our donors, the LACF is able to provide grants that give back to our communities and to the organizations and programs that matter most to you.

Since its inception in June of 2004 the LACF has donated $97,700 back to the communities of Chancellor, Worthing, and Lennox without touching any of the principal!

This is truly a fund for our communities, Forever!

We work hand-in-hand with nonprofit leaders, community organizers, government officials, and residents to pursue all opportunities for improving lives and strengthening neighborhoods.

LACF Grant History

Date of Grant

Whom / Grant Amount / Description

June, 2005

Challenge Grant / $2,500.00 / VEB gave grant to begin program

2005

Boy Scouts #109 / $300.00 /

Cub Scout Pack #309 / $300.00 / Camping euipment

Junior Achievement SD / $700.00 / Program kits for school district

Lennox Petal Pals / $200.00 /

Trees for Tomorrow / $500.00 /

Worthing Community Fire Dept / $500.00 / Oximeter

/ $2,500.00 /

2006

City of Worthing / $300.00 / Playground Equipment

Junior Achievement / $550.00 / Program kits for school district

Lennox Area Ambulance / $750.00 / Computer equipment upgrade

LEE / $500.00 / Sr Citizens Center steam table/warming oven

Lennox Munipal Band / $400.00 / New black chairs

/ $2,500.00 /

2007

Cub Scouts #309 / $300.00 / Camping Equipment

Junior Achievement / $500.00 / Program kits for school district

Lennox Area Comm Library / $500.00 / Planters & Bench

Lennox Baseball Association / $450.00 / Field renovations

Lennox Cemetery Association / $450.00 / Shelter for cementry directory

Lennox Senior Nutrition Program / $450.00 / Cash match w/Center for Active Generations /

PACE / $550.00 / Palyground equipment

/ $3,200.00 /

2008

Chancellor Community Club / $300.00 / City park improvements, shrubs, sand

Chancellor Fire Dept / $300.00 / Add to SCBA, extra mask

Chancellor STP / $400.00 / Supplement fundraising for Rainbow Play System

First English Lutheran Church / $400.00 / Toward purchase of Automated External

Junior Achievement / $500.00 / Program kits for HS Personal Finance

Lennox Babseball Association / $400.00 / Toward 1 load of agralime to surface infield

Lennox Community Library / $500.00 / Expand AV collection

Lennox Senior Center / $400.00 / Lg print books, game equip, camera, computer equip

Worthing PPT / $500.00 / Supplement fundraising to replace playground

/ $3,700.00 /

2009

Chancellor Comm Club / $300.00 / Flowers & community events

Chancellor STP / $300.00 / Supplies for school activities

Good Samaritan Society / $550.00 / Supplemental funding for food steamer

Junior Achievement / $1,000.00 / JA programs for LWC Students

Lennox Baseball Association / $500.00 / Renovate dugouts

Lennox Comm Library / $300.00 / Expand refenece books & materials

Lennox SR Nutrition / $400.00 / Local Elderly Nutrition Program

LWC Middle School / $700.00 / Performance Plus after school program

Petals Pals / $400.00 / Install irrigation in Westerman Park flower beds

/ $4,450.00 /

2010

Junior Achievement SD / $1,000.00 / Program kits for elementary, middle & senior

Lennox Babseball Associaition / $550.00 / Lights for middle field

Lennox Comm Library / $650.00 / Electronic cutting machine

Lennox Sr Center / $500.00 / Exercise/game videos; exercise equip; Hoover carpet cleaner

LHS After-Prom Committee / $250.00 / Supplement fundraising

LWC Middle School / $1,200.00 / Performance Plus after-school program

/ $4,150.00 /

2011

Junior Achievement / $750.00 / Programs for elementary, middle & high school

Lennox Area Comm Library / $600.00 / Purchase tablet computer

Lennox Area Ambulance / $1,000.00 / 3 hand-held potable radios

LEE / $700.00 / Purchase computer

LWC Middle School / $1,000.00 / Performance Plus after-school program

West Prairie Lutheran Church / $500.00 / Purchase Automated Electronic Defibrillator

Worthing Comm Fire Dept / $1,100.00 / Purchase Altait Multigas Detector

/ $5,650.00 /

2012

ACTION / $500.00 / Imrovements at West Evergreen park

Lennox Comm Library / $600.00 / partial funding of desk top laminator

LWC Middle School / $900.00 / Performance Plus after-school program

Olde Towne Theatre / $400.00 / market Childrens Theatre camp, sets, props & constumes

/ $2,400.00 /

2013

LWC Middle School / $900.00 / Performance Plus after-school program

Junior Achievement / $1,000.00 / Purchase kits for school

City of Lennox / $700.00 / Purchase large print books & audio books

City of Lennox / $2,400.00 / For Lennox Park Board - furniture for pools

Chancellor Reformed Church / $500.00 / Purchase Automated External Defibrillator

Active Generations / $400.00 / Lennox Sr Center

/ $5,900.00 /

2014

Lennox Pool / Additional seating, tables & umbrellas

Junior Achievement / Curriculum material

Performance Plus / LWC Middle school after school program

Delaware Reformed Church / Automated External Defi brillator (AED)

Lennox Community Library / Books for the book club

Life Enrichment for the Elderly (LEE) / Privacy screens for personal care, tables,
& coffee pot.

Lennox Fire Department / Fire rescue saw

Lennox Community Transit /Aid toward purchase of wheelchair accessible van.

Old Towne Dinner Theater / Expansion of children’s theater

2015

Junior Achievement / $1,000

Lennox Fire Department / $1,520

Senior Center / $430

Performance Plus / $900

Lennox Library / $850

Worthing Cub Scouts / $300

Lennox Area Historical Society / $250

SD Country Music / $400

Old Towne Dinner Theater / $250

City of Chancellor / $500

Worthing Park & Rec / $500

Worthing Community Fire Department / $600

2016

Junior Achievement /$1000 /Program Materials for Lennox School District

Life Enrichment for the Elderly /$750 /Portable signs, carpet cleaning,
& computer upgrades

Chancellor Volunteer Fire Dept /$757 /Purchase 2 gas monitors

Performance Plus /$900 /Program support/staffing – operating expenses

Lennox Community Library /$1000 /Purchase an interactive projector

Old Towne Dinner Theatre /$500 /Production costs

Boy Scouts /$1000 /Purchase an enclosed trailer for camping gear/cooking equipment

Girl Scouts/ $1000/ Tents, cooking and camping equipment

Lennox Area Community Transit /$1500 /General Program support due to
change in state funding formula.

2017

Performance Plus $900

Worthing Fire Department $700

Old Towne Dinner Theatre $500

Dakota Lassies & Rangers $500

Lennox Community Bus $1000

Best Buddies $700

Lennox Archery Club $700

Petal Pals $300

Lennox Ambulance $1000

LEE $800

Lennox Senior Citizens $300

Junior Achievement $1000

Lennox Community Library $1000

Lennox Historical Society $250

2018

Lennox Area Historical Society for updates to the building - $250

Lennox Archery Club for trip expenses for Yankton trip - $500

LWC – Performance Plus - $900

Lennox Community Transit for a new 12 passenger bus - $1000

Chancellor Fire Department for a new fire camera - $500

Lennox Library for a new drinking fountain - $1500

Junior Achievement - $1200

2019

Lennox Fire Department ($3500)

Chancellor Fire Department ($800)

Worthing Fire Department ($800)

Junior Achievement ($750)

Performance Plus ($900)

Lennox Best Buddies ($850)

Lennox Municipal Band ($800)

Lennox Ambulance ($725)

Lennox Community Library ($1000)

Lennox Park & Rec ($5000)

Lennox Area Historical Society ($250)

Lennox Area Historical Society ($200)

2020

Lennox Volunteer Fire Dept. - $2,000
Lennox Fastpitch Softball - $500
Worthing Fire Department - $1,000
Lennox Community Library — $2,000
Lincoln County Fairgrounds Foundation — $1,200
Lennox Area Ambulance Squad — $2,200
Chancellor Community Fire Dept. — $500
Lennox Area Historical Society — For annual membership dues, $250
Lennox Area Historical Society — Purchase point of service water heater to service the kitchenette in the basement, $400
City of Worthing — Replace Netting on the existing batting cage and door into the batting cage, $850
City of Worthing — Little Free Libraries within the community, $400
Trophy Trotters 4-H Club — $1,000