PRESS RELEASES - MAY 2008

May 14, 2008

Foundation to Celebrate Investments in Safe Neighborhoods

Who: Arlington Tomorrow Foundation

What: Grant honoree reception

When: 4 p.m. Thursday, May 15 - Check presentations begin at 4:30 p.m.

Where: Ventana Grille at Tierra Verde Golf Club, 7005 Golf Club Drive in Arlington

Why: To recognize honorees who will be receiving Arlington Tomorrow Foundation grants during Cycle II. Checks totaling $569,900 will be distributed in the community to help fund programs and services that impact neighborhoods. The reception is for honorees and their guests. The media is invited to attend.

Cycle II Grant Honorees

 Arlington Life Shelter - $50,000 grant for Reaching Out Program to address the needs of chronically homeless individuals
 Arlington Professional Firefighters Association Charitable Fund, Inc.- $10,000 grant for the development of a Vial of Life kit which will make chronic medical conditions information available to first responders
 Boys and Girls Club - $50,000 grant for Phase I and Phase II expansion
 City of Arlington Community Services Dept. - $50,000 grant for the First Strike Program to address animal abuse and its relationship to violent crime
 City of Arlington Public Libraries - $50,000 to expand literacy programs in libraries to underserved populations
 City of Arlington Parks and Recreation - $50,000 for trail safety and improvements at Clarence Foster/Don Misenhimer Neighborhood Park; $20,000 for historical signage, $16,900 for interpretive environmental signage; $15,000 Naturally Fun on Wheels “No Child Left Inside” parks program; $70,000 large venue recycling at Harold Patterson Sports Complex
 City of Arlington Community Development and Planning and the Oak Hill Neighborhood Association - $50,000 for neighborhood beautification
 Family Pathfinders - $25,000 for mentoring, family self-sufficiency program
 Green Arlington Foundation - $58,000 for energy-efficiency home repair education fair
 Lamar Baptist Church - $50,000 for Family Life Oak and neighborhood activity playground

About the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation

Incorporated by the State in 2007, the foundation oversees an endowment fund created from natural gas revenue realized on city-owned property. Ninety percent of gas well lease bonus earnings and 50 percent of all royalties earned from the wells go into an endowment fund. The interest earnings from the fund are distributed through grants to nonprofit organizations whose programs address the needs of the community. Read more at www.ArlingtonFoundation.org.