MyHometownHelper - Assisting Communities with Special Projects
A friend actually uncovered this website for me through an e-mail he just sent. Recently there were two boys in our community that were killed a railroad crossing. Someone found the MyHometownHelper website and put their request in for help to install RR crossing lights and arms at an intersection that currently only has a stop sign. The request here.
The purpose of the site is that the General Mills food company has established this site to allow citizens to submit their requests for help in their community. There’s a wide range of requests already on the site for things like playground equipment, safety improvements, a Main Street makeover, defibrillators, etc.
Every month General Mills gives away $15,000 to make these requests a reality. What a great idea!
If you’ve got something you’d like to see done in your community and know it would be a great thing that everybody would get behind, you just don’t know how you’re going to make it happen; the MyHometownHelper site could be your answer.
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5 opinions for MyHometownHelper - Assisting Communities with Special Projects
Lona Sweitzer
Mar 30, 2007 at 10:50 am
I am the teacher/director of Sunrise Preschool in New Hampton, Iowa. We are owned by St. Joseph Catholic Parish. Currently we have 42 students and have NO outdoor playground. We are in need of money so that we can build an outdoor educational area for our children. Our goal is to reach $4,000.00 by August, 2007. Right now we have $1,500.00. The money will be used to purchase fencing, climbing toys and a safe surface that will help prevent injuries. Please let me know what I need to do to apply for a grant. I appreciate anything you can do for me.
Lona Sweitzer
Jason
Mar 31, 2007 at 12:20 am
Lona, just follow the directions provided on the site for submitting your entry. I think you’ve got a very valid one and with some support from you local parents, citizens and neighbors, you could probably get a lot of activity for your request.
CommunityGoals for the Good of the Community
Mar 9, 2008 at 11:53 am
[…] back I wrote about a website that was setup by the folks at Hamburger Helper called MyHometownHelper. David’s working on a […]
Delores Curley
Mar 24, 2008 at 11:02 pm
we here at Takini school and the community we waht to fix up our pow-wow and Rodeo grounds and we are very much in need of finiciacial assistance please we are asking for your help
Jason Bean
Mar 25, 2008 at 7:45 am
Delores, contact the folks at http://www.myhometownhelper.com directly for information on how to get your projects available and listed.
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