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‘Start to Finish’ grant cycle recipients use Schaffer

funds to continue to make a positive impact on Issues

the community by Lynette Dotson Statement on

CHIPS Award

Funding for

Intel

Submitted

State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lan-
caster) issued the following statement
on Intel’s CHIP award from the U.S. De-
partment of Commerce:
Great news for Licking County
and all of Ohio today as Intel has been
awarded up to $7.86 billion from the
U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. This grant
will help Intel continue construction and
move us closer to the Silicon Heartland
becoming a reality.
Intel’s presence in our region will
Pictured from left to right are Beth Fox, Betsy Rosser, Gary King, Susan Holdren, LaTrell Davis, Pamela Kuntz, and Pamela Kirst. Matthew Dotson boost national security. Bringing chip-
making back to the U.S. is imperative
The Muskingum Soil and Water Con- and disease, harvesting, but then also direct hit on the building and caused a for our nation’s success. The CHIPS Act
servation District and Avondale Youth there is that really important element of lot of expensive damage to the roof. It funding is just one piece of the puzzle.
Center were two of 21 recipients of what do you do with this produce once caused a power surge which wiped out The federal government has also award-
“Start to Finish” grants from the J.W. & you have grown it, and we find that a lot our camera system also. So that made ed Intel a $3 billion contract to expand
M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation this of people are lacking in that knowledge the need to replace the system a little manufacturing of semiconductors for
fall. The foundation awarded $320,000 in our community so that is the idea be- more urgent and the Straker grant al- the U.S. government.
in total during the grant cycle. hind the kitchen aspect of the project. lowed us to replace that system, but not Today is also a pivotal one for our
The Muskingum Soil and Water Con- So we are going to be teaching people only replace it but upgrade it to some- state’s economic prosperity. I am ex-
servation District started the Urban how to prepare, how to preserve that thing that would meet our needs better, cited for the new careers, development,
Greens program in 2016 with the mis- food as well, and partnering with a lot of and would allow us to have audio on all and opportunities that will be available
sion to provide fresh produce and gar- local agencies in order to bring all of this of our cameras, and just better surveil- to Ohioans as a result of this historic in-
dening opportunities. Since then the together. OSU Extension, Food Works lance and security on the property,” ex- vestment.
mission has evolved to include grow- Alliance, Central State University, the Li- plained Gary King, the Director for the
ing food for food pantries in the county brary, those are just some of the people Avondale Youth Center.
and to educate the community on how we will be partnering with and then we To learn about the Avondale Youth
to grow their own food. A new outdoor have also looped in local artist Ramond Center visit muskingumkids.org/
education space is being added with Ramos who is going to be painting mu- Avondale_Youth_Center.
funds provided through the grant from rals as the backdrops for those sorts of “We really appreciate the Straker
the Straker Foundation. educational spaces and our goal is to Foundation supporting us and deciding
“At Urban Greens we have six commu- partner more with our local art commu- that we were worthy of that grant and
nity gardens throughout the county that nity and try to get more events like art in funding us, it really is a great honor to
we oversee and Marshall Greens is our the garden going with that as well. It is be among the people that they view as
largest of those gardens we call it more just a lot of opportunity to broaden our important in the community and fund.
We have always felt really supported Made with 100%%
like a small farm, it’s over an acre and a reach in the community really.”
half of production and that is where the Further information about Urban by them and we really appreciate their
bulk of our volunteers spend their time Greens and the Muskingum Soil and Wa- funding of this project,” said King. local news.
in the program. Marshall Greens is the ter Conservation District can be found at For further information about the
location of this project we are building www.muskingumswcd.org. Straker Foundation visit www.straker-
out an outdoor classroom and kitchen Avondale Youth Center was able to re- foundation.org.
space to just provide a fun and engag- place and upgrade their camera system
ing space to offer education around cul- after their old one was damaged this
tivating food and fostering conservation summer during a storm.
practices,”explained Betsy Rosser, Ur- “We had a camera system that had
ban Agriculture & Education Specialist. been in place for a number of years, it
“We are coming up with a beginner gar- was outdated as far as technology goes
dener series that we are going to be of- and it was at the point that it really need-
fering throughout the season and part of ed to be replaced, but then this summer
that education will be prepping your site, we had a pretty serious weather event,
growing your food, maintaining pests it was a tornado-like situation, it was a

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