Projects
USD 493 Math Department Grant
USD 493 Math Department - Grant money was provided to update whiteboard space. The math department is pictured above.
Helping the handicap access horses.
Local non-profit Horses of Hope Riding Center was given a grant to help give handicap access to horses.
USD 493 Technology grant
CUHS Technology and Engineering Instructor, Matt Ross, received a grant from the Columbus Community Foundation funded by the Columbus Telephone Company Technology Fund to purchase etching equipment for his department. Through the Titans Etching to Learn Project, USD 493 will purchase a free-standing laser platform system allowing students to learn laser etching and cutting technology and processes. Trish Carroll, Columbus Telephone Company General Manager, stated, "The board of Directors of Columbus Telephone Company and the Columbus Community Foundation are proud to present USD 493 Technology and Engineering instructor, Matt Ross, with a check for Titans Etching to Learn program. This program will create new pathways to learning for students of USD 493. As a technology based company, we are pleased Mr. Ross is preparing students in technology fields to create a workforce of graduates who are prepared for he skills required by employers in the region and across the country."
Veterans Memorial
The Columbus Community Foundation had the granite pavers engraved for the Veterans Memorial located on the northeast corner of the Cherokee County Courthouse lawn. If you have a family member you would like to honor, they are not required to be from Columbus, reach out to the CCF. Pavers are available for $150 each. Forms can be picked up at Commerce Bank located at 137 W. Maple Street, or more information can be requested by calling Sonja Duley at Commerce Bank (620) 429-2515, or Athena McColm at (620) 429-2519 or Margaret McColm at (620) 762-6056
Mercy Health Foundation receives grant.
The Columbus Community Foundation presents a check to the Mercy Health Foundation in the amount of $10,000. The grant will be used to help upgrade the mobile mammogram unit from analog to digital technology.
CCF participates in Day of Service.
On October 2, 2017 students and adults participated in the 3rd Annual Community Day of Service. Just prior to Columbus Days, community members spent a portion of the day performing service projects. Students from each school participated in a variety of ways including visiting our nursing homes, helping downtown businesses with improvement projects, and picked up trash on the highways. Some students worked in our local parks and around the square to make sure our community was ready to welcome the many visitors that would be in town the next weekend. Businesses encouraged their employees to participate in activities, many during the workday, where they helped paint or performed many other beautification activities throughout the community.