Past Funded Projects

Capital construction Grant Program

City of Gunnison: $25,000

Van Tuyl Bridge Replacement

operations Grant Program

West Elk Soccer Association: $17,250

Coach & Staff Compensation Support

Gunnison Valley OHV Alliance of Trailriders: $18,066

OHV Facilities & Trails

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory: $28,132

RMBL Youth Science Program

Gunnison Trails: $25,000

Gunnison Trails Operations Support

The GO Initiative: $12,000

GO Initiative Operations

Crested Butte Wildflower Festival: $17,690

CBWF Operations & Staff Acquisition

The Trailhead Children’s Museum: $20,625

Recreation & Arts Workforce Support Plan

Crested Butte School of Dance: $16,979

To Dance is to be Human

community collaboration Grant Program

Gunnison High School Soccer: $4,700

GHS Soccer Off Season Project

Crested Butte Community School: $1,913.10

North Valley Swim Lessons

Crested Butte Land Trust: $4,000

Long Lake North Access Trail Bridge Planning

Crested Butte Botanic Gardens: $3,045

Three Ladies Park Native Garden

Gunnison Council for the Arts (dBA Gunnison Arts Center): $8,714

Increased Accessibility to Cultural Recreation

Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program: $5,000

Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program After School Clubs

Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $10,000

Parks Master Plan Kickoff

Center for the Arts: $7,500

Getting Gunnison Valley Moving through African Dance: A Kissidugu Foundation and Center for the Arts Partnership

Town of Mt. Crested Butte: $10,000

Mt. Crested Butte Pickleball Court Modernization Project

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $10,000

CBMT Request for Artistic Director Funding Support

multi-year operations Grant Program

Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $40,000

Avalanche Forecasting & Outreach

Crested Butte Nordic: $50,000

CB Nordic: Building Staff Capacity & Enhancing Programs & Services

Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association: $75,000

CBMBA 2023 Multi-Year Operations

West Elk Hockey Association: $20,000

West Elk Hockey Pilot Multi-Year Operations

multi-year community collaboration Grant Program

Adaptive Sports Center: $25,000

Adaptive Sports Center: Subsidized Community Programming for Gunnison Valley Residents Living with Disabilities

Gunnison Nordic: $6,965

Gunnison Nordic Skiing for All

Gunnison Senior Center: $9,962.23

Gunnison Senior Center Outdoor Recreation Programs – Where Quality Meets Access


Community Collaboration Grant Program

Town of Crested Butte & CB Devo: $5,000

Funds awarded to the Town of Crested Butte and Crested Butte Development Team (CB Devo) to improve the safety and durability of the Crested Butte Bike Park.

Gunnison Highschool Soccer: $4,000

Funds provided to support the Gunnison High School Boys Soccer team in its fourth (and final) incubation year. During the 4-year probationary period, these funds help provide coaches, officials, medical supplies, transportation costs and team uniforms. Following the probationary period, the School District assumes financial responsibility for the new soccer program.

Crested Butte Boys Lacrosse: $3,000

Funds provided to support the Crested Butte Boys Lacrosse team in its third (of 4) incubation years. The funds will be used to help catalyze the development of the team by supporting the cost of coaches, officials, transportation and the development of a team equipment loaner program.

Gunnison County Library District: $5,000

Funds awarded for the development of the Library Loop Trail; a winding, gravel path that will connect the newly constructed public library to an early childhood outdoor adventure play area, a park nearby park and tennis courts, and the existing Van Tuyl trail. That new trail has been designed to accommodate people of all ages and abilities.

Gunnison Nordic: $1,481

Funds provided to support the purchase of Gunnison Nordic’s very own brush hog; a critical piece of equipment used to prepare free and publicly accessible winter trails adjacent to down town Gunnison. In particular, the equipment will be used to prime the Nordic tracks on the City of Gunnison’s Van Tuyl Open Space and the Gunnison Community School’s Practice Field Loop, used by over 140 students each year.

West Elk Hockey Association: $4,019

Funds awarded to help catalyze West Elk Hockey Association’s (WEHA) ‘Growing Girls Hockey Program’. The program has been designed to help address the decline in girl hockey participants. The program will include bringing-on a Girls Hockey Coordinator, host free clinics and provide free rental equipment to participants.

Crested Butte Music Festival: $2,500

Funds awarded to support the Music Festival’s Community Enrichment Program. In particular, the grant funds will support the Program’s effort to bring free performances to the Gunnison Valley Hospital Care Center and Community School performances in Gunnison and Crested Butte.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $5,000

Funds awarded to support a cultural enrichment residency collaboration between the Crested Butte Center for the Arts and Kissidugu Foundation. Programming offered as part of the collaboration include Guinean dance, drumming, Afro-fusion dance classes, Dundun dance class, break-dance classes, and more.

developed recreation Grant Program

Crested Butte Nordic: $50,000

Funds awarded will support the construction of the CB Nordic Outpost, a two-story, 2,880 square foot facility designed to provide administrative offices for CB Nordic staff, a team room for the CB Nordic ski team. MetRec’s contribution represents about a 4% match for the total project cost.

Crested Butte Land Trust: $5,000

Funded the construction of the 1.5 mile Long Lake Accessible trails. The 42″ wide public trail provides access for recreationists with a diverse array of abilities. The trail was designed to honor the community’s vision for the Long Lake area. MetRec’s contribution represents about a 28% match of the total project costs.

Town of Crested Butte: $50,000

Funds awarded to renovate the Big Mine Skatepark. MetRec’s contribution represents about an 8% match towards the total cost.

Crested Butte Mountain Bikes Association: $49,209

Funds awarded to support the Crested Butte Conservation Corp trail and stewardship efforts. MetRec’s contribution represents about 8% of the CBMBA/CBCC budget.

Crested Butte South POA: $20,000

Funds awarded to contract consultants to perform a feasibility study aimed at identifying revenue resources to implement CB South’s park masterplan. MetRec’s contribution represents a 40% match of the total consulting fee

Developed Recreation Grant Program

Gunnison County Fairgrounds: $16,367

Funds awarded to install new solar lights to improve safety for the multi-use, public Fairground. The project will benefit the public as well as the Fairground’s many user groups, including but not limited to equestrians, the Gunnison Roping Club, the Mule Clinic, 4-H Horse Events, and Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo and Horse Show.

Town of Crested Butte: $24,400

Funds awarded for the construction of the Slate River Boat Launch; a riverfront park providing recreational access to the Slate River. The project will provide an important recreational amenity while mitigating environmental impacts to the river corridor. The project will include the installation of interpretive signage, two changing areas, a toilet, kayak and paddle board racks, trash receptacles, a river pebble beach area, and stone slab steps and a timber boat slide for river access.

Gunnison Arts Center: $20,000

Funds awarded for the construction of a flexible event space at the Gunnison Arts Center. The new space will boast retractable theatre risers and seats as well as moveable galley walls. It will also support a larger variety of entertainment and cultural recreation opportunities to more people across the Gunnison Valley.

City of Gunnison: $25,235

Funds awarded for the development of the Lazy K Park Playground. The Lazy K Park is part of a 15-acre development in west Gunnison. With close proximity to the development’s planned and existing housing units as well as the newly renovated Senior Care Center. the Park will provide direct access to recreational activities for Gunnison families and its senior population.

Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $14,000

Funds awarded to support Crested Butte South’s Parks Master Planning Project, to guide the community in the further development and improvement of the area’s Red Mountain and Brackenbury Parks.

Community Collaboration Grant Program

Gunnison High School Soccer: $4,200

Funds provided to support the Gunnison High School Boys Soccer Team in its third (of 4) incubation year. During the 4-year probationary period, these funds help provide coaches, officials, medical supplies, transportation costs and team uniforms. Following the 4-year probationary period, the School District will assume complete financial responsibility for the new soccer program.

Gunnison Senior Center: $3,135

Funds awarded to help expand the Gunnison Senior Center’s Summer and Fall hiking programs. In particular, funds will enable the Senior Center to enhance safety measures which have been identified as a key barrier preventing seniors from engaging in the summer and fall outdoor recreation programming.

Crested Butte Enrichment Program After School Clubs: $5,000

Funds provided to support a variety of free artistic, cultural and educational after school opportunities at the Crested Butte Community School. Awarded funds will also support an enriching artistic bilingual musical performance by the Creede Repertory Theatre for all K-5 students.

Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP): $4,000

Funds awarded to GCSAPP’s Choice Pass Program, a community coalition working to reduce substance use and support healthy outcomes for youth and families through recreation programming. The Choice Pass Program provides youth access to 40 discounted recreational programs and amenities.

West Elk Soccer Association: $3,116

Funding awarded for the purchase of new soccer balls for West Elk Soccer Association’s (WESA) 13 youth soccer teams. In five years, WESA has grown by 3x and now serves over 250 Gunnison Valley youth.

Adaptive Sports Center: $5,000

Funds awarded to support the Adaptive Sports Center’s (ASC) Community Programming Scholarships. ASC provides six community programs: Community Kids, Ski for PE, Locals Lessons, Family Days, Six Points and Special Olympics. Met Rec grant funds allow ASC to provide full or partial scholarships to community youth and adults with disabilities.

Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: $1,600

Funds awarded to support the Museum’s History at Home program, a series of 12 virtual presentations from subject-area experts on local history. This cultural recreation offering will cover topics from ranching in Gunnison County to the history of Tenderfoot (“W”) Mountain.

Town of Mt. Crested Butte: $3,950

Funds awarded for the installation of a bike wash and bike tool/pump station along the Mt. Crested Butte Recreation Path. The station will serve as valued recreational amenity to cyclists traveling on the popular Recreation Path.

Developed Recreation Grant Program

Gunnison County: $45,000

Funds awarded for the development of Shady Island River Park. The project will include a new, safe river access point for anglers and boaters as well as a parking area, bathrooms, trails, picnic pavilion and tables, a children’s nature play area, and 19 campsites.

Gunnison Valley OHV Alliance of Trail Riders: $5,000

Funds awarded to complete the development of the Hartman Rocks Terrain Park. The work to be completed includes re-working the jump faces, improving the track surface, and completing the infill of features to provide a safer experience.

Town of Crested Butte: $30,000

Funds awarded for the addition of four heated changing rooms at the Big Mine Ice Arena for the Valley’s youth and adult hockey programs. Simultaneously, this project will help alleviate congestion in the near-by Warming House which has long hosted hockey and Nordic participants.

Community Collaboration Grant Program

Gunnison Valley Mentors: $2,500

Funds awarded to support Gunnison Valley Mentors weekly After-School Program and monthly Group Recreation Activities. The programs enable youth (ages 6-17) to engage in cultural and physcial recreation opportunities.

Gunnison High School Soccer: $3,320

Funds awarded to support the newly developed Gunnison High School Boys Soccer Team. The team has been added on a probationary basis for four seasons, after which point it will become a full-funded and completely sustained team supported by the Gunnison School District.

Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP): $4,000

Funding provided to grow the Choice Pass Shcholarship Program, helping Gunnison County youth (6th – 12th grade) access cultural and physical recreation opportunities.

West Elk Hockey Association: $1,600

Funds awarded to support West Elk Hockey Association’s Free Hockey for U8 Program, allowing up to 100 players to play for free and have access to free equipment.

Community School Enrichment Program: $2,000

Funds awarded to broaden students’ experiences by providing a variety of free artistic and cultural opportunities as part of the Crested Butte Community School’s Enrichment Program.

City of Gunnison: $5,000

Funds awarded to complement the City’s Parks and Recreation scholarship program by allowing families in need, but who do not qualify for free and reduced lunches, to gain access to recreation programs.

Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000

Funds awarded for the grooming and maintenance of the publicly accessible three kilometer Town Ranch Trail and Trailhead.

Gunnison Middle School: $3,400

Funds provided for scholarships to the Taylor Challenge, an annual outdoor adventure experience developed to connect all 8th grade students to nature and help grow vital relationship building skills.

Gunnison Nordic: $6,000

Funds awarded to support the purchase of grooming equipment used to maintain Gunnison Nordic’s 45 kilometers of free trail.

Adaptive Sports Center: $3,000

Funds awarded to support the Adaptive Sports Center’s summer and winter community programming, including scholarships for approximately 50 local participants, their friends, and families.

Gunnison Trails: $7,500

Funds awarded to support Gunnison Trails’ three-person trail crew. The crew works full-time for 10 weeks, from June through mid-August, maintaining and building trails throughout the Gunnison Basin.

Gunnison Roping Club $2,661

Funds awarded to replace Gunnison Roping Club’s existing stripping chute with a new stripping chute as well as the installation of a bow gate to replace the broken iron gate and particle board.

Gunnison Nordic: $1,580

Funds awarded for the installation of port-a-potties and dog waste pick-up stations at the McCabe’s Trailhead at Hartman Rocks and at the Dos Rios Trail network for the 2019/2020 grooming months.

Gunnison Senior Center: $3,000

Funds awarded to support the Gunnison Senior Center’s inagural 2-day Senior Wiced Wellness Challenge, planned for June, 2020

Gunnison Arts Center: $10,000

Funds awarded for the planning of the Gunnison Arts Center’s new event space, which will include retractable theatre seating and movable gallery walls, enabling them to grow programming to include larger and more varied events.

Gunnison Public Works: $3,271

Funds awarded for the purchase of a Bobcat Soil Conditioner, needed to rehabilitate native or gravel trail surfaces throughout the Gunnison Valley.

Snowsports Foundation: $5,000

Funds awarded to support the Snowsports Foundation’s Ski for PE program, connecting 150+ Gunnison Elementary 4th and 5th graders to outdoor winter recreation.

West Elk Hockey Association: $8,000

Funds awarded to support the recruitment and cost of experienced and skilled hockey coaches for West Elk Hockey Association’s youth teams.

Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association: $8,000

Funds awarded to purchase tools and supplies to increase the Crested Butte Conservation Corps’ efficiency and capacity, and to decrease environmental impact.

Crested Butte Nordic: $8,000

Funds awarded to help cover the cost of grooming, signage and dog waste station maintenance at the Crested Butte Town Ranch trail network.

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $3,000

Funds awarded to lengthen and grow Crested Butte Mountain Theatre’s popular YouTheatre youth workshop.

Crested Butte Wildflower Festival: $1,000

Funds awarded for the development and implementation of the Wildflower Festival’s Wildflower Preservation Campaign materials.

Crested Butte School of Dance: $3,000

Funds awarded to support the School of Dance’s Move the Butte production costs.

Gunnison Watershed School District: $3,074

Funds awarded to implement the North Valley Kindergarten Swim Lesson Initiative, providing swim lessons to 50+ Kindergarten participants.

Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $5,350

Funds awarded to expand the Crested Butte South basketball court to a standard, full-sized court.

Town of Crested Butte: $5,000

Funds awarded for the construction of changing rooms at the Big Mine Ice Arena to support youth and adult hockey.

Crested Butte Land Trust: $4,430

Funding awarded for the fabrication of signage on Peanut Lake Road to promote responsible use of the adjacent trails and conserved land.

Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $3,000

Funds awarded to purchase equipment necessary for improving the Avalanche Center’s outreach events, which strive to strengthen avalanche awareness among locals and visitors.

Tough Enough to Wear Pink: $900

Funds requested for Tough Enough to Wear Pink’s Pink in the Rink women’s hockey tournament.

Gunnison Stewardship Fund: $10,000

A contribution made to the Gunnison Stewardship Fund will be used to support the stewardship of National Forests and other public and conserved lands in the Gunnison Valley.

Gunnison County: $30,000

A contribution was made to the County’s Shady Island Park Project. The Shady Island Park is located just north of Gunnison and will be improved to provide riverside boat access and recreational amenities.

City of Gunnison: $5,000

A contribution was made to the City of Gunnison for the Lazy K Park Project. The new park facility will be located on West Tomichi Avenue and will provide paved pedestrian access to the river, fishing ponds and other recreational amenities. The park and river access will be easily accessible for residents of the Gunnison Valley Senior Care facilities.

Gunnison Stewardship Fund: $25,000

Funds awarded for the East Fork/West Maroon Pass Trailhead Improvement project. The project will include expansion of the parking lot and installation of a composting toilet to accommodate visitors and reduce on-site waste.

Adaptive Sports Center: $4,350

Funds awarded to Adaptive’s Community Kids Program, designed to engage local youth with disabilities in 8-weeks of adaptive recreation programs each summer and winter.

Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $1,000

Funds awarded to repair and maintain the Dan K Memorial Weather Station in Elkton. The station is used to transmit weather data used as part of the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s daily advisories.

Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000

Funds awarded to help maintain the Magic Meadows Yurt. Improvements included the installation of a new roof, roof liner, sidewalls, new windos, and refinishing the floors.

Gunnison Nordic: $4,800

Funds awarded for the purchase of a new snowmobile for trail grooming.

Town of Pitkin: $2,611

Funds awarded for improvements to the Town of Pitkin’s playground.

Quartz Creek Improvement Association: $1,650

Funds awarded to maintain and improve this historic 1897 Ohio City School House.

Town of Crested Butte: $13,469

Funds awarded to the Town of Crested Butte Parks and Recreation Department for the development of its Bike Park. Features developed included progressive bike ramps, and features for a skills zone.

Gunnison County Fairgrounds: $4,279

Funds awarded for the purchase and installation of the arena roping chute and alley stops.

Gunnison River Festival: $2,500

Funds awarded for improvements to the White Water Park.

Artists of the West Elks : $250

Funding providing to support a free, hands-on workshop for visiting artists and children.

Boomers & Beyond: $1,000

Funds provided to support the new Senior Center’s recreation and cultural activities.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $2,000

Funds provided to renovate the Center for the Arts’ outdoor stage, used for Alpenglow concerts.

City of Gunnison: $1,000

Funds awarded for the development of the City’s new skate park.

City of Gunnison: $1,000

Funds awarded for baseball field improvements.

Crested Butte Film Festival: $1,000

Funds awarded to support the Festival’s Sneak Peak Gunnison presenations.

Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000

Funds awarded for the construction of a Nordic maintenance facility.

Gunnison Farmers’ Market: $535

Funds awarded to support the musical entertainment on Market Days.

Let’s Play Marbles: $475

Funds awarded for repairs of marble pads for State Marble Tournament.

Six Points: $250

Funds awarded to support Six Point invovlment with the Special Olympics.

Town of Crested Butte: $25,000

Funds contributed to the Town’s Big Mine Ice Rink project.

Adaptive Sports Center: $1,331

Funds awarded for the purchase of outdoor recreation equipment for Adaptive’s programming.

Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days: $1,546

Funds awarded for Cattlemen’s Days capital expenditures.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $2,500

Funds awarded in support of the 2009 Alpenglow Concert Series.

Crested Butte Arts Festival: $2,086

Funds awarded for an artist demonstrating and children’s art programming at the 2009 Arts Festival.

Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce: $1,000

Funds awarded for a free benefit concernt.

Crested Butte Heritage Museum: $500

Funds awarded for the Museum’s garden project.

Gunnison Country Partners: $1,500

Funds awarded to support the Gunnison Country Partner’s summer youth programs.

Gunnison Valley Observatory: $4,465

Funds awarded to support the 2009 Lecture Series Program.

Crested Butte Ski Club: $2,000

Funds awarded to support the Ski Club’s youth winter alpine participants.

City of Gunnison: $7,500

Funds awarded to support the City’s Bridge to Bridge trails project.

Adaptive Sports Center: $1,915

Funds awarded to purchase outdoor recreation equipment for Adaptive’s programming.

City of Gunnison: $2,000

Funds awarded to the City’s Parks and Recreation Department for the re-build of the Pac Man Pond.

Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $10,000

Funds awarded for the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Crested Butte South.

Gunnison County Trails Commission: $10,000

Funds awarded for the construction of a non-motorized bridge over the Slate River.

Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce: $1,000

Funds awarded for a free benefit concert.

Gunnison Country Partners: $2,500

Funding awarded for scholarships to Partners’ summer youth program.

Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $5,000

Funding awarded for the removal and relocation of the warming hut from Jorgensen Park to the Pioneer Museum.

Adaptive Sports Center: $1,500

Funding awarded to support Adaptive’s weekly summer programming.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $4,000

Funding awarded to support electrical upgrades to Center facility.

Crested Butte Community School: $6,690

Funding awarded for the purchase and installation of the Community School’s playground safety surface.

Crested Butte Heritage Museum: $5,000

Funds awarded for the development and installation of a new Museum exhibit.

Crested Butte Music Festival: $1,500

Funds awarded to support the Festival’s Music on the Move program.

Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000

Funds awarded for a Nordic bridge construction project.

Town of Crested Butte: $31,500

Funds awarded for the Rainbow Park climbing structure.

Crested Butte Ski and Snowboard Club: $2,195

Funds awarded for the purchase of safety netting.

Feet First: $5,000

Funds awarded for the Verzuh Park irrigation system.

Gunnison County Fairground: $4,000

Funds awarded for the reconstruction of the Fairground’s Grandstands.

Gunnison High School: $5,000

Funds awarded for the High School auditorium sound system upgrades.

Gunnison Middle School: $5,785

Funds awarded for the development of the Mustang Park pavilion.

City of Gunnison: $1,000

Funds awarded for the development of a City of Gunnison Trails Master Plan.

Adaptive Sports Center: $2,000

Funding awarded to support Adaptive’s weekly summer programming.

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $2,000

Funds awarded for the purchase of theatre production equipment.

Crested Butte Music Festival: $4,500

Funds awarded for the production of the Festival’s Music on the Move program.

Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $3,800

Funds awarded for upgrades to the Crested Butte South hockey rink complex.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $5,000

Funds awarded to support the Centers’ capital budget priorities.

Gunnison Middle School: $9,900

Funds awarded for the purchase of playground climbing boulder.

Gunnison Nordic: $11,000

Funds awarded for the purchase of new grooming equipment.

Gunnison Valley Observatory: $3,800

Funds awarded for upgrades and modifications of Observatory telescope.

Quartz Creek Improvement Association: $3,000

Funds awarded for electrical work at Ohio City Schoolhouse.

Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center: $5,000

Funds awarded for Tenderfoot playground equipment.

Avalanche Awareness Institue: $2,500

Funding awarded for avalanche awareness programming.

Crested Butte mountain Theatre: $3,000

Funds awarded for capital improvements to the Mallardi Cabaret Theatre.

Crested Butte Music Festival: $4,200

Funds awarded to offset the cost of program tickets.

Crested Butte Nordic: $20,000

Funds awarded for the purchase of a new snow cat for trail grooming.

Crested Butte Reel Festival: $1,800

Funds awarded for the purchase of new equipment.

City of Gunnison: $58,000

Funds awarded for the Recreation Center’s climbing wall.

Gunnison County Fairgrounds: $3,400

Funds awarded for the building of Fairground horse stalls.

Quartz Creek Improvements Association: $3,600

Funds awarded for repairs to the Ohio City Schoolhouse.

Western Colorado University: $10,000

Funds awarded for electrical work at Ohio City Schoolhouse.

Adaptive Sports Center: $1,200

Funds awarded to support Adaptive’s outdoor recreation programming.

Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000

Funds awarded to support upgrades to rental fleet and skijoring equipment.

Crested Butte Music Festival: $3,000

Funds awarded to help off-set artist fees and support upgrades to the venue sound system.

Gunnison Arts Center: $6,500

Funds awarded for theatre renovations, including light/sound system upgrades.

Gunnison Arts Center Poetry Alliance: $1,200

Funds awarded for the production of the Gunnison Valley Journal.

Gunnison Country Partners: $1,500

Funds awarded to support Partners’ summer youth programming.

Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $4,000

Funds awarded for improvements to the Museum’s Doyleville School House.

Gunnison Nordic: $2,200

Funds awarded for the purchase of trail grooming equipment.

Hospice of the Gunnison Valley: $5,000

Funds awarded for the development of the Memorial Garden.

Kids Kount: $1,500

Funds awarded to teachers for cultural and recreational programs.

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory: $2,000

Funds awarded for the development of interior interpretive display panels.

Six Points: $660

Funds awarded to support Six Points’ involvement in the Special Olympics.

Stepping Stones: $2,000

Funds awarded for the development of a new playground deck and bike track.

Titans Booster Club: $5,000

Funds awarded for the Track & Field projects, including fencing and long-jump pits.

Town of Crested Butte: $4,000

Funds awarded for the completion of the Big Mine Ice Rink shed construction and purchase of a used zamboni.

Todd Crane Center: $10,000

Funds awarded for the development of bathrooms and changing rooms at the White Water Park.

Gunnison Public Library: $4,500

Funds awarded for the purchase of electronic library materials.

Adaptive Sports Center: $3,000

Funding awarded to support Adaptive’s summer recreation programs.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $5,000

Funds awarded for improvements to the Center for the Arts.

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $2,653

Funds awarded for the purchase of visual and audio theatre equipment.

Crested Butte Music Festival: $2,400

Funds awarded to support Festivals’ youth programming and concerts.

Crested Butte Nordic: $4,500

Funds awarded for the purchase of Nordic equipment and trail signage.

Crested Butte Homeowners Association: $5,460

Funding awarded for improvements to the Crested Butte South hockey rink.

Colorado Marbles: $4,994

Funds awarded for the development of three new marble rings.

Community Assets Coalition: $1,300

Funds awarded for the development of a city-wide youth organization.

Gunnison Community School: $3,000

Funds awarded for the development of frisbee golf course.

Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $6,050

Funds awarded for fabrication of car barn and signage.

Titan Booster Club: $5,000

Funds awarded for development of school track.

Adaptive Sports Center: $3,000

Funds awarded to support Adaptive’s summer programming.

Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $15,000

Funds awarded for purchase of concert shell for outdoor stage.

Crested Butte Community School: $5,000

Funds awarded for purchase of panels for climbing wall at Community School.

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $9,250

Funds awarded for purchase of trail grooming equipment.

Crested Butte Nordic: $4,500

Funds awarded for the purchase of Nordic equipment and trail signage.

Crested Butte South Homeowners Association: $6,700

Funds awarded for Crested Butte South hockey rink components, including a liner, scoreboard, netting and bleachers.

Gunnison Arts Center: $13,396

Funds awarded to support Center’s summer cultural programs.

Gunnison Community School: $5,974

Funds awarded for development of school walking trail.

Gunnison County Partners: $2,650

Funding awarded for the purchase of sports equipment for youth activities center.

Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $10,000

Funds awarded for restoration of Engine #268.

Gunnison High School: $7,580

Funds awarded for upgrades and remodel of existing climbing wall facility at High School.

Gunnison Valley Poetry Alliance & Arts Council: $1,000

Fundging awarded for publication of 2002 Journal.

Stepping Stones: $2,000

Funding awarded to support Stepping Stones’ summer Adventure Club program.

Titan Booster Club: $10,000

Funds awarded for sprinkler system expansion, grading, and sodding of track and field.

Crested Butte Community School: $5,000

Funds awarded for the construction of indoor climbing wall.

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $5,000

Funds awarded for purchase of theatre chairs.

Crested Butte Nordic: $10,000

Funds awarded for Nordic trail grooming.

Crested Butte South Homeowners Association: $5,700

Funds awarded for purchase of Crested Butte South hockey rink amenities.

Colorado Marbles: $2,700

Funds awarded for the development of permanent marble rings in Jorgensen Park.

Gunnison Arts Center: $4,000

Funds awarded for construction of Center’s South Wing.

Pitkin Historical Association: $5,000

Funds awarded for construction of Community Center.

Shade for Blades: $35,000

Funds awarded for construction of roof structure at Jorgensen Rink.

Titan Booster Club: $10,000

Funds awarded for Crested Butte Community School Track and Field.

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