Thank you, Ames City Council
for the City of Ames Arts Capital Grant!
On Tuesday, September 26th, the Ames City Council heard a request from the Ames Writers Collective to alter the purpose of a grant they received in 2022 and decided to allow the Collective full use of the grant.
“The grant amounted to $5,590 to purchase furnishings for their property at 409 Douglas Ave. The renovations that were supposed to occur in the building did not happen due to failed attempts to communicate with the landlord.
Because the grant was not used, Ana McCracken, the founder and president of the Ames Writers Collective, is asking that the money be spent on chairs, tables, a moveable stage and one small free library for a total of $3,223. Another alternative was to refund the money for a tent purchased last year that cost $2,642.
The council approved the motion for full payment up-front.” (This article can be found by clicking here. Thank you, Iowa State Daily for reporting City Council Meetings.)
The Ames Writers Collective is immensely grateful to the City Council of Ames, Iowa for granting us a City of Ames Arts Capital Grant. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) with a mission committed to creating healthy communities through the art of writing, the Ames Writers Collective offers FREE community outreach programs to individuals living the cancer journey, Swift Youth Writers Groups held at the Ames Public Library, and the Over 50+ writers who attend OLLI-ISU programming. Grants, corporate sponsorships, and donors are the life-line that keep our programming FREE. For a list of sponsors and donors, click here.
Thank you, Ames City Council for believing in and supporting the Ames Writers Collective.
