Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund

Grant Recipients

The Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund (DYOF) is pleased to announce the recipients of grants for programs that benefit youth in the Dryden community.

Spring 2008

$100 - Character Education Puppets at Freeville Elementary School.
Applicant: Lori Crandall
$250 - 2008 Graduating Senior Award to Curt Greene for demonstrating positive community and school citizenship and leadership, based on quality, quantity, and consistency of service throughout high school.
Applicant: N/A
$300 - Physical Education Dance Curriculum at Dryden High School.
Applicant: Michele Varian
$500 - Teen Craft Workshops at Southworth Library.
Applicant: Diane Pamel
$600 - Cultural Exchange for Tompkins County 4-H.
Applicant: Brenda Carpenter
$650 - Go Green Recycling and Composting Education Initiative at Dryden Elementary School.
Applicant: Danny Fairchild

Fall 2007

$300 - Freeville Methodist Church for a teen work mission project in Chicago.
Applicant: Tammy Austin
$450 - Southworth Library for the Works of William Shakespeare program.
Applicant: Diane Pamel
$650 - Art Club for students to participate in Olympics of the Visual Arts.
Applicant: Kathleen Hall
$750 - Poetry Program at Dryden Middle and High School to bring two poets for workshops.
Applicant: Andrew Dutcher
$1,000 - Dryden Music Boosters for their Guest Artist Series.
Applicant: Robert McMahon
$1,000 - Cooperative Extension for a first grade field trip to Jerry Dell Farm.
Applicant: Julia Hudyncia

Spring 2007

$250 - 2007 Graduating Senior Award to Emily Tier for demonstrating positive community and school citizenship and leadership, based on quality, quantity, and consistency of service throughout high school.
Applicant: N/A
$300 - Watch Your Step fitness program of 4-H of Tompkins County for promoting healthy lifestyles.
Applicant: Brenda Carpenter
$350 - Chess Club at Dryden Middle School and High School for supplies.
Applicant: Andrew Dutcher
$350 - Stamping and Scrapbooking Club at Dryden Middle School for suppplies and equipment to begin club.
Applicant: Rebecca Tice
$435 - Summer Recreation Program of the Village of Freeville for CPR and emergency training of youth counselors.
Applicant: Stephanie McConnell
$2,100 - Visit to Nutcracker Ballet in Syracuse for Dryden 5th grade music students.
Applicant: Cheryl Davis

Fall 2006

$100 - Consumer Science Craft Club at Dryden Middle School.
Applicant: Janet Vorstadt
$200 - Ithaca Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol of the Cadet Rocketry School at TC3.
Applicant: Patrick Sullivan
$250 - Presbyterian Church for non-denominational Christian vacation bible school.
Applicant: Charles Uttech
$300 - Town of Dryden Recreation for skate park helmets and pads.
Applicant: Jennifer Dube
$400 - Cassavant Elementary School for rain forest study project.
Applicant: Renee Larison
$400 - Freeville United Methodist Youth Group for a Mission trip to Pennsylvania.
Applicant: Tamara Austin
$500 - Art Club at Dryden High School for Visual Arts Competition.
Applicant: Kathleen Hall
$750 - Poem in Your Pocket Day at Dryden Middle and High School.
Applicant: Andrew Dutcher
$800 - Holy Cross Church for ecumenical trip to see "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Applicant: Travis and Lacy Park
$1,000 - Dryden Music Boosters at Dryden Middle and High School for a Guest Artist Series.
Applicant: Linda Levan & Robert McMahon
$1,081 - Dryden Elementary School for an in-school workshop for 4th and 5th grade by the Tri-Cities Opera.
Applicant: Cheryl Davis

Spring 2006

$250 - 2006 Graduating Senior Award to Kelly Ashworth for demonstrating positive community and school citizenship and leadership, based on quality, quantity, and consistency of service throughout high school.
Applicant: N/A
$500 - Dryden Central Schools Ski Club for the purchase of helmets.
Applicant: Lisa Stamp
$500 - 4-H Cultural Exchange Program of Tompkins County Cooperative Extension.
Applicant: Brenda Carpenter
$1,200 - Character Building Multimedia Presentation on Citizenship for Dryden School District.
Applicant: Rebecca Tice & Tracy Kurtz

Fall 2005

$150 - Graphic Design students at Dryden High School to spend a day at a local printing studio.
Applicant: Elizabeth Rechtin
$250 - Spanish and French guest speakers for Dryden Middle/High School language classes.
Applicant: Sandy Barry
$250 - DYOF Community Service Award to recognize consistent positive community and school leadership and citizenship in a graduating senior.
Applicant: DYOF
$250 - Book Reading Club for books needed in a monthly reading club for high school students.
Applicant: Tracy Kurtz
$350 - National Junior Honor Society for a Senior Citizen Prom community service event planned for local senior citizens.
Applicant: Donna Atwood
$400 - Beyond Measure for high school a cappella competition.
Applicant: Sandy Duncan
$500 - Olympics of the Visual Arts for high school art students to make and exhibit projects at a state competition.
Applicant: Kathleen Hall
$500 - "Acres of Adventures" for six after school activities featuring agriculture in our community organized by 4-H.
Applicant: Debbie Teeter and Brenda Carpenter
$500 - "Pizza Project" for teaching snack preparation and related skills organized by 4-H.
Applicant: Linda Scheffel and Brenda Carpenter
$540 - Freeville Family Reading Nights for evening family reading events organized by the Freeville PTA.
Applicant: Paula Thoma
$1,000 - Poem In Your Pocket Day for a variety of activities focusing on poetry for Dryden Middle and High School students.
Applicant: Karen Cunningham and Andrew Dutcher

Spring 2005

$230 - Dryden Aquatic Racing Team (DART) for general support of the youth developmental swim program.
Applicant: Patricia M. Ard
$300 - Dryden Winter Triathlon for Dryden students and community members.
Applicant: Tara Jenne
$350 - Freeville United Methodist Church Youth Group to send youth to Rochester, PA in order to help rebuild homes damaged by hurricane Ivan.
Applicant: Tammy Austin
$450 - "Club Dryden" recreational fun-night for middle school age children in the Town of Dryden.
Applicant: Jennifer Staton
$500 - Dryden Science Olympiad for purchasing supplies used by high school and middle school students participating in science-related competitions.
Applicants: Tracy Kurtz and Deanna Nassar
$600 - "Exploring Our Community" in Dryden Elementary School kindergarten to provide opportunities for students to see and visit community members in their jobs.
Applicant: Nancy Hart
$650 - "Club Dryden" recreational "fun nights" to be held in September and December at Dryden Middle School sponsored by the Town of Dryden Recreation Department.
Applicant: Jennifer Staton
$1,000 - Dryden Music Boosters for bringing professional musicians and guest artists to the middle school and high school for concerts, workshops, and clinics.
Applicants: Linda J. LeVan and Robert McMahon
$1,000 - National Junior Honor Society to send students to a national conference in Washington, D.C.
Applicant: Donna Atwood

Spring and Fall 2004

$250 - Lady Bug Land Garden for seeds, books, and tools for Dryden Elementary School students in kindergarten – 2nd grade.
Applicants: Teresa Beane and Carrie Newkirk
$325 - Winter Triathalon at Dryden High School featuring cross-country skiing, snowshoe, and sled pull.
Applicants: Tara Jenne and Karen Taylor
$400 - Reading Incentive Program for kindergarten through 2nd grade students at Dryden Elementary School.
Applicant: Debora Cox
$500 - 4-H Cultural Exchange Trip for six Dryden area teenagers.
Applicant: Brenda Carpenter
$500 - Principles of Technology Class at Dryden High School for materials to build engine powered vehicles.
Applicant: Roy Simmons
$650 - Fantastic Fridays Speaker Series for students in three Dryden Elementary Schools.
Applicants: Paula Thoma and Judith Schillo
$750 - Teen Reading Program sponsored by the Southworth Library.
Applicant: Gail Park
$1,500 - Leadership Training Retreat for Dryden Middle School National Junior Honor Society members.
Applicant: Donna Atwood